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Ep. 70 Is 'Cringe' A Dealbreaker?
Modern dating is rife with 'cringe' interactions that can leave a potential dating partner with a negative perception. But are we making a mountain out of a molehill and leaving good people on 'read' for no reason? In...
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Ep. 69 Fertility
Trigger warning: this is a direct conversation about human anatomy, infertility, and gender-specific challenges to conceiving biological children. Discussions around fertility and age drive so much of who we select as...
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Ep. 68 We Matched Them, They're Married!
Megan and Steven are thrilled to introduce you to the newly-minted Mr. and Mrs. Orten, one of our first Synchrony couples! In this episode, we sit down with them the day before they said 'I do' to reminisce about...
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Ep. 67 When One Friend Gets Married
Singleness is hard, but great friendships can make it easier. But what happens when one friend moves past their single season, and you're still in yours? In this episode, Megan and Steven discuss the challenges and...
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Ep. 66 When Dating Makes You Angry
If the dating game has left you feeling angry, you're not alone--we're pretty upset about the state of things in our dating culture, too. In this not-so-feel-good episode, Megan and Steven grapple with their own...
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Ep. 65 Is Marriage Worth It, At This Point?
We're matchmakers, so you might think that we think marriage is for everyone. That's not the case. In this episode, Megan and Steven dive into the value proposition of marriage and why, for some, it may not be worth...
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Ep. 64 Marriage Won't Fix This
There are issues in our lives that we expect to vanish the moment we say "I do," but do they actually go away? Will marriage be the thing that makes you the person you want to be, or is it something else? In this...
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Ep. 63 What Your Dating Profile Photos Say About You
We're generally not big fans of focusing on aesthetics or using photos to identify partners, but we have to acknowledge that most people are utilizing photos to make judgments about dating prospects. So what are your...
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Ep. 62 The Danger of False Binaries
"You're either with us, or you're against us." False binaries tell us that there are only two possible outcomes when many different outcomes may be available to us, and we use them all the time to structure how we...
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Ep. 61 Is "The Girl Next Door" Real?
She's familiar, approachable, and as comforting as she is beautiful-- 'the girl next door' is a staple of American dating culture, and an archetype that many men seek out. But where did that archetype come from, and...
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Ep. 60 Did Jane Austen Ruin Christian Dating?
In the world of "appropriate" romance, period dramas and regency literature have a corner on the market among Apostolic women who want to enjoy a romantic story free of innuendo. But are these books and movies helping...
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Ep. 59 When the Young Lions Wander: Are Single Apostolic Men Ok?
When the societal and cultural pressures on young, Single Apostolic men are unrealistically high, the risk of them fading from the Church increases. Is the number of single 35-50 year-old women disproportionately...
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