In this final full week of dates, a guy asked one of the rudest questions anyone has ever asked me, another shocked me with his age, and I matched with one of my followers from the Tip Jar.

Here the full recap, plus a couple stories from the WAY BACK time machine (I went out with a guy who is in prison now), and what I am really, ultimately, looking for in a partner.

We’re getting so close, y’all!

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This week, I sit down with my good friend Randi for an hour of yapping! We talk about our best and worst dates, when we were the bad guy in the relationship, crazy things we did after breakups, our celeb crushes, and so much more.

It’s a light-hearted palate cleanser from all of my bad dates, so I hope you’ll listen and enjoy!

Some of the other episodes we reference:

"Are You Insane" (episode 1) - The Oak Steakhouse Guy (my most dramatic bad date)

Episode 6 - Dating Coach Lindsay Taylor

Episode 8 - Jake from Thursday Dating

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Randi is an audiologist and the founder of Aspire Audiology & Hearing. If you’re in the Middle Tennessee area, be sure to check them out for all of your hearing related needs!

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We’re getting near the end of my 40 dates, and the outlook is still quite bleak.

This week, I recap Week 5, which started with a bad listener and ended with an unwanted kiss.

We also discuss the Burn the Haystack method of dating, a really sweet marriage story that makes me cry, and a poem about finding love that also makes me cry.

So grab your tea (and maybe your tissues) and let’s dive in!

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Check out Jon the Poems Guy on Instagram, @jmstreetpoetry.

And for more info on the burn the Haystack method, visit @word_case_scenario on Instagram.

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If you’re a Millennial, chances are you were exposed to purity culture during the 90s and 00s in some way or another. This extreme version of abstinence only education pervaded not only the church, but even the schools.

Join me as I talk with Dr. Camden Morgante, a psychologist and purity culture expert, to discuss the myths of purity culture and the negative impact of this movement on those of us who experienced it - even long after we’ve left youth group and high school health classes.

For more from Dr. Camden, find her on social media platforms @drcamden or her website, drcamden.com, where you can also find resources on her coaching and private practice.

And look for her book, Recovering from Purity Culture, on Amazon and many other book retailers.

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It’s time to discuss Alaska! Y’all - this place is a treasure trove of men; I had such a good time.

We also get into the mathematics of dating (and why calculating the number of people who meet your criteria is probably not helpful), gender imbalances and their impact on dating, and I share a very encouraging story of a long-term relationship.

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Dating is hard for both men and women, and no one understands that better than Jake Troxell. Jake runs the Thursday Nashville singles mixers, is a coach, and is single himself.

We get into the challenges of dating as a guy, why men have trouble approaching women, the male loneliness epidemic (is it a real thing??), the importance of asking questions…and so much more!

This is a really special episode, and I hope you’ll enjoy the conversation.

If you’d like to connect with Jake, you can find him at https://www.jaketroxellconsulting.com/ or on IG at @jaketroxell.consulting.

And for Thursday Nashville events, be sure to give him a follow at @thursday.nashville.

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This episode recaps my worst week thus far…while we also discuss the concept of a third place (and why church might not be it), whether or not there is such a thing as “name theory”, and a term I think I coined - “micro-rejections.”

Get cozy, and let’s spill some tea!

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Dating coach Lindsay Taylor and I discuss the challenges of modern dating; if dating in Nashville really is worse than anywhere else; how to be successful in looking for a partner, and so much more.

Plus, I start the episode with a mini-recap of my dating experiences this week, a discussion of the male confidence epidemic (??), and some unexpected positives of this experience.

Get cozy, and let’s spill some tea!

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If you’d like more information about Lindsay Taylor and her coaching and therapy practice, please visit https://lindsaytaylorcounseling.com or send her an email at info@lindsaytaylorcounseling.com

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