259. The 5 Stages of Dating & Why Most People Don't Make It to Commitment w/ Amy Chan

259. The 5 Stages of Dating & Why Most People Don't Make It to Commitment w/ Amy Chan

May 1, 2026 · 51 min

About this episode

Talia Koren chats with relationship expert Amy Chan about the five stages of dating and how to improve your chances of finding a match.

I'm chatting with Amy Chan , relationship expert, retreat founder, and author of the brand-new book Unsingle , about why most people are just a few strategic adjustments away from finding their match. We're discussing everything from the dating funnel (and which stage you're most likely sabotaging) to the spectrum between having no standards and over-icking yourself out of love to why dating is a personality game, but relationships are a character game. Amy also breaks down the difference between preferences and non-negotiables, why narcissists are actually great daters, and how to build intuition so you stop overriding your gut. At the end, we tackle a dating dilemma about taking it slow with a work crush you've known for seven months. CONNECT WITH AMY Get Amy's new book, Unsingle: How To Date Smarter And Create Love That Lasts Listen to our first ep together (about break ups) THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS Boll & Branch:  Get 15% off the softest bedding at  bollandbranch.com/dating Quince: Get 10% off and 365-day returns at quince.com/talia CONNECT WITH ME: ⁠Slide into my DMs on IG @dating.intentionally MORE FREE ADVICE & CONTENT Download my free dating guides…

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