Vanessa has a laissez faire approach to dating

Does it make sense to say someone has a "laissez faire" approach to dating?

Is this okay?

Vanessa has a laissez faire approach to dating. She never forces things and allows her relationships to flow and take their natural course. She's also open to trying different men to find the one who's right up her alley.

I say no. You've stretched the sense of the word too far in my judgement.

The register (level of formality) is wrong.
Use "passive" instead.

teechar said:

The register (level of formality) is wrong.
Use "passive" instead.

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What do you mean? What sentence should I change to passive?

alpacinou said:

What do you mean? What sentence should I change to passive?

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teechar suggested you change the word laissez faire to the word passive.

I heard a native speaker use "laissez-faire attitude about dating":


But I understand sometimes natives don't use words properly.

alpacinou said:

I heard a native speaker use "laissez-faire attitude about dating":

https://imgur.com/YXoZwr3

But However, I understand that sometimes natives native speakers don't use words properly.

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She doesn't say "laissez-faire attitude about dating". She says "laissez-faire dating". She does air quotes with her fingers around it too, suggesting that it's her phrase for it.
You should have given us that video in post #1.

emsr2d2 said:

She doesn't say "laissez-faire attitude about dating". She says "laissez-faire dating". She does air quotes with her fingers around it too, suggesting that it's her phrase for it.
You should have given us that video in post #1.

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I found the video later. I also found this page: