S2E7: Going for Broke

Love Letters

The Boston Globe

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4.6 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2019

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Meeting someone takes work, time, and commitment. It can also take money. Sometimes a lot. In Episode 7, Meredith Goldstein explores what we spend on dating and why. She talks to Lindsey Stanberry, of Refinery29’s “Money Diaries,” and tells the story of a woman who spent serious money on a professional matchmaker. Plus, Erin makes a cameo on The Science of Happiness podcast. Email us at [email protected].

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0:00.0	Hi, it's Meredith.
0:02.0	Listeners of Love Letters know that mental health is something I take very seriously,
0:06.0	which is why I want to tell you about season 3 of the podcast Turning Points,
0:10.0	Navigating Mental Health.
0:11.0	Each episode gets real about the ups and downs of navigating mental health. Each episode gets real about the ups and downs of
0:14.2	navigating mental health and the turning points that can spark lifelong changes.
0:18.3	Host Francis Lease, a clinical therapist, talks with psychologists, doula's, writers and experts about breakdowns, breakthroughs, and everything in between.
0:29.0	Turning Points, a podcast from Point 32 Health in partnership with Boston Globe Media.
0:34.3	Find turning points wherever you get your podcasts.
0:37.1	Okay, here's a quiz.
0:39.4	In which U.S. state do you think people spend the most amount of money on first dates?
0:45.0	Here's a clue. It is not Massachusetts.
0:48.0	It's not New York either.
0:50.0	Are you ready for the answer?
0:52.0	It's actually North Dakota. People in North Dakota
0:56.7	apparently spend 84 dollars on average on first dates. That's according to a
1:02.0	2016 match.com survey. Maybe that means that in
1:05.6	North Dakota a first date is like a real dinner, maybe even an appetizer
1:10.0	along with it, but in New York a date is like the quickest drink ever. No matter what
1:14.9	you do on dates, I do know that the cost of it can add up very quickly. Finding love is
1:20.9	a worthy goal, but it doesn't always come cheap.
1:23.7	From the Boston Globe and PRX, this is love letters.
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