Why We’re So Afraid Of Sober Dating ft. Amanda White

We Met At Acme

Dear Media, Lindsey Metselaar

Education, Society & Culture, Relationships, Self-improvement

4.2 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 24 July 2022

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

On today’s episode, I sit down with Amanda White, a licensed therapist and the author of Not Drinking Tonight. We discuss - why she got sober, social anxiety when drinking, what to say on a date if you're not drinking, our relationships with alcohol, alternative date ideas without alcohol, how to be sober at your wedding, times we were f***ed up and regret it, and more. This episode starts with a solo where I discuss feeling lost in your late 20s, boosting confidence when you have acne, making new friends later on, and how to nudge towards a second date.

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0:00.0	The following podcast is a deer media production.
0:06.5	Hey guys, welcome back to We Met It Acme. I feel like we weren't just chatting because of the
0:11.2	bonus episode on Thursday, but I'm so excited for this episode today. I actually recorded it
0:17.6	in early January, so before my wedding, so if you hear me refer to Steven as my fiance or refer
0:24.7	to my wedding as upcoming, that is why I didn't err for a bit because I never I loved the episode.
0:32.4	I love Amanda, but I don't ever know the line to tread with how much you want to hear about
0:39.2	sobriety. I know that it's a part of me in my story, but I don't want it to be like my only
0:45.1	identity, especially for you guys as, you know, this is a dating podcast and dating isn't always
0:52.2	about sobriety at all. It's actually quite the opposite. Most dates are when you go grab a drink
0:58.0	with somebody. And so this is kind of showing the opposite perspective. So if you are so
1:04.4	precarious, this is a good episode for you to listen to. If you're not at all, but you kind of just
1:10.1	want to hear the other perspective, this is a good episode for you to listen to. And if you just
1:15.4	want date ideas where it doesn't involve alcohol, this also might be a good episode for you to
1:21.6	listen to before I get into the episode with Amanda. I just want to answer a few of your questions
1:28.5	from this week or things that you wanted me to talk about on solo and then we'll get right into
1:33.6	it. I of course, I'm at another wedding this weekend, but I'm so excited about it. It's one of my
1:39.6	oldest and dearest friends and I was stressed out beyond belief about what to wear. And then I
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