Character Analysis

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit characteranalysispod.substack.com I hope you find these Nuggets relatable and empowering. They’re meant to reassure those currently dating or single-by-choice that they’re not alone and their lives are valid. Nuggets are published on Mondays and Wednesdays. Full-length episodes are posted on Fridays. If you’d like to hear more, please c...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit characteranalysispod.substack.com Submit Your Dating Questions In This Episode: * A woman’s boyfriend gets butthurt because she whipped out her vibrator during sex. * We examine the more insulting reason some say men ask women on coffee dates. * We review a perfect example of the Statements Only approach and why it works. * How long can...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit characteranalysispod.substack.com I hope you find these Nuggets relatable and empowering. They’re meant to reassure those currently dating or single-by-choice that they’re not alone and their lives are valid. Nuggets are published on Mondays and Wednesdays. Full-length episodes are posted on Fridays. If you’d like to hear more, please c...

PHOTO: CRAIG BLANKENHORN/MAX Hello, my Nuggets… We discussed the recent episode of And Just Like That in last week’s episode, but there’s one scene, in particular, I wanted to discuss further. As single women, we’re often encouraged to prioritize the time and feelings of women in relationships with men over our own. We don’t discuss the grief involved with the prospect of losing a friend to a rela...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit characteranalysispod.substack.com Photo credit - Craig Blankenhorn/Max Listen To Full Episode Join the fun! Become a paid subscriber for $4 a month and get two weekly Nuggets of Dating Advice podcast episodes and one weekly full-length Dateology Coach podcast episode that includes an analysis of dating-related content and other pop cult...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit characteranalysispod.substack.com Listen To Full Episode Join the fun! Become a paid subscriber for $4 a month and get two weekly Nuggets of Dating Advice podcast episodes and one weekly full-length Dateology Coach podcast episode that includes an analysis of dating-related content and other pop culture media. Good afternoon, Nuggets! T...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit characteranalysispod.substack.com Listen To Full Episode Join the fun! Become a paid subscriber for $4 a month and get two weekly Nuggets of Dating Advice podcast episodes and one weekly full-length Dateology Coach podcast episode that includes an analysis of dating-related content and other pop culture media. Nugget #1 I don't know wha...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit characteranalysispod.substack.com Listen To Full Episode Join the fun! Become a paid subscriber for $4 a month and get two weekly Nuggets of Dating Advice podcast episodes and one weekly full-length Dateology Coach podcast episode that includes an analysis of dating-related content and other pop culture media. In This Episode: * We disc...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit characteranalysispod.substack.com Listen To Full Episode Join the fun! Become a paid subscriber for $4 a month and get two weekly Nuggets of Dating Advice podcast episodes and one weekly full-length Dateology Coach podcast episode that includes an analysis of dating-related content and other pop culture media. In This Episode: I talk ab...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit characteranalysispod.substack.com Listen To Full Episode If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times: Nobody waste’s a woman’s time more than a man that dates women. Our first nugget is from a woman who’s been dating a man for 6 weeks and confused about a recent request he made of her. His friend confessed her feelings for him,...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit characteranalysispod.substack.com Listen To Full Episode It’s funny how threatened some men get when they meet a woman who doesn’t need them. Fuck these guys. In today’s Nugget of Wisdom, a woman fears she lost the best thing that ever happened to her. His mother was just diagnosed with a terminal condition. We’ve been seeing each other...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit characteranalysispod.substack.com In This Episode: * How straight men like Jonah Hill have weaponized therapy-speak to be controlling and manipulative. * A woman wants to know if she’s an asshole for snooping through her situationship’s journal if, when she did, she found if he was leading her on? * Are men on dating apps negging her be...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit characteranalysispod.substack.com A woman wants to know why men keep ghosting her after they share socials. I discuss how to avoid becoming too hypervigilant when you start dating someone new and green flags to watch out for. I also respond to this listener-submitted letter: I met a guy on Tinder we both said we weren’t sure what we wer...

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit characteranalysispod.substack.com In This Episode: * A woman fears a man will reject her if her appearance changes. * Is your partner obligated to stay in shape and maintain their appearance throughout the relationship? * Are all men that don’t wear wedding rings sketchy? * We blow the doors off the “men are hunters” myth * Analysis of...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit characteranalysispod.substack.com Check out my Master Online Dating online courses here . * What does “doing the inner work” actually mean? Is it true that people who haven’t adequately healed will never attract a healthy relationship? SPOILER ALERT: THAT’S BULLSHIT. * This dating coach thinks hooking up on a first date will lead to a r...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit characteranalysispod.substack.com In This Episode: * Why a malignant narcissist is so dangerous. * If you don’t prioritize dating or stop altogether, does that mean you’ve given up? * Why are so many people bothered by plus-sized women’s confidence? * Should you date when you’re in debt? * A woman wonders is she should remove her impres...

In this Nugget episode, I discuss preferences, standards, and how nobody gets to decide them for you. Here’s what I discuss: * A man with significant debt keeps getting ghosted after he discloses his financial situation. Should he take a break from dating? * A writer has many thoughts about a plus-sized woman having the audacity to be attracted to conventionally fit men. * Single people with visib...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit characteranalysispod.substack.com Enjoy a new Nugget of Wisdom episode! (TM Nan) * The man she’s dating told her he was flying another woman out to stay in his apartment. Here’s how you should react if someone you’re dating says something intentionally hurtful, inappropriate, or confusing. * The difficulties of dating someone whose Ex i...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit characteranalysispod.substack.com Enjoy a special And Just Like That… analysis episode. Spoiler alerts abound, so listen with caution. Topics covered: * How women are discouraged from listening to their instincts. * Miranda’s transformation into Carrie 2.0. * Freeloading men. * How women hold it all down when the men around them are los...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit characteranalysispod.substack.com To listen to our weekly regular full-length podcast episodes and get exclusive advice mini-episodes, become a paying subscriber for just $5 a month. In This Mini-Episode: * What do you say when they tell you they need space? * Can you push someone away who was never that close in the first place? * Why...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit characteranalysispod.substack.com In This Mini-Episode: A man asks whether anyone has ever done the “friends first” with a potential partner and how it worked out. I like this approach. My concern is how to frame this without the other person thinking they’re being used for attention or The Girlfriend/Boyfriend Experience. I explain how...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit characteranalysispod.substack.com To listen to this week’s podcast, become a paying subscriber at 20% off. In This Episode: * A man wonders why the single mom he’s dating doesn’t need him aka doesn’t make more time for him. * We dissect the confirming the date issue. How often should you communicate after you set the first date? Who sho...

Happy Friday! In this podcast/post, I’m covering three Tik Toks. To hear the full episode, become a subscriber below. * rtpdatingmethod’s video about the dangers of assuming exclusivity. I also include some advice on how to have the exclusivity conversation and why you can have it whenever you damn well please. * BadBexx’s advice on how to meet men in the wild . I include some additional advice ab...

Reminder! Plus-Sized Dating Advice & Support Zoom tonight. To attend and listen to this week’s podcast, become a paying subscriber at 20% off. In This Episode: * Kim Cattrall is returning to And Just Like That for a cameo and we discuss why she left the franchise. * Is it women that baby trap men or the other way around? * Is this the new way men tell women they’re open to a relationship? * Why th...