53 episodes
The Later Dater Today The Later Dater Today
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- Society & Culture
Between the ages of 45-59? (Give or take a few years) and dating or thinking about it? You're in the right place.
There's never been a better time to date later in life. Let us show you the advantages of dating later in life AND the places you might overlook or trip.
Lakshmi Rengarajan, host and guide of the The Later Dater podcast has spent almost 15 years trying to improve and shed an illuminating light on the culture of modern dating. She's designed one-of-a-kind events that challenged the idea of the dating profile, she worked at the world's largest dating conglomerate (Match), she studied the art of the set-up and co-hosted Season 7 of Vox Media's award-winning podcast Land of The Giants: Dating Games.
And now she's turned her attention to folks dating "later in life". Her work to change, improve and challenge modern dating culture and its tropes have been featured in the New York Times, Vanity Fair, Cosmopolitan, Oprah Daily and The Guardian and she's been a guest on the Pivot Podcast with Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway among others.
Later Daters are folks who came of age before the smartphone but also have the smarts to leverage and use technology. Modern dating culture has changed quite a bit since the introduction of dating apps but your dual existence might be just to thing that helps you navigate it today.
You're not late, you're right on time. More at www.TheLaterDaterToday.com
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#48 How to Move to Friendship (After Having Feelings)
There's more to the "Let's Be Friends" transition in modern dating and it's often overlooked. The order of how relationships progress has changed and this switch in order explains a lot. This is a critical thing for Later Daters to consider.
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#47 How to Date Like an Athlete (Without Playing Games)
What is dating was sport rather than a game? How would that change things and what kind of athlete are you? Lakshmi explores and develops and analogy that could change your "game".
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#46: How to Think About Money & Compatibility
Season 2 Premiere: Is there another way to talk about and navigate money as a topic? Could we even turn it into another way to connect? Well, yes we can. There are so many different ways to think about and explore whether you have compatible ideas around the idea of money.
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Season 2: Preview & Research Updates
A preview of forthcoming episodes, the tone of Season 2 and what we are researching now. Expect a season full of "How To" episodes now that the foundation has been set.
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Dating Climate Change and Why Golden And Later Are Different
The difference between a Golden Dater and a Later Dater: Lakshmi explains why and how the two are different and also offers an overview of what Dating Climate Change is and how remembering how much dating culture has changed (and how quickly) will have you connecting and relating to people better.
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"State of Date" Meditation/Prep Talk
Listen to this before a first (or early) date. Now with music and a more dramatic reading, please use and enjoy this meditation/prep talk to get you into a "State of Date". And listen to Episode 45 for more context and background.