Love is in the air. On this episode, we talk to Dr. Christina, a recently minted PhD in American studies. She shares her reflections and authentic advice on what it's like to date while in graduate school. Some of the topics we cover include: identifying the place of romantic relationships in our life and how the prioritization of relationships changes throughout grad schoolthe pros and cons of dating someone who is also a studentthe importance of therapy in helping you to conceptualize how to date and why you approach dating the way you dogrieving while also attending to academic commitments  All in all, this episode is a reminder for folks to seriously consider therapy as a way to help you make sense of your dating approach. Dr. Christina suggests the directory provided by therapyforblackgirls.com to help you find a provider. To stay connected, you can find Dr. Christina at csessoms3 on Instagram and Christina Sessoms on Linked In