Friendships and love relationships are more similar in nature than we realize. Ashika brings in two familiar voices to guest with her on this episode where parallels are drawn between love relationships and friendships. We get ghosted, ignored and go through cycles of toxicity with friends too. Listen to the episode to hear how to handle a failed friend connection. 

Does the perfect first date really exist? And if so, is a first date really the hinge upon which the entire connection rests? Listen as Ashika describes two of her own "great" first dates and how those connections panned out. Do we put too much stock in the idea of the perfect first date? 

Ashika takes a break from the drama of single life and talks about self love and care during the holiday season.  How do you overcome childhood traumas and deep rooted beliefs about your own accomplishments and success? Join the challenge and find a few minutes for yourself to help recognize your own accomplishments and boost your feelings of self worth. 

The Aftershow crew is back to discuss the age issue. Listen as Ashika and her friends dive deeper into the dynamics of age differences and South Asian and Latino cultures. What are the challenges that are faced in relationships where age plays a big role and how do they overcome them. Does love really conquer all?

Is age really an issue? Sure it's always been normal for a man to be older than the woman he is with, but what about when the shoe is on the other foot? Have high profile South Asian celebrities like Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Neha Kakkar changed societal views on women being older? Ashika dives into this topic and talks about the challenges she sees herself having if any of her younger suitors ever become "the one". 

Is there something that Ashika is missing here? Has the once popular social media app, Facebook, become the new place to find singles? Ashika started noticing this trend on New Years Eve of 2019 and it seems to have continued. Listen as she also talks about a recent Facebook harasser she crossed paths with and what it took to finally get rid of him! 

In honor of Halloween, Ashika shares her best (or worst) dating horror story.  Sometimes, appearances are not at all, what they seem. It's about to get pretty scary. TRIGGER WARNING: This episode discusses themes of suicide, self harm and cutting. 

October is a month full of hayrides, Halloween and libra birthdays! As much as Ashika loves to celebrate life's successes and failures, her birthday is one occasion that she has never been able to fully enjoy. Starting with her very first birthday, Ashika explains why her special day is truthfully cursed and how she's coped with it for years! Listen on and judge for yourself, is her birthday a curse or is all the bad luck a coincidence? 

Ashika gets in the spirit of the bewitching October season with an episode dedicated to all things mystical she believes in. Listen on as the self proclaimed "astrology-nerd" discusses star signs, encounters with psychics including her own personal readings, and tarot card misconceptions. Don't be scared! 

The OG Aftershow crew is back! Fabian and Teji are back to dish the dirt on the Do's & Don'ts of Picking Up episode. Listen on as the three friends rehash the episode and share all their dirty little pick up secrets from best, to WORSE case scenario!