Welcome to The Dating Is Hard Podcast! This is the final episode of the show. Host Joe Welkie talks about some of the reasons why he chose to end the show, and some of the best lessons he learned from the time he spent creating, producing, and distributing this show. Thank you all for listening and good luck out there in the dating world!

Welcome to The Dating Is Hard Podcast! On this episode Joe Welkie talks to Cat, a woman he connected with via Bumble. Cat developed a rare disease that has left her in a wheelchair around eight years ago. She details what traversing the dating world is like in a wheelchair, what questions she is always asked regarding the wheelchair, and if she feels fetishized.

Welcome to The Dating Is Hard Podcast! On this episode, Joe Welkie talks with Jane, a woman he connected with via Bumble. Jane has a story of love letters, long-distance romance, and infidelity. They chat about her incredible height requirements and why paying for dating apps is whack.

Welcome to The Dating Is Hard Podcast! On this episode, Joe Welkie talks with Landra, a friend of a previous guest who shares her unique perspective on dating. She can't think of a single thing that she needs to work on in her dating life, but somehow remains single. We try to figure out why.

Welcome to The Dating Is Hard Podcast! On this episode, Joe Welkie talks with Kelsey, a woman he met via Bumble who has some very specific things to check for when meeting a man. Look at the nails, shoes, and belts. She lists off some of her weirdest and worst dates that hopefully everyone can learn from.

Welcome to The Dating Is Hard Podcast! On this episode, Joe Welkie talks with Anna, a woman he connected with via Bumble who seems to attract nothing but anime lovers. She details her experience trying to get into Japanimation, and not succeeding and how musicians can't seem to stop playing Blackbird by The Beatles for her.

Welcome to The Dating Is Hard Podcast! On this episode, Joe Welkie talks with longtime friend, hilarious comedian, actress, and writer, Courtney Nelms. Courtney talks about her 12-year monogamous relationship, what marriage is like during quarantine, and why she is terrified of penises now.

Welcome to The Dating Is Hard Podcast. On this episode, Joe Welkie talks to Kit, a woman who has compiled her "worst firsts" into a series of five different stories. Her worst dating experience, her worst first date, her worst fallout from a date, the date where she intentionally sabotaged herself, and a date where she accidentally sabotaged herself.

Welcome to The Dating Is Hard Podcast! On this episode, Joe Welkie talks to Christia. Joe and Christia got connected through Bumble where Christia has been conducting research about her dating life. She has compiled a spreadsheet to see if there are any correlations to the men she attracts and the men she finds herself attracted to. They get into the nitty gritty details of her empirical research and findings.

Welcome to The Dating Is Hard Podcast! On this episode, Joe Welkie talks with Julia, a woman he got connected with through Bumble. Julia details the relationship she got into the instant she stepped off the plane from Connecticut to California. From the Disneyland first date, to moving in together, to how and why everything fell apart.

Welcome to The Dating Is Hard Podcast! On this episode, Joe Welkie talks to Eden Barbarella, co-host of DIRTYTALK, a podcast exploring sex and relationships. Joe and Eden get to talking about life as a drag queen, why we need to have more open dialogue about sex and relationships, and the type of men who are usually attracted to her.

Welcome to The Dating Is Hard Podcast! On this episode, Joe Welkie talks with Jay Light, a fellow comedian whose album, "Good Guy with a Gun" comes out on August 14. Joe and Jay discuss dating fellow comics, the hardships of long-distance relationships, and Jay's embarrassing trip to a museum.

Welcome to The Dating Is Hard Podcast! Today on the show, Joe Welkie talks with Niya, a trans woman who comes on the show to share her experiences in the dating world and the difficulties that come with being trans in the dating world. They talk about the type of men who are usually into her, the shame that some people feel about being attracted to her, and how you can't let that affect your hopes to find love in LA.

Welcome to The Dating Is Hard Podcast! On this episode, Joe Welkie talks with fellow comedian and podcaster, Natasha Pearl Hansen. They discuss her high school sweethearts, her long engagement that ultimately didn't end with a wedding, and the celebrities she might hit up now that she's single again.

Welcome to The Dating Is Hard Podcast! On today's episode, Joe Welkie talks with Melissa. Joe and Melissa met via Bumble and they get to talking about what men lie about on their profiles, how to keep a stable of studs, and whether ghosting is a humane way of letting a person know you're not interested in them.

Welcome to The Dating Is Hard Podcast! On this episode, Joe Welkie talks to Lindsey, a woman he met through bumble who introduces Joe to his new favorite phrase, who had some promising romantic leads cut short because of the quarantine, and discusses the romance of the bioluminescent waves.

Welcome to The Dating Is Hard Podcast! On today's episode, Joe Welkie talks with Caila. They chat about how to use dating apps to keep you fed, get backstage passes to concerts, and if it's wrong for a guy to want to date your friend.

Welcome to The Dating Is Hard Podcast! Today Joe Welkie talks with fellow comedian and Mox Magazine co-creator, Monarey Martinez. Monarey and Joe discuss her aversion to dating apps, her date with a man who couldn't stop doing a Batman impression, and how to successfully transition from being just friends to being a couple.

Welcome to The Dating Is Hard Podcast! On this episode, Joe Welkie talks with returning guest and new neighbor, Morgan Creed. Joe and Morgan were on an MTV Dating Show together and they catch up on what she's been up to since the last time they spoke. This includes pegging a professional athlete, thinking about open relationships, and taking sexy polaroids.

Welcome toThe Dating Is Hard Podcast. On today's episode, Joe Welkie talks to fellow comedian and awesome person, Lydia Shahid. We talk about Lydia's past experience with getting cheated on by her fiancé, and how a Bumble date ended with her breaking her back.