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Lisa Bonos

A podcast from The Washington Post about the joys and conundrums of being single – everything from dating to traveling to making a life on your own. Host Lisa Bonos takes on these topics and more in conversations with experts – and sometimes friends – about being unmarried, but far from alone. [This podcast is no longer releasing new episodes.]

#22

Datelab's matchmaker and reporter remember a decade of dates

As matchmaker Christina Antoniades and reporter Michelle Leiby prepare to retire from Date... more

03 Aug 2017

22 MINS

22:57

03 Aug 2017

#21

Summer break

We're taking a break for the summer. We'll be back soon with more stories from the Solo-is... more

22 Jun 2016

02 MINS

02:54

22 Jun 2016

#20

How to plan a bachelorette party

How do you plan a bachelorette party while keeping your sanity and your savings intact? It... more

08 Jun 2016

23 MINS

23:29

08 Jun 2016

#19

The invention of dating

If dating feels like hard work, that's because it is. Lisa Bonos chats Moira Weigel talk a... more

26 May 2016

19 MINS

19:07

26 May 2016

#18

'I would like to court you in friendship'

Ann Friedman and Aminatou Sow join Lisa Bonos to chat about the pleasure and pain of femal... more

12 May 2016

26 MINS

26:23

12 May 2016

#17

How to break up

What was your worst breakup? And what makes a good one? Lisa Bonos chats with two 20-somet... more

28 Apr 2016

17 MINS

17:40

28 Apr 2016

#16

We're better as exes. Divorce done well.

Advice columnist Carolyn Hax and cartoonist Nick Galifinakis are ex-spouses who work toget... more

13 Apr 2016

22 MINS

22:42

13 Apr 2016

#15

The political power of unmarried women

"These women decide elections," says Page Gardner, founder of the Voter Participation Cent... more

30 Mar 2016

31 MINS

31:15

30 Mar 2016

#14

Solo in the city

Want to try a new bar or restaurant -- or check out a museum exhibit -- but can't find any... more

17 Mar 2016

30 MINS

30:41

17 Mar 2016

#13

Testing yourself for marriage

Jill Andres and Brook Silva-Braga dated for years, but were they ready to marry? They put ... more

03 Mar 2016

26 MINS

26:51

03 Mar 2016

#12

Bar-hopping with a professional wingman

Thomas Edwards gives tips to Lisa Bonos and two colleagues -- Veronica Toney and Lavanya R... more

18 Feb 2016

26 MINS

26:44

18 Feb 2016

#11

How to rebound from an awful first date

Bad first dates usually don't result in a second try. But this couple -- Ashraf Bouajina a... more

04 Feb 2016

24 MINS

24:50

04 Feb 2016

#10

Matchmaker, make me a match

What does it take for a blind date to lead to love? Shared values or a similar outlook on ... more

20 Jan 2016

28 MINS

28:17

20 Jan 2016

#9

Love in the office

Lisa Bonos chats with a Washington Post couple who met in the newsroom 20 years ago and ar... more

06 Jan 2016

22 MINS

22:22

06 Jan 2016

#8

Putting a ring -- or a dog tag -- on it

Lisa Bonos chats with novelist J. Courtney Sullivan about the single woman who sold Americ... more

23 Dec 2015

32 MINS

32:15

23 Dec 2015

#7

She's a foodie. He's a fast-food nut.

When you have opposite tastes in food, where do you go on dates? Lisa Bonos chats with Ada... more

10 Dec 2015

14 MINS

14:56

10 Dec 2015

#6

How my parents got together

Lisa Bonos thought she knew all about how her parents met and got together in the 1970s. D... more

24 Nov 2015

29 MINS

29:03

24 Nov 2015

#5

"There was nobody to talk to. Nobody."

Can an extrovert handle nine weeks of solitude? Lisa Bonos chats with Philippa Hughes abou... more

12 Nov 2015

24 MINS

24:47

12 Nov 2015

#4

The cooking date

When's the right time to invite a new love interest over for dinner?

28 Oct 2015

28 MINS

28:20

28 Oct 2015

#3

Putting your fertility on ice

Who decides to freeze their eggs – and why? Lisa Bonos asks a colleague and a fertility do... more

14 Oct 2015

33 MINS

33:36

14 Oct 2015

#2

Deal-breaker or no big deal

You say you’ll never date a cat owner … until you fall in love with one.

01 Oct 2015

23 MINS

23:08

01 Oct 2015

#1

Congrats, you're a match!

First dates are easy. But how long do you stick around? Solo-ish editor Lisa Bonos explore... more

17 Sep 2015

22 MINS

22:31

17 Sep 2015

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#22

Datelab's matchmaker and reporter remember a decade of dates

#21

Summer break

#20

How to plan a bachelorette party

#19

The invention of dating

#18

'I would like to court you in friendship'

#17

How to break up

#16

We're better as exes. Divorce done well.

#15

The political power of unmarried women

#14

Solo in the city

#13

Testing yourself for marriage

#12

Bar-hopping with a professional wingman

#11

How to rebound from an awful first date

#10

Matchmaker, make me a match

#9

Love in the office

#8

Putting a ring -- or a dog tag -- on it

#7

She's a foodie. He's a fast-food nut.

#6

How my parents got together

#5

"There was nobody to talk to. Nobody."

#4

The cooking date

#3

Putting your fertility on ice

#2

Deal-breaker or no big deal

#1

Congrats, you're a match!