Jeans And A Nice Top

S1E19: Navigating The Always Awkward Ex Run-In

January 26, 2021 04:22 - 47 minutes - 65.7 MB

This week we're talking exes - again. But this time, it's about when you've moved on (or you're moving on - go you! Reading your Brene Brown and running every day!) but then you run smack-bang into your ex. The worst. How do you navigate that run in? What do you say - and do you have to say anything at all? This episode was made possible by Good Times Pilates – fitness with a healthy side of body positivity. You can check out their classes (including online!) here. Swipe right on us! Join...

S1E18: How To Bring Up Your Baggage When It's More Like A Tiny Handbag

January 17, 2021 06:21 - 40 minutes - 34.8 MB

This week we're talking "baggage lite" - the stuff you've got going on in your life (from shared pets with exes to going through a big split) that you don't need to bring up first thing on a date... but you do kinda need to bring up at some point. How do you do it in a chill way? And do you ALWAYS have to tell someone your sh*t? This episode was made possible by Good Times Pilates – fitness with a healthy side of body positivity. You can check out their classes (including online!) here. S...

S1E17: How To Make It Official, And What To Think About Before You Do

January 07, 2021 20:00 - 40 minutes - 35.1 MB

This week we're talking about making things official – from going exclusive to "do you want to be my ride-or-die". How do you have that convo without it getting super intense? Plus, all the stuff we think you need to consider before you even go there. This episode was made possible by Good Times Pilates – fitness with a healthy side of body positivity. You can check out their classes (including online!) here. Swipe right on us! Join our Facebook group! Just search "Jeans & A Nice Top Podc...

S1E16: The Power Of The Block Button

December 31, 2020 20:00 - 32 minutes - 44.6 MB

Think of this as the unofficial follow up to the previous episode about texting your ex. So you've been dumped. Maybe you even texted them on Christmas after your 500 mimosas. Now, it's time to BLOCK. THEM. EVERYWHERE. We talk about the power of the block, when and how to do it, and why it's gonna make your life a million times better (trust us). This episode was made possible thanks to Software, prescription skincare that's customised for your skin's needs. Check 'em out here. Swipe right...

S1E15: Sometimes It's OK To Text Your Ex... Maybe

December 24, 2020 20:00 - 31 minutes - 29.9 MB

Is it ever okay to text your ex? Can it *sometimes* be beneficial when it comes to your moving-on process? Mel definitely thinks so – and she texted one this week. But Ash isn't so sure... This episode was made possible thanks to Software, prescription skincare that's customised for your skin's needs. Check 'em out here. Swipe right on us! Join our Facebook group! Just search "Jeans & A Nice Top Podcast" Follow us on IG! @jeansandanicetoppod Follow Ash on IG @ashausten_ Follow Mel on I...

SOLICITED ADVICE: How Do You Keep It Chill When You're Thinking Marriage & Babies?

December 22, 2020 21:05 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MB

This week on Solicited Advice, we're talking about TIME. How do you manage the uncertainty of dating when you're 100% ready to settle down, and feeling a bit stressed about how long it's taking to find your ride-or-die? Swipe right on us! Join our Facebook group! Just search "Jeans & A Nice Top Podcast" Follow us on IG! @jeansandanicetoppod Follow Ash on IG @ashausten_ Follow Mel on IG @melissamason_ Email us your stories! [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast...

S1E14: Reframe The Game

December 17, 2020 20:00 - 35 minutes - 48.4 MB

This week, we're talking dating fatigue – again. But if you're not feeling it so hard that you need a break from the apps, maybe the solution is to reframe the game – and get yourself back to a place where dating's fun again. Ash has some hot tips, and we also discuss micro-disappointments, and how they build up BIG time. This episode was made possible thanks to Software, prescription skincare that's customised for your skin's needs. Check 'em out here. Swipe right on us! Join our Faceboo...

SOLICITED ADVICE: Do I Keep Dating Them If They Don't Want To Commit?

December 15, 2020 20:00 - 8 minutes - 8.42 MB

This week on Solicited Advice, we help a gal out with the age-old drama - dating someone who wants to stay casual and non-exclusive (when you want to get exclusive). Is it ever possible to be happy in a non-committed relationship? Er, no – not unless you're both on the same page about it. Swipe right on us! Join our Facebook group! Just search "Jeans & A Nice Top Podcast" Follow us on IG! @jeansandanicetoppod Follow Ash on IG @ashausten_ Follow Mel on IG @melissamason_ Email us your st...

S1E13: Is It Ever OK To Hook Up At The Work Christmas Party?

December 11, 2020 05:52 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MB

'Tis the season for questionable hook ups after five-too-many champers! This episode, we discuss the old office Christmas party hook up - is it ever NOT going to bite you in the ass? And if so, what are the hard-and-fast rules to follow? Swipe right on us! Join our Facebook group! Just search "Jeans & A Nice Top Podcast" Follow us on IG! @jeansandanicetoppod Follow Ash on IG @ashausten_ Follow Mel on IG @melissamason_ Email us your stories! [email protected] Hosted o...

S1E12: Avoid Alert - The Flake

December 03, 2020 20:00 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MB

In our final instalment of the Avoid Alert miniseries, we have The Flake – that person who is forever cancelling plans, not making plans at all, and if you stopped texting them, they'd probably just disappear forever. Swipe right on us! Join our Facebook group! Just search "Jeans & A Nice Top Podcast" Follow us on IG! @jeansandanicetoppod Follow Ash on IG @ashausten_ Follow Mel on IG @melissamason_ Email us your stories! [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.c...

S1E11: Avoid Alert - The 0 To 100

November 27, 2020 04:22 - 27 minutes - 50.8 MB

In our next instalment of the Avoid Alert miniseries, we have the 0 to 100 - that person who is all in for a few weeks, hell maybe even months, before disappearing in record time. Swipe right on us! Join our Facebook group! Just search "Jeans & A Nice Top Podcast" Follow us on IG! @jeansandanicetoppod Follow Ash on IG @ashausten_ Follow Mel on IG @melissamason_ Email us your stories! [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

SOLICITED ADVICE: How Do You Get Over The One Who Always Comes Back?

November 26, 2020 20:00 - 10 minutes - 11.5 MB

This week, we help a sweet baby angel listener who is dealing with one of those people who never want anything serious with you... but who always, always come back. What do you do when there's this cosmic pull but no commitment? Swipe right on us! Join our Facebook group! Just search "Jeans & A Nice Top Podcast" Follow us on IG! @jeansandanicetoppod Follow Ash on IG @ashausten_ Follow Mel on IG @melissamason_ Email us your stories! [email protected] Hosted on Acast. ...

S1E10: Avoid Alert - The Pen Pal

November 19, 2020 06:41 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MB

We've started a mini series, guys! Welcome to Avoid Alert, a series of people to 1000% A-V-O-I-D on the apps. This week? The pen pal - someone who loves a text but never wants to meet up IRL. Swipe right on us! Join our Facebook group! Just search "Jeans & A Nice Top Podcast" Follow us on IG! @jeansandanicetoppod Follow Ash on IG @ashausten_ Follow Mel on IG @melissamason_ Email us your stories! [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...

S1E9: Mastering The Art Of A Dating App Bio

November 07, 2020 21:44 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MB

We have another guest! Ash's boyfriend Clatch joins us to discuss dating app bios - what works, what doesn't, and for the love of all things good in this world... do not put a photo up of you at your wedding with your ex-wife's face hidden behind the sunglasses emoji. Swipe right on us! Join our Facebook group! Just search "Jeans & A Nice Top Podcast" Follow us on IG! @jeansandanicetoppod Follow Ash on IG @ashausten_ Follow Mel on IG @melissamason_ Email us your stories! jeansandanicet...

S1E8: Is There Such A Thing As "Too Soon"?

November 02, 2020 02:39 - 35 minutes - 30.8 MB

We have a guest! This week, Friend of the podcast and Sydney comedian Jenna Suffern joins us to discuss timing in relationships - is diving in head-first too chaotic and a surefire way to burn a relationship out, or is taking things slowly overrated? Swipe right on us! Join our Facebook group! Just search "Jeans & A Nice Top Podcast" Follow us on IG! @jeansandanicetoppod Follow Ash on IG @ashausten_ Follow Mel on IG @melissamason_ Follow Jenna on IG @jennasuffern Email us your storie...

S1E7: Shoot Your Shot!

October 24, 2020 06:00 - 38 minutes - 36.1 MB

This week, Mel tells Ash about the time she embraced the "shoot your shot" mentality - asking out a crush... and scoring a date in the process. We also discuss that viral (and harrowing) video of assault, and Dolly Alderton's latest book, Ghosts. Swipe right on us! Join our Facebook group! Just search "Jeans & A Nice Top Podcast" Follow us on IG! @jeansandanicetoppod Follow Ash on IG @ashausten_ Follow Mel on IG @melissamason_ Email us your stories! [email protected] ...

S1E7: Stop Being Scared And Ask Them Out, OK?

October 24, 2020 06:00 - 38 minutes - 36.1 MB

This week, Mel tells Ash about the time she embraced the "shoot your shot" mentality - asking out a crush... and scoring a date in the process. We also discuss that viral (and harrowing) video of assault, and Dolly Alderton's latest book, Ghosts. Swipe right on us! Join our Facebook group! Just search "Jeans & A Nice Top Podcast" Follow us on IG! @jeansandanicetoppod Follow Ash on IG @ashausten_ Follow Mel on IG @melissamason_ Email us your stories! [email protected] ...

S1E6: How Long Should You Wait Before Bone Town?

October 14, 2020 21:59 - 37 minutes - 51.3 MB

Sex on the first date - we've long been told it's no bueno if you want to "keep" someone around. Obviously that's archaic, but what SHOULD you be considering before hitting the sack? Is there a sweet spot for sex with someone new? Swipe right on us! Join our Facebook group! Just search "Jeans & A Nice Top Podcast" Follow us on IG! @jeansandanicetoppod Follow Ash on IG @ashausten_ Follow Mel on IG @melissamason_ Email us your stories! [email protected] Hosted on Acast...

SOLICITED ADVICE: Dating The Lad's Lad

October 13, 2020 20:39 - 11 minutes - 16 MB

This week on Solicited Advice - can you make it work with a lad's lad, the person who prioritises their mates over time with you? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1E5: The Ick

October 10, 2020 20:00 - 30 minutes - 41.4 MB

"The Ick" - when you're madly into someone and then BAM, you're off them like they're a mouldy sack of potatoes. Does this sudden turn-off mean you should dump their ass, or is it a total cop-out? Swipe right on us! Join our Facebook group! Just search "Jeans & A Nice Top Podcast" Follow us on IG! @jeansandanicetoppod Follow Ash on IG @ashausten_ Follow Mel on IG @melissamason_ Email us your stories! [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...

SOLICITED ADVICE: Are They Not Into Me If They Never Text?

October 09, 2020 22:44 - 11 minutes - 15.4 MB

This week on Solicited Advice, we help with the age old conundrum - if someone barely texts you, does that mean they're not into you? Swipe right on us! Join our Facebook group! Just search "Jeans & A Nice Top Podcast" Follow us on IG! @jeansandanicetoppod Follow Ash on IG @ashausten_ Follow Mel on IG @melissamason_ Email us your stories! [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1E4: Nailing The Perfect First Date Outfit

October 03, 2020 20:00 - 29 minutes - 40.9 MB

This week, Ash tells Mel about her first date uniform - and surprisingly, it's not jeans and a nice top. She has it down to an art form, while Mel's out here looking like Neil Young at the pub. There's also chat about skincare routines at one night stands and how much of a turn-on it is when someone does date admin! Swipe right on us! Join our Facebook group! Just search "Jeans & A Nice Top Podcast" Follow us on IG! @jeansandanicetoppod Follow Ash on IG @ashausten_ Follow Mel on IG @mel...

S1E4: Let Obama School You On First Date Outfits

October 03, 2020 20:00 - 29 minutes - 40.9 MB

This week, Ash tells Mel about her first date uniform - and surprisingly, it's not jeans and a nice top. She has it down to an art form, while Mel's out here looking like Neil Young at the pub. There's also chat about skincare routines at one night stands and how much of a turn-on it is when someone does date admin! Swipe right on us! Join our Facebook group! Just search "Jeans & A Nice Top Podcast" Follow us on IG! @jeansandanicetoppod Follow Ash on IG @ashausten_ Follow Mel on IG @mel...

SOLICITED ADVICE: Bringing Up Kids Before I Can Even Sip My Rosé

October 01, 2020 02:12 - 17 minutes - 23.6 MB

This week on Unsolicited Advice! Bringing up wanting kids! On the first date! Chaotic good or chaotic evil? We've got some THOUGHTS. Want your dilemma on air? Email us: [email protected]. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1E3: Can We Send All Our Exes To Some Far Away 'Ex Planet'?

September 26, 2020 22:00 - 31 minutes - 43.5 MB

Break ups suck, but what sucks more is the fact your ex still exists in this world, going around living their life and (ugh) probably hooking up with other people. This week, Mel tells Ash about her worst ex-stalk, which led to finding information she really, REALLY didn't need to know about. We've all stalked our ex's but honestly, is finding out the information even worth it? Swipe right on us! Join our Facebook group! Just search "Jeans & A Nice Top Podcast" Follow us on IG! @jeansanda...

S1E3: Why You've Gotta Stop Stalking Your Ex, And How To Actually Bin The Habit

September 26, 2020 22:00 - 31 minutes - 43.5 MB

Break ups suck, but what sucks more is the fact your ex still exists in this world, going around living their life and (ugh) probably hooking up with other people. This week, Mel tells Ash about her worst ex-stalk, which led to finding information she really, REALLY didn't need to know about. We've all stalked our ex's but honestly, is finding out the information even worth it? Swipe right on us! Join our Facebook group! Just search "Jeans & A Nice Top Podcast" Follow us on IG! @jeansanda...

SOLICITED ADVICE: Dumped But Not Really Dumped

September 23, 2020 01:31 - 8 minutes - 11.2 MB

Welcome to our mini eps, Solicited Advice! Unlike the UNsolicited advice your relos/friends/random people on the internet give you about love dramas, these eps are us giving you the advice you actually asked for! This week, "Zara" (fake name) asks us how you deal with someone dumping you... except not really dumping you since you were never officially dating in the first place. Got a question? A really long story with a sort-of question at the end of it? Email us: jeansandanicetop.podcast@...

Sometimes You've Gotta Swerve The Swipe For A Bit

September 19, 2020 23:15 - 30 minutes - 41.8 MB

Have you got app fatigue? You might not even know it, but if you're swiping mindlessly and feeling kinda dead inside, you might need to take a break. This week, Ash talks about the times she's consciously uncoupled with dating apps, while Mel wonders if she's avoided a break because of anxiety over missing ~ the one ~. Swipe right on us! Join our Facebook group! Just search "Jeans & A Nice Top Podcast" Follow us on IG! @jeansandanicetoppod Follow Ash on IG @ashausten_ Follow Mel on IG @...

S1E2: Sometimes You've Gotta Swerve The Swipe For A Bit

September 19, 2020 23:15 - 30 minutes - 41.8 MB

Have you got app fatigue? You might not even know it, but if you're swiping mindlessly and feeling kinda dead inside, you might need to take a break. This week, Ash talks about the times she's consciously uncoupled with dating apps, while Mel wonders if she's avoided a break because of anxiety over missing ~ the one ~. Swipe right on us! Join our Facebook group! Just search "Jeans & A Nice Top Podcast" Follow us on IG! @jeansandanicetoppod Follow Ash on IG @ashausten_ Follow Mel on IG @...

S1E1: Can We Stop With The "Fade Out"?

September 13, 2020 09:14 - 26 minutes - 36.4 MB

Welcome to Jeans & A Nice Top, the podcast where each week your hosts Ashleigh Austen and Melissa Mason will overanalyse the wild world of modern dating and overshare their own stories of navigating the swipe game. We've been there, done that, cried over that f***boy. This week, we discuss the "fade out" - when things are all g with someone you're dating, then suddenly the texts dry up and they're never free to hang. "Sorry babe I just broke my ankle might be out of action for a few weeks l...

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