This Is Why

This Is Why

By Laura Lane, Angela Spera - HeadgumComedySociety & CultureRelationships
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This Is Why episodes

  • Decluttering After a Breakup ft. decluttering expert Tracy McCubbin

    This week we welcome the author of "Making Space, Clutter-Free: The Last Book on Decluttering You'll Ever Need" and founder of dClutterfly, Tracy McCubbin. She talks all about how clutter can affect your relationships and how to get things in order! In dating news we discuss how to digitally disconnect after a breakup & how to give advice people actually take. Then we answer your listener questions including a listener moving after a breakup and another listener who wants tips for how to date a divorced guy.

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    1 hr 6 min
  • When Family Complicates Things

    This week we talk about how family can affect relationships. In dating news we discuss bad relationship habits you can learn from your parents & the importance of humility. Then we answer your listener questions including a listener who is dating her brother’s ex and another listener who wants her boyfriend to cut ties with his mom. Angela's friend is frustrated by her bf's hesitation to say "I love you" and Laura's friends burns a portrait of her and her ex in the name of divorce. 

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    53 min
  • Dealing With Insecurities

    This week we talk all about dealing with insecurities and how that affects relationships. Maybe it's an insecurity you have or your partner has – it can cause trouble! In dating news we discuss dreams that might be red flags in a relationship & how to get over heartbreak. Then we answer your listener questions including one guy insecure about his small package and another wondering if it’s normal to fight a lot early in a relationship. Angela talks about Ian's paranoia with bed bugs and Laura talks about a Reddit thread that had a personal shout out. 

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    46 min
  • Afraid of Commitment

    This week we talk about why you or someone you like might have a fear of commitment and how to get over it or embrace it. In dating news we discuss the real reason for your fear of commitment & how to break up with someone you love. Then we answer your listener questions, including a listener who is afraid of relationships and another listener who is attempting an LDR without a DTR. Angela talks about battling over the registry with her fiancé and Laura talks about wanting Nic to join her health obsession.

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    50 min
  • How to Score a Second Date

    Today we're talking how to convert a first date into a second date: the right attitude, what to say and more! In dating news: Tinder bios for each zodiac sign & how to make plans without getting a drink. Then we answer your listener questions, including one listener who thinks she’s getting mixed signals and another worried her boyfriend is settling. Angela talks wedding color swatches and Laura talks about traveling without her baby.

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    54 min
  • New Year, New You (2020 Edition)

    Happy new year everyone! It's our annual New Year, New You episode where we talk all about how to start the new year fresh when it comes to dating & life. We discuss our personal resolutions and goals and hopefully inspire yours! In dating news we discuss what the new phrase “self partnered” means & how to eat alone and like it. Then we answer your listener questions including one listener who is unsure if a guy is shy or uninterested and one hilarious bad date story. Angela has a co-worker who gives first dates a strange option of splitting an expensive meal and things backfire when Laura has an idea to achieve a "highly evolved" relationship.

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    1 hr 2 min
  • How Holiday Rom-Coms Are Lying to You

    On this week’s podcast we discuss how unrealistic those holiday movies on TV are and how they might affect your relationship prospects. In dating news we discuss holiday gift ideas based on your partner’s love language & the most popular day for online dating is approaching. Then we answer your listener questions including a listener who wants to break up with her boyfriend before the holidays and another listener whose real-life rom-com romance didn’t work out as she planned. Angela and Ian spend Thanksgiving a part and Laura tries on a sexy outfit that gets Nic's attention.

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    50 min
  • Everything You Wish Men Knew

    On this week's episode we discuss all the dating advice we wish we could tell the guys in our lives from how often to confirm dates (triple confirm!) to how to clean a bathroom (throw away old products stat!). In dating news we discuss a survey that reveals how men view modern masculinity & what men can do to turn their partners on. Then we answer your listener questions including a guy crushing on his new roommate and another guy who wants his lady to initiate some dates. Angela gets negged by a gay guy and Nic holds onto his harvest fest grudge. 

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    49 min
  • Cuffing Season Is Back

    We are deep into the middle of Cuffing Season where people pair off during the cold winter holidays! Are you cuffed, looking to be cuffed or avoiding cuffing entirely? We get into it all! In dating news we discuss the viscous cycle that might be affecting your sex life & the science behind cuffing season. Then we answer your listener questions including one listener who is no longer sexually attracted to her long distance bf and another who wonders whether she is leading on a pen pal. Angela worries her movie obsession is too much for Ian to handle and Laura accidentally leaves something embarrassing out in the bathroom.

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    50 min
  • The Importance of Thank You

    Happy thanksgiving! This week we talk about the importance of gratitude and saying thank you in your relationship and how to not take the little things for granted. In dating news we discuss the new relationship status more millennials are signing up for & who gets the dog after a divorce. Then we answer your listener questions including one listener who can’t get past the first date and another who is 50 and looking for love. Angela doesn't know what to do when her dad accepts a friend request from her ex boyfriend on Facebook and Laura overreacts when Nic isn't excited to go to a Harvest Festival in Randall's Island.

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    47 min

About This Is Why

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Comedians and authors Laura Lane and Angela Spera give best friend advice on pop culture, politics, news headlines, workplace dynamics, dating, parenting, friendship and whatever else is on your…

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