# Advice laid out by age or stage

A relationships and dating format, measured November 8, 2026 by Volume. https://tryvolume.app/working/relationships-and-dating/advice-laid-out-by-age-or-stage

Structure the post as a timeline of ages or relationship stages so viewers wait for theirs. It worked for 4 accounts, with a median of 45x their usual reach. Type: Angle. Seen as: Slideshow, Talking head.

## Why it works

People look for where they fit on the timeline, which keeps them watching or swiping. Stage framing also lets struggling viewers see that their situation is normal.

## How to make it

1. Pick a timeline, such as ages or relationship stages
2. Give each stage a name or one-line story
3. Finish on the payoff or reassurance

## Hook formula

Here are the [N] stages of [topic] / at [age] I… at [age+1] I…

## Examples

- @jdot3439 (7K followers, TikTok slideshow): 115x their usual views. Hook: “Here are the 4 stages of a relationship” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@jdot3439/photo/7695249226170715406)
- @ckalllday (13K followers, TikTok talking head): 78x their usual views. Hook: “Dating advice I wish I heard when I was 25” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@ckalllday/video/7693626143605329165)
- @yapwithjuliana (35K followers, TikTok talking head): 12x their usual views. Hook: “THE HOE YEARS ARE 18 TO 27.” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@yapwithjuliana/video/7700712443537886482)
- @alessiawillington (114K followers, Instagram talking head): 9.2x their usual likes. Hook: “at 31, i ended a 12 year relationship. at 32, i met the love of my life. at 33, we travelled the world. at 34, we got engaged & moved into...” [Original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/Deo7Z4AN8BG/)

More relationships and dating formats: https://tryvolume.app/working/relationships-and-dating.md

## Get the full library

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Agents: add Volume's MCP server (https://app.tryvolume.app/api/mcp) and call `search_library(shelf: "formats", niche: "Relationships and dating")` for every format, `search_library(shelf: "posts", niche: "Relationships and dating")` for examples with transcripts and scripts.

## How this is measured

- Every post is compared with its own account's usual reach, not with other accounts. "14x their usual" means the post got 14 times the median views of that account's recent posts.
- TikTok videos and Instagram Reels are measured on views. Instagram carousels have no view count, so they are measured on likes against the account's usual likes, and say so.
- A post makes the library at 2x its account's usual or more. A format is a repeatable move (what is said or shown, or how it is edited) that several accounts used in breakout posts. It is listed here once it worked for 3 or more different accounts.
- Formats rank on how many accounts they worked for and how far above usual, damped so a fluke on one tiny account cannot outrank a format that worked for ten.

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