The Later Dater Today

Pt.2 Romantic Hope: What it Looks Like and How To Look for it

I'm offering an online talk and workshop: "How To Date Humans" (Later in Life) [https://www.eomega.org/workshops/how-date-humans-later-life] at the Omega Institute on 03.19.25  Click on the link to sign up!  And if you want to take the word "baggage" out of your vocabulary of think of a better way to talk about your past and dig into someone else's consider this episode [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/9-baggage-or-luggage-how-to-think-about-your-past/id1531591660?i=1000621100311] in the LDT catalog.  Lakshmi was named among the "Best Guests of 2023" on tech and culture podcast PIVOT with Kara Swisher & Scott Galloway. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/best-friends-of-pivot/id1073226719?i=1000639439067   Help keep the The Later Dater Today podcast ad-free. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/later_Lakshmi   The Later Dater Today is a podcast all about dating Later In Life but mostly the 45-59 window. This overlooked and often misunderstood part of the dating timeline is both under-discussed and wildly undervalued. Host, Lakshmi Rengarajan has been trying to bring both innovation as well as an analog approach to how we date today for the past 15 years.    Episodes every Friday and follow us on Instagram for bite size servings of ideas from the podcast.  Follow us there: https://www.instagram.com/the_later_dater_today And be sure to visit us at the The Later Dater Today.com , sign up for our email list and please send us your questions!

#57 "Romantic Hope Pt.1: The Importance of Romantic Hope During Challenging Times"

Romantic Hope - NOT hopeless romantic - It might be one of the most important ideas developed by Lakshmi and The Later Dater today as we enter a new era in dating and relationships. People aren't just deleting the apps, they are beginning to torch the idea of romantic possibilities. So what is romantic hope and how and why is it actually a form of resilience?  Tune into the first of several episodes that will explore this topic and this moment in dating.  Other episodes that explore Romantic Hope indireclty: The Death of the Crush: [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/19-the-death-of-the-crush-and-why-your/id1531591660?i=1000628804134]Episode 19  Will I Ever Feel This Way Again? [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/40-will-i-ever-feel-that-way-again-listener-question/id1531591660?i=1000647735981] Episode 40 Lakshmi was named among the "Best Guests of 2023" on tech and culture podcast PIVOT with Kara Swisher & Scott Galloway. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/best-friends-of-pivot/id1073226719?i=1000639439067   Help keep the The Later Dater Today podcast ad-free. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/later_Lakshmi   The Later Dater Today is a podcast all about dating Later In Life but mostly the 45-59 window. This overlooked and often misunderstood part of the dating timeline is both under-discussed and wildly undervalued. Host, Lakshmi Rengarajan has been trying to bring both innovation as well as an analog approach to how we date today for the past 15 years.    Episodes every Friday and follow us on Instagram for bite size servings of ideas from the podcast.  Follow us there: https://www.instagram.com/the_later_dater_today And be sure to visit us at the The Later Dater Today.com , sign up for our email list and please send us your questions!

Season 3 Premiere: #56 A New Take on The 'Open' Relationship

Season 3 Premiere:  There's something beyond the idea of playing the field or going on a bunch of dates that "don't' go anywhere." What if you're just in the process of opening up again? What if these are 'open ' relationships? Join Lakshmi as she returns to her lifelong mission to improve dating culture and change the conversation around dating later in life.    Referenced in this episode: "Can Niche Dating Apps Save Us?" [https://megaphone.link/VMP3053304353] From Season 6 of Vox Media's Land of The Giants Lakshmi was named among the "Best Guests of 2023" on tech and culture podcast PIVOT with Kara Swisher & Scott Galloway. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/best-friends-of-pivot/id1073226719?i=1000639439067   Help keep the The Later Dater Today podcast ad-free. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/later_Lakshmi   The Later Dater Today is a podcast all about dating Later In Life but mostly the 45-59 window. This overlooked and often misunderstood part of the dating timeline is both under-discussed and wildly undervalued. Host, Lakshmi Rengarajan has been trying to bring both innovation as well as an analog approach to how we date today for the past 15 years.    Episodes every Friday and follow us on Instagram for bite size servings of ideas from the podcast.  Follow us there: https://www.instagram.com/the_later_dater_today And be sure to visit us at the The Later Dater Today.com , sign up for our email list and please send us your questions!

#55 Listener Question Updates and Follow-ups: Jennifer, Ranjani and Bryan

To listen to full episodes of Jennifer, Ranjani and Bryan check out episodes 14,51 and 54!  Lakshmi was named among the "Best Guests of 2023" on tech and culture podcast PIVOT with Kara Swisher & Scott Galloway. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/best-friends-of-pivot/id1073226719?i=1000639439067   Help keep the The Later Dater Today podcast ad-free. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/later_Lakshmi   The Later Dater Today is a podcast all about dating Later In Life but mostly the 45-59 window. This overlooked and often misunderstood part of the dating timeline is both under-discussed and wildly undervalued. Host, Lakshmi Rengarajan has been trying to bring both innovation as well as an analog approach to how we date today for the past 15 years.    Episodes every Friday and follow us on Instagram for bite size servings of ideas from the podcast.  Follow us there: https://www.instagram.com/the_later_dater_today And be sure to visit us at the The Later Dater Today.com , sign up for our email list and please send us your questions!

#54 "How am I Supposed to Find a Relationship When I Feel Dead Inside?" Listener Question from Bryan, 51

Dead inside? Emotionally Unavailable? Let's take a closer look at what people. especially Later Dater Men might actually mean when they claim emotional unavailability.  The piece I co-authored with exceptional futurists from The Institute for The Future! https://medium.com/foresight-matters/who-is-controlling-our-romantic-futures-and-what-your-heart-can-do-about-it-the-perils-and-promise-7f44a7444817 Lakshmi was named among the "Best Guests of 2023" on tech and culture podcast PIVOT with Kara Swisher & Scott Galloway. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/best-friends-of-pivot/id1073226719?i=1000639439067   Help keep the The Later Dater Today podcast ad-free. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/later_Lakshmi   The Later Dater Today is a podcast all about dating Later In Life but mostly the 45-59 window. This overlooked and often misunderstood part of the dating timeline is both under-discussed and wildly undervalued. Host, Lakshmi Rengarajan has been trying to bring both innovation as well as an analog approach to how we date today for the past 15 years.    Episodes every Friday and follow us on Instagram for bite size servings of ideas from the podcast.  Follow us there: https://www.instagram.com/the_later_dater_today And be sure to visit us at the The Later Dater Today.com , sign up for our email list and please send us your questions!