How to Be Dateable: The Essential Guide to Finding Your Person and Falling in Love - Hardcover

Krafchick, Julie; Xu, Yue

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 166803042X ISBN 13: 9781668030424

Publisher: S&S/Simon Element, 2025

Synopsis

Does dating feel like an endless maze with no way out? Find your person with this actionable, compassionate guide that will help you break free from the traps of modern dating and change your approach to love.

As creators and hosts of the hit dating podcast Dateable, Julie Krafchick and Yue Xu have made breaking down the nuances of the ever-evolving dating world and empowering the people within it their purpose and passion. Drawing on a decade’s worth of research from speaking to thousands of daters and world-renowned experts, Julie and Yue have learned what it takes to find love in today’s dating world. In How to Be Dateable, they’ll show you how to take control of your love life and focus on the levers that actually get you results.

Starting with a personalized dating archetypes quiz, this book will give you a richer understanding of your core dating strengths and how to turn around the obstacles that are keeping you from meeting the right people. You will discover how to:

-Feel more optimistic about finding love
-Choose partners who are aligned with your values
-Prioritize what’s in your control and release what’s not
-Date your way to find the right relationship for you

Written with the knowledge of experts and the warmth of a wise best friend, How to Be Dateable will give you a dating life that can ultimately help you find the I-can’t-believe-this-was-possible type of relationship you deserve.

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About the Authors

Julie Krafchick is an expert on dating, relationships, and connection in the digital world with a background in human-centered design. She’s the co-creator and host of Dateable, which has been named one of the top podcasts about modern dating and relationships by The New York Times, HuffPost, Oprah Daily, and more. She’s also the executive producer and co-host of the dating experiment show Exit Interview. From working in the Silicon Valley tech scene for almost two decades, Julie has learned how technology impacts human interactions as a trained qualitative researcher and app designer. Frustrated by dating at the time, she created the app 500 Brunches to facilitate more organic, in-person meetings for friends and dates, which grew into a thriving community (and was also how Julie and Yue met and developed Dateable). Julie resides in San Francisco and is originally from Boston.

Yue Xu is a dating and relationship thought leader, and an on-air personality focused on wellness, tech, and human connection. She’s the co-creator and host of Dateable, which has been named one of the top podcasts about modern dating and relationships by The New York Times, HuffPost, Oprah Daily, and more. She’s also the executive producer and co-host of the dating experiment show Exit Interview. Yue started her career as a dating coach and vlogger in New York City, working with clients all over the world. Her vlog Singlefied, was featured on AskMen, Match, New York Post, Coffee Meets Bagel, The Times (London), the BBC, and more. She is a TV host and producer for shows TechtheLead, The Gadget Show UK, and The Gadget Show China, and has appeared on MTV, AMC, Discovery, and NBC. Yue lives in Los Angeles with her dog Mojo.

Edition details

• Publisher: S&S/Simon Element
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 166803042X
• ISBN 13: 9781668030424
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 336