The Dating Orange

Your friend was in a mentally and emotionally abusive relationship, but five years later they’re still talking about him, looking for contact with him and his family, and searching for closure.

When does the need for closure stop being healing and start becoming self-harm? And when do you have to accept that you can’t keep helping someone who isn’t ready to move on?

I speak to Justine Stafford about a recent situation with a friend that ultimately led me to end the friendship

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This week's guest is Ross (@unsub1989), content creator, activist, accidental political commentator, and self-described 'Paddystinian.' His online journey is a funny one. He started off posting tasteful thirst traps on TikTok and somehow ended up talking about housing, healthcare, and government policy.

But today we are parking the politics, and we're getting into his dating life. Ross is bisexual, so he's seeing it from all angles. We talk about his disillusionment with hookup culture, how it's no easier dating men as a man, and some of the mad situations that he's found himself in over the years, including getting catfished on Craigslist and a date getting maximum financial value from him. Enjoy!

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This week we hear from the wonderful Adrian & Caroline after their first date.

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Welcome back to The Dating Orange! 🍊

This week, the Orange chats with Samantha Keating, founder of Your Friend, My Friend, about running over 150 singles events across Ireland. Sam breaks down why meeting offline beats swiping on apps, why people need to give the spark time to grow, and the mystery of getting men to actually show up. This is a must listen for anyone done with dating apps.

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Welcome back to The Dating Orange!

Today's guest, Justine Halpin, solicitor working in domestic violence by day and a stand up comedian by night, giving her a unique perspective on dating. Despite working tough cases daily, she’s held onto her sense of humor.

She shares her own relationship experiences, including a Dublin actor who was seeing other women, leading to a surprising friendship and chats through bad relationships, red flags, coercive control and Jennie's Law.

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