Brittany Luce

OK, I guess that's true.

What does dating in person look like for you, though?

Like you said, you're like going up to people.

Have you tried, like, speed dating or just, like, singles nights?

That's incredible.

I actually genuinely cannot wait to hear about this.

Maybe Liam should produce for Love Island instead of It's Been a Minute.

Just throwing that out there.

You may not get it every time, but sometimes you will.

And sometimes you might strike out.

But in the grand scheme of things, I think the hope is that you never get too down about yourself.

And it sounds like that's like the attitude that you have adopted as a result of doing this.

I think that's really cool.

Manuela, thank you so much for coming on and talking with us about dating offline and the terror, but also the beauty of chatting people up.

This has been so much fun for me.

I've been living vicariously through you, just so you know.

That was Manuela Lopez Restrepo, writer and producer for All Things Considered.

Also, this episode was inspired by Katherine Jaser Morton's fabulous piece in The Cut called In 2026, We Are Friction Maxing.

I highly recommend checking it out at thecut.com.

This episode of It's Been a Minute was produced by Liam McBain.