Navigating different personalities, people and intense emotions can be tricky! From dating app disasters and decoding societal expectations to finding love.  John and Steph discuss the pitfalls and perks of modern dating. While sharing what they’ve learned about themselves and society in the process. 

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The research used for this episode: 

https://takeatumble.com.au/insights/lifestyle/online-dating-statistics/ 

https://www.savings.com.au/news/aussies-spend-43-billion-a-year-on-dating-apps 

https://drparas.medium.com/fear-of-commitment-millennials-biggest-struggle-in-relationship-1e24f98e8a40 

https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20220104-are-gen-z-more-pragmatic-about-love-and-sex 

https://dailytargum.com/article/2022/02/recent-survey-finds-that-millennials-generation-z-show-increased-interest-in 

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/mind-guest-blog/commitment-for-millennials-is-it-okay-cupid/ 

https://mashable.com/article/men-women-gender-roles-online-dating 

https://hbr.org/2021/04/who-should-pay-on-a-first-date 

https://medium.com/illumination/heres-why-men-should-be-paying-for-the-first-date-9d49f78bcf68 

https://money.com/valentines-day-men-pay-first-date/ 

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/02654075221090494#sec-8 

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/02/if-you-want-marriage-equals-then-date-equals/606568/ 

https://contexts.org/blog/social-pressure-to-appear-masculine-leads-straight-men-to-have-unwanted-sex/ 

https://livingwell.org.au/well-being/being-a-man/ 

https://www.mindshiftwellnesscenter.com/pressures-of-society-on-men/  

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