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Dating Intentionally

237. Surviving the Worst Parts of Dating w/ Rory Uphold

Dating Intentionally

Talia Koren

Education, Relationships, Society & Culture, Self-improvement

4.7596 Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2026

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

I'm chatting with Rory Uphold, a writer and the author of The Final Girl's Guide to the Horrors of Dating, a book that uses the horror movie framework to help people navigate modern dating. We're discussing everything from how rom-coms groomed us for romantic disappointment and taught women to be chosen instead of the chooser, to the devastating breakup that turned Rory into a final girl, to what she did to rebuild her life after (spoiler: it wasn't therapy). Rory also shares three powerful pieces of advice from her book, including the truth about the walls we build when we're younger, and the walls we have to tear down when we're older. At the end, we tackle two listener questions about grief in relationships and whether to give a former situationship another chance.

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1:37.3

Welcome back to dating intentionally. I'm Talia. I'm sharing no nonsense advice for navigating dating and relationships with confidence and ease, whether you've been dating for a while

1:41.2

or you're just starting out. I believe dating can be fun.

1:47.8

If you're listening to this on the day it comes out, I hope you're having a great week and happy early Valentine's Day. You are all my valentines. I'm so happy that you're here with me,

1:54.3

that you listen, that you tune in, and I'm so pumped for this episode. Today, you're going to

1:59.6

hear from Rory Uphold. Rory is a writer

2:02.8

and the author of The Final Girls Guide to the Horrors of Dating, a book that uses the horror

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