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YPKS: Julie Ann

Your Profile Kinda Sucks: Julie Ann Between Sarah and Adam, your hosts have seen thousands of dating profiles. Every week (or so), they’ll be reviewing a profile that you, one of their amazing listeners, has submitted here!  This week’s submission was from Julie Ann. She wrote that she was looking for the following and submitted…

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S02 Ep03: Gaslighting

Gaslighting Episode Summary: Don’t miss this episode! Sarah and Adam dive into the topic of gaslighting, and you might be surprised how many of the indicators of gaslighting will resonate with current or past relationships. Also, your hosts review a listener’s dating profile as part of “Your Profile Kinda Sucks”, Adam rants about the stupidity…

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S02 Ep02: Are You Calculating Your Body Count Correctly?

Body Count Episode Summary: “What’s your number?” “How many people have you been with?” “How high is your body count?” This episode, Adam and Sarah explore whether or not you might be calculating the number of sexual partners all wrong this whole time! Should oral sex count? Anal? Orgasms? How do you figure out what…

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S02 Episode 1: The Perfect First Date

The Perfect First Date Episode Summary Welcome to Season Two of Dating Kinda Sucks! Sarah and Adam debunk some of the terrible ideas people (and clickbait websites) have for first dates and talk about what makes a first date perfect. What do you talk about? Where should you go? (Hint: not a corn maze). Do…

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Season One Finale: 2018 Dating Kinda Sucks Recap

Season One Finale Summary: Your hosts meet in person for the very first time! After recording 38 episodes separately in Nashville and Orlando, Sarah and Adam wrap up season one of Dating Kinda Sucks with an in-person meet at Ale House in Orlando, of all places. Enjoy this quick episode where the two talk about…

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Episode 38: Consent Is Sexy

Consent Episode Summary: Adam and Sarah welcome Landon Funk, founder of the Funky Feminist movement, blog, and podcast, for a revelatory episode about consent. Is “no means no” an appropriate response to consent or should we focus on “yes means yes” instead? How do you work ongoing consent into a night of sex and fireworks? Your…

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Episode 37: How To Break Up Like An Adult

Breaking Up Like Adults Episode Summary: Sarah’s got a new guy in her sights, Adam’s enjoying a winter fling, so what do your hosts decide to talk about? Breakups! They’re inevitable, but the way you handle a break-up can demonstrate maturity and intelligence. Or it can make you look like a big old tantrum-throwin’ baby….

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Episode 36: Revenge of the Exes

Revenge of the Exes Episode Summary: What’s the worst thing you’ve done to an ex after a breakup? What’s the craziest stuff an ex has done to you? Sarah and Adam break down some of the more insane things each of them has done to an ex after a bad breakup – you’ll never guess…

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Episode 35: Green Flags and Him

Dating Green Flags Episode Summary: There’s been plenty said about red flags when it comes to dating and relationships, but what about the green flags? What are the signs that something may be going well? Sarah and Adam identify some of the positive indications that a date or relationship may have some potential for a…

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Episode 34: Tinder Is Not Your Enemy

Tinder Is Not Your Enemy Episode Summary: If you’re not experiencing success on dating apps, is it the fault of the app? Or are you not using it correctly? Adam and Sarah discuss the reasons that dating apps and online dating is identical to meeting people in person, and that being quick to judge the…

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