Best Before Date - modern dating exploration

This week on Best Before Date, second part of the chat with Michaela Chung. She is an introvert dating coach, author and stand up comedian based out of Vancouver. Over the last 9 years, Michaela has been teaching introverted men and women how to navigate dating and find the right person. In the second part, we talk about dating younger men, ghosting, sexual chemistry, and dirty dancing!

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Check out the things we discussed timestamped below!

IN THIS EPISODE:

- Michaela calls Al a fuckboy (0:39)

- White cool men (1:33)

- Is Al a stripper? (2:45)

- Do they grab your dick (3:40)

- Dating younger men (4:56)

- Sexual peak for women (5:54)

- Sex was catered to men only (6:50)

- Hookups on your terms (7:38)

- Faking orgasms (9:01)

- Sexual chemistry (9:59)

- Dating multiple people and exclusivity (10:57)

- Communicating expectations (12:35)

- Sexual revolution was a trick (14:33)

- Something more casual (16:01)

- Dance got me thinking more about sex (17:29)

- Inner work and bad break up (18:51)

- Embody your femininity (20:38)

- Rehabilitating fuckboys (22:22)

- Apps have made men lazy (24:47)

- Ghosting (27:27)

- Flaky young men (29:26)

- Casual dating (32:54)

- Michaela coaches Al (33:32)

- Single for a while is a red flag (36:07)

- Meeting my needs (37:42)

- Love is love (40:27)

- Mixed race (41:34)

- Finding stability in religion (44:43)

- Disrespectful women (46:08)

- Calling men whores (47:26)

- Dane Cook (50:19)

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This week on Best Before Date, we have a bunch of cool things! New logo and awesome Michaela Chung joins in for a long but fun chat. She is an introvert dating coach, author and stand up comedian based out of Vancouver. Over the last 9 years, Michaela has been teaching introverted men and women how to navigate dating and find the right person. She is currently single; so she shares about her experience getting approached after shows or on the street and interacting with obvious pick up artists. Listen in to find out more about things men and women struggle with in dating! 

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Check out the things we discussed timestamped below!

IN THIS EPISODE:

- Coaching dating (0:18)

- Dating for women (1:51)

- Introverts (2:28)

- Identifying introverts (2:53)

- Being more social as an introvert (5:11)

- Can you become extraverted? (5:55)

- More sensitive to stimulation (6:40)

- Is AL an introvert? (7:55)

- Extraverted comic (9:41)

- Different problems based on gender (10:28)

- Coaching men vs women (11:35)

- Progression of clients (13:05)

- Women don't have issues with style (14:12)

- Marrying too fast? (16:10)

- Creating a fuckboy (19:33)

- The right person (20:41)

- Consultation with wrong people (22:38)

- Pick up (23:48)

- Dick pics must have worked (25:45)

- Get approached by men (26:35)

- Approached after shows (28:15)

- Stage persona (29:47)

- Vancouver brunch dates (30:42)

- 9-5 people (31:42)

- Ottawa dating (32:57)

- What kind of man (34:17)

- Butt pimple (35:24)

- AL suffered for love at 6 years old (37:10)

- Childhood story limiting your dating life (39:04)

- Religion based marriage (39:50)

- Worst case scenario for AL (40:57)

- Touchy and kissy (42:54)

- How to get married quickly (43:49)

- Mom teaches her things (44:46)

- Monogamous or poly (45:30)

- Hall passes (46:55)

- The five sex languages (47:17)

- Men get burnt when things get opened up (51:39)

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This week on Best Before Date, our guest is Hayley Renee Garceau! She is a Vancouver based comedian, actor, writer and show producer. They discuss the etiquette of texting after a date or a hook up, dating in Vancouver, the importance of passion in a relationship. Hayley said after the fact that she shared too much! But AL thinks in the second half of the pod he shared too much as well. Decide from yourself!

If you want more, you can see Hayley weekly at Levels Nightclub for Taglines Comedy.

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Check out the things we discussed timestamped below!

IN THIS EPISODE:

- Not thinking about dating (0:24)

- Dating a bad comic (1:19)

- Needs to be passionate (2:01)

- Short kings (2:58)

- AL finds out he is not 5'10" (3:34)

- Al does a commercial (4:55)

- Settling down (8:52)

- Questions about the future (9:46)

- Having kids (11:53)

- Being strong and active (14:12)

- Connective tissue and fitness (15:10)

- Don't care about abs (18:31)

- Insecurity (20:29)

- Intense goals (22:14)

- So much effort into getting first dates (23:13)

- Dating is like for men (24:14)

- Guys lose interest after hook up (27:02)

- If you like him, put more effort in (27:49)

- Texting after a date (28:10)

- Almost getting in trouble (30:10)

- Cheating can always happen (31:38)

- Famous men (32:28)

- Hoe-ing it up (34:54)

- Love love (35:26)

- Passionate (36:27)

- Friends with guys (36:49)

- Friends with girls (40:28)

- Guy friends that want to fuck you (41:48)

- Starting as friends (43:24)

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New Episodes every Tuesday at 9pm PST! 

This week on Best Before Date, our guest is Hayley Renee Garceau! She is a Vancouver based comedian, actor, writer and show producer. Hayley talks about breaking her ex's heart, being focused on career and friends over dating, and being single in Vancouver! If you want more, you can see her weekly at Levels Nightclub for Taglines Comedy. 

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PLEASE DON'T SLIDE INTO HAYLEY'S DMs HERE

Check out the things we discussed timestamped below!

IN THIS EPISODE:

- Nerve-wracking (0:29)

- Tea date (0:58)

- Too easy (1:44) 

- Guys don't notice this (2:36)

- What if the sex is the reason (3:29)

- Making me like them (4:25)

- Dating app (5:14)

- Last relationship (6:52)

- And what happened? (7:44)

- Broke his heart (8:42)

- Breaking up (9:39)

- Deserve someone who knows you're the one (10:29)

- Vancouver and break up over phone (11:24)

- Talking about an ex on a date (12:27)

- Moving quickly (15:13)

- Hoe phases (17:40)

- Why AL doesn't drink (18:46)

- Hookups without alcohol (20:08)

- Not on apps (21:31)

- Sex (22:37)

- Some guys are so stupid (24:19)

- Sliding into DMs (25:56)

- Law of attraction (26:59)

- Single people in Vancouver (28:23)

- Canuck the Crow (29:26)

- Plant parenthood (31:30)

- Vancouver loneliness (33:45)

- Loved Montreal (34:21)

- Blowing MJ smoke (35:30)

- Fashun (36:41)

- Tell me a joke (40:00)

- Dating as a comic (41:38)

- Can't say no (42:33)

- Burns both Akeem and AL (45:55)

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This week on Best Before Date, AL gets his very first tarot reading! Nick is a Vancouver based tarot reader and photographer and was nice enough to do a quick reading for AL. He talks about going with the flow and trusting the universe, while AL tells the story of the lost iron ring.

You can find Nick on Instagram here.

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Check out the things we discussed timestamped below!

IN THIS EPISODE:

- Why get a reading (0:45)

- The deck (1:52)

- Every reading is different (3:36)

- Crystal (4:50)

- Altar (5:13)

- Honoring the universe (5:39)

- Vancouver heat (6:40)

- Treating it with respect (7:22)

- Get started (8:04)

- Believer in numbers (10:12)

- Synchronicity (11:26)

- Picking the cards (12:07)

- Candle (12:40)

- First card (13:03)

- Second card (16:00)

- Taiwan (18:37)

- Third card (20:54)

- Trying to find answers (23:46)

- Control (24:08)

- Getting in tune with your emotions (24:29)

- Getting stuff back from ex (27:01)

- Pregnancy scare (29:35)

- Learning from relationships (30:49)

- Taking responsibility in dating (31:14)

- Questions about the reading (36:45)

- AL gets a present (38:28)

- Reach out for a reading (39:20)

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This time on Best Before Date, we make history! Sharpay and AL come up with a secret code for women to communicate their intentions to other women! You can skip straight to it by following the timestamp below! They also finish up the juicy story from part 1. Sharpay friendzones AL and calls him a coward. Tune in for another awesome episode! (I promised Friday - here it is <3 xoxo)

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Check out the things we discussed timestamped below!

IN THIS EPISODE:

- Al's strong text game (0:20)

- The unexpected outcome (3:25)

- Missing hints and signals (5:29)

- Humor is f***ing sexy (7:49)

- AL again talks about his type (8:45)

- Love yourself, baby girl (13:23)

- Won't date AL (15:19)

- Sharpay has all the power (15:47)

- Sharpay shames my phone (16:37)

- Letting AL down easy (18:09)

- Friendzoning AL (18:48)

- Comics in Vancouver (19:25)

- Laughing in a relationship (20:40)

- Big talk (21:15)

- Removing prominent trait (21:47)

- Laughter (22:15)

- Bright future? (23:33)

- Big on planning (24:11)

- Live for today and now (25:04)

- What was missing (25:42)

- Fake wrap up (26:49)

- Deep conversation on dates (27:23)

- Is AL a coward? (27:57)

- Bisexual (28:45)

- Make your intentions known (30:10)

- The cherry blossom latte (32:34)

- How AL handles getting hit on by guys (33:21)

- All women need to know this (35:06)

- Give men some credit (35:52)

- We made history today (36:37)

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If you don't have the time or patience to listen to this part, at least catch the last 5 minutes! 

This week on Best Before Date, Sharpay Zhang - a Vancouver based comic joins for a chat about her hot girl summer! Sharpay talks about not being okay with a "just-okay" relationship, safe sex, and social anxiety. Meantime, AL shares a recent, wild dating story. 

Part 2 will drop this Friday instead of next week, so you'll get the full episode this week!

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Check out the things we discussed timestamped below!

IN THIS EPISODE:

- Freshly single (0:42)

- Codependent (2:09)

- Hot girl summer (4:25)

- BBD guests getting dates (5:57)

- Breaking up (6:35)

- Ending it when things are fine (8:18)

- Superficial dating (10:28)

- Family expectations (12:21)

- Reflect on your relationship (13:35)

- Didn't have a chance to explore (15:25)

- Poly relationships (16:33)

- Rawdogging (17:51)

- Unconventional red flags (23:49)

- Different dating for men and women (27:08)

- Al's audition (29:02)

- Compatibility (30:27)

- Hot girl summer in Vancouver (32:19)

- Social anxiety (33:25)

- Where to even meet people in Vancouver (38:42)

- AL's juicy story (39:10) ********MUST LISTEN*******

- Give "the look" (42:40)

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New Episodes every Tuesday at 9pm PST! 

This week on Best Before Date, second part of the chat with Jon Endo - a rising local comic, a dear friend, and a great person all around. This part dives deeper into red flags, dating, and even the Depp vs Heard trial. 

You can find Jon on his IG here.

(sorry for another two-parter! xoxo)

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Check out the things we discussed timestamped below!

IN THIS EPISODE:

- Sketchy dates (0:30)

- Wild summer (2:21)

- Different world (4:07)

- Socially pretty people (5:10)

- First date done right (6:07)

- Balance (7:09)

- Red flags (8:15)

- Prioritizing self (10:15)

- Clinginess (12:06)

- Trust issues (13:26)

- Learn to forgive (16:09)

- We all f*** up (17:31)

- Write down your boundaries (18:30)

- Being respectful (19:22)

- Vilifying your exes (20:04)

- Focus on your journey (21:39)

- East Vancouver boy (23:00)

- People in comedy (24:07)

- Amber Heard trial (25:30)

- Leaving abusive relationships (28:00)

- Wrong message from the Depp trial (29:55)

- One last thing (32:09)

- True crime docs (33:10)

- Never going to happen to me (34:11)

- Compassion (35:27)

- Wanting kids (37:42)

- Try dating outside of your type (39:04)

- Take responsibility (42:05)

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New Episodes every Tuesday at 9pm PST! 

This week on Best Before Date, Jon Endo - a rising local comic, a dear friend, and a great person all around, joins in for chat about friendships, romantic relationships, and personal growth. Jon stands by cutting the bullshit, being true to oneself, and striving to be a better person. He is one of the few comics in the scene in a committed relationship, so check out how he managed that!

(sorry for another two-parter! xoxo)

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Check out the things we discussed timestamped below!

IN THIS EPISODE:

- Different performers (1:09)

- Committed (3:10)

- The right person (4:21)

- Stop bullshitting (5:26)

- Fearless (7:03)

- Assuming sucks (8:40)

- Be better (9:36)

- Slut of the group (10:46)

- The one (12:09)

- Being on the same page (13:30)

- Stop feeling sorry for yourself (15:30)

- Orgasms (16:24)

- AL's getting too old to finger (17:14 )

- Love yourself (19:00)

- Easy to get laid (21:02)

- Taking it slow (22:25)

- Sexually compatible (23:45)

- Nerd out over anime (26:50)

- Believe in yourself (29:12)

- The right people (30:00)

- Cheating (31:31)

- Meeting good people (33:37)

- Hate themselves (36:23)

- Racism (37:17)

- Right people (38:19)

- Fiance story (41:07)

- "tell me a joke" (44:10)

- Their crazy matches yours (46:19)

- Good friends (48:26)

- Give red flags a chance (50:06)

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This time on Best Before Date, someone that might sound familiar because you've seen him in Snowpiercer, Spaceforce, Superman and Lois and many other shows that start with the letter "S"! Akeem is a stand up comedian and actor from Montreal, currently based out of Vancouver. They talk about what makes Vancouver one of the worst cities for dating, the difference between West and East coasts, hall passes, and the amount of emphasis we put on body counts (plus surveys done by AL).

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Check out the things we discussed timestamped below!

IN THIS EPISODE:

- Cheating (0:34)

- Hall pass (1:17)

- Polyamory (3:55)

- Monogamy isn't it (6:55)

- Vancouver is the worst for dating (8:48)

- Flaking (9:22)

- "let's hang out" (10:53)

- What needs to change in Vancouver (12:56)

- Vancouver needs a cuffing season (14:01)

- West coast bound for now (15:39)

- Acting and entertainment (16:20)

- Being in a show (18:29)

- Romany Malco (18:51)

- East coast vibes (20:54)

- Favorite dating scene (23:22)

- Not getting cancelled (26:51)  

- One person at a time (29:06)

- Title freak people out (30:30)

- Reciprocating (34:04)

- Abandonment issues (35:51)

- Entitlement of men (37:53)

- And women too (38:56)

- Red pill (39:39)

- Incels (42:43)

- Sex while single vs relationship (46:58)

- Body count (49:06)

- Hoe phase (53:10)

- Don't be jealous (55:59)

- Ali Wong (56:31)

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New Episodes every Tuesday at 9pm PST!