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Dec 2023
59m 19s

Splitting The Bill, Dinner vs. Drinks & ...

Ilana Dunn
About this episode
I’m joined by Dara Pollak and Kunal Arora, hosts of You Both Suck podcast, to decide once and for all what the best type of date is: dinner, drinks, or activities. We chat splitting the bill, whether or not there is such thing as too much therapy, and what red flags we missed in our last relationships. We answer listener questions about navigating a situatio ... Show More
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