S17E17: Lessons In Love (From A Former Serial Dater) w/ Matteson Perry

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

Yue Xu and Julie Krafchick

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

4.5 • 877 Ratings

🗓️ 20 December 2023

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Fast-forward 15 years: what does your love life look like now? We're chatting with former guest Matteson Perry, author of a memoir chronicling his single life, about what he wishes he knew now – fifteen years later as a devoted husband and father. We discuss why you must go through all the heartbreak of dating, the unexpected qualities to look for in a partner, and how to avoid the biggest mistake that prevents you from finding your true love. Check out Matteson Perry https://www.mattesonperry.com/ and his book 'Available: A Memoir of Heartbreak, Hookups, Love, and Brunch' and listen to the first episode we did with Matteson here: https://www.dateablepodcast.com/episode/s2e15-love-sex-and-burning-man-with-matteson-perry Follow us @dateablepodcast, @juliekrafchick and @nonplatonic. Check out our website for more content. Also listen to our other podcast Exit Interview w/ iHeart Podcasts available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. This episode is sponsored by: Factor: Get 50% America's #1 Meal Delivery Service at https://factormeals.com/dateable50 or use the code DATEABLE50 Drizly: Download the Drizly app or go to Drizly.com and use promo code FAST5 for $5 off your first order. 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 is available for pre-order now: https://howtobedateable.com/ Meeting People IRL Kickstarter - CLOSES August 31st and get $10 OFF now through then! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dateable-podcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	Hi I'm Ewey Schu and I'm Julie Kraftchik. We're active daters turn dating sociologist.
0:05.6	Here to dive into everything modern dating and relationships.
0:09.1	Welcome to the dateable.
0:18.0	We are at almost the end of the year and really trying to wrap up all of the dating stuff that's been happening this year.
0:26.5	There's just like always new things happening.
0:29.8	Like this, did you see, oh I meant to ask you Julie, there was an article that came out in the New York
0:34.5	Times about why less women want to get married because of the way dating is right now.
0:41.1	Interesting. Yeah, we'll have to discuss in a future episode, but the, it's a New York Times opinion article.
0:47.3	Why aren't more people marrying?
0:49.9	Ask women what dating is like.
0:52.1	So it's interesting. I definitely want to read that. women what is like.
0:53.0	I definitely want to read that.
0:55.0	There was also this article that was sent by one of our former guests,
0:59.0	Inez, throwback to, oh, I don't even know what season it was it was when we had and
1:05.0	as is in her 70s and her best friend Amanda was in her 30s we talked about like
1:10.0	dating at different life stages.
1:12.6	And she set me this article how like Gen Z is basically
1:16.1	rejecting data gaps completely.
1:18.6	And I thought that was really interesting,
1:20.5	because I mean we hear so much from our listeners to how like people are just
1:25.0	frustrated but I guess my question is like what's the alternative because I feel like
1:29.8	people always do this like I'm getting off apps, and then nothing happens, and then like a month later, like, I'm back on the app.
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