Dating While Gray™
Episodes
Hashtag Love
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With millions of people spending a chunk of time on social media sites daily, it seemed inevitable one of these platforms would elbow its way into the...
Love Help For Hire
03 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When dating seems too complicated of a project to D-I-Y, love pros are eager to help. For a price. But are dating coaches and matchmakers worth the fi...
Clicking, Swiping, Boosting, Super Liking
24 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Since the first modern dating website was created in the mid-1990s, millions of people have spent a lot of time, energy and dollars dating online. So ...
Pandemic Dating Field Notes
17 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We're still contending with COVID-19 two years after the contagious virus entered our lives. In a world where vaccines and mask wearing are about ...
Season 3 Trailer: Pickleball, Anyone?
10 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Laura reflects on a favorite memory since last season: a post-vaccine, pre-variant moment in time when she picked up a new skill and a long-awaited op...
The Older Brain On Love
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Remember the PSA that aired on TV for years, with the egg and the frying pan: This is your brain, this is drugs, this is your brain on drugs? It seems...
Sex Education
15 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sex. As we get older, it seems like there’s a lot more to think about, and talk about, before actually...doin’ it. And it can be nerve-wracking, e...
Love In The Stars
08 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Laura’s a Scorpio, and she reads her horoscope every morning for fun. But is there more to astrology than sun signs, and can it help us make romanti...
Boomerang Love
01 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Who hasn’t done a little digging to find a flame from our younger years? But Laura discovers that it's taking the next step to reach out when th...
Love After Loss
25 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After meeting a widower who seems anxious to jump from first date to happily ever after, Laura wonders how losing a partner to death impacts the searc...
Intimacy Changes As The Body Ages
18 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Laura has a special treat for listeners: an introduction to a podcast she thinks you'll really enjoy. It's called Embodied. In this episode, h...
The Kids Are Alright
11 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Parenting and dating are two words we may not be comfortable hearing in the same sentence, even if “little ones” are all grown up. Laura explores ...
Dating Across Differences
04 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Research shows daters 50 and older are more likely than younger ones to say it’s very important that online dating profiles include race and politic...
Money and Romance
25 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Laura's the first to admit: She'd rather talk with potential romantic partners about any topic other than money. But is she just delaying the ...
Defining Home Sweet Home
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Since her divorce, Laura's happily lived alone with Jade, her Australian Shepherd mix. But she wonders what it might have been like to go through ...
Pandemic Love: Slow, Fast, and Furious
11 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Laura is admittedly freaked out by dating apps. But she's also curious how other gray daters are connecting during the COVID pandemic. Does being ...
Season Two Trailer
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Laura Stassi is back for a second season of conversations about romance and relationships after age 50! This time around, the podcast takes on how dat...
Sage Advice
14 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Laura talks with writer Sophy Burnham, who offers romance insights based on her decades of personal experience. Then Laura gets relationship advice fr...
This is Me
30 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Laura talks with Rev. Joani Peacock, who made a personal discovery around the time her marriage ended. She's confident in herself — but that doe...
Brand New Day
16 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Laura talks with Maxine, who lived most of her life as a self-described "alpha male" until the day things just clicked. Then Laura sits down w...
Custom-Built Commitment
02 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Laura talks with legendary women's college basketball coach Elaine Elliott, whose commitment to her partner endured long after the romance was ove...
Money Talk
19 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Laura talks with Ken, who's reluctant to date after feeling financially burned in his marriage; accountant and financial planner Colette Kolanko, ...
The Pursuit of Love
12 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Laura talks with Evamarie about the discovery that leads her to try online dating; Mark, whose search for love after devastating loss feels more urgen...
Sex Talk
05 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Laura talks with Sandy, who shares how communication set the stage for her second 'first time,' and Dr. Jen Gunter, author of The Vagina Bible...
Things We Do For Love
27 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Laura talks with Steven, who tries bonding with his partner's vicious dog even as their marriage hits the rocks; Jamie, who offers to share her ho...
Flying Solo
20 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Host Laura Stassi talks with New Yorker Dennis, who doesn't want to give up the single life. Maybe he's waiting for the perfect woman to final...
Starting All Over Again
13 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Host Laura Stassi attends her 40th high school reunion, where her former classmates open up about their own love lives and dating strategies. Then, sh...