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The Disposable Heart • Episode 5

Second Dates: The Next Step

Attraction, Expectations and the Next Step

By Joel D. Bradley

The Disposable Heart Podcast artwork with Joel D. Bradley

The first date introduces us to possibilities. The second date asks whether those possibilities are worth pursuing. In Episode 5, Joel D. Bradley explores the psychology of second dates, where attraction, expectations, uncertainty, and emotional availability begin to determine whether two people move closer—or quietly disappear.

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The Disposable Heart explores what modern dating is doing to the way we see, choose, and discard one another—inspired by the world of Joel D. Bradley's novel, Swipe Wright.

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Joel D. Bradley

Author of Swipe Wright, Death By Data, and The 7-Player Baseball Revolution.