Dating A Broad

This week we speak with Elizabeth Miner, a nomad and self-defence teacher, about how to stay safe while on dates and while on the road. We also discuss how structural biases against women, trans people, non-binary folk, and people on the LGBTQ system create more dangers for those groups and how we can work together to combat those issues.

Elizabeth’s Instagram ishttps://instagram.com/elizabethminerofficial

The self-defence technique she teaches ishttps://www.esdglobalselfdefense.org/

Our reading recommendation this week is Insatiable by Daisy Buchananhttps://www.instagram.com/thedaisybee/

Music by Ly Trang. Find her work atlytrang.bandcamp.com.

Have a wild dating story? Send us an email to datingabroadnomads@gmail.com.

You can become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/datingabroad. We’re also on Instagram athttps://www.instagram.com/dating_a_broad/

Your hosts for Dating A Broad are Elly Earls (https://www.instagram.com/nomadvoices/)

and Kayla Kurin (https://www.arogayoga.com)

In this special live episode, we talk to the lovely ladies of the Digital Nomad Girls Inner Circle about what it’s really been like to be a digital nomad girl navigating dating, relationships, love and sex during a global pandemic. We’ve got stories about the worst date ever, the best date ever, starting therapy, dealing with long-distance and coping with living together 24-7.

DNG is a virtual coworking community for female nomads, which you should definitely check out!https://digitalnomadgirls.com/

Their Facebook Group is also brilliant:https://www.facebook.com/groups/DigitalNomadGirls/

Music by Ly Trang. Find her work atlytrang.bandcamp.com.

Have a wild dating story? Send us an email to datingabroadnomads@gmail.com.

You can become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/datingabroad. We’re also on Instagram athttps://www.instagram.com/dating_a_broad/

Your hosts for Dating A Broad are Elly Earls (https://www.instagram.com/nomadvoices/)

and Kayla Kurin (https://www.arogayoga.com)

In this episode, we talk to long term nomads, writers and performers Jon and Viv who got engaged at the Edinburgh Fringe and had planned to have a super showboaty wedding during 2020, but ended up cancelling because, well, Covid. We also chat to nomad Miranda, who took the opposite approach and decided to seize the day and tie the knot during lockdown.

Here’s the video of Jon’s proposal to Viv:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuYjR6092YI

The nomad book club Viv mentions is linked to her podcast, Nomad and Spice, which is here: https://www.nomadandspice.com/ 

Jon’s Instagram ishttps://www.instagram.com/50_shades_of_gracey/

You can find Viv herehttps://www.instagram.com/vivalogue/

To find out more about Miranda, head here:https://www.instagram.com/mirandalmwrites/

Our reading recommendation this week is Leave The World Behind by Rumaan Alam.https://www.amazon.com/Leave-World-Behind-Rumaan-Alam/dp/0062667637

We also mention The Heart Goes Last by Margaret Atwood. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/251269/the-heart-goes-last-by-margaret-atwood/

Music by Ly Trang. Find her work atlytrang.bandcamp.com.

Have a wild dating story? Send us an email to datingabroadnomads@gmail.com.

You can become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/datingabroad. We’re also on Instagram athttps://www.instagram.com/dating_a_broad/

Your hosts for Dating A Broad are Elly Earls (https://www.instagram.com/nomadvoices/) and Kayla Kurin (https://www.arogayoga.com)

This week, we talk all things porn with our friend, nomad and patron of the podcast Abigail. We cover everything from coronavirus porn to 1920s porn to the unrealistic expectations porn can give young people, plus where we can take our vibrators as nomads and our thoughts on Bridgerton.

Research and articles we mention in this episode include:

https://www.vice.com/en/article/xg8z77/coronavirus-is-speeding-up-the-evolution-of-porn

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-54148734

https://www.abc.net.au/everyday/women-watch-porn-and-its-complicated/11722690

Our reading recommendation this week is Love in Times of Corona, a time capsule of isolation porn, published by Berlinable https://berlinable.com/love-in-times-of-corona

Music by Ly Trang. Find her work atlytrang.bandcamp.com.

Have a wild dating story? Send us an email to datingabroadnomads@gmail.com.

You can become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/datingabroad. We’re also on Instagram athttps://www.instagram.com/dating_a_broad/

Your hosts for Dating A Broad are Elly Earls (https://www.instagram.com/nomadvoices/) and Kayla Kurin (https://www.arogayoga.com)

In this special holiday episode, we both read out articles about our past and present nomadic dating lives.

Kayla's 'Written in the Stars' piece was published here: https://intrepidtimes.com/2020/06/written-in-the-stars/

Elly's 'Nomading during a Pandemic' article was published on her brand new website, here: https://www.nomadvoices.com/nomadingduringapandemic

Her 'Finding Mr Right' piece was originally in a magazine called Insider published in Dubai, which long ago went bust! 

Music by Ly Trang. Find her work atlytrang.bandcamp.com.

Have a wild dating story? Send us an email to datingabroadnomads@gmail.com.

You can become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/datingabroad. We’re also on Instagram athttps://www.instagram.com/dating_a_broad/

Your hosts for Dating A Broad are Elly Earls (https://www.instagram.com/runaway_writer/) and Kayla Kurin (https://arogayoga.com)

This week, we cover turbo relationships, relationships that move at lightning speed because of lockdown or being on the road. We chat to Nancy in New York, who reconnected with an old friend shortly before the pandemic and started dating. When lockdown happened, they decided to turbo charge their relationship by shacking up and they haven’t looked back. We also chat to nomad Nina who’d been single for six years before she met her now-boyfriend during lockdown in Portugal.

Music by Ly Trang. Find her work atlytrang.bandcamp.com.

You can find Nina athttps://www.instagram.com/nienkenina_

Nancy is at https://www.instagram.com/nanafanapanalan/

Our reading recommendation this week is All Roads Lead to Austen by Amy Elizabeth Smith

https://garamondagency.com/work/all-roads-lead-to-austen/

Have a wild dating story? Send us an email to datingabroadnomads@gmail.com.

You can become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/datingabroad. We’re also on Instagram athttps://www.instagram.com/dating_a_broad/

Your hosts for Dating A Broad are Elly Earls (https://www.instagram.com/runaway_writer/) and Kayla Kurin (https://arogayoga.com)

Season two episode two is the break-up episode! But not just your standard break-up. We talk to expat writer and author Jessica Ramos about what it was like to spend $1,000 on a flight to reunite with her boyfriend during the pandemic, only to be dumped two hours after her arrival. We also speak to digital nomad Robin Finney about her experience of a whirlwind travel romance, which didn't ultimately last. 

Jessica's website is http://artistandthecity.com/ and her Instagram is https://www.instagram.com/artistandthecity/

Robin's website is https://www.wanderingaunt.com/ and her Instagram is https://www.instagram.com/wanderingaunt/

Our reading recommendation this week is Ghosts by Dolly Alderton. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50042494-ghosts

Music by Ly Trang. Find her work atlytrang.bandcamp.com.

Have a wild dating story? Send us an email to datingabroadnomads@gmail.com.

You can become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/datingabroad. We’re also on Instagram athttps://www.instagram.com/dating_a_broad/

Your hosts for Dating A Broad are Elly Earls (https://www.instagram.com/runaway_writer/) and Kayla Kurin (https://arogayoga.com/)

In the first episode of season two, we celebrate our one year friend-iversary by talking about friend romances (specifically ours!) We also look at how dating has changed - for better and for worse - during the crazy year that has been 2020. 

Our reading recommendation this week is How To Date Men When You Hate Men by Blythe Roberson https://blytheroberson.com/book

Music by Ly Trang. Find her work atlytrang.bandcamp.com.

Have a wild dating story? Send us an email to datingabroadnomads@gmail.com.

You can become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/datingabroad. We’re also on Instagram athttps://www.instagram.com/dating_a_broad/

Your hosts for Dating A Broad are Elly Earls (https://www.instagram.com/runaway_writer/) and Kayla Kurin (https://www.instagram.com/kaylakurin/)

Dating A Broad is a remote dating podcast, where we share outlandish dating stories from people struggling with the new dating landscape. In season two, Be My Carry-on Baggage, we'll look at how the coronavirus pandemic is going to impact the future of dating. We’ll get insights from digital nomads, who have been navigating dating under extreme circumstances for years, as well as stories from people who have been locked down in love.

Dating A Broad is a remote dating podcast. In episode ten, the final one of this season, we look back at how our guests have entangled and disentangled their love lives over the last few weeks and hear from a few of them about where they are now, how things are going and the lessons they’ve learnt during lockdown. We also discuss what we’ve learnt about dating from quarantine and this podcast. Plus, a cameo from one of our Video Call Named Desire regulars!

Music by Ly Trang. Find her work atlytrang.bandcamp.com.

Courtney & Candice’s Youtube channel about #vanlife is here:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCszdF06mA4o8xZXTlRCK4bw

You can find Maria on Instagram athttps://www.instagram.com/mashainwanderland

Lauren’s food business is https://www.instagram.com/oatsu_/ and Angie’s coaching website can be found at https://www.untamingthewild.com/.

Kit is the founder of the wonderful 7in7 conference for experienced digital nomads https://www.7in7.co

Natalia’s personal website is https://www.nataliakomis.com. She also has a podcast called Bare Naked Chats, which is all about the modern female experience https://anchor.fm/barenakedchats

Our reading recommendation this week is the brilliant Pretending by Holly Bourne. She’s on Twitter here https://twitter.com/holly_bourneYA

Have a wild dating story? Send us an email to datingabroadnomads@gmail.com.

You can become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/datingabroad. We’re also on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dating_a_broad/

Your hosts for Dating A Broad are Elly Earls (https://www.instagram.com/runaway_writer/) and Kayla Kurin (https://www.instagram.com/kaylakurin/)

Dating A Broad is a remote dating podcast. In episode nine, we discuss the intersection between the dating apps and community, something we’ve talked about a lot throughout this season. This time, instead of waxing lyrical about it ourselves, we get the insights of not one but two founders of dating apps designed specifically for digital nomads and remote workers - Aline, the founder of Nomad Soulmates, and Taige, who’s the brains behind Fairytrail.

Music by Ly Trang. Find her work atlytrang.bandcamp.com.

You can find out more about Nomad Soulmates at https://www.nomadsoulmates.com

The coworking space Kayla was at when she went on one of their retreats is Coworking Banskohttps://coworkingbansko.com/

The website for Fairytrail ishttps://www.fairytrail.app

Jonathan, who Elly met on Bumble and made a cameo in this episode, is online here:https://santiagos.space

Our reading recommendation this week is a New Yorker short story that went viral, Cat Personhttps://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/12/11/cat-person

Have a wild dating story? Send us an email to datingabroadnomads@gmail.com.

You can become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/datingabroad. We’re also on Instagram athttps://www.instagram.com/dating_a_broad/

Your hosts for Dating A Broad are Elly Earls (https://www.instagram.com/runaway_writer/) and Kayla Kurin (https://www.instagram.com/kaylakurin/)

Dating A Broad is a remote dating podcast. For episode eight, we each brought on one of our exes a) because we thought it'd be funny and b) to find out what dating during lockdown has been like from the male perspective. We cover everything from what it's like to be a guy on the dating apps to the pros and cons of dating a nomad. Plus plenty of embarrassing stories about your co-hosts and insider info on what our Tinder profiles look like!

Music by Ly Trang. Find her work atlytrang.bandcamp.com.

Our reading recommendation this week is Ali Wong’s Dear Girlshttps://www.aliwong.com/deargirls

Have a wild dating story? Send us an email to datingabroadnomads@gmail.com.

You can become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/datingabroad. We’re also on Instagram athttps://www.instagram.com/dating_a_broad/

Your hosts for Dating A Broad are Elly Earls (https://www.instagram.com/runaway_writer/) and Kayla Kurin (https://www.instagram.com/kaylakurin/)

Dating A Broad is a remote dating podcast. In episode seven, we’re talking about sex during lockdown. We speak to business mentor and founder of Remote Mission Natalia Komis, who’s been with her partner for a gazillion years and says lockdown has done wonders for her sex life. We also discuss why lockdown is a great opportunity for people living alone to get more in touch with their sexuality. As always, you’ll also get our latest virtual dating updates and crazy stories from our combined 16 years of dating on the road!

Music by Ly Trang. Find her work atlytrang.bandcamp.com.

You can find Natalia athttps://www.remotemission.comand her personal website ishttps://www.nataliakomis.com. She also has a podcast called Bare Naked Chats, which is all about the modern female experiencehttps://anchor.fm/barenakedchats

If you’re interested in finding out more about solo pleasure, check outhttps://www.omgyes.com/

We also recommend erotica publisherhttps://berlinable.com/

Our reading recommendation this week is Elizabeth Gilbert’s City of Girls  https://www.elizabethgilbert.com/

Have a wild dating story? Send us an email to datingabroadnomads@gmail.com. Or you can fill in one of our surveys. For nomads:https://ellyjearls.typeform.com/to/hbwwcJ. For non-nomads:https://ellyjearls.typeform.com/to/jyYkRU.

You can become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/datingabroad. We’re also on Instagram athttps://www.instagram.com/dating_a_broad/

Your hosts for Dating A Broad are Elly Earls (https://www.instagram.com/runaway_writer/) and Kayla Kurin (https://www.instagram.com/kaylakurin/)

Dating A Broad is a remote dating podcast. In episode six we hear from two of our listeners - Megan and Jess - who reluctantly moved in with their partners during lockdown, only to realise it was the best possible thing they could have done. We also talk to the amazing Kit Whelan, founder of digital nomad conference 7in7, about what it's been like to travel with her partner 24-7 for MORE THAN TEN YEARS. Plus she shares some brilliant advice for couples who are struggling during lockdown. As always, you’ll also get our latest virtual dating updates and crazy stories from our combined 16 years of dating on the road!

Music by Ly Trang. Find her work atlytrang.bandcamp.com.

You can find Kit on Instagram athttps://www.instagram.com/kitwhelan

The website for the 7in7 digital nomad conference, which is where Kayla and Elly met, ishttps://www.7in7.co

Freelance journalist Jess can be found on Instagram athttps://www.instagram.com/thefreelancesessions

Megan's remote business is on Instagram athttps://www.instagram.com/emotionalengagement/ 

Kit mentioned Esther Perel’s Mating in Captivity. Her website ishttps://www.estherperel.com

Our reading recommendation this week is Sonia Sanchez’s beautiful poem, Haiku and Tanka for Harriet Tubmanhttps://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/146231/haiku-and-tanka-for-harriet-tubman

Have a wild dating story? Send us an email to datingabroadnomads@gmail.com. Or you can fill in one of our surveys. For nomads:https://ellyjearls.typeform.com/to/hbwwcJ. For non-nomads:https://ellyjearls.typeform.com/to/jyYkRU.

You can become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/datingabroad. We’re also on Instagram athttps://www.instagram.com/dating_a_broad/

Your hosts for Dating A Broad are Elly Earls (https://www.instagram.com/runaway_writer/) and Kayla Kurin (https://www.instagram.com/kaylakurin/)

Dating A Broad is a remote dating podcast. Episode five is a very special, bumper episode where we talk about the amazingness of platonic love and the role that friend love plays in our lives. We’ve both brought on one of our closest friends, we’ve all got a glass of wine and we cover everything from maintaining long distance friendships to friend jealousy. We also play a hilarious game at the end of this episode, where we figure out which “couple” knows each other best. The winners get to do the outro to the podcast.

Music is by Ly Trang. You can find her work atlytrang.bandcamp.com.

You can find Kayla’s friend Lucy on Instagram athttps://www.instagram.com/opensourcefoodie

Elly’s friend Kiwi’s coaching website ishttps://www.kiwipfingsten.com/(in German) and she also has an English Instagram account athttp://www.instagram.com/the_journey_to_yourself/

The books we mention in this episode are:

Where Can I Find Wifi? by our very own Kayla Kurinhttps://wherecanifindwifi.com/the-book/

Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilberthttps://www.elizabethgilbert.com/books/big-magic/

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomeryhttps://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/AOG/anne-of-green-gables

Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayedhttp://www.cherylstrayed.com/tiny_beautiful_things_114549.htm

Have a wild dating story? Send us an email to datingabroadnomads@gmail.com. Or you can fill in one of our surveys. For nomads:https://ellyjearls.typeform.com/to/hbwwcJ. For non-nomads:https://ellyjearls.typeform.com/to/jyYkRU.

You can become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/datingabroad. We’re also on Instagram athttps://www.instagram.com/dating_a_broad/

Your hosts for Dating A Broad are Elly Earls (https://www.instagram.com/runaway_writer/) and Kayla Kurin (https://www.instagram.com/kaylakurin/)

Dating A Broad is a remote dating podcast. Episode four, which is about finding love in unexpected places, got a little bit long so we split it into two parts. In part one, we talked to Lauren and Michael who met in December and decided to make their relationship official on a socially distant date during lockdown. Lauren was scared her Mum wouldn’t approve of their ‘Romeo & Juliet’ style romance, so she had to sneak out to see him, often only for a few hours at a time. In part two, Lauren and Michael’s questions are answered by nomadic coach Angie, who found her perfect person while travelling through Portugal alone. She still travels by herself a lot but they manage to keep the spark alive from afar, and when they reunite. Plus, our latest virtual dating updates and crazy stories from our combined 16 years of dating on the road!

Music by Ly Trang. Find her work atlytrang.bandcamp.com.

You can find the awesome food business Lauren recently created athttps://www.instagram.com/oatsu_/. Angie’s coaching website is athttps://www.untamingthewild.com/.

Our reading recommendation for this week is an essay in the New York Times Modern Love series: ‘Sometimes, It’s Not You, Or The Math’.https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/25/style/modern-love-sometimes-its-not-you-or-the-math.html

Have a wild dating story? Send us an email to datingabroadnomads@gmail.com. Or you can fill in one of our surveys. For nomads:https://ellyjearls.typeform.com/to/hbwwcJ. For non-nomads:https://ellyjearls.typeform.com/to/jyYkRU.

You can become a patron at www.patreon.com/datingabroad. We’re also on Instagram athttps://www.instagram.com/dating_a_broad/

Your hosts for Dating A Broad are Elly Earls (https://www.instagram.com/runaway_writer/) and Kayla Kurin (https://www.instagram.com/kaylakurin/)

Dating A Broad is a remote dating podcast. Episode four is about finding love in unexpected places. We talk to Lauren and Michael who met in December and decided to make their relationship official on a socially distant date during lockdown. Lauren’s scared her Mum won’t approve of their ‘Romeo & Juliet’ style romance, so she has to sneak out to see him, often only for a few hours at a time. Lauren and Michael’s questions are answered by nomadic coach Angie, who found her perfect person while travelling through Portugal alone. She still travels by herself a lot but they manage to keep the spark alive from afar, and when they reunite. Plus, our latest virtual dating updates and crazy stories from our combined 16 years of dating on the road!

Music by Ly Trang. Find her work atlytrang.bandcamp.com.

You can find the awesome food business Lauren recently created athttps://www.instagram.com/oatsu_/. Angie’s coaching website is athttps://www.untamingthewild.com/.

Our reading recommendation for this week is an essay in the New York Times Modern Love series: ‘Sometimes, It’s Not You, Or The Math’.https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/25/style/modern-love-sometimes-its-not-you-or-the-math.html

Have a wild dating story? Send us an email to datingabroadnomads@gmail.com. Or you can fill in one of our surveys. For nomads:https://ellyjearls.typeform.com/to/hbwwcJ. For non-nomads:https://ellyjearls.typeform.com/to/jyYkRU.

You can become a patron at www.patreon.com/datingabroad. We’re also on Instagram athttps://www.instagram.com/dating_a_broad/

Your hosts for Dating A Broad are Elly Earls (https://www.instagram.com/runaway_writer/) and Kayla Kurin (https://www.instagram.com/kaylakurin/)

Dating A Broad is a remote dating podcast. Episode three is about the single ladies who have decided to use lockdown as an opportunity to take a break from dating, and their nomad counterparts who explore the joys of travelling the world alone. We meet Jess, a British comedian, who has decided to focus on her comedy during quarantine because she doesn’t think virtual dating in these circumstances is a foundation for a healthy relationship. We also catch up with our friend writer and digital nomad Maria who’s been travelling the world with her laptop for the last 7 years and is currently locked down in Argentina. She’s been dating on and off during her time as a nomad but has decided to use lockdown to take a complete break from men, which she says has cleared sooo much mental space. Plus, our latest virtual dating updates and crazy stories from our combined 16 years of dating on the road!

Music by Ly Trang. Find her work atlytrang.bandcamp.com.

You can find Maria athttps://www.instagram.com/mashainwanderlandand Jess is also on Instagram athttps://www.instagram.com/_goblinjess

The coworking and coliving spaces we mentioned arehttps://www.instagram.com/coworkingbanskoandhttps://www.instagram.com/sunandco_javea

Dating website Nomad Soulmates helps digital nomads find love on the road.https://www.instagram.com/nomadsoulmates

Our reading recommendation for this week is The Rules Do Not Apply by Ariel Levy. Here’s a great review of it.https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/mar/16/the-rules-do-not-apply-by-ariel-levy-review

Have a wild dating story? Send us an email to datingabroadnomads@gmail.com. Or you can fill in one of our surveys. For nomads:https://ellyjearls.typeform.com/to/hbwwcJ. For non-nomads:https://ellyjearls.typeform.com/to/jyYkRU.

You can become a patron at www.patreon.com/datingabroad. We’re also on Instagram athttps://www.instagram.com/dating_a_broad/

Your hosts for Dating A Broad are Elly Earls (https://www.instagram.com/runaway_writer/) and Kayla Kurin (https://www.instagram.com/kaylakurin/)

Dating A Broad is a podcast about unconventional dating stories. We’ll explore topics like remote dating, long distance love, cross cultural relationships and virtual mating. Join us for season one – Be My Quarantine – where we share stories from people who are locked down in love.

Dating A Broad is a remote dating podcast. In episode two, we meet freelance journalist Zara Zubeidi. Before quarantine she was in a long-distance relationship with her boyfriend - him in Australia and her in the UK. Now they’re locked down together and struggling to keep the spark alive. Her questions are answered by long-term digital nomad couple Courtney Loechl and Candice Archer who, having lived in a 79 Dodge campervan for the last year and travelled together for the previous four, know a thing or two about love in close quarters. Plus, our latest virtual dating updates and crazy stories from our eight years of dating on the road!

Music by Ly Trang. Find her work atlytrang.bandcamp.com.

Zara’s website iswww.zarazubeidi.com. You can find Courtney and Candice on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/candiceandcourt. Courtney is athttps://www.instagram.com/passport_courtand Candice is athttps://www.instagram.com/iamcandicearcher.

The spicier websites they mentioned are https://www.omgyes.com andhttps://kennethplay.com/sex-hacker-pro/

Kayla’s hilarious pandemic meditation is here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et7wla0LYYY

Our reading recommendation for this week is Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed. We feel like all the wisdom you could ever need about life is in this book so if anyone out there is struggling with being locked down with their partner, go and pick it up immediately. The answers to your questions are probably in there!http://www.cherylstrayed.com/tiny_beautiful_things_114549.htm

Have a wild dating story? Send us an email to datingabroadnomads@gmail.com. Or you can fill in one of our surveys. For nomads:https://ellyjearls.typeform.com/to/hbwwcJ. For non-nomads:https://ellyjearls.typeform.com/to/jyYkRU.

You can become a patron at www.patreon.com/datingabroad. We’re also on Instagram athttps://www.instagram.com/dating_a_broad/

Your hosts for Dating A Broad are Elly Earls (https://www.instagram.com/runaway_writer/) and Kayla Kurin (https://www.instagram.com/kaylakurin/)

Welcome to Dating A Broad, a remote dating podcast! In episode one, we discuss the pros and cons of being single in quarantine, why quarantine dating isn’t so dissimilar from dating as a digital nomad and why being in a relationship doesn’t necessarily make you happy. Plus, our latest virtual dating updates and crazy stories from our eight years of dating on the road!

Music by Ly Trang. Find her work atlytrang.bandcamp.com.

We mentioned a few bits of research in this episode:

Here, you can read about how single people tend to focus on their other relationships – friends, family and community – more than married people.https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/living-single/201810/are-single-people-happy-because-they-are-free

This one talks about how unmarried people with active social lives are happier than the average married person.https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/one_key_to_being_happy_when_youre_single

This article talks about ‘matrimania’ -https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/9kpz98/why-new-research-says-its-ok-to-stay-single-and-die-alone

Finally, it’s the stigma surrounding being single, rather than how you actually feel about being single, that leads some single women to feel less happy.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/may/25/women-happier-without-children-or-a-spouse-happiness-expert

Did you know Emma Watson identifies as nomad? No, us neither until we read this! It’s our reading recommendation this week.https://www.vogue.co.uk/news/article/emma-watson-on-fame-activism-little-women

Have a wild dating story? Send us an email to datingabroadnomads@gmail.com. Or you can fill in one of our surveys. For nomads:https://ellyjearls.typeform.com/to/hbwwcJ. For non-nomads:https://ellyjearls.typeform.com/to/jyYkRU.

You can become a patron at www.patreon.com/datingabroad. We’re also on Instagram at @dating_a_broad.