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Date Like A Nerd
Alex | Dating Anxiety Coach for Nerds
28 episodes
1 week ago
๐Ÿ‹๏ธโ€โ™€๏ธ Afraid to approach your gym crush? Most dating advice tells you to "just be confident and approach them," but does that actually work at the gym? The gym should be a safe space, kind of like your respawn point, where you recharge after a tough day. People go there to lift weights and decompress, not to be hit on by random NPCs. So how do you bridge that gap? ๐Ÿคจ ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ป In this episode, Jordan Yaklin, an online health and lifestyle coach who helps gamers level up their fitness and reclaim th...
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๐Ÿ‹๏ธโ€โ™€๏ธ Afraid to approach your gym crush? Most dating advice tells you to "just be confident and approach them," but does that actually work at the gym? The gym should be a safe space, kind of like your respawn point, where you recharge after a tough day. People go there to lift weights and decompress, not to be hit on by random NPCs. So how do you bridge that gap? ๐Ÿคจ ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ป In this episode, Jordan Yaklin, an online health and lifestyle coach who helps gamers level up their fitness and reclaim th...
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Relationships
Education,
Society & Culture,
Self-Improvement,
Leisure,
Video Games
Episodes (20/28)
Date Like A Nerd
How to Approach Your Gym Crush (Without Being A Creep), with Jordan Yaklin
๐Ÿ‹๏ธโ€โ™€๏ธ Afraid to approach your gym crush? Most dating advice tells you to "just be confident and approach them," but does that actually work at the gym? The gym should be a safe space, kind of like your respawn point, where you recharge after a tough day. People go there to lift weights and decompress, not to be hit on by random NPCs. So how do you bridge that gap? ๐Ÿคจ ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ป In this episode, Jordan Yaklin, an online health and lifestyle coach who helps gamers level up their fitness and reclaim th...
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2 weeks ago
37 minutes

Date Like A Nerd
'I'm Cooked' (Where to Find Dates After College), with Single Player Brandon
๐Ÿซ How do you find dates after you're done with college? ๐Ÿ•ฐ๏ธ For many people, high school and uni gave us the perfect place to meet people. But once that's over, what do you do? How can you meet someone to date if you're not meeting... well, basically anyone? ๐Ÿคท ๐Ÿ“œ After graduating, Brandon went from having built-in social circles to basically meeting nobody new. His dating life? Non-existent. His social life? Hanging out with the same small group of friends 2-3 times a year. His solution attempt...
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1 month ago
1 hour 8 minutes

Date Like A Nerd
Dating as an Asexual, with Elyse
โ‰  Many of us are different in one way or another, so we try to fit into the social mold. Whether it is being asexual, or a preference like not drinking or doing drugs, playing video games, or anything else that makes us different, dealing with a world where we're different has its challenges ๐Ÿ›‘ In this episode, Elyse shares her experience as an asexual woman ๐Ÿ™…โ€โ™€๏ธ From her early teens pretending to have crushes, to struggling to communicate with people and partners who couldn't understand or ac...
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1 month ago
27 minutes

Date Like A Nerd
The Hidden Cost of Finding Love With Red Pill Dating: John's Nerd Love Story
๐Ÿ’Š What happens when red pill advice "works"? John thought he'd found the cheat code to dating when his nerdy high school friend got a girlfriend using pickup artist tactics. But after years of grinding bars and clubs, he discovered the hidden costs of building relationships on a foundation of masks ๐ŸŽญ ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ’ป In this episode, a 40-something programmer shares his journey from socially isolated nerd to pickup artist practitioner to married father, and the unexpected ways those dating experiences sti...
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2 months ago
1 hour 2 minutes

Date Like A Nerd
How to Make Nerd Friends, with Pete "Belmont"
๐Ÿ˜ญ Meeting your Player 2 organically can be a challenging quest. It involves balancing making friends while keeping an eye out for potential connections. Sometimes, people in a certain group don't share your same passions. Or perhaps not as much as you'd hope. So, how do you move forward? ๐Ÿค” In this episode, Pete and I talk about how we socialize, whether the others share our same interests or not ๐Ÿ’ฌ Because sometimes what can seem like a rejection, may in fact turn into an engaging conversation...
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2 months ago
23 minutes

Date Like A Nerd
From No Dates to Feeling Truly Seen and Accepted: Kirk's Story
๐Ÿ’” How can you find someone to date when dating apps aren't working for you, and all you do is work, stay at home, and meet with the same D&D group or spend full days with one single person at a time playing Warhammer? ๐ŸงŒ In this episode, Kirk shared his challenges to date as a single nerd ๐Ÿ˜ฐ Like many people, he was promised that "if you focus on yourself and sort your life out, someone will naturally come." Unfortunately, that was not the case. He found a steady job and a home, but nobody ...
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2 months ago
1 hour

Date Like A Nerd
Dating In The Tolkien Association, with Jose
๐Ÿ‘ฏ What does dating within a nerd community look like? Finding a group you're comfortable with can help you "just be yourself" and find your Player 2. ๐Ÿ™Œ It also means you'll be enjoying yourself until that happens, which makes you more attractive! ๐Ÿง™โ€โ™‚๏ธ In this episode, Jose and I discuss what it was like to date within the Argentine Tolkien Association, where we met. Just like a Skill Tree, each friend you make can introduce you to others who are similar. From within those people, you may end ...
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3 months ago
21 minutes

Date Like A Nerd
IRL Lessons from Video Games, with Dr. Daniel Kaufmann
๐Ÿฆพ What you consider success and achievements in real life could be similar to how you play video games. Dr. Daniel Kaufmann is back to share how learning what we value in video games reflects what we may also value IRL ๐ŸŒŽ Understanding your player type can help you make choices that align with your personality ๐Ÿค“ Knowing how you play video games can say a lot about the types of challenges you thrive on and how you prefer to overcome them. This new information can help you make choices that alig...
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3 months ago
24 minutes

Date Like A Nerd
The High School Reunion: the Nerd Love Story of Pete and Ariana
๐Ÿ“† High school crushes don't have to end with the academic year. Sometimes, relationships may benefit from a respawn much later. After gaining more XP, both players gain new ways to play together. What used to be two solo players may turn into a Co-Op game ๐Ÿ’ In this episode, Pete "Belmont" shares how he lost contact with his high school crush, only to meet again 10 years later at their high school reunion ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿซ Though still platonic, that encounter later developed into a close friendship that na...
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4 months ago
23 minutes

Date Like A Nerd
Hobbit Hike: Where to Meet Nerds, with Sompi Harmetz
๐Ÿงโ€โ™€๏ธ Wish you could find your Fellowship without having to roll a Nat 20 on charisma? Many shy, introverted nerds want to touch grass and be more sociable... without having to join extrovert quests! If that's you, Hobbit Hike could be the perfect solution! ๐Ÿ™Œ In this episode, Sompi invites us to join โ€œHobbit Hikeโ€, a magical, costume-friendly adventure where nerds, geeks, and gamers gather to touch grass, twirl swords, and unlock their social tree โš”๏ธ Whether youโ€™re a veteran cosplayer, a D&...
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4 months ago
28 minutes

Date Like A Nerd
Dating The Twitch Streamer on Discord: the Nerd Love Story of Luna and Jason
๐Ÿ’ฌ Finding love on Discord is possible. Even if your Player 2 is the streamer who created the server. That said, there are some things you should keep in mind and that you want to avoid. After all, you can't meet anyone in person if you get banned! ๐Ÿ“ต In this episode, GamerMomLuna and Jason share how they went from a Twitch chat NPC to streamer relationship to a co-op campaign building a life under the same roof ๐Ÿก It wasn't an overnight evolution, and it wasn't planned, either. ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ Jason had bee...
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5 months ago
31 minutes

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Find Love Through Online Games, with Kaylee Lopez
๐Ÿ‘พ How do people find a partner who plays online video games? It often feels like you're damned if you join a community looking for a relationship, and you're damned if you don't (because how else can you meet someone outside dating apps?!) ๐Ÿคจ ๐ŸŽฎ In this episode, I talk to Kaylee Lopez, an anthropologist who writes about gaming and game communities. We explore the ways you can integrate yourself into communities, unlock the gamer branch of your Social Tree, and find your Player 2. Literally! ๐Ÿ•น๏ธ ...
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5 months ago
21 minutes

Date Like A Nerd
Tolkien meets Star Wars: The Nerd Love Story of Kaia and Celania
๐Ÿ‘€ Can your Tolkien hyperfixation get in the way of your Love at First Sight? Love at first sight is rare. But if it happened, what would you do? Would you talk to them or text them first? What if they don't like you? What if you don't know what to talk about? What if you have nothing in common? Or worse, what if you overwhelm them with your hyperfixation about Tolkien? There's only one way to find out. ๐Ÿ‘‡ In this episode, Kaia shares how she managed to date her now-fianceรฉ... with a litt...
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6 months ago
41 minutes

Date Like A Nerd
The Nice Guy vs The Kind Man, with April
๐Ÿ˜‡ The alternative to being a Nice Guyโ„ข is often considered to be a Bad Boy ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐ŸŽค Because many people think that the problem is being a good person. And, sure, some people might be attracted to that... in the short term. But if you're looking to build a healthy and loving relationship, you may want to look into becoming a Kind Person, instead ๐Ÿ˜Œ ๐Ÿ–ค In this episode, April returns to share what made her fall for her husband Scott. It wasn't his wealth (he lived in an RV), or being a nerd (he watched...
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6 months ago
23 minutes

Date Like A Nerd
Animรฉ Los Angeles: Where to Meet Nerds, with Matthew Lewis
๐Ÿœ Looking for a waifu, husbando, or just a partner who enjoys anime? Animรฉ Los Angeles could be the perfect place for you to unlock the weeb branch of your Social Tree. Whether you like to cosplay, read manga, or even build miniatures, there are many ways for you to meet people over this 4-day event! ๐Ÿฃ In this episode, Matthew Lewis shares how otakus can socialize at Animรฉ Los Angeles. Every day, you'll have opportunities to make friends who share your passion for all things anime-related. So...
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6 months ago
26 minutes

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Cosplayers and Conventions: the Nerd Love Story of Elyse and Matt
๐Ÿฆธ One convention might not be enough to get to know someone. But as you start attending more often and keeping in touch with everyone, feelings can start to develop. In the case of cosplayers, their passion for specific characters is just one more thing for them to bond over ๐Ÿ˜ Elyse was introduced to Matt by her group of cosplayer friends. They got along well and exchanged contacts on the spot ๐Ÿ“ฑ However, it took a decade for them to end up together! Times just didn't align. It took several en...
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7 months ago
22 minutes

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Find Your Nerd Community: Where to Meet Nerds, with Jose
๐Ÿ”Ž Finding your community can sometimes be challenging. Even within the same hobby, different groups may be polar opposites. Even within the Argentine Tolkien Association, the online forum didn't always fit with the association ๐Ÿงฉ In this episode, I bring Jose back to talk about how we found a place where each of us felt we belonged ๐Ÿ˜Œ Not feeling like we fit in with most people around us growing up, in the Argentine Tolkien Association, we found those who made us feel appreciated and welcomed. ...
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7 months ago
18 minutes

Date Like A Nerd
From Friends with Benefits to a Nerd Wedding: the Nerd Love Story of April and Scott
๐Ÿ”ฅ Dating Apps like Tinder often get a bad rep about what people there are looking for. But even if you start something with no strings attached, if you matched with the right person... you might end up having a nerd wedding with swords and the LOTR soundtrack! ๐Ÿงโ€โ™‚๏ธ April expected to meet a jock ๐Ÿ’ช Someone with whom she wouldn't have much in common. Instead, she fell for a nerd. But that wasn't what they had agreed to. After all, neither of them were looking for a serious relationship. So it wa...
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8 months ago
32 minutes

Date Like A Nerd
Gamify Your Dating Anxiety, with Michael Berger
๐Ÿ‘ป Fear of rejection can ruin your dating life in multiple ways: you won't start conversations, ask for a number, invite on a date, or show how you truly feel. Fortunately, you can get over it with gamification! ๐Ÿ‘พ Although many video games can teach you the Growth Mindset, you may not be applying it IRL... yet ๐Ÿ’ก And that's where gamification comes in: it can give you dopamine hits similar to video games, help you stay motivated, and give you positive reinforcement even if you don't get the r...
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8 months ago
35 minutes

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The TTRPG Group: the Nerd Love Story of Frank and Mouse
๐ŸŽฒ TTRPG groups can help you make friends and even find your life partner. They're also small enough that they shouldn't cause too much anxiety. But the trick is not to limit your interaction with the other players only to game nights. Use the group to make friends outside the paper! ๐Ÿ“ Frank's wife is fighting stage 4 cancer. Please help them in any way you can https://gofund.me/f86c12bd ๐Ÿ“š Frank and Mouse became friends through their college's TTRPG group. Unfortunately, she was engaged ...
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9 months ago
45 minutes

Date Like A Nerd
๐Ÿ‹๏ธโ€โ™€๏ธ Afraid to approach your gym crush? Most dating advice tells you to "just be confident and approach them," but does that actually work at the gym? The gym should be a safe space, kind of like your respawn point, where you recharge after a tough day. People go there to lift weights and decompress, not to be hit on by random NPCs. So how do you bridge that gap? ๐Ÿคจ ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ป In this episode, Jordan Yaklin, an online health and lifestyle coach who helps gamers level up their fitness and reclaim th...