The 18-Month Relationship Curse - It's Happening to You and Your Fave Celebs feat. Amy Chan

About this episode

Amy Chan discusses dating strategies and the phenomenon of the 18-month relationship curse, using celebrity breakups as case studies.

Relationship expert, author, and Breakup Bootcamp founder Amy Chan is back, and this time she's talking dating - not just breaking up. Her new book Un-Single: How to Date Smarter and Create Love That Lasts (out April 28th) is packed with research-backed frameworks for finding the right person, and today we dig into all of it: the mathematical "secretary problem" applied to dating, why your list of standards might actually be a list of fears, and the chemical reason your butterflies disappear around the 18-month mark. Plus, we talk about real celebrity breakups - Taylor Swift & Calvin Harris, Dakota Johnson & Chris Martin - as case studies to unpack all of this.

People in this episode

Guest: Amy Chan

Topics covered

• dating
• relationships
• celebrity breakups
• dating frameworks
• 18-month relationship curse

Keywords

• celebrity
• dating
• relationships
• breakups
• 18-month curse
• Amy Chan
• Un-Single

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Un-Single: How to Date Smarter and Create Love That Lasts

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