I am so excited to introduce this new part of the Drinks First ecosystem!

Cocktail Hour is a collection of episodes in which I interview seasoned vets of the NYC dating scene for a different perspective.

I could not be more stoked that my debut episode is with Lindsey Metselaar of We Met At Acme fame! We Met At Acme is a podcast about millennial dating in NYC and Lindsey is a native New-Yorker, podcaster, food instagrammer, and social media icon. We talk about attending the same high school, her favorite spots (besides Acme), love languages, and so much more. You can find her @lindzmetz and @wemetatacme on ig.

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*** DISCLAIMER: THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED BEFORE THE PANDEMIC AND COVID-19 ***

This week our guest (Male, Straight, 22, Manhattan, NYC) gives us some on his glow up journey. We start at the beginning with his first love and girlfriend and walk through how that relationship changed his life for the better, how he became more self confident, steps on how he tries to achieve his life and relationship goals, dating in college, juggling multiple girls, getting with roommates, what to do when an intern hits on you, and so much more!!!

Thank you so much for a successful first season and I can't wait to see you all back for season 2!!!

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This week our guest (Female, Straight, 22, Manhattan, NYC) is new to NYC by way of Dublin and Mumbai. We talk about her experience dating her brothers friends, including her Ex who she went to high school and college with, navigating work/life balance, getting with someone you then have to interview, and more! This episode is a little different because we have an in-depth conversation about cross-cultural dating and what it is like to be an Indian woman and the expectations that come along with that. It is important to me that I portray all types of people on the podcast- and this topic is near and dear to my heart. Please let me know what you think of this episode!

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This week our guest (Male, Straight, 26, Manhattan, NYC) gives us some insight to dating after you've been in the city for a while. We talk about the transition between all-boys school to co-ed, being over dating apps, the best way to approach someone at a bar, investing in an online date, getting with your friends sibling, being ghosted, dating someone vs. being in a relationship, instagram etiquette, getting with a 40 year old, and more!!!

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This week our guest (Female, Bisexual, 23, Manhattan, NYC) is freshly on the market and divulges her dating past. We talk about woofing, "The Ick", getting with a cop, pursuing vs. pursuer, hooking up with brothers, oblong ding-dongs, exploring sexuality, the importance of being single, different kinds of love, sexting tips from a writer, new dating apps, "Power of the Pass", and much more!!!

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HAPPY 10TH EPISODE!!! I never thought I would keep this up but I'm so grateful for all you listeners and the support I have gotten.

Since it is ep 10- I'm giving you a double whammy episode. I have been waiting so long to be able to interview this guest (M, 23, Straight, Manhattan) since I met him. Still trying to figure out why he decided to do this but I'm not complaining! He gives us all the brutally honest details about his open relationship, how it works, who initiated it, and what it is like. He shares other crazy date stories, weirdly one that involves AIDS, threesomes, and getting robbed??? I'm telling you guys- this episode is nuts.

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This week our guest (Female, Straight, 22, Manhattan, NYC) is a dating queen. We talk about clingy men, dating with references, good and bad texting, worst date stories, being psycho to your crush, puking on a date, general red flags, hinge vs. bumble, dating profile nono's, drunk texting, and more! Listen to find out ;)

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The DM's are wide open for one of my oldest friends! (M, 22, Straight, Manhattan, NYC) tells us about his experiences with JAPs, recognizing your privilege, what it is like to be in a fraternity, how to get over a sex (position) scandal, what boys talk about, our guidelines to Hinge, how to plan your first dating app date, and a lot more! Straight men- be sure to listen to this episode very carefully there are lots of great tips ;)

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This week our guest (Female, Bisexual, 23, Manhattan, NYC) is our first bisexual guest! We talk about prom, dating in high school vs. college vs. adult life, hooking up with your best friend, mental health, exploring your sexuality, being spit sisters with Malia Obama, queer sex vs. straight sex, age difference with hooking up and dating, consent, shitty texters, when you grow up the most, sugar daddies, etc.etc! Listen to find out ;)

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This week our guest (Trans Non Binary, 24, Brooklyn, NYC) is our first queer guest! We talk about their life experiences, where to meet people in NYC (spoiler alert- it's in soho), decorative cabbage season fka cuffing season, what traversing the dating scene has been like as a trans non binary queer individual, if keeping a list is good or bad, fetish vs. type, farting in front of your date, threesomes, getting with someone in your uber pool, how to take a nude/sext, yik yak, surefire way to get 10% off your bill, and so much more!

In the words of our guest- STRAP IN! We think you'll Mc'Freakin love it.

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