Online dating
Subject in Relationships
Online dating has come up in 9 episodes across 7 podcasts in TMT, including The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett, Digital Social Hour, The Mel Robbins Podcast. 6 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Vanessa Van EdwardsBehavioral researcher, bestselling author, and founder of Science of People
Van Edwards recommends that single people ask for phone numbers rather than social media handles.
“So my challenge for single people is stop asking for handles and ask for numbers”
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett: Vanessa Van Edwards: The Conversation Habit That Makes Smart People Unlikable (Sep 10, 2026) · Listen from 1:16:38
Van Edwards argues that researching dates on Instagram beforehand makes first-date conversations more awkward.
“This is, I think, why we're having awkward first date conversations. Why first dates have gotten even worse is because you're on the first date”
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett: Vanessa Van Edwards: The Conversation Habit That Makes Smart People Unlikable (Sep 10, 2026) · Listen from 1:14:32
Greg AdamsDating coach and content creator known as Coach Greg Adams, promoter of the "free agent lifestyle"
Adams argues women avoid initiating conversations with men to preserve leverage.
“Women know that if they initiate conversations with men, they lost leverage”
Digital Social Hour: Dating Coach Reveals What Most Men Refuse To Accept | DSH #2035 (Jun 26, 2026) · Listen from 31:16
Adams says the 80/20 pattern holds online, while offline it is closer to 70/30.
“It's probably more like 70-30. But if you just take online, Instagram, TikTok, online dating apps, it's definitely 80-20”
Digital Social Hour: Dating Coach Reveals What Most Men Refuse To Accept | DSH #2035 (Jun 26, 2026) · Listen from 7:03
James SextonNew York divorce trial attorney and author
Sexton advises getting therapy before dating again, arguing that rushing into new relationships skips repair and grief.
“get a therapist before you get a dating app. Like too many people go from one relationship to another relationship very, very quickly”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: The Ultimate Guide to Divorce (For You & The People You Love) (Sep 24, 2026) · Listen from 1:10:07
Lucy HaleAmerican actress known for Pretty Little Liars
Hale defends online dating, saying she met good people there and that a person's match will find them regardless of method.
“I think a lot of people want to shame the online dating world, but, like, your person's going to find you”
On Purpose with Jay Shetty: LUCY HALE: “I Was Sabotaging My Life.” (Sep 21, 2026) · Listen from 1:06:27
Michael MarracciniSan Francisco-area real estate professional who dated Laura Owens from 2016 to 2017 and became involved in years of litigation with her
Marraccini says Owens told him on their third date that her father was terminally ill and wanted to meet him.
“On the third date, she said that her father was terminally ill and she wanted him to meet me just in case something was to ever happen to him”
Love Trapped: The Third Man | EP 8 (Apr 9, 2026) · Listen from 9:13
Megyn KellyConservative broadcaster and podcaster
Kelly argued that online dating broke a long-working courtship system in which men asked and women decided.
“I almost feel like online dating really screwed up the system for meeting people to the point where even that doesn't work anymore”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Iran Deal Risks and Fallout, with Curt Mills and Mark Halperin, Plus Jennifer Newsom's Wild Comments, with Damilare Sonoiki and Stepfanie Tyler | Ep. 1291 (Apr 8, 2026) · Listen from 1:58:00
Coverage over time
Podcasts
- The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · 2 episodes
- Digital Social Hour · 2 episodes
- The Mel Robbins Podcast · 1 episode
- On Purpose with Jay Shetty · 1 episode
- The Shawn Ryan Show · 1 episode
- Love Trapped · 1 episode
- The Megyn Kelly Show · 1 episode
Episodes
The Ultimate Guide to Divorce (For You & The People You Love)The Mel Robbins Podcast · Sep 24, 2026 · 1 h 27 min
Divorce attorney James Sexton walks Mel Robbins through his six stages of divorce, from early unhappiness to rebuilding life afterward and supporting loved ones.
LUCY HALE: “I Was Sabotaging My Life.”On Purpose with Jay Shetty · Sep 21, 2026 · 1 h 24 min
Actress Lucy Hale tells Jay Shetty about self-sabotage, early fame, four years of sobriety, freezing her eggs and finding healthy love.
Vanessa Van Edwards: The Conversation Habit That Makes Smart People UnlikableThe Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · Sep 10, 2026 · 2 h 27 min
Behavioral researcher Vanessa Van Edwards tells Steven Bartlett about her three-level conversation framework, over-talking, self-narratives, five story archetypes and the cues behind charisma.
Human Lie Detector: The #1 Sign They’re Lying To You, Catch Liars Instantly! | Dr Leanne ten BrinkeThe Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · Sep 7, 2026 · 1 h 44 min
Psychologist Leanne ten Brinke tells Steven Bartlett how to detect lies, explains the Dark Tetrad of personality traits, and offers rules for dealing with toxic people.
Why She Says S*x Should Be Number One... | Lika O | DSH #2069Digital Social Hour · Jul 16, 2026 · 49 min
Sean Kelly talks with singer and Miss Russia pageant founder Lika Osipova about a stalker's smear campaign, Russian stereotypes, and her views on dating and transactional relationships.
- Dating Coach Reveals What Most Men Refuse To Accept | DSH #2035
Digital Social Hour · Jun 26, 2026 · 57 min
Sean Kelly talks with dating coach Greg Adams about the manosphere, dating apps, passport bros, cheating, Gen Z dating, child support and his "free agent lifestyle."
#308 Dr. Tara Suwinyattichaiporn - TikTok's #1 Sex Educator on Why Relationships Are FailingThe Shawn Ryan Show · May 28, 2026 · 3 h 29 min
Shawn Ryan interviews sex educator Dr. Tara Suwinyattichaiporn about sexual communication, attraction, kink, masculinity, Gen Z loneliness, dating apps and porn.
The Third Man | EP 8Love Trapped · Apr 9, 2026 · 1 h 3 min
Stephanie Young tells Michael Marraccini's account of his 2016–17 relationship with Laura Owens, including alleged false pregnancy, cancer and abuse claims.
Iran Deal Risks and Fallout, with Curt Mills and Mark Halperin, Plus Jennifer Newsom's Wild Comments, with Damilare Sonoiki and Stepfanie Tyler | Ep. 1291The Megyn Kelly Show · Apr 8, 2026 · 2 h 10 min
Megyn Kelly, Curt Mills and Mark Halperin dissect the U.S.–Iran ceasefire and 2026–28 politics, then a culture panel mocks Jennifer Siebel Newsom and Chelsea Handler.