Meeting People IRL, App Burnout & Being Comfortable Being Alone

About this episode

Allison Lane joins Ilana Dunn to discuss the realities of dating in your 30s and the pressures women face regarding relationships and personal growth.

Allison Lane joins the podcast for a conversation about dating in your 30s, meeting people in real life, and the pressure women feel to have everything figured out by a certain age. From run clubs and dating apps to confidence, friendships, and navigating New York City single, we talk about what it actually looks like to put yourself out there without romanticizing every interaction. Allison also opens up about being an only child and feeling the pressure around marriage and kids, how running changed her life after a difficult period, and her experience losing weight naturally in the middle of the GLP-1 era. ALL links here (submit a Q, pitch yourself to the pod, dating coaching & more) Rula patients typically pay $15 per session when using insurance. Connect with quality therapists and mental health experts who specialize in you at https://www.rula.com/seeingotherpeople #rulapod  Stock up on the best elevated essentials + get free shipping & 365 day returns at Quince.com/seeingotherpeople   Get $10 off your Nutrafol subscription at nutrafol.com promo code SEEINGOTHERPEOPLE Get 15% off OneSkin, the science-backed skincare brand, with code seeingotherpeople at…

People in this episode

Host: Ilana Dunn

Guest: Allison Lane

Topics covered

• dating in your 30s
• meeting people in real life
• pressure on women
• confidence
• friendships
• navigating single life

Keywords

• dating apps
• run clubs
• only child
• marriage pressure
• weight loss
• GLP-1
• self-confidence

Sponsors

Rula, Quince, Nutrafol, OneSkin

Mentioned in this episode

Places: New York City

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