How the Nerds Ruined Dating for the Rest of Us
About this episode
The episode explores the impact of Silicon Valley on modern dating, featuring personal anecdotes and advice on navigating the dating landscape.
In what one host described as “the juiciest episode yet,” Court, Cecile, and guest-host-slash-armchair-psychologist Linnea regale listeners with tales from the trenches of modern dating. Featuring: The time Linnea got serenaded by a famous chef (in a bad way) The time Court was so awkward on a first date that she became the unwitting subject of a friend group betting pool The time Cecile got wined, dined, and definitely NOT 69-ed by the sleaziest guy in Boston But, before that... In true Discourse fashion, we can’t resist unpacking exactly how Silicon Valley nerds ruined romance. Court schools her co-hosts on the oft-forgotten role LGBTQ culture played in pioneering dating apps, and then we take a depressing look at what quantitative research says about how bad the swipe-dating landscape actually is. We spend the latter half of the episode doling out advice to the less romantically fortunate (JOKE) while simultaneously debunking dating myths that have infiltrated modern discourse. For example, sometimes a breakup text IS, in fact, the best way to get rejected….take it from Court, who has twice suffered the brutal “dinner date breakup”. Also, ladies, please stop demanding comped…
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