One of my favorite things about writing and podcasting about dating and relationships is that it puts you in touch with people who wouldn't call themselves dating writers,but they can still be incredibly insightful about dating and relationships. Which brings me to my guest for this episode, Allison Arnone.

Allison is a blogger who you may have read on HuffPo, xoJane, Thought Catalog, BlogHer, or YourTango. She blogs about just about everything: Fashion, Politics, Family, her Rants of the Day where she talks about every day pet peeves we all have, and of course, Dating. I'm a huge fan of her work, which you can find at AllisonArnone.com, and you can also find her on Twitter @allisona15. I wanted to have Allison on the podcast because she's very much the sort of person you want to talk about dating, and how that ties into just about everything.

And trust me when I say "Everything". Whether it's engaging with Trolls, dating after the 2016 U.S. Presidential election, the importance of building a life you love, choosing watching HBO's Insecure over first dates, #funeral, and how to make a good impression on a first date. Plus more!

One thing I'll freely admit is when I lack knowledge about a subject. Polyamory and Ethical Non-Monogamy are two subjects that I'll freely admit I don't have a ton of practical knowledge about. Luckily, I know someone who can.

I asked Perhaps Perhaps, aka @PolyGalSeeks to come onto the podcast to do just that. She's Polyamorous, Queer, Married, a Mother, and she practices Ethical Non-Monogamy. She's got a point of view that I don't, one that I thought was worth sharing with you all, so I got her to open up about her experiences. We get into polyamory and ethical non-monogamy, and how that looks to her in practice, how she discovered that she was queer, how communication helps her navigate ethical non-monogamy, her preferred dating websites, why it still hurts to go through a breakup (even if you're married), and the importance of washing your sheets. Plus a hell of a lot more.

Do you know how to have a One Night Stand? I'm not talking about the *ahem* ins and outs of One Night Stands, but all the other stuff around it. Staying safe, spending the night, expectations, avoiding the Walk of Shame. We get into all those topics and more in this episode.

Plus: My favorite hangover cure.

Many people across America are currently dreading the conversations bound to arise during Thanksgiving dinner. Whether it's being asked if your single, or dealing with close-minded relatives, what should be a time to get together and celebrate what you're thankful for can be a very anxiety inducing time for so many people.

That's why, I wanted to give my listeners a Thanksgiving treat. For this Bonus mini episode of the podcast, I sat down with my Mother before Thanksgiving dinner to get asked all those awkward questions you've been dreading. Plus, my Mother gives my listeners a bit of advice for dealing with folks at the dinner table who might be a bit, problematic.

How soon is too soon to tell them I love you? How long should you wait before you commit? When's the right time to have sex?

We get into all those questions, and more, in this episode. How soon should you listen to it? ASAP ;)

Modern dating involves a lot of behaviors that go unspoken, that very much fall into the gray area of between acceptable behavior and most-certainly-not-okay. Dating multiple people at the same time is one of those things. I'm not talking cheating, or two-timing, I'm talking about all the times you've been on a couple dates with one person, you're still feeling things out, and you line up a first date with someone new. If you're on a dating site right now, odds are good you've had a bit of overlap between dates at least once in your life. I know I have.

So the question is, can you date multiple people in a way that you aren't being a complete and total douchebag while doing it? Not sure about your answer? Well don't worry, we've got some answers for you. In this episode we try to set up some ground roles for dating multiple people in a way that allows for a clear conscience and treating the people you date with basic decency. PLUS: We talk about how great it would be to meet Princess Charming, how weird it would be to knock up two different cousins, and why you should never shit where you eat.

Is flirting cheating? Is "once a cheater always a cheater" true? Have you ever lied about how many people you've slept with? If you had to pick between chemistry or compatibility, which would you choose?

We answered 21 Dating Questions and gave 21 Hot Takes! Want to know if we think soul mates are real? Or, whether or not you should tell a crush you like them even if you don't have a shot?

Can you be happy being single forever?

Is there a way for any of us to be single forever and still be happy? A better question might be...what does it mean to be single (unmarried, or wholly romantically unattached) and can either of those states truly make you happy. Can everyone find happiness in their singledom? Better yet, can everyone get married and be happy?

We tackle all of those question plus: We drag Nikola Tesla! We talk about living across the street from a Methadone Clinic! How looking for love is like Star Trek III: The Quest for Spock! Why marriage improves the quality of life for men! A good reason not to be a heightist! And more!

In this episode, we wanted to take a different approach to talking about breakups. Yes, breaking up with someone usually sucks, and yes, there are ways to get over a breakup, but we wanted to talk about why breakups hurt so much. Things start and end all the time in our lives. Friendships, jobs, where we live, etc., so why is it that end of romantic relationships has the potential to hurt so much?

Let's be real, the end of a relationship hurts everyone in a different way, but there are some ways it hurts us all: Whether it's feeling like the loss of a friendship, or feeling like you've lost a battle, or just feeling like a failure, we all hurt in breakups. We get into the ways in which breakups hurt us, why my own commitment issues steam from a fear of breakup pain, how love is a battlefield, and more in this, very special episode of the Tao of Indifference podcast.

Have you ever gotten to the point in a relationship when you thought you might need a break. Whether it's for distance, time apart for perspective, or just to cool your head, many of us have had a break in our relationships, for a variety of reasons. The thing is, we're not so sure they're always a good idea.

In this episode we tackle relationship breaks. Why people take breaks in relationships, whether or not they're taking them for the right reasons, how to effectively take a break in a relationship, and why Delaney thinks they're always a bad idea.