Why you should date the short guy | Amy Chan | TEDxVancouver

As a leading relationship expert, Amy Chan reveals how our modern dating filters have triggered a "relationship recession." Discover the three hidden forces sabotaging your dating life and how to reprogram your brain for true connection. As a leading relationship expert, Amy Chan reveals how our modern dating filters have triggered a "relationship recession." Discover the three hidden forces sabotaging your dating life and how to reprogram your brain for true connection.

Amy Chan has been a trusted voice in modern relationships for nearly two decades, evolving from a dating columnist into a prominent authority on modern love and relationships.
In 2017, she launched Renew Breakup Bootcamp, a retreat blending psychology and neuroscience to help people heal from heartbreak. She also leads The Dating Bootcamp and is faculty at Esalen and the Omega Institute, where she teaches skills for building healthy, lasting relationships.

She is the author of the best-selling book Breakup Bootcamp: The Science of Rewiring Your Heart, which was featured in The New York Times and optioned by a major streaming network. Her latest book, UNSINGLE: How to Date Smarter and Create Love That Lasts, was published in April 2026.

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