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Ep. 547 COVID Changed Dating… But These 20-Something Secrets Haven’t Changed

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Abby says she laughs politely on dates even when she is not enjoying them.

1. How To GET THE GIRL - An Ask Women Podcast episode 547 focuses on COVID-era dating changes for a college student in Greeley, Colorado. 2. Kristen Carney and Marni Kinross host the conversation, and Abigail is the guest because she is a young single woman describing what works and what does not. 3. The episode asks how dating changed during COVID without changing the basics of attraction, banter, and eye contact. 4. Abby says Tinder is still useful in a small town like Greeley, even though she uses it less now than before COVID. 5. She explains that before COVID she was more eager to meet quickly for dinner or a drink, but now she is more cautious about safety and meeting new people. 6. The hosts compare masked dating to pre-mask dating and focus on how eye contact became more important when touching and smiling were harder. 7. Abby says a quick glance, a smirk, and looking away and back again can signal interest more clearly than a full smile. 8. She also says eyebrows and squinting matter when a mask covers the mouth, especially while serving tables at work. 9. Abby defines her attraction pattern by height, darker features, and dark hair, but she says humor can override looks fast. 10. She says sarcasm and back-and-forth banter create attraction, even when a guy is not her type physically. 11. Kristen shares that she can look at a very handsome man and immediately think he is too hot to be funny, which matches Abby's caution about pretty guys. 12. Abby says good-looking frat boys can feel like players, and that confidence changes how she reads a cute guy at a bar. 13. The conversation gets specific about the friend zone when Abby says she would suggest a group hangout if a guy friend asked her to Christmas lights. 14. Marni explains that men need to keep some sexual intention visible if they want to avoid becoming the helpful friend who fixes things. 15. Abby says one male friend helped with car problems, spent the day with her, and eventually shifted from friendship into romance. 16. She contrasts that with another date where dinner felt flat because the conversation never reached the same level of tension or chemistry. 17. The tone is conversational, blunt, and practical, with the hosts interrupting, joking, and translating Abby's reactions into dating advice. 18. The format mixes interview, coaching, and live commentary, with Kristen and Marni repeatedly asking Abby to explain what she feels in real time. 19. People who like dating strategy, college-age perspectives, and practical banter advice will get the most from this episode. 20. People looking for a fast story arc or less discussion of flirting mechanics may skip it.

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Blunt dating advice that turns posture, banter, and presence into something usable.

The conversation treats dating less as a set of tricks and more as a question of presence, posture, and what the body gives away before words do.

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