Girls Can Tell Podcast

Dating Apps Are Keeping You Single

Dating apps didn't stop working because you got older, they stopped working because they were redesigned not to work. The apps realized their most profitable users are the ones who never succeed.
This episode breaks down how dating apps shifted from helping you find someone to keeping you just hopeful enough to stay, why the pool is now full of the emotionally unavailable, and why you keep blaming yourself for a system that was never designed for you to win.

Why Consistently is Uncomfortable

When you start dating someone who is emotionally available, it can feel…off.
There’s no anxiety, no guessing, and no emotional rollercoaster. They text you back, show up, and don’t disappear.
And somehow that can feel less exciting than someone who’s inconsistent, grieving, or still emotionally attached to their past.
In this episode, we break down why emotionally healthy people often don't feel as exhilarating at first, why emotionally unavailable people feel magnetic, and how your nervous system confuses mayhem with chemistry.
If you’ve ever felt more drawn to someone who couldn’t fully show up than someone who could, this episode will explain exactly why, and what it means for the kind of relationship you’re actually building.

Dating Like This is Dangerous

The psychology behind why dating feels worst on Sunday nights, why you miss your ex when you’re tired, and how emotional exhaustion makes your brain lie about your future.

American Dating Is Uniquely Broken

Americans think dating is hard everywhere. It's not. The way we do it, app-driven, hyper-individualistic, like a never-ending job interview, is an outlier. This episode compares how dating works in France, Japan, and Denmark, then breaks down what Americans are getting wrong and what we can learn from cultures that make connection less exhausting and more human.

Getting Back Together With an Ex

Going back to an ex feels like skipping the line. You already know each other, you have history, and starting over sounds exhausting. But research shows that on-again, off-again relationships usually increase stress, conflict, and dissatisfaction. This episode breaks down when a second chance can work, and when you're just yearning the familiar past.

Don't Date if They're Still Friends With Their Ex

In the Season 3 opener, we're going to upset some listeners as we discuss how, when someone says they’re “still friends” with their ex, it often means the relationship never fully ended. We explore emotional proximity, unfinished attachment, and why staying close to an ex quietly sabotages new relationships, even if no one wants to admit it.

How to Read What Their Hiding

Trent talks about what’s really going on behind those perfect couple posts, shares his experience staying way too long in an abusive relationship, and explains why sometimes being alone might actually be the win.

Dating While Exhausted

There’s a point where dating apps stop feeling hopeful and start feeling heavy.
In this episode, Trent talks about dating while tired. When you still want connection, but don’t have the energy to keep auditioning for one. From app burnout and inbox math to why effort no longer scales the way it used to, this episode is about protecting your energy without giving up on love entirely.
If you’ve ever seen a “someone liked you” notification and felt absolutely nothing, you’re not alone.

How to Hack Dating Apps

Resetting your profile sounds like a hack. Sometimes it’s just replaying the same disappointment. Here’s what the algorithm is doing, when resets help, when they tank you, and the real strategy that gets you seen.

Dating Younger

This episode explains why the dating pool feels smaller than ever, what happens when you have to be better than someone's already good life, and how to handle an age gap in relationships. Plus, a related listener question about dating younger women.