Dating can be this overly-complicated, painful, confusing, ungrounded, whirlwind. Honestly, it can feel really hopeless at times. In this episode we talk with our experts about how to make this process less of a clusterf#ck and navigate the dating world with a fresh perspective.

This episode's experts are:

Nate Bagley, creator of The Loveumentary and The First Seven YearsEve Peters, founder and CEO of WhimLily Sun, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in San Francisco

Credits

Written & Produced by: Lily Sloane + Jessica Brown Theme Song: "Maruumba" by Topher M. LewisCredits Song: "Blimp" by Louis ColeOpening Poem: "Admit Something" by Hafiz, recited by Eve PetersAdditional Music + Sound Design by: Lily SloaneFeatured Clip: "The Timing is Everything" Edition on Dear Prudence, with Andrea SilenziEpisode Image: "Have Your Awkward Tinder Dates Here" by Chris Goldberg via Flickr Creative Commons

Special thanks to the strangers at the bar for talking to us The Woods Bar and Brewery and Lost and Found Beer Garden for letting us hang out for a bit.