Attachment Styles: Do They Matter?

Even though our season has come to an end, we’re still thinking about where all of our daters ended up after their dates. This week, Hiwote called Ani to find out whatever happened with her and Khan. Visit thisisdatingpodcast.com for the transcript for this episode. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It's awkward to end a relationship that hasn't really began. This week, Hiwote takes a turn in the daters seat and rethinks how much she owes someone she's just met. Visit thisisdatingpodcast.com for the transcript for this episode. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It's very easy for a date to feel like a performance. So how do you flirt without pretending to be someone you're not? This week, Khan delivers a master class in flirting virtually. Visit thisisdatingpodcast.com for the transcript for this episode. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Maybe you only date one person at a time. Maybe you don’t. Whether you’re raising a family with your polycule or considering opening up your monogamous twosome, “Polysecure” author Jessica Fern talks about how to build healthy, secure relationships. Visit thisisdatingpodcast.com for the transcript for this episode. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Loyal to the pattern. Every time I love a guy, I love them more. And when I get attached, it's harder to say goodbye. Visit thisisdatingpodcast.com for the transcript for this episode. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week we welcome our friends at Love Letters from PRX and The Boston Globe. Meredith Goldstein is an advice columnist and host of the podcast Love Letters. We set her up for a check-in a year later with Manny (Aziz's second date) for a chat about breaking the rules when it comes to love. For more episodes of Love Letters go to: loveletters.show Visit thisisdatingpodcast.com for the transcript for this episode. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Vulnerability is the closest we can get to intimacy with our clothes on. And the only way to go there is to push through the sports talk. This week, Amanda and her date try to go a little deeper. Visit thisisdatingpodcast.com for the transcript for this episode. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

There is no dearth of relationship quizzes out there that will help you determine how you attach. But does how you were loved as a child shape how you love as an adult? Is this all bullshit? And if not, can your attachment style be changed? Eleanor takes these questions out for a spin with a few people who have thought a lot about how we attach. Visit thisisdatingpodcast.com for the transcript for this episode. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Available shouldn't mean unsexy, right? Sadly, it does for many of us. This week, Virginia questions what really turns her on. Visit thisisdatingpodcast.com for the transcript for this episode. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Before we ever set them up on dates, we sat them down all together. Listen in as Amanda, Aziz, Khan and Virginia talk through their expectations on love, relationships and this podcast. Visit thisisdatingpodcast.com for the transcript for this episode. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.