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

The Why Series: Why do people flake or ghost even after a great date?

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

Yue Xu and Julie Krafchick

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

4.7910 Ratings

🗓️ 12 July 2017

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

The reality is that ghosting and flaking are all too common in today’s dating culture. We've all been there – that great date that turns into radio silence or a last minute cancellation never to be rescheduled again. On this episode of the ‘Why Series’, we’ll look at why people flake or ghost even if the date seemed to go well. We'll discuss what to do when this happens and how to handle the situation if this person comes back into your life. You’ll get actionable takeaways based on our own personal experiences and learnings from past Date/able guests. You can then apply them to your own dating life to become a better and smarter dater! For the price of a cup of coffee, you can get some real answers. Join the conversation now to hear more and learn ‘why’ to this common dating conundrum. 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

Transcript

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0:00.0

The Datable Podcast is hosted by me, I'm UA, a former dating coach in New York turned active

0:08.2

dater in San Francisco.

0:10.3

On each episode you'll hear commentary by my producer Julie Craftchick and other surprise co-host.

0:20.0

Welcome to the Datable Podcast. We're back for another installment of the

0:25.0

dateable Y series where we dissect, analyze, and offer solutions to some of the

0:30.8

most common dating questions and conundrums.

0:34.0

So our question for this week is,

0:37.0

why do people flake or ghosts even after a great date?

0:41.0

So, you know, flaking and ghosting, it's become an epidemic when it comes to modern

0:45.8

dating. It happens and it sucks. But what's worse is that when it happens after going on one

0:52.3

or several awesome dates. I feel like I hear the scenario all

0:56.7

the time. I went on a date with this guy or girl. It was a marathon date and we had an awesome time. It ended in this epic kiss and he or she asked to see me again.

1:08.0

But I never heard from this person ever again.

1:11.0

Ugh, what could it be?

1:13.0

Was I making up things, thinking that the date went so well?

1:17.0

Was the connection even real?

1:19.3

Every situation is going to be different, but in this episode we offer some deep dive analysis of what could be going on,

1:26.6

and then offer some actionable solutions of what to do next, or in the future,

1:31.5

if it happens to you again.

1:32.8

If this is a scenario you're struggling with, tune in now.

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Just click the buy button below.

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If you don't see the button, just go to our website datable podcast.com

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