S22E18: How To Actually Connect With People You Meet IRL...At Social Activities, Sports, Clubs, Events, and Beyond

S22E18: How To Actually Connect With People You Meet IRL...At Social Activities, Sports, Clubs, Events, and Beyond

June 9, 2026 · 51 min

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The episode discusses how to connect with people in real life beyond dating apps in today's changed social landscape.

What if the reason meeting people feels so hard right now isn’t because you’re doing something wrong, but because the entire social landscape has changed? We’re unpacking what it actually looks like to meet people beyond dating apps in a world where community and connection don’t come as naturally built into everyday life anymore. We discuss why simply showing up doesn't actually lead to meaningful relationships (and what you can do instead), how to leverage modern social clubs, activities, and events in a way that doesn't burn you out, and ways you can make a random acquaintance a friend and then possibly lead to a date. If you’ve ever wondered why it feels harder to connect these days, or hoped meeting someone “in the wild” would magically happen without effort, this conversation is for you. ---- Take our Dating Archetypes quiz: https://howtobedateable.com/ Read our book: How To Be Dateable: The Essential Guide To Finding Your Person and Falling in Love: https://howtobedateable.com/ Try the Dateable AI Dating Coach: Get personalized advice trained on our years of podcast episodes, courses and frameworks: https://studio.com/dateable Follow us @dateablepodcast, @juliekrafchick…

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Hosts: Yue Xu, Julie Krafchick

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