What to read, watch, and listen to if you lovedWhat's Your Number?
Mark Mylod · Film · 2011
If you loved What's Your Number?, start with Coupling (Steven Moffat, 2000) — a series on the same thread. Below: 4 books, 4 series and 2 podcasts, each matched to What's Your Number? across media.
What hooked you in What's Your Number? was the way the messy, relatable navigation of modern dating leads to profound self-discovery.
Books on the same thread
Problematic Summer Romance
Ali Hazelwood · Book
Shares a thread with What's Your Number?: Romantic comedy.
Much like the chaotic romantic journey in What's Your Number?, this story explores the complicated dynamics of finding connection while managing professional and personal life transitions.
Matched
Ally Condie · Book · 2011
Explores: Forbidden Love, Government Control, Free Will vs. Determinism.
If you enjoyed the scrutiny of relationship choices in What's Your Number?, you will appreciate this look at how societal pressure influences our most intimate life decisions.
The Love Hypothesis
Ali Hazelwood · Book · 2021
Explores: fake dating, workplace power dynamics, imposter syndrome.
Fans of the professional and romantic hurdles in What's Your Number? will find a similar blend of career pressure and unexpected attraction in this academic workplace romance.
The Love Haters
Katherine Center · Book
Explores: Career reinvention, Opposites attract, Emotional vulnerability.
Just as Ally Darling reevaluates her life path in What's Your Number?, this story follows a woman navigating career reinvention while confronting her own emotional vulnerabilities.
Series on the same thread
How I Met Your Mother
Carter Bays · Series · 2005
Shares a thread with What's Your Number?: Romantic Comedy.
The nostalgic, flashback-driven search for the right partner in this series mirrors the way the protagonist of What's Your Number? reflects on her past romantic history.
New Girl
Elizabeth Meriwether · Series · 2011
Explores: Friendship, Coming of Age, Relationships.
Following a breakup, the lead in this show navigates life with the same quirky vulnerability and search for belonging that defined the protagonist of What's Your Number?
Coupling
Steven Moffat · Series · 2000
Explores: Dating, Sexuality, Friendship.
This ensemble comedy captures the same messy, honest, and often humorous reality of navigating adult relationships that made What's Your Number? such a relatable viewing experience.
Master of None
Alan Yang · Series · 2015
Explores: Dating in the modern age, Existential crisis, Career aspirations.
If the existential crisis of finding oneself in What's Your Number? resonated with you, this series offers a grounded, modern exploration of maturity and dating today.
Podcasts on the same thread
Boy Problems
Liz Plank · Podcast
Explores: dating advice, masculinity, modern relationships.
This podcast mirrors the reflective and honest tone of What's Your Number? by dissecting the complexities of modern dating and the struggles of finding a lasting partner.
Everyone Has An Ex
Podcast
Explores: breakups, relationship experiences, heartbreak.
Since you appreciated the focus on past relationships in What's Your Number?, these personal narratives provide a deeper, documentary-style look at the impact of former lovers.
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Common questions
What prompts Ally Darling to reevaluate her romantic history in What's Your Number?
In What's Your Number?, Ally Darling decides to track down her past partners after reading a magazine article claiming that women who have been with twenty or more lovers are unlikely to find a husband. She aims to prove this statistic wrong while turning her life around.
Why does Ally Darling begin her mission in What's Your Number?
Ally Darling begins her mission in What's Your Number? because she is feeling lost in life after losing her marketing job and ending a recent romance. The magazine article serves as the catalyst for her to reexamine her previous relationships and seek a different path forward.
Is What's Your Number? focused on Ally Darling's career or her love life?
While What's Your Number? begins with Ally Darling losing her marketing job, the primary focus of the film is her romantic journey. She embarks on a mission to revisit her past partners to disprove a magazine article's claim about her future prospects of finding a husband.
What is the central premise of What's Your Number?
The central premise of What's Your Number? involves Ally Darling, who is unemployed and single. She becomes concerned about her romantic future after reading a magazine article that suggests she has already exceeded the number of partners allowed for a woman to successfully find a husband.