What Men Are Thinking When They’re Dating feat. Niko Emanuilidis

We have the dean of Daddy Academy himself, Niko Emanuilidis, back on GGE to spill all the tea on the male POV. We talk about low effort dating (does a coffee date mean he’s not interested?), why guys don’t confirm a date the day of, how long a dating break should last, and if you can win someone back once they’ve pulled away. Then we dive into the four phases of dating someone (essentially the first three months) and we LOVE this conversation and breakdown – how each phase should play out, what you should find out about a potential partner in each phase, how things change after sex, why and how men “vet backwards,” when to discuss being official, the difference between being exclusive and being boyfriend/girlfriend (we debate this one!), and the point at which you should call it if things aren’t clear. Before Niko joins us, Ashley reveals a regretful thing she did at the airport and Rayna headlined a sushi restaurant unintentionally. Enjoy! Follow Niko on Instagram @nikoeman, Tiktok @thedaddyacademy, and YouTube.

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What Men Are Thinking When They’re Dating feat. Niko Emanuilidis is an episode from Girls Gotta Eat by Ashley Hesseltine.

This episode is 81:37 long.

This episode was published on Apr 13, 2026.

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