Dating Sociologist
Following a chance encounter while living in NYC, I became someone’s “dating coach.” Within a year, I found myself starting my own coaching business called Singlefied, which I grew internationally. And eventually…I grew out of it. However, my love for love never faded. How do people meet in the modern world? Is monogamy dead? Why do Americans date several people at once and why do other cultures find this unfathomable? In 2015, I moved to SF and witnessed the most unusual dating scene ever. Hyper-blended gender roles. Microdosing to “feel” something. Dates that became funding pitches. And the ostracization of heteronormative behavior. I needed to capture the stories, and that’s when my friend Julie Krafchick and I started the Dateable Podcast, currently in its 16th season with features in the NY Times, CNN, and NBC News.
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Dateable Podcast
THE DATEABLE PODCAST
With the advent of technology, the promise of connectedness and accessibility also makes us feel lonelier than ever. My friend Julie and I created this podcast to show that we’re not alone in the dating conundrums that we go through. On each Dateable episode, we feature a real story from a real person of how they’re making dating work (or not). Some stories are juicy, some are insightful, and some will have you screaming, "I had the same thing happen to me!" More importantly, we give takeaways to apply to our own lives, all while laughing along the way. The Dateable Podcast was named one of the top dating podcasts by the NY Times, Huffington Post and BET, and has been featured in Thought Catalog, Bustle, Brit+Co, AskMen, SF Chronicle, and more.
Some of my favorite episodes:
The Decision to Have Kids (or Not) w/ Kate Kennedy
What it Means to be a Man (redefining gender expectations with Mark Greene from The Good Men Project)
How You’re Wired for Relationships w/ Dr. Avigail Lev (take the relationship schemas quiz if you haven’t yet!)
For fun:
DATING SOCIOLOGIST IN THE PRESS
Calling anyone a Dating Expert seems amusing to me because it implies that you are really good at dating. The fact is, we’re all trying to figure it out, even the “experts.” That’s why I would consider myself a Dating Sociologist who has a love for sharing her findings! Since I collected all these learnings and experiences from the clients I had as a dating coach, I found it helpful to put it out there for those going through similar situations. I’ve made appearances on CNN, KQED, The May Lee Show, and Amazon Live and have filmed dozens of pilots about modern dating. Dating, on the surface, may seem to be all about the other people you meet, but at its core, dating is about your relationship with yourself.
What would your ex say about you?
Check out Yue and Julie’s new limited series podcast with iHeart Media called Exit Interview! On each episode, we interview a dater and their exes about what went wrong and where they can do better.
