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Ep. 22 Headed to an Apostolic Conference? You Need This!
Conferences, camps, and rallies aren't great places to make dating connections, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't make the most of the social opportunity! In this episode, Megan and Steven teach you how you can...
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Ep. 21 "Men Are More Visual" and Other Excuses for Focusing on Appearance
Are men actually more "visual" than women, or is that a trope we've been using to justify an unhealthy focus on physical appearance? In this episode Megan and Steven dive into that with a reasonable amount of research...
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Ep. 20 Could You Date a Gamer? Coffee with Friends
In this (rather unhinged) episode, Megan and Steven sit down with longtime friend and longer-time gamer Edward Cruz, who also happens to be a Hyphen Young Adult Ministry Leader. Together they navigate a complex...
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Ep. 19 Wrestling with Purity Culture
If you were in Church in the 90's or early 2000's, you may have experienced some elements of 'purity culture' as it swept through American Christianity. In this episode, Megan and Steven share their own experiences...
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Ep. 18 Your "Situationship" is Hurting the Church
Are you in a 'Situationship,' where there's an opportunity to deepen the dating relationship and it seems like nobody is taking it? In this episode, Steven and Megan define situationships and discuss the harmful...
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Ep. 17 We're Giving You $1000 to Talk About Synchrony
In this episode, Megan and Steven talk about their ambitious (read: insane?) plan to get more men into the Synchrony Pipeline so more members of the community can be matched. For the months of June and July, anyone...
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Ep. 16 Our First Wedding, But That's Not The Point
In this episode, Steven and Megan celebrate the marriage of two Synchrony Community Members and get excited about what that means for the Project. They then do a deep dive into values-aligned marriage and how the...
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Ep.15 Are Dating Barriers Keeping You Single?
If you struggle to make connections with new people, this one is for you. Dating barriers block connection and prevent others from seeing who you truly are and how closely you fit their values--they don't have...
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Ep. 14 Rethinking "Waiting on the Lord"
Telling Singles to "Wait on the Lord," is one of the oldest plays in our Apostolic Dating playbook, but it also might be encouraging Singles into a state of paralysis in their search for a partner. What if "waiting"...
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Ep. 13 We Went to a Hyphen Rally: Here's What We Learned
Hyphen--the young adult ministry of the UPCI--puts together amazing events to minister to the souls of young singles. But these aren't the right places to find dating partners, and we know because--we asked! In this...
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Ep. 12 Smart Women, Gentle Men
What do women with advanced degrees and softspoken men have in common? In this episode, Steven and Megan discuss two types of Apostolic Singles who have a hard time finding their place in our dating culture, and...
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Ep. 11 Behind the Scenes of Your Synchrony Date
You may have a lot of questions about what actually goes on when you meet someone for the first time through The Synchrony Project, and in this episode Megan and Steven try to answer them all. They'll take you into...
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