You should embrace your 'villain era' this summer, according to dating experts—but it's not what you think

A roundup of TV/movie villains for villain era, including mean girls, harley quinn, cruella and miranda priestly, on a pink background

Summertime and the swiping's easy, especially when embracing your "villain era". If you're taking a dip in the dating pool this season, relationship experts practically insist on the mentality. 

But if Regina George vibes aren't sitting well with you, don't stress: we promise this dating trend is totally fetch (unlike the dreaded "posting" trend or those unfulfilling situationships).