Do you ever feel obligated to give advice? Well, so do we. T & K discuss why we feel the need to give others relationship advice and how we feel receiving it, too. 

 

Sangria recipe (actually follow it,unlike us):www.thecookierookie.com/apple-pie-sangria/ 

 

Carrot cake recipe (legit the best carrot cake EVER):sallysbakingaddiction.com/my-favorite-carrot-cake-recipe/ 

 

T’s article: Andrew King. ‘Chick Crack’: Self-Esteem, Science and Women’s Dating Advice. Society, 57, 195–205 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12115-020-00465-8 (access required)

 

K’s article: The Journal of Adolescence, “Interpersonal Identity formation in conversations with close friends about dating relationships” by Elizabeth M. Morgan, Neill Korobov, September 2011, online at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/51705977_Interpersonal_identity_formation_in_conversations_with_close_friends_about_dating_relationships 

Podcast music: "Wholesome" by Kevin Macleod, 2019, online:https://incompetech.com/wordpress/2019/07/wholesome/

This episode features our first guest, Anita! We chat about when we have been creeped out, and when we’ve been creepy ourselves (whoops!). We discuss what is perceived as creepy, why, and how we can deal with situations that make us uncomfortable. Heads up - the volume on this episode might be a little higher than the other episodes! 

 

T’s article: Francis T. McAndrew, Sara S. Koehnke, “On the nature of creepiness”, New Ideas in Psychology, Volume 43, 2016, Pages 10-15. online: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0732118X16300320 (access required)

 

K’s article: The Washington Post, “Why India’s modern women say it’s a ‘burden’ to be female” by Vidhi Doshi, March 2018, available online at: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2018/03/12/why-indias-modern-women-say-its-a-burden-to-be-female/ 

 

Podcast music: "Wholesome" by Kevin Macleod, 2019, online:https://incompetech.com/wordpress/2019/07/wholesome/

In a world full of personality types, T&K take 2 personality tests to find out what our Meyers Briggs personality types are and discuss the results. We share our thoughts on why learning more about your personality type could be helpful and  delve a little into the history of these tests, and their scientific validity. 

 

Websites for personality tests:

16 Personalities (our fave): https://www.16personalities.com/ 

Truity: https://www.truity.com/ 

T’s resources: The Myers-Briggs Foundation, MBTI Basics, https://www.myersbriggs.org/my-mbti-personality-type/mbti-basics/; Wikipedia: Myers-Briggs Type Indicator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myers%E2%80%93Briggs_Type_Indicator 

Podcast music: "Wholesome" by Kevin Macleod, 2019, online:https://incompetech.com/wordpress/2019/07/wholesome/

Have you ever sent a text and received a response 2 days later? We think that’s weird. In this episode, T&K reflect on response times to texts and emails, as well as the phenomenon of social media in modern relationships.

 

T’s article: Aziz Ansari & Eric Klinenberg, “She’ll text me, she’ll text me not” on Nautilus, Feb 11, 2016, online at: https://nautil.us/issue/33/attraction/shell-text-me-shell-text-me-not

K’s article: University of Waterloo, “Why people don’t reply to your emails”, July 11, 2020, online at: https://uwaterloo.ca/math/why-people-dont-reply-your-emails 

K’s article 2: Harvard Business Review, “Before You Respond to that Email, Pause” by Anthony K. Tjan, October 2014, online at: ttps://hbr.org/2014/10/before-you-respond-to-that-email-pause 

Podcast music: "Wholesome" by Kevin Macleod, 2019, online:https://incompetech.com/wordpress/2019/07/wholesome/

T & K talk about how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted our expectations for the year 2020, relationship expectations, and how to manage expectations to avoid disappointment.

In this episode, it's T, K and our squeaky chair! 

T’s article: Yoga Journal, “The Tyranny of Expectations” by Phillip Moffitt, November/December 2004, online at:http://www.lifebalance.org/articles/2004-11_12_Tyranny_Of_Expectations.pdf

 

K’s article: Psychology Today, “How Expectations Are Shaping Your Relationship” by Amie M. Gordon, September 28 2019, online at: https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/between-you-and-me/201909/how-expectations-are-shaping-your-relationship

 

Podcast music: "Wholesome" by Kevin Macleod, 2019, online:https://incompetech.com/wordpress/2019/07/wholesome/

Welcome to It's Funny You Should Ask! In this short introductory episode, we introduce ourselves and what our podcast is all about. Thanks for joining us!