Can a city be a wingperson? Seongnam City, a community of more than 900,000 people just southeast of Seoul, South Korea, is certainly trying. Spooked by historically low birth and marriage rates, Seongnam City officials have launched a publicly funded matchmaking program to help young people find each other. The goal? Happy couples who start making babies. E ... Show More
Oct 28
Akela Cooper on Horror and Love
Akela Cooper knows dating can be scary. Cooper, a screenwriter known for “M3GAN,” sits down with Meredith to talk about the horror of vulnerability – and opening yourself up to love. Enjoy this episode filled with pop culture references, advice, and thoughts about how sometimes i ... Show More
25m 29s
Jan 2023
Do Dating Apps Make it Harder to Find Love?
<p>Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz and Lakshmi Rengarajan, hosts of the newest season of The Cut’s Land of the Giants, join Offline to talk about how apps like Tinder, Hinge, and Bumble have redefined romance. They’ve named the season “Dating Games” and ask whether the goals of dating app c ... Show More
34m 38s
Apr 2022
A Couple Walks Into City Hall
<p>It’s 2022, the year of matrimania. Roughly 2.5 million weddings are expected (a bump not seen since 1984), and other trends are wildly taking off — ceremonies for pets, weddings on weekdays, a revival of epic poofy dresses.</p><p>While the business of nuptials is evolving, we ... Show More
16m 14s
Jun 2023
Holding on to love: Dear Daughter live
Disastrous dates and how to make a relationship last. It's our second live show in Nairobi, Kenya. We hear a tale of a truly disastrous date and find out about the tough dating scene in Nairobi. Plus, advice on how to make a relationship last, while holding on to your own identit ... Show More
28m 26s
May 2024
Love Life w/ Matthew Hussey
<p>Our homegirls said the dating pool got pee in it, but what's love got to do with it? Ummm, EVERYTHING! It's more than just a second-hand emotion. Finding love is hard — that's why SJR teamed up with New York Times bestselling author, speaker, leading dating expert, and confide ... Show More
54m 5s
Jun 2023
South Korea: A room with a view
“It’s like living in a cemetery.” Jung Seongno lives in a banjiha, or semi-basement apartment in the South Korean capital Seoul. Last August parts of Seoul experienced major flooding. As a result several people, including a family of three, drowned in their banjiha. Seongno dream ... Show More
28m 58s
Jun 2023
Finding love: Dear Daughter live in Nairobi
How to approach dating. Tips and laughs, as we explore relationships and the highs and lows of dating, in our first ever live show. Hear from our guests and audience in Nairobi, Kenya. Our letter writers tell their daughters that they need to set boundaries, have mutual respect a ... Show More
27m 57s