Dating & Modern Relationships
How dating actually works now, across the generations, from GenZ's app era to starting over after divorce.
Dating looks nothing like it did when GenX came up, and the show keeps circling back to how it actually works now. GenZ and Zillennial guests describe a world of apps, situationships, and social-media-shaped expectations, and how their generation navigates connection, self-worth, and self-care.
The hosts and their guests also dig into the hard parts: boundaries, trust, cheating, and friendships with the opposite sex. Others come at it from the professional side, like Love Coach Lisa Concepcion and Julie Golden of The Big D Dating Show, who help people date with intention (and start over after divorce).
Put together, it is a cross-generational look at modern love: what has changed, what has not, and what the youngest listeners wish the rest of us understood.
7 episodes exploring this theme
Episode 11 - GenZ Women Series: Kaya, Ashlin & Vanessa
11/24/2024Three GenZ women on friendship, self-care, and the evolving landscape of dating.
GenZ women describe an evolving dating landscape and leaning on strong friendships to navigate it.
Episode 24 - GenZ Women Series: Kierstin
3/16/2025A GenZ woman on confidence, independence, and her generation's dating challenges.
Kierstin reflects on the challenges her generation faces in dating and relationships.
Episode 15 - GenZ Series: Nate
1/13/2025Coming of age as a Zillennial, social media, and finding your people.
Nathan on growing up between generations, and how social media reshaped connection for his.
Episode 37 - Cheating and Your Partner Having Friends of the Opposite Sex
6/27/2025A candid talk on cheating, boundaries, and friendships with the opposite sex.
Trust is crucial in a relationship, and once it is broken it is hard to rebuild.
Episode 44 - GenX Speaks Series: Lisa Concepcion - The Love Coach
8/15/2025The Love Coach on dating with intention and self-love first.
Lisa coaches people to build self-love and heal before seeking their next relationship.
Episode 38 - GenX Speaks Series: Julie Golden - Founder and Host of The Big D Dating Show
7/1/2025The Big D Dating Show, on dating and starting over after divorce.
Julie built The Big D Dating Show to help people date again after divorce.
Episode 32 - Attachment Styles and Relationship Dynamics
5/14/2025How the four attachment styles shape love, intimacy, and conflict.
Anxious, avoidant, fearful, or secure, your attachment style shapes every relationship.
Questions this theme answers
What do younger guests say about dating today?
GenZ women in Episodes 11 and 24 describe an app-shaped dating landscape and the challenge of building real connection and self-worth inside it.
Does the show cover the hard stuff, like cheating and boundaries?
Yes. Episode 37 is a candid conversation about cheating, trust, and friendships with the opposite sex.
Is there advice for dating with intention?
Love Coach Lisa Concepcion (44) and Julie Golden of The Big D Dating Show (38) both coach people on dating deliberately, including after a divorce.
How is dating different across generations?
The GenZ and Zillennial guests contrast their app-era dating with the hosts' GenX experience, a running thread through the show.
What modern-dating challenges come up most?
Social-media pressure, trust and boundaries, and simply finding genuine connection come up again and again.