Courtship is evolving. Whomever took the initiative to make magic happen? THAT person is sexy. Get to the coffee date early, grab the table, text your date, "what would you love?" and forget who's wearing pants or a skirt. Checking your expectations and sharing with each other right away what intimacy means to you? That's sexy too.
Ladies, your girlfriends mean well, but they're typically lousy dating advisors; I'll tell you what to pay attention to instead. Discover today's surprising new trends - Dating on the Fringes, redefining generosity and experiential first dates!
Engage with me in these questions. Are your expectations setting you up for disappointment? Expectations about intimacy and exclusivity, about the nature of the first / second / third dates? Has your dating methodology been fruitful, experientially, for you AND for the people you're meeting? If so, hats off to you. If not, let's fix that.
Have you had a lot of One Date Wonders? Are second and third dates rare for you? If so... uh oh... but the fix is here. Listen and learn, from stories of people who have found lasting love in surprising ways, and NOT on the first date. What might you be missing, letting the ball drop after just one meeting? How to keep the ball in play, so it doesn't fall. And great ideas for second and third dates. And how women today are getting comfortable initiating and letting a guy know how to "win" with h...
People who are neurodivergent, neuroatypical, neurospicy, autistic - Matchmakers are finding and creating new avenues to help. My guest is Jeremy Hamburgh, founder of My Best Social Life, a ground-breaking resource that's serving to combat loneliness and to transform the social lives of people who need love even more than the rest of us do.
It's a bright, bold new year. How will you orchestrate your love life? What did this matchmaker / dating coach discover this past year? In what ways are we progressing and regressing, and how will you chart your course in the coming months? Events, Consultations, Scouting, Recruiting -- in what outside-the-box ways will you engage in your community and with me this year?
What might be altogether different, if you were able to shred and keep off those pesky 10-15 lbs? My guest is Brigitte Weil, a Matchmaker and Food Coach, answering our questions. Should you date now or wait til you shed the weight? How do we successfully maintain weight loss? Join me. We're learning together.
Mimi Winsberg, M.D. is my guest, author of Speaking in Thumbs. What can we learn about ourselves and the people we're dating based on our text messages? How can we establish connection and chemistry through texting? What is "instamacy" and how can we spot the bad, the ugly and the good in people through the words they thumb?
Are your dating photos as bad as the ones you see online? Worse, maybe? My guest is Ann Maas, with LookBetterOnline and she answers the questions we all have about photos. What's with the bathroom selfie and the car selfie? What about dated photos, those pesky filters, hairstyles or full body photos from a former decade - the answers are here. Whether you take your photos yourself, with a friend or by a dating photographer, we'll help you look like you, on a good day, in beautiful light....
Troy Rawlings is my guest, The Relationship Guru of Comedy, author of Buck Naked Honest. He reveals the qualities that truly matter to men, what femininity is and why men need it. Developing the courage to be transparent in communicating at all stages of dating.
Strap on your seatbelts, open your hearts and minds as firecracker matchmaker Michal Naisteter shares openly about sensitive subjects that are tough to talk about. Sex Positivity, Neurodivergence, and US women's misguided obsession with money and height.
Have you been perpetuating the usual myths? That people on the online sites are "leftovers" or that Quality Women or Quality Men don't exist where you are? Do you dare to challenge yourself by dating off-type? What might you discover if you stopped dating altogether and started volunteering, caring for others, serving on a committee or political campaign, or by re-engaging with a family member who misses you?
Invitations galore for you. Find out about the "Kind is the New Sexy" adventure. A new era of dating has arrived and you get to participate. Events are BACK, more creative and substantive than ever before. Retreats, Meet-Up gatherings over Conversational Quickies are popping up all over. In person or online, live or recorded, AHA moments are ensured.
What have Alissa and Megan done that's elevated each to Rock Star Status with this matchmaker? Why have others fallen off the matchmaker's radar entirely? Listen in to determine for yourself who's been misbehaving and who's been clueless, and how it is that some folks breeze through dating and land in a loving partnership.
In this episode, we ask, "Are you the real deal, really? Does your behavior match the way you describe yourself on your profile?", or maybe not so much. In your dating life, how has your communication with people been sloppy, lazy or slimy? Scheduling, rescheduling and cancelling dates - how one guy blew it and another spun the disappointment into a magical opportunity and triumphed.
Approaching a woman at the Coffee Shop - How? What to do? What to say that isn't creepy? My guest is Eddy Eddy Baller, Dating Coach for Men, who shares the how-to with us, from opening lines, conversation bridges to The Ask. And what women can do to make social engagement easier for the guys out there.
Are you highly selective? Are your age preferences limiting your chances? Listen in to find out, and if so, discover a tweak that will make all the difference. We address how to break through loneliness, by venturing into new types of social activities and developing the courage to initiate. We take a look into how we speak, to ourselves, to others and the words we use in our profiles. And I share a tool to determine where you are on the masculinity / femininity scale..
How's your intuition? Can you access it? Do you trust it? My guest is Martha Arnett, psychotherapist and transformational coach -- a specialist in intuition. Are you an empath? Who in your life is an empath, and how is life different for them? Discover how our lives and relationships can be enriched through the cultivation of our intuitive capabilities, and guides us in how to be more confident, joy-filled, intuitive and connected.
What does a Quality Man look like today? In what ways is the "cheap" guy actually enormously generous? How two people hit the Reset Button to morph a romance into a friendship. And how a magical friendship started with dog poop.
Love Coach Heidi Rain is the living example of a woman who thoroughly transformed her life, on purpose and now she guides others through the journey from dysfunction to joy.. Might you have unhealthy habits or patterns that are keeping you stuck? Have you been successful professionally, but relationships have been difficult for you? Are you fearful that you'll continue choosing the wrong people? Heidi answers these questions and has paved the way out for us.
Abby Rosenblum is my guest, Founder of The Social: Modern Matchmaking in Denver CO. Eavesdrop as two matchmakers compare notes, share stories and reveal inside scoop on why some matchmaking clients have more success than others. And strategic suggestions for taking the overwhelm out of online dating.
Why you should register with your local matchmakers - Why Collaboration among matchmakers is becoming the norm for savvy, resourceful, service oriented dating professionals. How to throw your own Conversational Quickies event to find Your People, and how to take better care of yourself, in byte sized daily doses of serenity.
What does it take to produce a singles / dating / flirting party today? What connecting with people looks like today, why it's so hard, and how to master the art of meeting and sticking with people.
Most people who think they should hire a matchmaker actually... shouldn't. Find out why and determine for yourself if you're a good candidate for THIS matchmaker, or for ANY matchmaker. The qualifications might surprise you.
Fabulous people have full lives. Tips here on how to create windows for a new person in your jam packed schedule. Dating / connection opportunities in your daily commute. How to manage your Fussy Factor over your diet, working with frugality and crafting solutions for caring for your kids, your pets and even your elders, to creatively invent new space in your life for dating and a new relationship.
Alison Armstrong is my guest, on the 100th episode of the Cupid's Coach Podcast! Listen in to discover how to transcend Instinct to make far better choices. What qualities do commitment-minded men need in order to invite a woman into his life? What is it to bring courageous, authentic communication to the dating process? And how has dating been going for HER, after having lost her dear husband?
Disciplining ourselves to see the opportunities in our "problems", recognizing that having a relationship (with a human or an animal) is trading a headache for a stomach ache - acknowledging the power we have to choose how to frame life's happenings. Happiness chemicals - how to create them consistently for ourselves, through disciplined, consistent practices.
Curiosity is the antidote to boredom. If you've been bored (or boring) on your early dates or in your relationships, uh oh.... that's on you. Develop your arsenal of deep dive, under the surface questions and topics that you can and maybe should be incorporating into your dating game. And my pick for the best "How We Met" story!
Do you focus more on what you DON'T want, than what you love and appreciate? Are you a "Human No Machine" , guarding yourself with your obscenely long Must Have List? And do you have the courage to look your "bad habits" squarely in the eye and step into a new, healthier, happier version of yourself?
There's no shortage of truly GOOD men out there. The real issue might be whether you are ready for a true blue, rock solid, partnership-oriented man -- or maybe not so much. Find out why a bunch of ladies missed meeting my awesome gentleman client, Sean, and why one super smart woman gets to keep him and experience family life together.
