[ 90% English - 10% Vietnamese ] On the first date, Alex paid for the meal and offered Vi to pay for the next time. That is not only cute but also straightforward trick to show his interest in Vi. However, do you think that men always need to pay for dates even though they don't feel they want to? Let's listen to some discussion from a related research article.   

Reference:

Lever, J., Frederick, D. A., & Hertz, R. (2015). Who Pays for Dates? Following Versus Challenging Gender Norms. SAGE Open. https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244015613107

[ 100% English ] Have you ever wondered if your partner changed since he/she met you? Is that change positive?  

Let's go through that thought with Vi and Alex. This may be a complicated and abnormal conversation about  the concept of passion in romantic relationships. As usual, we have a dialogue with playful arguments and lots of laughs.  

Reference: Carbonneau, N., Vallerand, R., Lavigne, G., & Paquet, Y. (2015). “I’m not the same person since I met you”: The role of romantic passion in how people change when they get involved in a romantic relationship. Motivation and Emotion, 40. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11031-015-9512-z

Alex had an idea that we should try couple quiz and we failed so hard. The questions were so serious and not so entertaining. We decided to make a silly quiz for ourselves. Everything in this lost episode is kinda ... silly. 

[ 80% English - 20% Vietnamese ] Do you prefer being self-employed and traveling the world? Or do you prefer the security and comfort of being employed by a specific company? This time, Alex had the honor of hosting the episode with some insights about digital nomads who live abroad and use digital technology to earn a living.   

Reference: Cook, Dave (12 March 2020). "The freedom trap: digital nomads and the use of disciplining practices to manage work/leisure boundaries". Information Technology & Tourism. doi:10.1007/s40558-020-00172-4