Online dating consultant Steve Dean is so good at dating that he went on a first date…that lasted 17 hours! “I like to think of my dates as having chapters to them,” Dean says. But what happens if I want to skip the boring chapter with a bunch of flashbacks of her father?! The polyamorous “digital nomad” returns to The Manwhore Podcast to discuss the terrifying topic of dating, from how to open conversations on Tinder to how to pick a first date location. When in doubt? “Gifs,” he says.

PLUS: relationship anarchy, friendship first, the Pure Hook-up App, and gifs!