Whimsymaxxing Changed How I Love and I'm Not Going Back
April 14, 2026
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April 14, 2026
Whimsymaxxing Changed How I Love and I'm Not Going Back
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<p>If you've been out here treating first dates like pitch meetings, mentally calculating ROI before agreeing to the meet up, or gatekeeping your calendar like a CEO - this episode is for you. This week on Boy Problems, Liz is declaring a dating revolution, and she's got 10 whimsymaxxing commandments to back it up. This week's episode is the antidote to hyper-rational, spreadsheet-brained, burnout-coded modern dating culture, and it might just save your love life. </p><p>Remember to drop your best whimsymaxxing date ideas in the comments, and subscribe so you never miss an episode! </p><p><br /></p><p>Submit your boy problems <a href="https://form.typeform.com/to/qqPLRHyP" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>! </p><p><br /></p><p>Check out <a href="https://lizplank.substack.com/subscribe?utm_source=menu&simple=true&next=https%3A%2F%2Flizplank.substack.com%2F" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Airplane Mode with Liz Plank on Substack</a>! </p><p><br /></p><p>Liz Plank is an award-winning journalist, filmmaker, international bestselling author, and producer of several critically acclaimed digital series at Vox Media and NBC News. She currently hosts Boy Problems, a podcast that tackles love, masculinity, dating disasters, and life’s biggest questions.</p>
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