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    Do you really need booze to get boys? Dating without alcohol

    Dating can be a drag and online apps just add stress to the equation.  Amanda Shapiro experimented with booze-free dating and documents her success in a piece for Healthyish by Bon Appetit .

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    By Evan Kleiman • Feb 7, 2020 • 1 min read

    Dating can be a drag and online apps just add stress to the equation. Amanda Shapiro experimented with booze-free dating and documents her success in a piece for Healthyish by Bon Appetit.

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    2 of 6
    Cooking for two, dating sans alcohol, and edible underwear
    1. 0:00Do you really want to go out on Valentine’s Day?
    2. 7:57Do you really need booze to get boys? Dating without alcoholYou’re reading this
    3. 17:20Low-alcohol alternatives are having a moment
    4. 27:53Sizing up the creation of edible underwear
    5. 40:53Giving citrus the squeeze at the Farmers’ Market
    6. 49:31Patricia Escarcega tracks down soulful Filipino
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Laryl Garcia

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    The full episode

    2 of 6
    Cooking for two, dating sans alcohol, and edible underwear
    1. 0:00Do you really want to go out on Valentine’s Day?
    2. 7:57Do you really need booze to get boys? Dating without alcoholYou’re reading this
    3. 17:20Low-alcohol alternatives are having a moment
    4. 27:53Sizing up the creation of edible underwear
    5. 40:53Giving citrus the squeeze at the Farmers’ Market
    6. 49:31Patricia Escarcega tracks down soulful Filipino
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