Aug 26, 2026 · 38 min · 17 segments
A glow up can really scramble the dating algorithm. Ivy, 23, joins us to talk weight loss, new hair, suddenly getting way more attention, and the hilarious moment when guys go from “you’re so fun” to…
And have you been on any crazy first dates or terrible dates?
I have not been.
I think I've seen a lot of people change.
You know, you hear the stories of he was great.
And then like three months in, he became crazy.
I've seen that, but I haven't had any nightmare first dates.
I feel like when you meet people in the wild, because when we ask people this too, like I am the same.
I don't really have any terrible first date stories, but I also don't date on the apps.
And I think when you meet people in real life, you go on fewer bad dates because meeting them is almost like date number one.
Yeah.
Like
what you were just saying,
like dating doesn't have to be so serious.
Like you can tell when you meet someone in person for the first time, it's almost like a mini date, even though it's not a date because you're like, do I want to go spend more time with this person?
Yeah.
And you know what I think does make dating more stressful and gives you more anxiety is dating on the apps.
Cause you don't know, are they catfishing you? Are they as tall as they say, you know? So I think that kind of increases the anxiety.
Yeah.
So if you meet people in the wild, you already know what they look like.
You kind of already get a feel for their aura, their personality.
Yeah,
absolutely.
Yeah.
The, the phones have changed dating completely.
I mean, we have access to relationships that historically like wouldn't even exist.
And have you been on any crazy first dates or terrible dates?
I have not been.
I think I've seen a lot of people change.
You know, you hear the stories of he was great.
And then like three months in, he became crazy.
I've seen that, but I haven't had any nightmare first dates.
I feel like when you meet people in the wild, because when we ask people this too, like I am the same.
I don't really have any terrible first date stories, but I also don't date on the apps.
And I think when you meet people in real life, you go on fewer bad dates because meeting them is almost like date number one.
Yeah.
Like
what you were just saying,
like dating doesn't have to be so serious.
Like you can tell when you meet someone in person for the first time, it's almost like a mini date, even though it's not a date because you're like, do I want to go spend more time with this person?
Yeah.
And you know what I think does make dating more stressful and gives you more anxiety is dating on the apps.
Cause you don't know, are they catfishing you? Are they as tall as they say, you know? So I think that kind of increases the anxiety.
Yeah.
So if you meet people in the wild, you already know what they look like.
You kind of already get a feel for their aura, their personality.
Yeah,
absolutely.
Yeah.
The, the phones have changed dating completely.
I mean, we have access to relationships that historically like wouldn't even exist.
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