Everything In Conversation : The Age Of Attraction

From Everything Is Content by Beth, Ruchira & Oenone

April 1, 2026 · 27 min · Season 2 · Episode 148

About this episode

The episode discusses the Netflix dating show 'Age of Attraction' and its implications on age gap relationships.

Hello EICreatures, we're back, and so are TV producers! Did we ask for another dating show? No! Did we get one? YES! Netflix says ‘Age of Attraction is throwing out the rulebook — and birthdates — singles build connections based purely on chemistry, compatibility, and an undeniable spark that has nothing to do with the year they graduated from high school. In this dating experiment, there’s only one question they can’t ask: 'How old are you?’' Filmed in Whistler Canada, the 40 singles meet at a retreat and take part in different activities to get to know each other… if they feel a special connection they can go to the 'promise room', exchange rings and commit to each other before they reveal their age to each other… Ellie Muir for the independent writes it's ‘an Oedipus complex disguised as a dating show’ ‘Age, surprise surprise, turns out to be a bit more than that. Mommy and daddy issues are always the elephant in the room here, but rarely interrogated. The younger women lament the "immature" men in their own generation and seek out someone older with financial stability, while the older men — most of them with children from previous relationships — definitely…

People in this episode

Hosts: Beth, Ruchira, Oenone

Topics covered

dating shows
age gap relationships
chemistry
compatibility
reality TV

Keywords

dating
chemistry
compatibility
age gap
reality TV
relationships
Oedipus complex

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Netflix

Places: Whistler Canada