Dexa/How To Fail With Elizabeth Day

Published Feb 10, 2025

How To Date: How to meet someone

Elizabeth Day and Mel Shilling delve into the challenges of modern dating with Sharmaine Lovegrove, discussing the importance of authenticity, resilience to rejection, and strategies for meeting people both online and offline, including personal growth insights and navigating post-divorce dating.

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- Tell me about emotions
  Asked by 60 people
- Do you have more examples of people who thought certain similarities and compatibilities were important for dating, but they ended up not being so important?
  Asked by 30 people
- How can I cope with the feelings for someone who has broken off from me?
  Asked by 25 people
- Do you have more examples of people who thought certain similarities and compatibilities were important for dating, but they ended up not being so important, as discussed in the episode #006: Anchoring Connection with Baya Voce and the clip Challenging Belief Systems?
  Asked by 22 people
- Do any experts discuss the discrepancy between the idealized notion of a partner and the reality of finding the right match through dating?
  Asked by 18 people
- Does anyone have content on the concept of having an ideal partner in dating, even if that ideal may not actually be the right partner for us, as discussed in episode #159: How To Not Die Alone - Logan Ury and the clip Breakup Patterns? How important is it to go out and date people to discover who is truly right for us?
  Asked by 16 people
- How can I regulate emotions such as empathy to avoid being overwhelmed by other people's experiences and to prevent projecting their realities and suffering onto myself in the context of the episode "End Your SELF-SABOTAGING Habits & Start Living The Life YOU DESIRE! | Nicole LePera & Lewis Howes" and the clip "Emotional Empowerment"?
  Asked by 16 people
- How can I understand emotions?
  Asked by 12 people
- How can one cope with heartbreak?
  Asked by 11 people
- How has dating culture changed?
  Asked by 10 people
- Do you have content on the concept of having an ideal partner in dating, even if that ideal may not actually be the right partner for us, as discussed in episode #159: How To Not Die Alone - Logan Ury and the clip The Dating Dilemma? How important is it to go out and date people to discover who is truly right for us?
  Asked by 9 people
- How important is it to go out and date people to discover who is truly right for us in the context of the episode #001: A Little More About Me and My Journey and the clip Rethinking Love, Monogamy, and Personal Growth?
  Asked by 8 people
- How are dating apps impacting dating behaviors as discussed in the episode Top Advertising Exec on the Tricks and Psychology Behind Good Marketing | Rory Sutherland and the clip House Buying Insights?
  Asked by 8 people
- Does anyone have content on the concept of having an ideal partner in dating, even if that ideal may not actually be the right partner for us? How important is it to go out and date people to discover who is truly right for us?
  Asked by 7 people
- Why am I feeling resistance to being vulnerable with other people after listening to episode #110: Relationships are Meant to be Hard with Sheleana Aiyana and the clip Understanding Emotional Defense Mechanisms?
  Asked by 7 people

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