Well everyone, we’ve reached a new record this week… the introduction goes for 32 minutes and honestly we have absolutely no idea why. We have truly never talked this much crap and we’re not sorry.

An update on applications for you all - they’re going to remain open for one more week and you can now apply if you’re over the age of 21.

In the main topic we’re chatting about situationships - what are they, how do you get into one, what it means, how to progress it forward and when to pull the pin.

We’ve all been in them and frankly they can really suck, so hopefully this episode helps you to know you’re not alone.

In other parts of the episode, Sim tells about his fear of public speaking, Shannon gives us an update on the English geologist from earlier in the year and we spend a good five minutes discussing Lord of the Rings.

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This is probably the most important episode to date this year… the matchmaking is BACK and we have all of the details for you.

Applications will open on July 23 and stay open for two weeks until August 6. It’s open to absolutely anyone in WA over the age of 24 and if you use the codeword hidden somewhere in this episode, you’ll increase your chances of getting matched.

In the main topic, we’re discussing the five love languages - words of affirmation, quality time, acts of service, physical touch and receiving gifts.

These languages determine how you both like to give and receive love and learning how your partner receives love will help you know the best way to demonstrate your love and caring.

We also give you a very minor update on our lives because we have nothing exciting to report but still manage a 20 minute intro talking about who only knows what.

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Guys! We’re on time this week and you’ve only had to wait 7 days in between episodes!

This week, we’re talking about the idea of future tripping. It’s the concept where very early on in dating, you start fantasising about someone and where the relationship could go, but ultimately end up falling for the potential of that person, rather than who they actually are.

Don’t worry we’re all really guilty of it - Shannon got her feelings hurt only recently by letting her head envision a future that wasn’t there yet and on the day we recorded, Simon had decided a girl he had spent 1.5 hours with was already ‘girlfriend’ material.

In other news, both Shan and Sim actually have dates to talk about this week so that’s a win.

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Yes, we’re a whole week late… oops! Good news is you only have to wait a week until a new episode comes out and we promise we’ll be on it from now on.

In this week’s ep, we’re discussing if age really is just a number. What is an acceptable age gap, does it make a difference if the guy or girl is older, are age gaps more common in the city or country?

Meanwhile in our personal lives, Simon has huge news and is actually starting to date women his own age and Shannon is taking full credit for his development as a human being.

Shannon herself went on a holiday to Coral Bay (hence the delay to the episode) and got rained on for five out of seven days. She’s also not dating and has not exciting news whatsoever.

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Ghosting, breadcrumbing, zombieing and benching. Some of them you’ve heard of, some of them you haven’t, so on this week’s episode we’re going through modern dating terms and what they mean.

In other news, on our dating podcast Simon and Shannon have absolutely no dating news of their own to report.

Shannon has uninstalled all of her apps and gone into hibernation for the winter. Simon really just can’t be bothered and honestly, who can blame him?

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This week we’re talking about social media and there is a lot more to unpack then we thought there would be.

Should you stalk before you go on a date? When should you add each other on Insta and Facebook? Is becoming Facebook official still a thing? How early is too early to post each other? Is it a red flag if your partner doesn’t post you to their social media?

In other news, Shannon finds out something super surprising about Simon and explains why an exclamation point has made her so irrationally irritated.

Meanwhile Simon almost got ghosted and drops an absolute BOMB on Shannon.

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Two friends of the opposite sex debate whether it is possible to be truly platonic friends with the opposite sex.

Does it get super awkward? Yep, 100%, it absolutely does!

Shannon also goes on a rant about what not to do when someone sends you the "I just don't feel a spark text."

While Simon shares that there surprisingly is a woman out there who likes him. Nope, not his mum, it's his sister.

At the end of the ep, Shannon and Sim dish out some much needed advice to a listener who is wondering if she should get back together with her ex.

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