Where Are All the Decent Men? feat. Author Jon Birger

Girls Gotta Eat

Ashley Hesseltine

Relationships, Society & Culture, Dating, Comedy, Sex, 977170

4.6 • 29.2K Ratings

🗓️ 11 January 2021

⏱️ 92 minutes

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Summary

There's a reason why there are so many incredible, successful, beautiful women who struggle to find a decent partner, while (*cough* mediocre) men seem to have no problem on the dating scene, and we're deep diving into the data behind this frustrating phenomenon with Jon Birger, author of Date-Onomics and the upcoming book Make Your Move. We discuss how geography plays a part (yes, there are cities/towns where the odds are more in one gender's favor), and how women can widen their dating pool. And we're also chatting about making the first move, how and why to do it, the bad advice women have been given for years, and Jon offers his strategy for finding a compatible partner (spoiler alert: it involves getting off the apps). We also review Bridgerton, debate some sexual language Ashley received, and Rayna reveals her new bush goal. Enjoy!

Check out more on Jon at his website, and pre-order his upcoming book Make Your Move. Follow him on Twitter @JonBirger1.

Follow us on Instagram @GirlsGottaEatPodcast, Ashley @AshHess, and Rayna @Rayna.Greenberg. Check our website for show dates and merchandise.

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0:00.0	You know, this question that you guys know and everybody who lives in the big city knows,
0:04.9	like, why is it there are so many fabulous women who can't find a decent guy?
0:08.8	Hi guys!
0:15.9	Welcome back to another episode of Girls Gotta Eat!
0:27.5	Welcome back!
0:28.5	Do we have a given a weather update?
0:30.1	I was thinking that.
0:31.7	Do you want to do it?
0:32.8	It's...
0:33.8	You know, I was thinking that and I'm not going to do it.
0:36.1	Anyway, thanks to our partners.
0:38.1	No, I think it's like 37 and sunny.
0:42.3	Not windy.
0:43.3	You know, I'm fucking hate wind.
0:44.3	I hate wind.
0:45.3	Like in the winter.
0:46.3	I hate a wind chill.
0:47.5	It's sunny at least.
0:48.5	I love a sunny winter day.
0:49.5	It's New York.
0:50.5	I hate what you'll talk to me about the weather and you're like, it's cold.
0:53.5	I'm like, if you live here, what would you like to talk about the weather?
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