Before we ever set them up on dates, we sat them down all together. Listen in as Amanda, Aziz, Khan and Virginia talk through their expectations on love, relationships and this podcast.

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It's hard to priorize dating when your first dates never lead to second ones. This week, Amanda rethinks the time she's willing to invest in her dating life.

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There are conversations you replay over in your mind weeks or months after you've heard them. The lastest Aziz and Manny date brought up something for Jesse that made her want to go a little deeper.

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Aziz and Manny are both keenly aware of their attachment styles. But we're all different around different people, right? This week, Aziz reverses the power dynamic.

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How bad was your worst first date? Whatever it was, we can almost guarantee these stories are far worse.

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When James went on a blind date with Aziz, many of you wrote in to tell us how much you loved him. This week, Hiwote has a follow up conversation with the karaoke legend who stole our hearts.

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Khan is good at falling in love. He's also good at wooing everyone around him. On this week's date, he questions the root of his charm.

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Aziz knows what he likes in a partner. So much so that he's got a list of requirements. This week, he explores what straying from the list does for his love life.

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Is it chemistry or are you just turned on by his unavailability? Meet Virginia, a 30-something lawyer looking for the love of her life and she's gone on 50+ dates to prove it. This week, we set her up with a model & wait for the sparks to fly.

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Come for the cringe, stay for the connection. Follow four modern daters as they trade the swiping, the small talk, and the fumbled first kiss for a curated virtual date with a team of fairy godmothers behind the scenes. You might have eavesdropped on a first date before, but never like this. From the producers of Where Should We Begin, This is Dating, a series of recorded first dates.

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