Measuring Love & Male Delusion (w/ Tracie Thoms)

About this episode

Tracie Thoms joins Nicole Byer to discuss her journey in theater, male commitment issues, and the dynamics of her relationship.

Tracie Thoms (RENT, The Devil Wears Prada 2 ) joins Nicole to discuss her 8-year journey to join the iconic cast of RENT, the wild logic men use to avoid commitment, and why some of them want all the benefits of a girlfriend with zero of the responsibility. Tracie also breaks down the nightmare of having dated someone who tried dictate her career, and reveals why living apart from her partner has actually been the ultimate relationship hack. Plus, why does true love make you feel sleepy? And Nicole opens up about her PMDD diagnosis. I'm just such a big fan of RENT and so happy we have Joanne on, omg folks this is a big one for me personally. Rentheads unite! Watch this episode on our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@WhyWontYouDateMePodcast Take our listener survey and shape the future of the podcast! Support this podcast by checking out our sponsor: • Squarespace : Head to squarespace.com/DATEME to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code DATEME. Follow: All Links: linktr.ee/whywontyoudateme Tour Dates: linktr.ee/nicolebyerwastaken YouTube: @WhyWontYouDateMePodcast TikTok: @whywontyoudatemepod   Instagram: @nicolebyer X: @nicolebyer…

People in this episode

Host: Nicole Byer

Guest: Tracie Thoms

Topics covered

• relationships
• commitment
• career
• love
• personal experiences

Keywords

• RENT
• commitment
• relationships
• PMDD
• career
• love

Sponsors

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Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: RENT, The Devil Wears Prada 2

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