In this episode, Sweta chats with Delal Pektas, TV producer at CGTN America about risks associated with sex and dating.  Women in Washington D.C., in major cities in the U.S. and around the world, and generally ANYWHERE who are single are often rife with stories that tend to lean more negative than positive. These aren’t just tales to entertain coupled-off friends, but are actually representative of troubling trends towards less intimacy across generations, but more evident in younger demographics. On the flip side of negative views associated with sex and dating are the very real risks associated with loneliness, both mental and physical. Sweta and Delal explore the science behind sex and dating and share a hysterical story or two of what it’s like being from conservative cultures that associate sex outside of marriage with guaranteed unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases, and ultimately being 30 something career women dating in D.C. This episode will definitely encourage a drink…or two! References:Why are young people having so little sex? https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/12/the-sex-recession/573949/

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