A show inspired by Lindy West’s book Elna Baker lost a lot of weight, 110 pounds.When she was fat, she wasn’t able to get a job or a boyfriend and sometimes thought, “I wonder if it’s my weight.” She figured no, that’s a bad attitude, paranoia.They start going out, and it’s going great, except that Amanda hasn't quite broken up with Scott, her other boyfriend.

With one-third of Americans classified as overweight, and another third as obese, and almost none of us losing weight and keeping it off, maybe it’s time to rethink the way we see being fat.Last September, This American Life producers issued a call for listeners who needed to tell someone something but were having trouble saying it.A woman named Maia submitted her request: she'd been with her boyfriend Alex for eight years, but neither one had ever said "I love you." This video by This American Life's amazing Bianca Giaever is Maia's way of finally saying those three little words.Reporter Daniel Engber tells the history of a particularly extreme moment in that movement.Dating is a stage of romantic or sexual relationships in humans whereby two or more people meet socially, possibly as friends or with the aim of each assessing the other's suitability as a prospective partner in a more committed intimate relationship or marriage.Robbie works for the A live performance detailing a humiliating love affair.When comedian Mike Birbiglia was in high school, he fell for a cool girl named Amanda.