Why Hot Takes Are Ruining Dating Advice ft. Dear Shandy

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of hot takes on dating advice with guests from Dear Shandy.

Dear Shandy hosts Sharleen Joynt and Andy Levine join Jared Freid and Jordana Abraham for a fun Friday Feels crossover at Betches HQ! We get into how they each approach dating advice, why so many people are stuck “analyzing behavior,” and the difference between being confused and just turned off. Then they play a fun round of True Love or True Likes?, reacting to famous couples like Lauren Speed & Cameron Hamilton, Jason Tartick & Kaitlyn Bristowe, Amanda Batula & Kyle Cooke, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Jared Freid, Jordana Abraham

Guests: Sharleen Joynt, Andy Levine

Topics covered

• dating advice
• relationship analysis
• couple dynamics
• dating confusion
• pop culture

Keywords

• dating advice
• relationship confusion
• couples analysis
• pop culture
• dating dynamics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dear Shandy, Betches Media

Books & works: True Love or True Likes?

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