S1 Ep79: From Being Flewed Out to Flying Solo ft Qimmah Russo

Lovers and Friends with Shan Boodram

LOVERS by shan

Sexuality, Society & Culture, Relationships, Health & Fitness

5 • 5.5K Ratings

🗓️ 5 July 2023

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

According to the PEW research center about 41% of people between the ages of 18 to 29 are single. For people aged 30 to 49 that number drops dramatically to 23% and then it raises back up a scotch to 28% for those between 50 to 64, before increasing again to 36% for the 65+ crowd. So what does this tell us? My interpretation? On one hand, it tells the story of millennials' decline in divorce rates and on the other the fact that it showcases our increase in being consciously single for a lot longer than previous generations and in some cases, for the long haul. So can you still enjoy dating even if none of the dates go anywhere? In this episode, I sit down with Qimmah Russo, an influencer, model and athlete and she shares her perspective on this.

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0:00.0	It can cause a crisis because you're like, I wanted to figure this part out by now as is.
0:04.6	And now I've got to start all over again.
0:06.9	And that can bring a heaviness to it.
0:08.9	And it can create an expectation where dating no longer becomes easy and exciting.
0:15.5	Yeah, the thrill.
0:16.6	The thrill is important and the misconception of women having to know and have the man and the babies by 29, 30, 31.
0:25.0	And we're all feeling like we're running out of time.
0:28.0	But men have eternity.
0:29.3	They have eternity.
0:30.2	They can make babies, produce babies forever.
0:31.7	We're over here like, should we freeze the egg?
0:33.1	Should we do this?
0:33.7	Not necessarily healthy babies.
0:34.4	Yeah, that's true. Because this is the first time and long time, I've been
0:37.7	single, and I get to be single at this time in my life with as much as I know, I'm very grateful
0:43.3	and I'm thriving and I'm enjoying it. So it's going to be really hard for someone to come in and
0:48.7	disrupt that. According to the PEW Research Center, around 25% of people will be unpartnered by the age of 50.
0:58.0	And that number increases as we get into the 50 plus era.
1:01.7	And what this is telling us is that we are now in a brand new culture of dating where no longer are we rushing to I do.
1:08.0	Many people are delaying marriage and some people deprioritizing it altogether.
1:12.9	And this has created a new culture in the dating market.
1:15.9	And as a result of that, many of us have to find new meaning out of meeting and connecting
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