Confessions of a Single Guy

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Thoughts on life after separation and being single at 40.

Sheetal Duggal


    • Dec 17, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
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    • 96 EPISODES


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    Why I Hate the Holidays + Harry/Meghan

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2022 27:12


    Thoughts on my hatred for the holidays and why Meghan is the new Dr. Evil

    Random Musings in Effort and Relationship Pain

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2022 24:46


    Why maybe you didn't try that hard + thoughts on why it can hurt more the second time around. Plus my Orlando trip. 

    Maybe Your Playbook is Broken + Alternate Realities

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2022 24:45


    Why we may not have the right strategy or even approach to finding a partner after a breakup + maybe all roads create the same amount of happiness.

    Quiet Quitting + Guy Red Flags + Halloween

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2022 26:21


    Thoughts on quiet quitting relationships, why some red flags for guys aren't really red flags (and some are!) + thoughts on Halloween.  

    Compromising, Loneliness, and Patience

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2022 24:58


    Why it's harder to compromise when your older, how loneliness is way worse at 41 vs. 21, and playing the relationship long game.

    Monogamy, Jealousy, and Injuries

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2022 26:24


    Thoughts on monogamy in the new dating world, why jealousy never made sense to me and how injuries are helping me realize my age. 

    Are You A Relationship Person + Cobra Kai

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2022 27:06


    Thoughts on relationships and why they may or may not sense. Plus Cobra Kai is getting old. 

    Dispelling Myths + My Amazing Family

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2022 26:27


    Thoughts on key myths in relationships + how watching my family rally together has been super inspiring. 

    Don't Give Up on People + Invest the Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2022 28:25


    Discussions around why we may have to let go of relationships but we don't have to give up on people. Plus thoughts on why you have to invest the time in relationships. Finally, how friend groups change for us. 

    No People Aren't That Lucky + Friends With Your Ex + Thoughts On Furniture Shopping

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2022 29:20


    Today's podcast dives into why it's time to stop with the hate on "lucky people" because they probably created their own luck;  whether you should you be friends with your ex; and finally, how revealing furniture shopping can be for some of us. 

    People Want to Get Caught + Like vs. Love + Thx Mom

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2022 33:31


    When people are trying to get caught and why + do you like more people than you love? Finally, why my mom made me a better dad. 

    Soulmates, Signs It's Over + Indian Matchmaker!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2022 24:28


    Why soulmates don't exist, what are the signs the relationship has hit the skids,  and thoughts on why I love Indian Matchmaker.

    Love vs. Lust + Certain Races Treat Women Worse + Water Parks

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2022 22:11


    Thoughts on why experience can help in relationships more than we would expect, why certain races are doomed to treat women poorly and how water parks showed me how old I am. 

    When to Share Sexuality + “Blame Game”

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2022 26:27


    Thoughts on what level of disclosure is required before a date + thoughts on who to blame when things go wrong in life. Finally, short discussion on my happiest moments.

    Why We Don't Really Need Advice + Money vs. Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2022 25:06


    Why we usually know the answers to our problems without the consult of others + should you marry for love or money? Finally, thoughts on fast food creativity. 

    Yes, Race/Backgrounds Matter + The Beautiful Authenticity of Children

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2022 25:04


    Why race and socioeconomic background matter more than many of us think + why I love how honest kids are (even at my expense!).

    Why Do We Care + Defining Love Pt 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2022 11:17


    Defining love and what it really means plus the death of Indian weekend buffets in NYC. Part 2/2

    Why Do We Care + Defining Love Pt 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2022 12:28


    Why do we care what people think when they don't care about us? Part 1/2

    Great Expectations

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2022 25:21


    Why you gotta set expectations slowly + thoughts on jealousy. 

    Optionality + Thoughts on Parents

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2022 30:48


    Why it's important to allow yourself the optionality of being wrong and focus on mistake avoidance. Plus what I've learned from my dad. 

    Love and Thunder

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2022 26:06


    Why being the hero of your own story can be dangerous and create regrettable actions and what I learned from another Marvel movie.

    F—kboys…

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2022 24:46


    Thoughts on f—kboys and Billy Joel's “We Didn't Start the Fire.”

    Dating Perspectives + Toxicity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2022 23:11


    Discussion around why women are leaving the dating scene, the fact that women drive the relationship car and how men struggle to respond to change. Plus why it's good to have some toxicity in your life. 

    Learning How To Love + Taylor Swift

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2022 23:15


    How first loves teach us how to be better later on and why love is so amazing + thoughts on why Taylor Swift is underrated despite her success.

    Birthday Thoughts + Another Gilmore Girls

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2022 25:59


    Thoughts on what the year has taught me + why I loved The Summer I Turned Pretty.

    Is Time Apart Needed in Relationships + Spiderhead

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2022 26:46


    Why for most relationships, absence really does make the heart grow fonder plus thoughts on Spiderhead. 

    What Are You Playing For?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2022 25:43


    Thoughts on why we end relationships and whether we actually understand why plus the masks we try to wear to create the image we want people to see. 

    Life's Not Fair and It's Probably Your Fault + Selling Sunset Thoughts

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2022 26:30


    Reasons why life probably isn't fair because you made bad decisions + thoughts on Jason and Chrishell's break up from Selling Sunset. 

    Closure and Harry Styles

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2022 25:43


    How closure can hurt and help and why We do it. Plus how Harry Styles just wrecks me. 

    Waiting vs. Leaving + What Ozark Taught Me

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2022 24:48


    Exploring whether you should wait for someone to change or just cut your losses + how Ozark teaches us that people are all about self preservation. 

    How Much Should You Love + Wecrash

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2022 19:32


    Why you shouldn't but can't stop loving so hard for many of us plus thoughts on wecrash.

    Love Has Two Phases + Love is Blind

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2022 21:51


    How passion in phase 1 doesn't determine phase 2 when it comes to love and why maybe Love is Blind has it right. 

    When Someone Isn't Happy + Remembering Mataji

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2022 24:38


    Thought on why it's important to remember that vows and promises are only broken when unhappiness exists for one or both people + remembering people when they leave us

    We Don't Always Want the Best for People + Trying New Things

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2022 23:10


    Why wishing people the best and not meaning it tells us more about ourselves than anything else + thoughts on trying new things as an old man!

    What "Kimye" Taught Me and Thoughts on Secrets

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2022 24:52


    What I have learned watching Kim and Kanye's relationship unravel + why I think we overvalue secrets. 

    Can We Love Better the Next Time Around?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2022 23:16


    Thoughts on whether love gets better with the next relationship plus why music can change your entire perspective sometimes

    I'm Scared + Goodbye Emails

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2022 23:02


    I'm scared of the future and don't have an answer + thoughts on goodbye emails. 

    The 80/20 Rule is Trash + Emotion vs. Logic

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2022 23:23


    Thoughts on why applying the 80/20 rule in relationships nearly guarantees failure and how using emotion vs. logic to make decisions is so flawed but should be expected. 

    Do We Love Too Hard + Meaningless vs. Meaningful

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2022 23:00


    Thoughts on whether it's a good idea to love so passionately plus what makes a memory meaningful or meaningless. 

    Life Never Gives You What You Want the Most

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2022 25:26


    How life gives so much but takes the most important thing. Plus top 3 TV proposals of all time. 

    Shooting for the Stars in Love and Relationships

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2022 24:54


    Does it make sense to look for the perfect match? Or should we settle? Plus some musings on Europeans hating on the US. 

    Rediscovering What Love Feels Like + Mentors

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2022 22:59


    I was reminded about how amazing love is this weekend despite a really tough start and why I seek it out. Plus brief thoughts on why mentors can change your life.  

    Maybe the Best Plan is No Plan + Barney Stinson Gets It

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2022 21:24


    Why planning for the future creates so much pain and whether it's worth it + how the star of How I Met Your Mother validates lying is not as bad as we want to believe it is in relationships.  

    Relationships Will Make Us Better People (or Worse)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2022 23:51


    Why we should take the best parts from our former partners vs. justifying how the bad parts of the relationship have made us "stronger".  Plus why is breakfast 80% dessert items? 

    When We Start to Need What We Lost + Bad Relationships

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2022 24:17


    How do we move on when we start to rely on things from prior relationships + plus thoughts on bad relationships

    Who Should Pick Your Partner + Fatherhood

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2022 24:24


    Who's the right person to find your partner when you realize you clearly can't. Plus why imperfect dads still matter

    Thoughts on "Hardballing" and "Pocketing"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2022 21:52


    Musings on new terms that are really old terms that have existed for a while. Plus some thoughts on global tragedies and how we are failing to communicate today. 

    We Love the Drama and Monotony is Underrated

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2022 24:21


    Why our love for drama undermines and destroys relationships + why monotony is so undervalued in life

    Maybe We Should Change Who We Are + Why Honking Has Stopped

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2022 23:52


    Why it might be worth it to change who you are and what's important to you to salvage a relationship + why I believe there's less honking in the world today

    Thoughts on Trauma + Overanalysis

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2022 22:56


    Thoughts on trauma and how it impacts our world and wrongly changes us too much. Plus whether over-analysis is really just creating paralysis in our lives. 

    How We Interact and Think About Relationships + Thoughts on Free Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2022 25:40


    Do we test people too much in relationships and does this insecurity ultimately end these relationships? Or is it just a reflection of how we already feel? Plus thoughts on how not all free time is created equal. 

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