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Seeing Other People

"Dating in NYC: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly"

Seeing Other People

Ilana Dunn

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

4.5608 Ratings

🗓️ 25 May 2023

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

UNFILTERED: I’m joined by Amanda, a New York City dater who has a myriad of dating horror stories to share. We commiserate about the good, the bad, the crazy, the hilarious, and even the scary things that Amanda has encountered while navigating modern dating and dating apps. Most importantly, Amanda opens up about how she maintains hope that her person is out there. 

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0:00.0

This podcast is brought to you by Podcast Nation. What's your favorite sport? And he deadass looks at me in the eyes and goes porn. And I was like, what? What? Literally just was like, I'm sorry. I'm sorry, what? He goes, yeah, yeah. Yeah, because you sweat during it. Hey, guys, it's Alana. And you're listening to seeing other people unfiltered. It's Thursday,

0:22.8

so that means real life daters are coming on to share their real, sometimes shocking, and

0:27.4

always unfiltered experiences. Think you're alone out there? Think you're the only one whose

0:32.1

ex hooked up with your mom or whose last date ended up being a catfish? Think again.

0:37.6

My name's Amanda. I am from Long Island. I live in the city now in Manhattan.

0:42.9

And I'm here to talk about the horrendous dating stories that I have accumulated since moving into Manhattan about five years ago.

0:50.2

Where did you move into Manhattan from?

0:52.2

Lovetown, Long Island.

0:53.5

Okay, cool.

0:54.3

Was it always this bad from the start?

0:58.5

I don't, it wasn't, it wasn't always this bad.

1:02.0

I think it's gotten worse as the dating apps have gotten.

1:05.7

There's more of them.

1:06.8

They've become more popular and there's just more options.

1:10.7

Yeah. People just, just oh there's someone

1:12.8

better or oh another's another option and i'll just you know move on so it's gotten worse

1:19.2

i'm like excited but also terrified to hear your stories because i've heard some of them and i know

1:25.3

that they are truly actually horrible.

1:28.1

Little backstory of how Amanda and I met.

1:31.0

You guys remember a few weeks ago on Barclay's birthday when he decided to be a very bad boy

1:35.4

and eat the world and end up at the animal hospital.

1:38.6

That is where I met Amanda.

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