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Finding love in the District isn't easy - especially as a black woman. We hear from our friend Shana, who's so sick and tired of the D.C. dating scene that she's moving to Denver.

Plus: Someone's sliding into Anna's DMs.

"You up?" is now more than just the text you send to your late-night booty call - it's also a new dating app. Under the Beltway talks with the developers of YouUp?, and asks them why their new "casual dating" app only works from 9 PM - 6 AM, what "power swiping" means, and how their moms feel about it all.

​Plus: Why Reena got kicked off Tinder. ​

Blogger Jesse Peterson, aka “Tinder District,” went on a blind date last year, courtesy of the Washington Post’s Date Lab. The not-so-forgiving headline: “He called the bars she frequents ‘college-y.’”

We talked to Jesse about how Date Lab works, how her friends crashed her blind date, and how she became the talk of the town on an alt-right message board.

Plus: Why Reena’s back on Tinder.

Got dating advice?

We do!

Well, actually, scratch that: Erika Ettin does.

Before the advent of Tinder, Ettin, a long-time finance consultant, decided to go rogue and start her own consulting business -- but of the online dating variety. So in 2011, she launched her D.C.-based company A Little Nudge armed with a few spreadsheets and a heaping of personal experience.

We chat with Ettin about how she helps the District's residents out with their online dating needs, what does and doesn't work on profiles, and her own relationship history. Sorry our interview made you late for a first date, Erika!

Plus: Anna learns why her OKCupid dating profile needs some improvement.