This Is Dating

How bad was your worst first date? Whatever it was, we can almost guarantee these stories are far worse. Visit thisisdatingpodcast.com for the transcript for this episode. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Aziz and Manny are both keenly aware of their attachment styles. But we're all different around different people, right? This week, Aziz reverses the power dynamic. Visit thisisdatingpodcast.com for the transcript for this episode. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

There are conversations you replay over in your mind weeks or months after you've heard them. The lastest Aziz and Manny date brought up something for Jesse that made her want to go a little deeper. Visit thisisdatingpodcast.com for the transcript for this episode. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

It's hard to priorize dating when your first dates never lead to second ones. This week, Amanda rethinks the time she's willing to invest in her dating life. Visit thisisdatingpodcast.com for the transcript for this episode. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Before we ever set them up on dates, we sat them down all together. Listen in as Amanda, Aziz, Khan and Virginia talk through their expectations on love, relationships and this podcast. Visit thisisdatingpodcast.com for the transcript for this episode. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Available shouldn't mean unsexy, right? Sadly, it does for many of us. This week, Virginia questions what really turns her on. Visit thisisdatingpodcast.com for the transcript for this episode. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

There is no dearth of relationship quizzes out there that will help you determine how you attach. But does how you were loved as a child shape how you love as an adult? Is this all bullshit? And if not, can your attachment style be changed? Eleanor takes these questions out for a spin with a few people who have thought a lot about how we attach. Visit thisisdatingpodcast.com for the transcript for this episode. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Vulnerability is the closest we can get to intimacy with our clothes on. And the only way to go there is to push through the sports talk. This week, Amanda and her date try to go a little deeper. Visit thisisdatingpodcast.com for the transcript for this episode. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

This week we welcome our friends at Love Letters from PRX and The Boston Globe. Meredith Goldstein is an advice columnist and host of the podcast Love Letters. We set her up for a check-in a year later with Manny (Aziz's second date) for a chat about breaking the rules when it comes to love. For more episodes of Love Letters go to: loveletters.show Visit thisisdatingpodcast.com for the transcript for this episode. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Loyal to the pattern. Every time I love a guy, I love them more. And when I get attached, it's harder to say goodbye. Visit thisisdatingpodcast.com for the transcript for this episode. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Maybe you only date one person at a time. Maybe you don’t. Whether you’re raising a family with your polycule or considering opening up your monogamous twosome, “Polysecure” author Jessica Fern talks about how to build healthy, secure relationships. Visit thisisdatingpodcast.com for the transcript for this episode. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

It's very easy for a date to feel like a performance. So how do you flirt without pretending to be someone you're not? This week, Khan delivers a master class in flirting virtually. Visit thisisdatingpodcast.com for the transcript for this episode. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

It's awkward to end a relationship that hasn't really began. This week, Hiwote takes a turn in the daters seat and rethinks how much she owes someone she's just met. Visit thisisdatingpodcast.com for the transcript for this episode. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Even though our season has come to an end, we’re still thinking about where all of our daters ended up after their dates. This week, Hiwote called Ani to find out whatever happened with her and Khan. Visit thisisdatingpodcast.com for the transcript for this episode. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Tell us about the dates you have been going on and let us set you up on your next one. And as we start to think about the next season of first dates, we turn to professional matchmaker Kara Laricks for some tips. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices