10 years and counting

Went through questions that reflected on how my dating style changed from my 20s to 30s

Bringing back the pod as a solo venture for now. I'm diving into questions about family dynamics within dating and relationshipsTopics discussed:Family InfluencePartner's FamilyCultural and Traditional ValuesCommunication and BoundariesSupport SystemsChallenges and ResolutionsFuture Aspirations

Took in questions from Twitter and friends, I'll answer questions about preparing for the snip, the surgery itself and some post surgery/miscellaneous ones as well --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarcastony/support

David joins the podcast as we shit talk and discuss meeting dates/significant others friends and family members --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarcastony/support

Sam joins the podcast and talks about her experience of dating in NYC as I prepare my transition to moving to the west coast. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarcastony/support

Setoiyo joins the show and we talk about many things such as why people are jaded, why we aren't that way anymore and just allowing things to happen if they do --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarcastony/support

Nitasha joins the pod and we talk about the complexities of taking accountability, how it starts from childhood, leads to our work environment and relationships. We mention the apology languages and how we as people have to be okay with making mistakes and learning from them --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarcastony/support

Amanda joins the pod and we talk about the complexities that come from having ADHD and how it affects all types of relationships.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarcastony/support

Chris joins the show and we discuss how COVID changed our thoughts of dating, which lead to his relationship during quarantine. His podcast can be found in this link: https://castingfortwo.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarcastony/support

Cory is back and we dive in to the reasons why we don't want kids and tackle the different stigmas that childfree people hear.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarcastony/support

The audio is all over the place with this episode there are times Dave and I end up talking on top of each other either way we talk about jealousy and other random topics. You can also find his music within his Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/davdwayne/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarcastony/support

Andrea returns back to the podcast, we discuss how online dating feels like online shopping, we’re in no rush to settle. Also I was too lazy to put the questions together --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarcastony/support

Adrianna is another Twitter friend/ fellow TV enthusiast to join the podcast and we talk about dating and relationship boundaries. Also search for her podcast: First Gen Views --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarcastony/support

Cory- the first person to be on the podcast 3 times comes back on and we go on a deep dive talk about depression: how we deal with it, talk about it and much more --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarcastony/support

I call Savvy and we talk about why she's been complacent in previous relationships, why I've been complacent of my singleness and why people stay complacent in their love lives. Also places to sign petitions and donate for black lives matter: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarcastony/support

I call Brittany up, another friend that I met on Twitter. We speak about the difference between red flags and deal-breakers and we go through some red flags many of us don't notice until it's too late.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarcastony/support

Dom joins the podcast, we talk about how our family and friends affect our dating and relationship perspectives. From a family of divorce and a family or successful marriage to friends who have relationship trouble and dating issues.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarcastony/support

Everyone has things they want to know before settling into a relationship. Paola and I talk about our need to knows such as wanting kids, communication styles and how considerate someone is --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarcastony/support

Called in Katelyn, another Twitter friend to make it on the podcast and we talk about the dangers of perfectionism in life, dating, and relationships. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarcastony/support

Liz returns to the podcast and we discuss the pros but more cons of being the single friend in a group of couples and even being the person with advice for both coupled and single friends.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarcastony/support

Skip returns on the podcast after RTing a tweet I sent out. We talk about the need of therapy, and discuss why people need to enjoy the singleness, get through the healing of a break up and always don't rush in to a relationship. You can find him on all social media platforms -> @skipfrombk --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarcastony/support

Needed to publish something, new episodes are on its way --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarcastony/support

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Lauren returns to the podcast to talk about how emotional thinkers approach dating, realizing I'm not the logical thinker I thought I was. Taking quizzes, invoking awesome quotes and more... The goal is to use both logic and emotion but we're human and that's never as easy as it sounds. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarcastony/support

Chris joins the podcast to talk about his experience with codependent partners,  my reaching 12 years of independence from relationships and we find the middle in interdependent relationships. We used answers from my IG Story question and the article below as our resource for this conversation: https://www.verywellmind.com/how-to-build-a-relationship-based-on-interdependence-4161249 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarcastony/support

Samantha joins me on the podcast to talk about how people approach dating and how their search for chemistry can be confused with compatibility. Also she has her own pod called Sext in the City which can be found on: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sext-and-the-city/id1451563929 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarcastony/support

I think everyone has self sabotaged in a relationship or in my case in my singleness. Venus and I talk about the way we and our partners have used this defense mechanism.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarcastony/support

Now it's finally Round 2 of Ray's return.  After talking about movies we move over to TV Shows, more movies and books (and their adaptions) and more unrealistic expectations. We talk about love triangles and other typical tropes we find in media.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarcastony/support

Ray is back for Round 2.... 1.5. We're both movie nerds so the first half of this two parter focusing on us talking about the unrealistic expectations that are set by movies when it comes to sex, dating and relationships.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarcastony/support

Spending time in therapy has made me a more self aware person. Men are known to be emotionally unavailable so I decided to call up Savvy and talk about the difficulties of dating someone who is the complete opposite of her empathetic emotionally available self.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarcastony/support

Talking

Skip and I talk about the pros of taking a break from dating and relationships. It's time figure yourself out, enjoy your own space, don't be scared of vulnerable and clear that baggage. His social media (Twitter+IG) handle is @skipfrombk --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarcastony/support

As being one of the few male friends to my female friends it’s always interesting how they approach introducing me and how awkward it can be. I’ve been friends with Jessica for about 23 years and what better person to bring on the show. She even asked some compelling questions for when I do get in to a relationship. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarcastony/support

I wanted to speak about this question because I saw a tweet where someone said that if you've been in a relationship for 2 years and not planning to get married then what are you doing? I decided to ask Pam to come on the show because I officiated her wedding and figured what better person to ask about dating, relationships and even marriage. She also has this awesome podcast where she and her husband Scott (from the LDR episode) talk about fandoms: https://anchor.fm/theshed --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarcastony/support

Cory comes back on the pod, this time we are both sober. We talk about her getting back to using dating apps to find a cuffer and also that dreaded 2/14 during the breezy season. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarcastony/support

Is FWB a kind of relationship? Do you need to be friends beforehand? What are the 4 stages of FWB? Alex and I talk about setting rules early and answering other questions about being in a friends with benefits. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarcastony/support

Dania and I start off year 2 going through Instagram stories and answering why is it that people rush in to relationships. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarcastony/support

Traveled out to Chicago to drink wine with Cory and talk about dealbreakers such as wanting kids, not liking dogs and how can you not understand our humor. Changes of volume occur in: 10:44 18:14 21:04 49:40 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarcastony/support

I ventured out to Long Island to speak with Jeff about the evolution of dating culture. Venturing to how dating culture changed from when our parents dated to during our college days to the current dating app culture. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarcastony/support

Mercedes and I try to define what we consider short and long term dating/relationships. We also get to our experiences and the confusion of communicating one or the other. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarcastony/support

When do you follow someone you’re getting to know on social media? The complexity of being in a relationship when social media and the outside world plays a factor. Also Michelle asked me how I felt about sharing SM passwords.....

Kate and I discuss the importance of communication when you’re getting to know someone and in relationships. How technology (texting and social media) plays a factor in the beginning. Also knowing that when you’re in a relationship you have to eventually talk about the difficult topics in order to grow as a couple. In order to contribute to the podcast Anchor included a Listener Support tab which can be found on Anchor.fm/sarcastony --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarcastony/support

Richard and I discuss an Instagram Story poll I ran where I asked what kind of cheating is worse: emotional or physical. We also discuss our experiences and how values factor into how people see cheating. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarcastony/support

I use the call in feature in Anchor to talk with Cynthia about what dating life is like as a single parent. Theres going to be some minor audio snafus in the episode. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarcastony/support

Brian and I talk about the range of setting expectations, also where and when to draw the line of your expectations when dating and getting in to a relationship. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarcastony/support

Trying the call in feature on Anchor. Jordan and I talk about the vast spectrum of our own insecurities in the dating realm. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarcastony/support

Made it to double digits. Ray and I talk about how difficult it is to open up your feelings with a significant other. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarcastony/support

Scott and I talk about our experience with LDRs. You can find his podcast Fanboys in the hood here: https://soundcloud.com/user-322099689 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarcastony/support

Jasmin and I talk about avoiding talking about what people are looking for and not defining the relationship. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarcastony/support

Jaz and I talk about being only children and how complicated we are. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarcastony/support

Greg and I talk about the complexity of staying friends with an ex. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sarcastony/support