Seeing Other People

LDR (Long Distance Relationship) survivors Jamie and Max walk us through the highs and lows of the four-year long distance span of their relationship. We discuss their decision to pursue a long-distance relationship during college, how they involved each other in their lives from afar, what visiting each other was like, how important it was to trust one another and practice straightforward communication, the shift that occurred when Max graduated and was starting his career in NYC during Jamie’s senior year of college, what aspects of their LDR made their now in-person relationship stronger, how their LDR helped shape them into the independent and self-sufficient people that they are today, and more. 

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Ilana sits down with a 28 heterosexual woman who currently lives in New York. She opens up about her first dating app experiences in 2019, which included somebody who ghosted her out of nowhere followed by a situation that had a tremendous negative impact on her mental and physical health. We discuss how she overcame these traumatizing experiences in order to get back out there and end up in a healthy relationship.

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Damona Hoffman is the Host of the podcast Dates & Mates, the official Dating Coach for OkCupid, a Love Expert on The Drew Barrymore Show, an Advice Columnist and more. Damona joins us to discuss the way dating has changed overtime, how we give dating apps too much power, why having a phone call before a date can be a game changer, what exclusivity really means and how to know if you’re exclusive with someone, and what happens if you actually express what you want. 

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Ilana sits down with a 32-year-old who called off her marriage just two months before the wedding. We hear what led to this decision, how she went about ending the engagement, what she’s learned from this experience, and what advice she has for anyone who is going through something similar or questioning whether or not their relationship is built to last.

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Serena Kerrigan, the Queen of Confidence and the creator of the show and card game Let’s F*cking Date and the new card game Let’s F*cking F*ck, joins us today to give us the scoop on how we can be more confident in our dating lives. We chat about how to portray yourself on dating apps, why texting isn’t real and you should get to the date before stalking and talking too much, whether or not they always come back, how it’s tough to see an ex move on, prioritizing work and relationships at the same time, getting back out there after heartbreak, and why you need to talk to yourself the way you would talk to your best friend. 

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A 27-year-old woman takes over the Unfiltered mic to share her experience exploring her sexuality and coming out as bisexual.

She explains what led to this exploration, what her first dating experience with a woman was like, and how she came out to the people in her life.

Anonymous opens up about the ups and downs of dating each gender, why dating apps don’t make bisexual dating easy, common misconceptions of bisexuality, and advice she has for anyone else who is considering exploring their sexuality. 

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Backed by popular demand, Ilana’s boyfriend Jake is joining the show for a tell-all about their relationship. Ilana and Jake open up about how everything unfolded, starting with their Hinge meet-cute where Ilana didn’t respond, and followed by a “just fine” first date where the sparks were MIA.

They share how things progressed, why Ilana wasn’t anxious for the first time, and when and how they became official. We also hear their first fight go down as they debate some of these details. 

Ilana and Jake answer listener questions about pre-date nerves, timing, communication, what it’s like dating a "dating expert," how long it took to feel comfortable with each other, what Jake likes and doesn’t like about Ilana and more. Jake closes out the episode by begging you to please support his girlfriend by following @seeingotherpeople on IG, signing up for the Patreon, leaving 5-star reviews, and sending the podcast to your friends. 

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On this episode of Unfiltered I sit down with Austin (30M) who lives in Australia. When Austin was 15, he met someone who he ended up dating and marrying when he was 21. By the time he was 25, they got divorced, leaving him to enter the dating world for the first time as a single divorcee. He shares why his childhood experiences made him value love and relationships, and how his journey to really finding his person has been very difficult. We discuss what it was like for him to tell people that he was divorced, and we hear about the similarities and differences between dating in the US and dating in Australia.

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Love, Communication and Intimacy Coach Shaun Galanos aka @thelovedrive joins us on Seeing Other People to share his expertise on how to be a better communicator, and all things DTR (defining the relationship). We discuss how to practice vulnerability and learn how to openly communicate, why you should explore the edges of your comfort zone, what to disclose and what not to disclose prior to meeting someone, how to navigate you or your date having a fear of commitment, what to do when someone says they’re not looking for something serious, when and how to have the DTR convo, what to do if they’re not on the same page, and more. We close out the episode by answering listener questions.

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On this Unfiltered episode we’re joined by a 26 year old female who was diagnosed with herpes. She shares what it was like receiving her diagnosis, communicating it to the person who transmitted it to her and what it’s been like to date with herpes. We hear how her diagnosis impacted her mental health and self worth and she walks us through the steps she took to get herself back to a good place. We learn about the common misconceptions about herpes, the resources that are available for those who find out they have herpes and how we can better communicate about sexually transmitted infections in order to reduce the stigma. 

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