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Episode 8 Summary:

• 2:45 - Sandy and Liz welcome their fun and hilarious single friend Maria to join today's podcast! How will she describe her dating life?

Blast from the Past!

• 4:28 - Liz shares her first kiss story and the lack of consent, which her mom made sure her elementary school rectified!
• 6:43 - Maria shares her first kiss story with "Ninja Turtle Dude" and their grade school romance.
• 9:45 - Sandy shares her COVID-era date that was setup by Buzzfeed and Bumble... and all the vaping, stand-up comedy, and TMI that came with it.

Hot off the Press!

• 15:48 - Liz chats about her and Golden Man's considerations in buying a house... and whether they have the pioneer skills (!!!) to build their own.
• 19:55 - Sandy and Maria share their recent experience SPEED DATING in Los Angeles! They share the "smiley face ranking system", what the dating pool was like, and their approach.
• 20:55 - Sandy talks about a text exchange with one of the speed daters... and how he took the conversation too far.
• 24:37 - Maria, Sandy, and Liz discuss ghosting and whether they are pro-ghosters or anti-ghosters.
• 26:26 - Maria shares her follow-up experience on a date with one of the speed daters... which starts out intriguing and then goes off the rails, eventually into "I have a proposal for you..."
• 36:45 - Sandy, Maria, and Liz reflect on guys paying for speed dating when they're not looking for something long-term.
• 44:40 - Maria shares if she would speed date again... or not.

Never Have I Ever!

• 47:27 - Maria, Sandy, and Liz play "Never Have I Ever" and discuss dating older men, trying to sneak into pretentious night clubs, and having a car breakdown during a makeout sesh.