Ep. 115 – Putting in the Work – Relationship’in Ain’t Easy

Posted on February 15, 2021 by Kelley

Paris is back for this Patreon-Exclusive Video Podcast. Join the Patreon at www.patreon.com/matinghabits

We discuss how it’s hard to reconcile different flavors of geekery, and we delve deep into another podcast that discusses how we may be missing the mark looking for “The Spark.”

We flip tables, find Hygge, and have a fantastic time!

Links:

https://www.npr.org/2021/02/08/965397828/how-to-fall-in-love-according-to-hinges-relationship-scientist

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Mating Habits of the Modern Geek is a comedy advice podcast for geeks, nerds, and the socially niche. Copyright Operation Exile, LLC 2021

Ep. 114 – The Friendzone Debate: You’re Incorrect, But I Still Like You…as a friend.

Posted on February 1, 2021 by Kelley

Don’t yell at us — we know it was the Phantom Zone!

Roger is back to debate whether or not the Friend Zone exists. We talk about meeting one of the stars from Aliens, playing an Aliens RPG, and realizing that taking a second to Google the Phantom Zone shouldn’t be an alien concept.

Tables get flipped, Hygge is found, and we get one step closer to turning Roger’s 7-Date Program for Success into a book or something.

Links!

https://www.buzzfeed.com/gracespelman/the-friend-zone-is-not-real-sorry-dude

https://pricelindy.medium.com/the-friendzone-doesnt-exist-33ce35d4f0cb

https://www.mensxp.com/relationships/friendship/38143-sorry-to-burst-your-bubble-but-the-friendzone-doesn-t-exist.html

Mating Habits of the Modern Geek is a comedy advice podcast for geeks, nerds, and the socially niche. Copyright Operation Exile, LLC 2021

Ep. 113 – Romance is Political: Can You Date Outside Your Party?

Posted on January 18, 2021 by Kelley

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Sean Ryan of AlphaCounter contacts us from a secret location to chat with Kelley about whether or not people can date someone from a different political party.

Tables get flipped over Attack on Titan Season 4 and the crippling depression that comes from using wheel-based age verification widgets.

https://time.com/5896607/dating-political-ideology/

https://www.rewire.org/date-politically-different/

https://www.popsugar.com/news/Pros-Cons-Dating-Outside-Your-Political-Party-45771864

https://www.thelily.com/in-the-age-of-trump-and-tinder-political-opposites-dont-often-date-but-these-young-couples-make-it-work/

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/04/24/most-democrats-who-are-looking-for-a-relationship-would-not-consider-dating-a-trump-voter/

Ep. 112 – Dating in 2021: New Year, Same Pandemic

Posted on January 4, 2021 by Kelley

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Roger returns to help me leaf through stacks of articles about how dating has changed since the pandemic started.

We tell you what we really think about Wonder Woman 1984 – spoiler alert, we hated it and rail against it from minute mark 12:30 – 46:40. That’s over a half hour of disdain!

Tables are flipped over the vaccine roll-out, and we get warm feelings from Flash Gordon and the local Starbucks Baristas.

Articles from the show:

https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20201022/dating-during-the-pandemic-online-and-restless

https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/09/what-dating-during-pandemic-like/616533/

https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/21550996/dating-love-coronavirus-covid-19-singles-relationships

https://thebolditalic.com/i-got-engaged-to-the-person-i-started-dating-during-the-pandemic-62dbfa48a83e

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/09/11/911991077/coronavirus-faqs-what-are-the-new-dating-rules-and-what-about-hooking-up

Ep. 111 – Mating Habits Holiday Extravaganza – We’re Back!

Posted on December 24, 2020 by Kelley

WE’RE BACK! Roger returns to help me say F-Off to 2020 and get Mating Habits started again for 2021.

We celebrate the Holiday Season talking about awkward gift giving during the holidays with a brand new relationships, renting out movie theaters in the age of pandemic, and a new RPG podcast featuring me! where I play in a GURPS space opera across all times zones.

We talk about The Mandalorian Season 2 Finale [SPOILERS FROM MINUTE MARKER 16:05 – 21.58].

Aphrodisiacs aren’t really a thing, and in 2021, we’re still going to flip tables, but we’re going to right them again with reflections of Hygge to end things on a positive note.

LINKS!

Long article about something that doesn’t exist: https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/expedition-ecstasy-sniffing-out-the-truth-about-hawaiis-orgasm-inducing-mushroom

Article from WebMD: https://www.webmd.com/sex/features/aphrodisiacs-fact-or-fiction

Article re Cyberpunk 2077 Genital Customizer:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/kotaku.com/cyberpunk-2077s-genital-customization-options-leave-a-l-1845863407/amp

Mating Habits of the Modern Geek is a comedy advice podcast for geeks, nerds, and the socially niche.

Ep. 110 – The COVID-19 Episodes – Revolution

Posted on June 2, 2020 by Kelley

Joe Hogan from the Geektitude and State of the Geek podcasts joins me on this solemn episode of Mating Habits of the Modern Geek. In light of all the terrible things happening in our country (and the world) at the moment, Joe and I stay in our lane and voice our support for the protests and the Black Lives Matter Movement, and then go on to chat about some lighthearted stuff like streaming shows Never Have I Ever and Upload; table-top games like the Kickstarter-only Hel and To Hunt a Killer; and a couple of true-crime podcasts thrown in for good measure.

Here are some links to resources and information about the protests, how you can help, and some podcasts by people of color to talk more about the subject in a way that Joe and I cannot – stay safe out there!

Black Lives Matter – https://blacklivesmatter.com

Too Black Too Nerdy Podcast – https://www.podbean.com/eu/pb-rtqxs-de53ae

Black Nerd Planet – https://www.iheart.com/podcast/966-black-nerd-planet-29715944/

Rolling Stone’s Comprehensive Donations List – https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/george-floyd-protests-bail-funds-police-brutality-black-lives-matter-1008259/

Ep. 109 – The COVID-19 Episodes – Antibodies

Posted on May 27, 2020 by Kelley

Sean Ryan phones it in from an undisclosed location in his driveway and joins me for talks about missing COVID-19 antibodies, snakes, California, and the problems with podcasting in the age of “Cancel Culture.” Sean gets his kid hooked on Sonic the Hedgehog and is one of the only folks still buying Blu-rays…and witness the return of FLIPPING TABLES!

Ep. 108 – The COVID-19 Episodes – Isolation

Posted on May 20, 2020 by Kelley

Geneva and Kevin (formerly Paris and The Business, LLC) join me to discuss what they’ve been up to during the quarantine.

We talk way too long about the Netflix show OBX, give valuable information about Mimics, and discuss the Goofy-Pluto Paradox in Animal Crossing.

I don’t know where Bermuda is, Kevin doesn’t want us to play Monsterhearts 2, and if you don’t start taking vaccines, you may fall victim to my blowdarting skills.

We also explain why looking at another player’s character sheet in Roll20 could be considered by some to be a huge gaming faux pas – you’ve been warned!

Ep. 107 – The COVID-19 Episodes – Murder Hornets

Posted on May 13, 2020 by Kelley

In this episode* JJ and Mark of Atomic Empire (Comics, Games, Toys, and more!) join me to discuss owning a thriving game store during the pandemic, the future of movies and television, and what’s in store for The Mandalorian Season 2. I potentially implicate myself in a social-distancing crime; JJ has surprising interactions with loyal customers; and Mark tries to explain to me what’s so cool about Boba Fett.

Check out Atomic Empire at https://www.atomicempire.com/

*FREE W/ DOWNLOAD: Despite recording in the same house, JJ sometimes sounds like she’s in a cave and Mark sounds like he’s calling in from the Moon – we are truly living in the future, folks!

Ep. 106 – The COVID-19 Episodes – Forbidden Hugs

Posted on May 6, 2020 by Kelley

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Kelley and Andrew are here to occupy an hour of your COVID-19 quarantine with a new episode of Mating Habits. There’s no dating advice in this episode, and you can keep your comments about there not being advice in past episodes to yourself, please! We’re all out here just doing the best we can and we don’t need your sass. 😉

Catch Andrew on the byte app at m3jcnv and his new writing project, https://arecipefornarrative.wordpress.com/

Kelley can be found on all other social platforms @kelleydisagrees