Drew Afualo Breaks Down the Male Loneliness Epidemic & How to Fix It

TikTok star Drew Afualo joins Nicole to share her enemies‑to‑lovers love story and the worst dates she's lived through. She tells the time she dated a man who drank ocean water and ended up getting his stomach pumped, walks through her viral list of red flags in men, and the backlash she received online for sharing it. They dig into the male loneliness epidemic, red‑pill culture, and what we can learn from the dating on Love On The Spectrum. Plus, Nicole tells the time she accidentally went on a beach date with a 60‑year‑old comedian, and the story of how banana bread uncovered an affair. Check out Drew's book, Loud: Accept Nothing Less Than the Life You Deserve here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/978037... Follow Drew on Instagram:   / drewafualo   Follow Drew on TikTok:   / drewafualo   ______________________________________ ABOUT WHY WON'T YOU DATE ME? Dating and love can be messy—so let’s talk about it! On her multi-award-winning podcast, Why Won’t You Date Me?, comedian Nicole Byer explores romantic highs, lows, and all the juicy stuff in between, alongside comedians, experts, and sometimes an ex or two. Tune in for first-date fails, heartbreak confessions, and the real talk you never knew you needed. New episodes every Friday! Subscribe to Why Won't You Date Me? with Nicole Byer, here on YouTube or on your favorite podcast player. Send a dirty message to Nicole! Write it to [email protected] with the subject line "Dirty Message" and Nicole may read it in a future episode. ______________________________________ All links » https://linktr.ee/whywontyoudateme Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts » https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Subscribe to the show on Spotify » https://open.spotify.com/show/6zdp3X2... All sponsors and discount codes » https://wwydm.notion.site/sponsors Podcast Playlist:    • Why Won’t You Date Me? with Nicole Byer Fu...   Nicole's Instagram »   / nicolebyer   Nicole's X »   / nicolebyer   Show's TikTok »   / whywontyoudatemepod   #drewafualo #redflags #men #dating #nicolebyer #advice #datingadvice #interview #comedy ______________________________________ Sponsors: » Quince: Treat your closet to a little summer glow-up with Quince. Go to https://Quince.com/dateme for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. » Equip: To learn more about Equip's virtual eating disorder treatment, visit https://Equip.Health/dateme » BetterHelp: This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/DATEME and get on your way to being your best self. ______________________________________ Chapters: 00:00 - Why Won't You Date Me? 01:28 - From enemies to lovers 03:57 - Fired from the NFL 05:43 - List of red flags in men 12:59 - The backlash she got from men 15:04 - Dating in High School 16:47 - Being a BIG Kid 18:48 - Her worst date story 25:30 - Nicole accidentally goes on a beach date with an old man 28:29 - Men are scary and terrible 31:33 - Upgrade Your Closet with Quince 32:58 - Check out Equip's Virtual Eating Disorder Treatment 34:03 - On The Male Loneliness Epidemic 36:10 - What we can learn from Love On The Spectrum 44:41 - Get started with therapy with Betterhelp 46:00 - Dating advice: trust your intuition 51:24 - Her most romantic date 01:02:43 - Other women keep falling in love with Drew's fiancé 01:07:24 - Dirty Message ______________________________________ About Headgum: Headgum is an LA & NY-based podcast network creating premium podcasts with the funniest, most engaging voices in comedy to achieve one goal: Making our audience and ourselves laugh. Listen to our shows at https://www.headgum.com. » SUBSCRIBE to Headgum: https://www.youtube.com/c/HeadGum?sub... » FOLLOW us on Twitter:   / headgum   » FOLLOW us on Instagram:   / headgum   » FOLLOW us on TikTok:   / headgum