Romance by the Numbers: First Sparks Across Tropes

Regression to the Mean Girls

Sarah Lotspeich and Lucy D'Agostino McGowan introduce Regression to the Mean Girls, a podcast about data-driven side quests in pop culture. In this episode, Sarah analyzes 45 recent romance novels to find out how different romance tropes affect the timing of the couple’s first kiss.

Check out the full analysis here: https://regressiontothemeangirls.com/


Links to content we chat about on the episode:


Follow along on instagram:

@regressiontothemeansgirls



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Sarah Lotspeich and Lucy D'Agostino McGowan introduce Regression to the Mean Girls, a podcast about data-driven side quests in pop culture. In this episode, Sarah analyzes 45 recent romance novels to find out how different romance tropes affect the timing of the couple’s first kiss.

Check out the full analysis here: https://regressiontothemeangirls.com/


Links to content we chat about on the episode:


Follow along on instagram:

@regressiontothemeansgirls



2026-08-31 56 min
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