Episode 303: Encore: Dating Well

If you're serious about marriage, you're supposed to take every date seriously. But walk into a first date asking whether this is the person God is calling you to marry, and you'll crush it before it starts. Dating isn't a test you pass. It's a discernment you learn by doing.

To celebrate 300 episodes of Being Human, Dr. Greg revisits the third of our three most-listened-to episodes: his conversation with Dr. Mario Sacasa about dating well, and how Dr. Greg had to stop worrying about what his dates thought of him before he could really see them.

Key Topics:

• Why treating a first date like a lifetime decision is the fastest way to crush it
• Why sharing the same faith doesn't automatically make you compatible
• Why constant fighting over small things isn't a cross God is asking you to carry
• What a first date can reveal about narcissism: who does the talking, and how they treat the waiter
• Why ghosting feels like kindness but is really a failure of courage
• Why you can't really see your date until you stop worrying about what they think of you
• Why a relationship that ends can still be a success

Learn More:

• Dr. Mario Sacasa's resources:
  • Dating Well, his online course for Catholic singles and couples
  • Always Hope, the podcast hosted by Dr. Mario
  • More from Dr. Mario at drmariosacasa.com
• Watch Dr. Greg's 7 Catholic Rules for Online Dating That Actually Work
• The Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
• Pew Research Center: Key takeaways on Americans' views of and experiences with dating and relationships
• Start of the Being Human series on the Narcissistic Defense Patterns: Ep. #261 Narcissism and the Terror of Being Ordinary
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