Latest Courtship Podcast Episodes
S3E7: How To Make Video Dating Fun
Jeans And A Nice Top - September 17, 2021 23:52 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsAh yes, video chat. A necessary evil in these unprecedented times, it's safe to safe most of us have spent a lot of time looking at ourselves on screens during the past 18 months. Between Google Hangouts meetings for work and Zoom trivia nights with mates, we are spending an increasing number of...
S3E6: So, How Important Is Attraction At The Start?
Jeans And A Nice Top - September 10, 2021 01:16 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsA big part of starting a relationship with someone is attraction, but as most of us can attest, being attracted to someone runs so much deeper than just looks. When we talk about attraction, many of us immediately jump to the conclusion of sexual attraction. You know, that tear each other's cl...
S3E5: Where Did My Mojo Go? With Georgia Grace
Jeans And A Nice Top - September 02, 2021 23:18 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsAnyone out there lost their mojo? Whether you're just not feeling yourself (and therefore not on your dating A-game) or your libido's left the building, it definitely feels like we're all out here struggling to vibe ourselves rn - figuratively and literally. We chat with certified sex coach Geo...
S3E4: Your Guide To Reviving A Fizzled Chat
Jeans And A Nice Top - August 27, 2021 07:32 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsA chat can fizzle out for a million reasons. Life gets in the way, replies get forgotten. You might be busy with work. Maybe you have the notifications turned off for dating apps. Or perhaps, you're just plain fatigued from living through a pandemic. But if you're keen to pick back up where you...
S3E3: Is Strategic Dating The Future Of Love?
Jeans And A Nice Top - August 20, 2021 05:46 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThis week we're talking strategic dating, after Ash read this brilliant Guardian piece by Katie Cunningham, who chatted to Rebekah Campbell, a high-flying businesswoman who decided to use her business strategies... and apply them to dating. Can a dating strategy help you find love? Or is it a on...
S3E2: Let's Talk Periods, Sex And Dating
Jeans And A Nice Top - August 13, 2021 18:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsAh periods, aren't they great? If you're a menstruating person, you'll know all too well the trials and tribulations of having a monthly cycle. For our second episode of the season, we are discussing all things periods and dating, including the taboo of period sex and how to navigate those awkw...
S3E1: When You Feel Like The Only Single Person In The World
Jeans And A Nice Top - August 11, 2021 00:28 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWe're back!!! Lockdown couldn't hold us down (read: we were really bored and had a lot of time on our hands). To kick off season 3, we're talking about singleness. Like, that DEEP singleness where you feel like everyone's moved on without you, you've dated the entire pool of dates, and you're ju...
S2E15: Can You Ever Really Get Closure?
Jeans And A Nice Top - July 15, 2021 21:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsFor our season 2 finale, we're discussing closure. We've all craved it, whether it's from a long-term relationship that went south, or a short dating stint that fizzled out of nowhere. But is what you want "closure", or something else? Swipe right on us! Join our Facebook group! Just search "J...
S2E14: Sliding Successfully Into DMs with Rowdie Walden
Jeans And A Nice Top - July 09, 2021 07:50 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThe DM slide is an art form. It's also on the rise as a way to ask someone out, not just over for a hook up. In this week's episode, we chat with Search Engine Sex podcast host Rowdie Walden about the do's and don't's of DM slides - plus share plenty of our own nightmare failures. Follow Rowdie...
S2E13: Dating During Covid, Lockdown Edition
Jeans And A Nice Top - July 01, 2021 15:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsAh Covid, it truly is the gift that keeps giving, right? As most of Australia is currently in lockdown and the news cycle is pretty damn bleak (to say the least), we caught up to discuss how it affects the dating game. From having the 'will you be my intimate partner?' chat to navigating the a...
S2E12: How Long Should It Take To Get Over Someone?
Jeans And A Nice Top - June 18, 2021 04:45 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWhether you were seeing someone for a couple of months or in a committed relationship for a couple of years, breakups still sting either way. But how long should you take to get over it? And why is everyone always expecting us to get back in the game straight away? Well, it's complicated, as we ...
S2E11: Confidence & Dating with Jessica Vander Leahy
Jeans And A Nice Top - June 10, 2021 19:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThis week we’re joined by Australian Papua New Guinean writer, model, presenter and all-around legend, Jessica Vander Leahy. In this episode, we chat all things body confidence, dating app advice and using fake names from Seinfeld. You can follow Jess on IG here (and we highly recommend you do...
S2E10: When It's Too Good To Be True... Or Is It?
Jeans And A Nice Top - June 04, 2021 04:15 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThis week, Mel and Ash debate the age-old dating anxiety - are they simply too good to be true? Whether you're skeptical about their motives or feel inferior compared to their hotness/coolness/smartness (that's totally not a word), we've all been there. But are you sabotaging a good thing, or ar...
S2E9: Sex Work & Sobriety with Samantha X
Jeans And A Nice Top - May 27, 2021 19:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThis week we welcome to the podcast Samantha X. A Sydney journalist, sex worker, author and entrepreneur, she has two best-selling books and a mentorship program under her belt, dedicating much of her career to encouraging women to feel empowered. We discuss everything from the biggest misconc...
S2E8: What Is Emotional Cheating?
Jeans And A Nice Top - May 21, 2021 23:01 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsEmotional cheating is a buzz-term that's been thrown around a lot over the last few years. But what is it, and how can you tell if your partner (or you) are guilty of it? Also Ash has glandular fever (give her your health juice recs, please) and Mel talks candidly about her relationship anxiety....
S2E7: Opinion Anxiety & If 'The One' Exists with Georgia Love
Jeans And A Nice Top - May 14, 2021 05:36 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThis week we have another very special guest, Georgia Love, on the podcast. You might remember Georgia from The Bachelorette, where she met her now-husband Lee Elliott. These days Georgia is a reporter and host of podcast Everyone Has An Ex, but she still cops messages from Bachie fans regularly...
S2E6: Let's Talk Attachment Theory
Jeans And A Nice Top - May 06, 2021 19:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsEver wondered why you do a runner when someone shows the first sign of getting serious? Or why you find it near impossible to not assume the worst when it comes to their ex? Well, it could have a fair bit to do with your attachment style. This week Mel has been reading Attached: The New Science...
S2E5: Long-Term Relationships and FOMO, with Maggie Zhou
Jeans And A Nice Top - April 30, 2021 02:12 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsBeing in love, it's the dream. But what happens when you meet a great person in your teens, and build a life with them through your 20s? Writer Maggie Zhou is living it - she's been with her boyfriend for five years, and together they're navigating their early 20s and all the tumultuous stuff th...
S2E4: Dealing With First Date Nerves
Jeans And A Nice Top - April 22, 2021 19:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsFor many of us, there are few things more nerve-wracking than rocking up on a first date. Even the most confident people among us get the jitters, with some finding the experience so stress-inducing they avoid it entirely. And while the prospect of sitting across from a stranger is always goin...
S2E3: When Sex Hurts, with Bridget Hustwaite
Jeans And A Nice Top - April 16, 2021 00:53 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsFor most of us, sex is great. Like, GREAT great. But what about when f*cking isn't fun, it's just f*cking painful? For many women living with endometriosis, this is their reality - and it can make everything from long-term love to casual hook ups really difficult to navigate. This week, we chat ...
S2E3: When Sex Hurts
Jeans And A Nice Top - April 16, 2021 00:53 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsFor most of us, sex is great. Like, GREAT great. But what about when f*cking isn't fun, it's just f*cking painful? For many women living with endometriosis, this is their reality - and it can make everything from long-term love to casual hook ups really difficult to navigate. This week, we chat ...
S2E2: Having A Crush When You're In A Relationship
Jeans And A Nice Top - April 09, 2021 00:52 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsAh it's the age old question: Is it ever OK to have a crush on someone else when you're in a relationship? Well, as we discuss in this episode, there's levels to it. From occasionally winking at the woman who makes your coffee each morning to having a soft spot for Todd in IT, when it comes to...
S2E1: Let's (Literally) Talk About Sex, with Flex Mami
Jeans And A Nice Top - April 02, 2021 00:02 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWe're back, baby! Welcome to Jeans and a Nice Top season 2, where we're kicking off by chatting to everyone's favourite critical thinker, Flex Mami. To celebrate the launch of Reflex Sex with Lovehoney, her new card game designed to get people talking about their attitudes toward sex, we went de...
S1E24: Wrapping Up Season 1!
Jeans And A Nice Top - March 05, 2021 05:58 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIt's the end of season 1! In this minisode, we reflect on our most sage advice this season - a miracle given we are both still trainwrecks. Thanks so much for listening and getting involved in Jeans and a Nice Top! We'll be back with season 2 in a few weeks. Swipe right on us! Join our Faceboo...
S1E23: An Extremely Convincing Case For Missionary
Jeans And A Nice Top - February 26, 2021 01:16 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsAh, missionary. The vanilla sponge of the sex world... or is it? In this episode, we have a frank discussion around why swinging from the chandeliers isn't necessarily the status quo when it comes to getting down (even if it feels like everyone else on planet earth is) as well as our usual rambl...
S1E22: How To Cancel A Date (And Know If You've Been Cancelled On... Permanently)
Jeans And A Nice Top - February 19, 2021 08:29 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThis week, we're out here cancelling dates left, right and centre. Lol, not really – but hey! Life gets busy, and sometimes rainchecks are needed. We discuss how to cancel a date if you want to send the message you're still keen (just not tonight, that's pasta and Gossip Girl night), what to do ...
S1E21: How Soon Is Too Soon To Meet The Mates?
Jeans And A Nice Top - February 11, 2021 23:15 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsMeeting a bunch of new people can be a daunting prospect by anyone's standards, but even more so when they're your new squeeze's mates. In this week's episode, we delve into a tricky one: When should you introduce someone to your friends? And how do you navigate meeting someone else's? We have m...
S1E20: How To Do "Casual" Without Ending Up A Crying Mess For 6-12 Months
Jeans And A Nice Top - February 05, 2021 01:06 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsCasual relationships are pretty much the norm these days - from situationships to f*ck buddies, we're all out here not committing to each other. Sometimes, it's great! Casual dating can be really liberating and enjoyable. But it can also be hell on Earth and leave you sobbing into some Blue Ribb...
SOLICITED ADVICE: Should You Revive Chats With Your Old App Matches?
Jeans And A Nice Top - February 03, 2021 00:20 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThis week we are asking the age-old question: when the pickings are slim, is it worth hitting up your old matches on the apps? Whether it's delving into your chat history to dig up a long-dead convo with someone who seemed keen or picking back up with someone you forgot to reply to six months a...
S1E19: Navigating The Always Awkward Ex Run-In
Jeans And A Nice Top - January 26, 2021 04:22 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThis 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 anyt...