About this episode
We ask economists for their expertise all the time on The Indicator, so why not their tips on love? On our final installment of Love Week , we ask economist Tim Harford to answer listeners' relationship quandaries, from paying for a first date to alternatives to saying, 'I love you.' Thanks to Grant-Lee Phillps for composing our Love Week theme song and Kaitlin Brito for artwork. Related episodes: Trying to fix the dating app backlash ( Apple / Spotify ) How American heiresses became Dollar Princesses ( Apple / Spotify ) Why the publishing industry is hot (and bothered) for romance ( Apple / Spotify ) It's Love Week! How the TV holiday rom-com got so successful ( Apple / Spotify ) For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org . Music by Drop Electric . Find us: TikTok , Instagram , Facebook , Newsletter . Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy