Stay ConnectedDating advice, real stories, and honest conversations about modern relationships. Seeing Other People with Ilana Dunn covers everything from first dates and situationships to long-term love, with expert guests, anonymous confessions, and unfiltered takes three times a week.
Whether you’re swiping, healing, or somewhere in between…this is your show.
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I'm joined by singer/songwriter Maryon King to chat all about fboys and situationships. We discuss fboy tendencies, how to spot an fboy, and whether or not we're all capable of being fboys. We dissect why we end up in so many situationships, if it's possible to go from a situationship to a relationship, how to combat the feeling of someone making you feel unworthy, how she turned her frustration with modern dating into her hit song "Boys Will Be Boys."
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I’m joined by Erica Shea, San Diego radio star on The Geena the Latina And Frankie V. Morning Show, and host of the podcast “Oversharing with Erica Shea.” Erica and I chat about dating while moving to a new city, meeting people IRL, and accepting the bare minimum. Erica tells us the crazy story of how she met her current partner (IRL!), why her mindset was different when she met him, and how they’ve made their long-distance relationship work. We discuss asking for your needs and whether or not there’s a difference between being exclusive and being in a relationship.
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TW: Suicidal thoughts
UNFILTERED: I’m joined by a man who opens up about the longterm relationship he was in where his partner knew she wanted a child and he knew that he did not. We hear how they tried to work through this, how difficult it was to try and change their mind for the other, and how it ultimately lead to them breaking up. He shares what factors went into his decision to get a vasectomy, how his childfree lifestyle has impacted his friendships, and what navigating the dating world is like when you don’t want children.
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I’m joined by Mariann Yip, host of the podcast The City Confessions and Author of “UN-HINGED what I Learned from Saying It’s You, It’s Not Me in the NYC Dating Scene.”
Mariann and I discuss how therapy helped us navigate our dating challenges, why we should stop asking our friends to show us photos of their date/crush, the importance of looking for a growth-oriented relationship, and how much we have changed throughout our twenties. Mariann shares how she learned to set boundaries when dating, what kinds of boundaries she set, and how her boundaries have helped her filter through potential partners.
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*This episode may be triggering to those with sensitivities around eating disorders.
UNFILTERED; I’m joined by Jackie Shames, a woman who opens up about her long-term struggle with her body image and an eating disorder. We hear how her ED impacted her dating life and made her feel like she wouldn’t find love if she didn’t look a certain way. She shares how she’s worked through it, how therapy has helped her, and why she no longer feels like she needs to lose weight to be loved. We discuss whether or not you should date with an ED, if, when and how you should communicate about it to someone you’re dating, tips for feeling confident when going on dates, and much more.
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I’m joined by Ali Jackson AKA Finding Mr. Height to chat all about her egg freezing experience. Ali walks us through what egg freezing is, what factors went into her decision to freeze her eggs, and what the process is like. She shares how she felt throughout the process, what side effects she experienced, whether or not it’s changed how she feels about her timeline, and how she communicates about this with potential partners.
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I'm joined by Livia, a 23-year-old who shares her story of starting a relationship while knowing there was an end date. We discuss what it's like to countdown to the relationship ending, sticking with your gut decision to pursue something independently, being open-minded about dealbreakers, and more.
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I’m joined by Kirstie Taylor, a dating, relationships, and self-love writer & author of “What I Wish I Knew About Love.” Kirstie and I chat about practicing self-love when navigating modern dating, forgiving yourself when your actions caused things to go awry, and setting and enforcing healthy boundaries. We discuss what to do when going through a breakup including building back your self-worth, rediscovering yourself, and working towards getting back out there.
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My best friend Sara Curwin and I sit down to answer your questions! We discuss what to do when he invites you to his party but his other hookup is there and they are flirting, how to handle bad manners on a first date, whether or not there's a difference between being exclusive and being in a relationship, how to have conversations about longterm plans with your significant other, age gaps, breaking the ice when you match with someone you kind of know, when to let go of someone who seemed promising but can't commit, and more.
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In this episode, I’m joined by world-renowned author, counselor, lecturer, and philosopher Rabbi Manis Friedman to discuss why people get married, what makes a marriage last, what intimacy really means, and what it means to be a husband or a wife. He explains why we shouldn’t date if we have no intentions of getting married within the next five years and why we need to be selfish when we date.
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