In this public episode of The Minimalists Podcast, The Minimalists speak with clinical psychologist Orion Taraban about minimizing dating clutter to form more meaningful intimate relationships. Listen to the full Maximal episode on The Minimalists Private Podcast.
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Discussed in This Episode
- Any advice for dating again after the end of a long relationship?
- How do I avoid carrying past baggage into future relationships?
- Why does Dr. Taraban encourage his clients not to date?
- Does hookup culture make it harder to meet people who want a genuine connection?
- Do dating apps make it harder to commit to a relationship?
- How do I decide whether it’s time to move on from a difficult relationship?
- Are great relationships effortless, or do they take work to maintain?
- How can you tell whether a date will be worthwhile or a waste of time?
- Listener tip: How to minimize while unpacking after a trip.
- How do I generate the courage to be my authentic self without oversharing on the first date?
- How does the fear of being alone hurt my chances of finding a meaningful relationship?
- How do I know whether I’m best suited for monogamy or an open relationship?
- How can couples avoid relationship insecurity while using social media?
- How do I know whether I’m compatible with a new partner?
- Who are captains and who are passengers in a relationship?
- What are the most common relationship red flags and green lights?
- How does one play the Game of Please/No?
- What does the so-called Red Pill community get right/wrong?
- How does one avoid being put in the Friend Zone?
- Do opposites really attract?
Minimal Maxims
Joshua, Ryan, and T.K.’s pithy, shareable, less-than-140-character responses. Find more quotes from The Minimalists at MinimalMaxims.com.
- Your resources will be squandered if you don’t understand your values.
- You don’t need to predict the future to prepare for the future.
- Clutter is anything that gets in the way.
- Love is not transactional, but relationships are.
- Keeping it real is not the same thing as oversharing.
- Alone in an empty room, you are complete.
- If you show up feeling incomplete, another person will never complete you.
- Needing a relationship is the best way to ruin a relationship.
- You care what other people think only because there’s an underlying dissatisfaction in your own life.
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