Episodes
Friday Jan 26, 2024
38. How to get out of your head during sex w/ Abigail Jensen @vibeslut
Friday Jan 26, 2024
Friday Jan 26, 2024
Not sure how to get your needs met in the bedroom? Feel awkward talking about sex with someone new? Abigail Jensen from @vibeslut and I get into how to talk about sex and navigate new experiences with new partners with confidence and ease. Abigail provides so many practical, realistic tips for good sex and great communication in this episode.
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Abigail is a pleasure-positive and dating comedy content creator based in Los Angeles. With a background in stand-up comedy and writing for Television, Abigail brings her animated storytelling to highlight the relatable problems women face daily. Abigail began her journey into comedy on HBOmax’s Harley Quinn; her joke-telling abilities caught other comedians’ eyes, leading her to perform stand-up at places like The Comedy Store. From there, she wrote for Big Shot, starring John Stamos on Disney+.
Tuesday Jan 23, 2024
37. Stop worrying about being in your "feminine" or "masculine" energy
Tuesday Jan 23, 2024
Tuesday Jan 23, 2024
Have you heard of the whole feminine and masculine energy framework in dating? If you haven't, I'm sharing examples of the type of dating advice you'd hear if you go down the rabbit hole of tapping into your feminine energy to attract a masculine man. In this episode, I cover why this dating advice makes dating more complicated and causes us to overthink. There's one part of this advice I do like, which I talk about as well. At the end of the day, you get to try different styles of dating advice to see what fits you best.
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Friday Jan 19, 2024
Friday Jan 19, 2024
In this episode, I got to talk to dating creator and author Lauren Josephine about what she learned during her decade-long dating journey and going on over 200 dates until she met her current boyfriend in an unexpected place online. We get into how to recover from situationships and fantasy relationships that don't pan out, how she got over the ick with her bf, bad advice she took in her journey and the mindset that works if you want to delete dating apps. Lauren provides so many useful nuggets of information in this episode! We also answer a listener's questions about dating post-divorce and what to do when they don't want to date, but want to be friends.
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About Lauren Josephine:
Lauren found her passion for writing about love at age 19 after a devastating breakup. She then moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in her early 20s and began a decade-long dating journey in which she went on over 200 dates in a tireless search for love. The years of struggle, frustration, and loneliness eventually inspired her to write a book to help others feel less alone on their dating journeys. Lauren's mission as an author and a human in the world is to be an advocate for single people everywhere by validating just how emotionally taxing a modern dating journey can be. Her writing offers the encouragement, comedic relief, insight, and solidarity that every modern dater deserves in their search for love.
Tuesday Jan 16, 2024
35. How to nail a first date from start to finish
Tuesday Jan 16, 2024
Tuesday Jan 16, 2024
Do you get first date anxiety? This episode walks you through each step of a first date, from confirming the time to deciding if you're going to hug or kiss at the end. I also share tips for having fun conversations on first dates, as well as having a solid mindset so you don't let your anxiety run the show. At the end, I'm sharing your awkward first date stories with my boyfriend, Johnny. Connect with me on Instagram @dating.intentionally and read more on my blog: intentionally.dating
Friday Jan 12, 2024
34. How to enjoy being single while dating with Julia Mazur (@pmdpod)
Friday Jan 12, 2024
Friday Jan 12, 2024
In this episode, I'm talking to Julia from the Pretty Much Done podcast. We cover how to deal with comparing yourself to people in relationships, how to navigate being single when you thought you’d be married with kids by now and what the path to self-acceptance looks like. We also get into her dating life a bit in Austin, Texas and how she’s experimenting with meeting people in the wild. If you’re single and struggling or you’re thinking about getting out of a relationship where you know you’re settling, this is the episode for you!
About Julia:
At 30 years old, Julia went viral for showcasing a day in her life as a single woman with no kids, soon igniting a larger conversation on the societal expectations placed on women by family, religion, work culture and more. Thousands of women soon flooded Julia’s DMs with their own stories on how they live life on their own terms and timeline and praised her for unapologetically representing their story.
Julia is the host of the popular Pretty Much Done podcast where she welcomes experts, authors and celebrities who have experienced love and love loss and who are pretty much done settling for anything less than what they deserve.
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Friday Jan 05, 2024
33. Level up your dating app game with Genny Diehl @datingcoachdiehl
Friday Jan 05, 2024
Friday Jan 05, 2024
In this episode, I'm talking to dating app expert Genny Diehl about how to increase your matches, improve your profile and go on more dates. You'll get tips you can use right away and learn insights Genny has picked up from using the apps for years and going on hundreds of dates.
About Genny:
Genny Diehl (@DatingCoachDiehl) is your go-to expert on all things dating apps. As a "digital native" gen-zer, her fresh perspective has guided thousands of singles across age and experiences into quality connections from the apps. She's professionally audited hundreds of Hinge profiles this past year to effectively translate from match to IRL date, and those insights can now be applied to your own profile with her workshop: the Online Dating Crash Course, now including her viral "Top 10 Hinge Hacks Guide."
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Friday Dec 29, 2023
32. Top 10 tips for dating intentionally in 2024
Friday Dec 29, 2023
Friday Dec 29, 2023
Could 2024 be your year to find a secure, long-term relationship? These are my top 10 dating tips for finding an amazing match (without compromising your mental health) in 2024. From building an amazing life on your own to embracing your search for love, these tips will have the highest impact on your dating life. At the end of the episode, I share a fun personal update. Connect with me on Instagram @dating.intentionally and check out the blog and more resources at https://intentionally.dating/
Friday Dec 22, 2023
31. Love bombing vs genuine interest (how to tell)
Friday Dec 22, 2023
Friday Dec 22, 2023
Are they love bombing you or are they just eager about the connection? This episode breaks down the signs of love bombing, concrete examples, why people love bomb in the first place and how to remove yourself from a relationship with a love bomber. I also get into genuine interest and how it's different. You'll hear from a few love-bombing stories from Dating Intentionally listeners too. Get show notes and more at intentionally.dating or connect with me on Instagram @dating.intentionally.
Friday Dec 15, 2023
30. Texting 101: How to navigate texting in early dating
Friday Dec 15, 2023
Friday Dec 15, 2023
Not sure what to do when they keep texting you, but won't ask you out? What about what to say to a ghoster? Or what should you expect after you've gone out a few times? This episode has you covered. Listen and learn about texting etiquette, what to expect, what to say and what not to say when texting someone you just started dating. Have questions? Reach out to me on Instagram @dating.intentionally. You can also grab my date tracker and 9 post-date questions on my site: intetionally.dating/gift.
Friday Dec 08, 2023
29. How to define the relationship (DTR)
Friday Dec 08, 2023
Friday Dec 08, 2023
Have you ever dated someone for a while and wondered, "what are we?" Going from just dating to "boyfriend" and "girlfriend" or whatever labels you want to use can feel terrifying. This episode covers how and when to have the DTR (define the relationship) convo and who to have it with. I'm also getting into what happens if they're not on the same page, and if you should wait for the guy to initiate the conversation.