Should You Keep Dating While Your Mom Is Dying?

About this episode

Ilana shares her LA trip recap and addresses listener questions about dating during difficult family times.

We're back with Ilana's LA trip recap, a lot to be grateful for, and two listener questions that made us cry. Ilana returns with two unhinged stories — a barista who said something unhinged to every customer and a saleswoman who congratulated someone on a pregnancy that was very much not happening. We answer a question from a 28-year-old in NYC who's trying not to be bitter about being single, and one that wrecked us both about whether to keep dating while your mom is sick. We close with the follow-up we've been waiting for: the girl who went on a Hinge date with her situationship's friend's roommate wrote back — and they're officially official. 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 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and…

People in this episode

Host: Ilana Dunn

Topics covered

• dating
• relationships
• family
• grief
• listener questions

Keywords

• dating
• relationships
• grief
• listener questions
• family illness

Sponsors

Rula, Quince, Nutrafol

Mentioned in this episode

Places: NYC

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