What is Precious Gems?
Precious Gems is a weekly newsletter and feelings club designed to remind you that you are a gem, no matter what your dating life looks like.
We’re Kimmy and Liza, two BFFs and rapidly graying 32-year-olds behind the dating experiment-slash-podcast, 51 First Dates. We started this newsletter because:
Dating is a brave, awkward thing that society, the patriarchy, and your grandmother love to encourage, but don’t always understand
The modern dating narrative is tired, and we want to unpack it (and, on weeks we’re feeling ambitious and/or extra caffeinated, maybe even reclaim it?! TBD!)
Dating with a supportive community > dating (or not dating) without one — sometimes all of your friends are married, and you just need people who get it
This newsletter comes out every Monday to remind you that every big feeling you have is legit, most of the stories you tell yourself are wrong, and none of the people incessantly posting about their partners on Instagram are happy.
Why a newsletter?
This newsletter is part amuse-bouche between episodes of the 51 First Dates podcast, part new community gathering spot.
In our dreams, this newsletter will feel like a warm hug, no matter your relationship status. That said, we’re not here to dole out archaic dating rules or serve up toxic positivity. Dating and dread are cousins, being vulnerable is hard, and we want to talk about it in all of its messiness.
Picture us as the sweet Italian real estate agent to your newly-divorced Diane Lane in Under the Tuscan Sun. We’re going to be your dating guardian angels, text translators, and feelings champions, baby!
What’s 51 First Dates?
A podcast named after a not-so-good, problematic rom-com!
Once upon a time, Liza shepherded Kimmy through a 51-date project that wound up creating a solid little community
We release new episodes weekly, wherever you get your pods
We talk to daters, experts, therapists, artists, writers, and TV personalities like Mike Johnson, Shan Boodram, Arianna Margulis, Lane Moore, Katie Sturino, Samantha Rothenberg, and so many more generous, cool humans
What do I get if I subscribe?
Our free weekly newsletter will offer:
Advice on topics du week, like angsty texts, heartbreak, and singledom
*Juicy* diary-style thoughts and responses to reader-submitted questions
A sprinkling of lowbrow TV recommendations, takes on the latest dating fads, rankings of celebrity quar-mances, etc.
If you choose to subscribe to this newsletter with actual dollars (coming soon), you’ll also get access to our exclusive weekly bonus podcast episodes where we break down The Bachelor, rom coms that have aged as well as Sex and the City 2, and other fun topics that are just too juicy for the main feed.
We’re also working on merch, events, and a pen pal situation — stay tuned!
Why should I subscribe?
For one, it’s free — never miss an update or a feeling!
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You can connect with a crew of gems who share your experiences and interests.
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Come for the feels!
Forget a book club, welcome to our feelings club — we’re honored to have you. (TBH we will probably do a book club, too.)
