#brunchtalk: What's the difference between being too picky and settling?

Dateable: Your insider's look into modern dating and relationships

Yue Xu and Julie Krafchick

Relationships, Society & Culture, Sexuality, Health & Fitness, Social Sciences, Science

4.7 • 910 Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2022

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Oh the dreaded s word….settling. We’re all so afraid to “settle” yet how do we know when we are being so picky that no one can meet our standards vs being smart to hold out for the right person? On this week’s installment of brunch talk we’re dissecting it all: the core differences of being selective vs picky, the settling paradox, and the only 7 things to look for in a partner. Got a question you need answered? Hit us up at hello@dateablepodcast.com Follow us @dateablepodcast. Check out our website for more content, virtual live show dates, and merch. Join the Sounding Board at https://www.dateablepodcast.com/soundingboard Thank you to our partners for this episode: Drizly: Download the Drizly app or go to Drizly.com and use promo code FAST5 for $5 off your first order. Cover art Photography Credit: Larry Wong #lwongphoto Dateable is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at frolic.media/podcasts WE WROTE A BOOK! HOW TO BE DATEABLE (Simon & Schuster) is available now: https://howtobedateable.com/ Want to remove distractions from your dates? Download Brick and get 10% off at https://www.getbrick.app/DATEABLE Our Sponsors: * Avocado Green Mattress: Check out their mattress and furniture sale: https://avocadogreenmattress.com/DATEABLE * Get Rain of Shadows and Endings wherever books are sold or at Kensington Publishing https://www.kensingtonbooks.com * Quince: Get free shipping and 365 day returns at https://quince.com/dateable * Ruggable: Get 10% off your first order, sitewide, with promo code DATEABLE at https://ruggable.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	The dateable podcast is an insider's look into modern dating that the Huffington Post calls one of the top 10
0:06.8	podcasts about love and sex. On each episode we'll talk to real daters about everything from sex parties to sex droughts, date fails to diaper fetishes,
0:16.0	and first moves to first loves.
0:17.8	I'm your host, U.S.U.
0:19.3	Former dating coach turned dating sociologist.
0:22.0	You also hear from my co-host and producer Julie Kraft chick
0:25.2	as we explore this crazy dateable world.
0:28.2	Welcome to Brunch Talk by the Dateable Podcast. We are here to eat and chat and
0:38.4	dissect.
0:39.4	Dish.
0:40.4	And then fucking move on from it all.
0:44.0	Yes, get it out of our systems.
0:47.0	Especially if it's not serving us, but, or, okay,
0:52.9	get it out of our systems or get that clarity
0:55.4	and enlightenment that we need to move on.
0:57.5	Okay, there you go.
0:58.4	That's the positive spin.
1:00.0	A nicer way, a nicer way to do it.
1:01.5	But we are still recovering both of us from COVID, so if we sound a little
1:05.8	loopy, that's why, but we are committed to giving the brunch talk and divulging it all, even if we
1:12.2	are quarantined right now. But brunch is a time to just divulge. Let's just get it out. It's like vomiting out the
1:19.7	information or the questions or the concerns that you have.
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