Love Triangle Gone Wrong (w/ Michael Urie)
Why Won't You Date Me? with Nicole Byer
Headgum & Nicole Byer
4.8 • 15.6K Ratings
🗓️ 13 June 2025
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
Actor Michael Urie (Shrinking, Ugly Betty) joins Nicole to discuss the wild hookup culture at Julliard, and the love triangle he had that went sour. Once he got fame from Ugly Betty, he starts going on dates with people who only seem interested in the version of him they saw on TV, until a second shot with actor Ryan Spahn turns into a 17-year partnership. He tells the story of a friend who died singing Britney Spears at karaoke, and lists the surprisingly beautiful ways other pals have died. Plus, the time his dog blew up an airplane bathroom.
Michael offers blunt advice for singles: your standards aren’t too high, they’re just too specific, and urges to drop the blinders on your dating life.
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| 0:00.0 | This is a headgum podcast. |
| 0:05.2 | Want to watch this episode? Catch the full video on YouTube. Just hit the link in the episode. |
| 0:10.4 | This episode of Why Won't You Date Me is brought to you by booking.com. Booking dot, yeah. Booking.com has vacation rentals and hotels across the U.S. And truly, they have the ideal |
| 0:23.2 | summer stay for absolutely anyone. I'm talking about your sleeplight, early riser mom, your picky partner, |
| 0:30.6 | or the whole high-maintenance group chat, whether you're planning a romantic weekend, a friend's trip, |
| 0:36.0 | or just need to get out of your house because you're |
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| 0:45.0 | city, I'm always looking to stay at like a cute new boutique hotel and I want something unique, |
| 0:50.3 | a little glam, a place with a velvet couch, maybe a clawfoot tub, and the windows that overlook the city. |
| 0:56.5 | I want to be located in the city so I can shop around and then come back to do my beautiful makeup in a gorgeous bathroom and take a selfie in an amazing room for the gram that will make my ex-jalous. |
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