Episode 5: A dying man’s one piece of dating advice that will save you years of heartache
Episode 5: A dying man’s No. 1 piece of dating advice to his young daughter that will save you years of heartache
In July 2008, Dr Randy Pausch, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University, sadly died of pancreatic cancer. He was 47 years old, a husband, and a father of three young children, including one daughter.
He gave an abridged version of his epic speech, The Last Lecture, on the Oprah Winfrey Show. But it was something he said afterwards when Oprah was interviewing him that has stayed with me all these years…
It was the one piece of advice he wanted to leave his young daughter for when she grew up and started dating and having relationships with men (assuming she turned out to be a straight woman, of course). As a dating expert, I have to say it was absolutely spot on. And in this episode, I reveal what it was and discuss it in depth, including a number of personal stories from my own life.
Here are the top 5 points I cover in this episode:
❤ What the late Dr Randy Pausch said on the Oprah show that I’ll never forget
❤ Why men often don’t know what they want – and how to handle this reality
❤ 5 examples of actions speaking louder than words (including my husband)
❤ Why Randy’s life-changing lesson took me, in particular, so long to learn
❤ How to know when a man is truly into you – whether it’s month 1 or month 100
Listen to the Your Dating Bestie Podcast
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Further resources, as mentioned in the episode
For GAWD’S sake, do yourself a favour and at least watch the first one. It’s only 10 minutes. (After you listen to the Your Dating Bestie Podcast episode, of course!) It’s so effing good!
An abridged version of The Last Lecture by Dr Randy Pausch on The Oprah Winfrey Show, October 2007
The Last Lecture by Dr Randy Pausch
