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Meg Toohey, musician, writer, producer, and overall Renaissance woman takes us through her dating history including her coming out story, how her first girlfriend shaped her future relationships, and being compared to Shane from The L Word. She talks about writing a breakup album with her current fiancé and the importance of realizing and taking responsibility for your contribution in difficult conversations.

Listen to her new single "That's All Over Now" as well as She is Risen: Vol I and II, Toohey's all-female cast rendition of Jesus Christ Superstar at megtoohey.com.

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Alison talks about her very sad news: her hamster, Sandy, unexpectedly left this earthly plane last week. And we answer listener questions including:

• if you should try dating someone again,
• who should say "I love you" first,
• and a listener shares a story asking, "IS THIS WHAT DATING IS NOW?!" and wonders if she's just "too emotional."

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Sophie tells us about going on Craigslist dates in NYC before online dating, how she met her boyfriend on Tinder by being aggressive, and how to filter people out. WATCH the bonus episode with Sophie at Patreon.com/vsingle! That's right, we're doing videos now.

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Songwriter, musician and composer Heather Reid (formerly of the '90s alt-rock band The Murmurs with Leisha Hailey aka Alice from The L Word) talks about her love trajectory and how her relationships have helped her grow. From coming out in the '90s, to her divorce and now her new marriage, she shares the big lessons. She also talks about how mindfulness and meditation has helped her after her cancer diagnosis. Watch her new video for "Right Here Right Now." And find her on Instagram at @heatherreid.

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Natural health expert, radio and podcast host, founder of AssCamp workout class, Kat Matutina joins us again to talk about finding her soulmate (comedian Zack Fox) without following any of her own dating rules.

Follow Kat at @pickpocketparty and see everything she's doing at pickpocketparty.com. We posted a bonus episode this week, which you can see at patreon.com/vsingle!

Carisa Montooth tells us how she combines her expertise in counseling and energy healing to help people find love, the common things blocking them from relationships, how people are finding partners even in quarantine, and why she doesn't typically recommend online dating. Get her free book at theheartachecure.com, follow her at @CarisaLoveHealer on Instagram, and check out her YouTube channel here.

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Grant Whitson a.k.a. @OMFGrant is a touring and recording session drummer whose TikTok videos making fun of a "generic indie boy" blew up during quarantine. We talk to him about the avoidant/aloof musician achetype and whyyyyy so many guys avoid the word "relationship."

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Writer, actor, local gadabout, and cutie Brendan Clifford (Nightcap, Turnt) tells how is socially distanced first date went and how he's dealing with pandemic dating. Follow him at @BrendanPlease on Instagram and Twitter.

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For the 100th episode, Alison and Alexandra reflect and recount their favorite lessons they've learned on the show. (And give updates about what's happening for them now.) Join the Swamp Babies Facebook group here, and listen to our bonus episodes here.

Alexandra and Alison answer a listener's question about seeing her ex's friends on dating apps. They also discuss the updated NYC Health Dept.'s COVID-19 Safer Sex fact sheet.