This week we are talking all about poo. Yes, you have read this correctly. Although everyone does it, it still is viewed as a taboo subject.... especially when you first start dating someone! We talk about it this week with Joe Forrester, to help debunk the stigma around it. When you’re dating, you want to present the best version of yourself and sometimes your toilet habits may be something you’d want to conceal. We speak to a range of people this week who open up and talk about their bathroom dilemmas and how it has affected their dating life.

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Going through heartbreak can be painful and it’s an emotional journey that many people have gone through. The amount of songs that have been created off the back of heartbreak shows the impact it has on our everyday life. If you’re going through heartbreak, gone through heartbreak or intrigued to learn the experiences that people have been through, make sure you listen to this episode. This week we are joined by showbiz journalist and presenter Sam Dowler.

If you’ve been affected by any of the topics mention in the topics, we have listed organisations that you can reach out to:

https://www.mind.org.uk

https://www.relate.org.uk

https://www.samaritans.org

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You’ve met a person online and they seem like they tick all your boxes. The problem is that you have a feeling that something is off. Are they postponing meeting up or avoiding video calls - you might have a catfish. It could also work the other way around, you may ‘enhance’ your photos to the point you get viewed as a catfish. You have to kiss a lot of frogs whilst dating, let’s hope it’s not a catfish. We are joined this week by Calum Di Lieto (and his cat) to talk about the world of catfishing.

Link to Calum's YouTube video - https://youtu.be/cZOUVkisFIQ

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Often when dating we completely neglect the importance of being single. We can become so wrapped up in wanting to find a partner, we begin to neglect ourselves. In this weeks episode, we sit down with presenter Hope Ellen to talk about life being single and how it influences our mindset when it comes to dating.

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Dating can be complicated and game playing (no, not video games) whilst dating takes it to the next level. It can often lead to mixed messages and ultimately lead to getting hurt. Playing games comes in many different forms, this includes being hot and cold with your behaviour, purposely taking ages to respond to messages or even leading the other person on. This week we talk with Holly Wren and have an interesting chat about the topic.

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Romcoms often include characters that have a long list of ‘dos’ and ‘don’ts’ when it comes to dating. Sometimes the list can lead them to what they want, other times it would stop them from meeting someone completely. The topic of deal breakers is really subjective and can often fall into two categories, which include ‘serious’ dealbreakers and ‘trivial’ ones. This week we’ve invited Joel Billington onto our show to join our discussion.

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The proverb ‘absence makes the heart grow fonder’ implies that some time apart might be a good thing. What if the factor is distance and you are in a dating situation where you are physically absent from the person you are dating. Especially during the pandemic and lockdown, this theme seems more relevant than ever. Does the distance make the foundation stronger or can the distance shatter the dynamics of a relationship? We are joined by J Fresh where we speak about the topic of long-distance dating.

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We’d like to think we are all super in tune with ourselves and that we would immediately notice when we start to see the red flags from the person we are dating. The truth is often the complete opposite and we begin to get tunnel vision and start to dismiss the red flags. What are red flags exactly? What should we be looking out for? In the episode this week we sit down with Jen Wakefield to discuss the topic in depth and give you the insight into what to look out for.

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Are you in a Pen Pal situationship and wondering why you are not meeting up in real life? Do they make excuses to meet up and you’re left stuck in a virtual rut, waiting for them to make the move?

Nayha and Remina explore the situations and challenges around why this happens with their special guest Jacqueline Shepherd.

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Dating is one of the hardest things we can encounter in our lives. When Nayha and Remina first started working together at a radio station, they soon realised that they had way more in common than just music. Going off script the girls would often talk about their dating stories, which led them to create their own platform, the Dating Dilemmas Podcast.

In the Dating Dilemmas podcast they will discuss all things dating; the good, the bad, the funny and the ugly! You will get real stories, guests, actual dating dilemmas from YOU, which they might even be able to solve on the podcast. Are you ready? Let’s talk about it!

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