Ep.125 – News From the Hive: Surviving the Bumble Swarm

David Finehammer returns to liven things up with Roger and I for an extra-long episode about scientific sexual attraction and how Bumble has turned me into a superficial jerk.

https://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0250151

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Episode 124 – Still Negging in 2021? Fuck Around and Find Out

Will Benson from the PlanesTalkers MTG Podcast comes in clutch and helps me talk about why folks are still using “Negging” techniques to try to chat up potential dates.

As always, tables are flipped and a great time is had by all.

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https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/love-sex/relationships/a22807864/negging-stories/

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.refinery29.com/amp/en-us/what-is-negging

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Ep. 123 – You Know Better Than That: Toxic Relationships and How To Avoid Them

Roger returns from vacation to help Kelley discuss why we stay in toxic relationships/friendships and why it’s obviously not good.

There are new developments in Roger’s 7-Date Plan, and a new segment is born: Word on The Street, where you send in small-town news and Kelley and Roger wager a delicious lunch!

Tables get flipped and Hygge is found to restore the balance.

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Ep. 122 – The Importance of First Impressions: If You’re Not First, You’re Last

It’s a Patreon Video Exclusive! Geektitude’s Joe Hogan joins me to talk about bad first impressions.

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Ep. 121 – Accusations and Predictions: Winging It with Roger

Roger returns to convince Kelley that Sam and Bucky are the bad guys in Falcon/Winter Soldier (Spoilers Abound) and we talk about if the pandemic has made folks too lazy to date (additional spoiler alert: maybe).

Tables get flipped over IKEA Click and Collect and the Rick and Morty-esque Transition Portal from college basketball.

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Episode 120 – Q1 Analysis: Dating Trends in 2021

Here’s a link to the Video! https://youtu.be/egHwBOAOV10

Sean Ryan is back to celebrate this episode milestone with me and answer a listener email. We cover the new dating terms of 2021 and find out the deets of Sean’s new gig, and flip tables over the fact that incest p*rn has taken over all of our search histories whether we like it or not.

https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2021/01/10257947/bumble-dating-trend-predictions-2021

https://www.stylist.co.uk/relationships/online-dating-trends-2021-hardballing-astrolove-slow-dating/468837

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Ep. 119 – Area of Effect: Dos and Don’ts of Roleplaying as a Couple.

Paris is back in this Patreon Exclusive Video Podcast!  We discuss what it’s like playing as a couple and with other couples in RPG groups, and the problems such situations can cause.

Tables are flipped over dalling in drive-thrus and terrible self-help books, Hygge is found in talking reliquaries and yard work.

Links: https://dndduet.com/dnd-for-two/ (resource for romantic 2-person intro D&D)

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Ep. 117 – AI Matchmaking: Is The Tailored Algorithm Better?

We’ve joined the Geek to Geek Media Network, and invited Geektitude’s Joe Hogan to talk about all sorts of fun stuff, including the new dating app that scans your face, grades your profile for authenticity, and bases your matches entirely on looks. 

The Iris Dating App – https://www.irisdating.com

Tables get flipped, Hygge is shared – this is a Patreon Video Exclusive, so subscribe now and come watch us say the things you just heard 😀 

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Ep. 116 – Two’s Company, COVID’s a Crowd: Non-Monogamy During a Pandemic

Roger helps me with my unhealthy relationship with Alexa and then lays out his plans for the Love Pyramid, a supplement to his 7-Day Date System.

We do an in-depth review of HBO Max’s There’s No I in Threesome and we get to the actual show topic at the 57-minute mark and then go right back off topic seven minutes later – Success!Tables get flipped over commercials on DVDs (because it’s the ’90s)  and we find Hygge in the Space Program.

Links:

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/open-relationship-during-coronavirus_l_5ef4e408c5b615e5cd3ac9af

https://www.vice.com/en/article/935vkd/safely-practice-non-monogamy-polyamory-during-covid-19-pandemic

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

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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