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S03E27: Finding That Special Someone the Old-Fashioned Way

Old-Fashioned Dating Episode Summary: If the dating apps aren’t working for you, should you try to meet someone the old-fashioned way? Or should you adjust your approach to using the apps to maximize their benefit and yours? Your hosts give you all the info you need to make sure you’re not searching in vain! Also…

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S03E26: Have Good Sex, Not Bad Sex

Having Good Sex Episode Summary: Are you having good sex or bad sex? This week, your hosts talk about the importance of good sex, and how to transform a middling sex life into one that tickles the cockles of your heart and strengthens your interpersonal relationships. Also in this episode, Sarah talks about double-fisting, Adam…

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S03E25: What is the Role of Social Media in Relationships?

Social Media and Relationships Episode Summary: From being Facebook official to simply being Facebook friends, social media has added a modern complication to relationships. When should you add your significant other on FB? Does your boyfriend follow your finsta? Does your f*ckbuddy favorite your tweets? We’ll break down the healthiest way to incorporate social media…

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S03E24: Is The Girl Code (or Guy Code) Real?

Calling Dibs Episode Summary: Is there such a thing as the girl code (or guy code) when it comes to adult relationships? Do you owe it to a friend to ask before dating or pursuing a mutual friend or ex? When, if at all, is it okay to call “dibs”? Your hosts dive into this…

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S03E23: Destigmatizing Sex Work

Sex Worker Episode Summary: While Sarah travels around the Badlands of South Dakota by herself (never to be seen again?), Adam interviews Aubrie, a professional full-service sex worker, about her life and the misconceptions people have about her, in an attempt to further remove the stigma surrounding sex work. Also in this episode, Sarah updates…

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S03E22: Fleabagging: Why Do We Make Bad Dating Choices?

Fleabagging Episode Summary: Why do we make such bad choices when we’re dating? Is it a learning experience or just self-flagellation? This week, Sarah and Adam talk about fleabagging, which is a recently coined phrase describing the art of consistently dating people who are quite obviously wrong for you. Also in this episode, Sarah cries…

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S03E20: Good Credit, Good Sex, and Good Manners

Credit Score and Dating Episode Summary: This week on Dating Kinda Sucks, Adam joins Sarah in Nashville for their very first in-person episode in Tennessee! Your hosts got drunk and sat down in an AirBNB lobby to talk about how much good manners means in dating, how little good credit does, and how much good…

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S03E12: Virtual Dating Tips, Tricks and Ideas

Virtual Dating Episode Summary: Whether you’re in quarantine or a long-distance relationship, virtual dating may be your only real option when it comes to spending quality time with a potential date or suitor. Are there options beyond the basic FaceTime date, and how can you spice things up and keep them fresh and interesting until…

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S03E10: Coronavirus: Dating During A Pandemic

Coronavirus Episode Summary: We never thought we’d be doing an episode on the challenges of dating during a time when society at large is being told to stay at home and avoid socializing with other humans thanks to a pandemic of COVID-19 (aka Coronavirus). Many people are insisting on going out, meeting up, and being…

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S03E07: Do We Have A Right To Closure?

Closure Episode Summary: We’ve all had situations, whether romantic or otherwise, that ended and left us hanging. Do we have the right to find out why, or to face the person? When is it healthy to try to wrap everything up with a tidy bow and when does it become an obsession? What exactly does…

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