The Dating Detectives

I absolutely look forward to Monday’s because of The Dating Detectives! I have told everyone and their momma about this podcast and how incredible these ladies are and BRAVE the people are to share their stories. LOVE LOVE LOVE!!

These ladies (on and off the mic) are amazing and have really improved their craft over the years! I usually drop off with podcasts in a few weeks time, but I always find myself waiting IMPATIENTLY for Mondays. My only constructive critique (and I can tell theres been a concerted effort to address this) is dig into more of the ugly, uncomfortable, but brutally honest WHY. Yes, sometimes the decisions we make are irrational. A lot of the guests are putting up with craziness, but for human reasons that aren’t expounded upon and oftentimes shrugged off or justified in ways that don’t make sense as a listener. It’s ok to say you were desperate/needy/lonely etc. we just want honesty as to why, not smoke and mirrors. Thats where the reflection and growth can happen for US. But I love this show so much. Thank you guys for all the hard work ❤️

I left an unnecessarily harsh review based on a first impression, and honestly, I was wrong. After listening more and finding the right playback speed for me, I completely changed my mind and now I’m hooked. I judged way too quickly and way too harshly. That was unfair to the host, so I’m correcting it with the 5 stars it deserves.

This is the most listenable podcast I’ve heard in a long time. The episodes are compelling and complete, and just different enough from each other so as to be totally binge worthy without being repetitive. They shake things up with an interesting guest every once in a while too. There is something really powerful about people being given a platform for telling their stories. The hosts have found a great balance of being friendly, authentic, and conversational while still letting their guests shine. There are so many OMG moments that are so much better because they are allowed to happen organically and are not forced or over-editorialized by the hosts. The debrief is a great addition to the end of a heavy episode. Really, I admire everything about what these women have put together… and I’m only 10 episodes in!

I’ve listened to and followed The Dating Detectives for a while now because I appreciated the way they publicly frame themselves as a supportive platform that gives women space to safely share vulnerable dating and relationship experiences. I was referred to the podcast by a friend of mine who strongly suggested I share my story with them. Unfortunately, my personal experience with them has felt very different from the values they promote. I began submitting my story in May of 2025, soon after my friend encouraged me to submit, and continued submitting/following up over the course of many months. I never once received acknowledgment, closure, or even a simple “no thank you.” At the same time, I continued hearing episodes featuring stories submitted only weeks before airing — some more traumatic than mine, some much less traumatic. To be clear: I do not believe anyone is entitled to airtime. Podcasts are allowed to curate their content however they choose. The issue is the disconnect between publicly encouraging vulnerability and privately responding to some people with complete silence. If you are going to market yourselves as a safe, supportive, women-supporting-women platform, there should be basic respect and accountability built into the process — especially when people are sharing painful and/or deeply personal experiences. And then are just completely disregarded entirely. For those of us with histories of emotional invalidation, dismissal, or manipulation, repeatedly opening up and being ignored by a platform that explicitly promotes “support” and “community” can have a real psychological impact. It reinforces the exact feelings many listeners come to these spaces carrying in the first place: that some voices matter and others simply don’t. Again, this isn’t about not being chosen. It’s about the hypocrisy of publicly preaching support, empowerment, and safe storytelling while privately failing to acknowledge people who trusted you enough to share their stories at all. I genuinely hope they reflect on the gap between the values they claim to promote and the experience some contributors are actually having behind the scenes.

It’s a good podcast story wise but the hosts keep shrieking and yelling things like “ewww” “ahhh omg”! It’s very distracting and loud, like you need to turn up the volume to hear the guests and then down because the hosts, it happens in the middle of the guests stories. Might not be able to keep listening because of their odd reactions.