Dare 2 Date

I’m excited to be having a special guest on the Dare2Date podcast this week. Amanda Lambros.  Amanda is a Counsellor, Love Coach, Sexologist, Author, Speaker and Academic.  Amanda helps individuals and couples become happier, more connected and begin to finally feel appreciated and heard.    In the interview, we talk about what it takes to create and maintain a wonderful relati...

There are so many dating horror stories out there that it is easy to feel that it is impossible to meet someone you like let alone are able to fall in love with. I have decided to do a series of real-life love stories to help you see what is possible for you. Because there is nothing like hearing a love story from someone who is in a similar position as you are to see what is possible. The love st...

This. is a podcast interview that you don't want to miss!  I am talking to the founders of  Ziinkle, Elisse Alexander and Melanie Leahy. Ziinkle was launched in March 2022 and is a next-gen dating app that gets people meeting in real life by providing real-time information about which venues are buzzing with singles. Elisse and Melanie describe Ziinkle as a dating GPS for singles so you'...

In this week's podcast, I discuss gender stereotypes when it comes to dating and relationships.  What is a gender stereotype?  Are gender stereotypes alive and well?  Are they accepted and even expected? How do your unconscious views affect your dating life? Talking about gender stereotypes can be a controversial polarising subject. Why? Because everyone has a different view. You on...

Wasting time As a dating/relationship coach, there are common problems that people contact me about, one is around wasting time Each week I speak to 1 to 2 women who call me and say: "Deb, I don't want to waste any more time. I am ready to be in a relationship and know what I want. Can you help me?" My answer is YES! For many of these women, the stakes are high. They could be in their 30s and want...

The last couple of years of COVID has been tough for single people. I am sure you have asked yourself if 2023 be any better. I have good news for you the majority of the dating trends and predictions for 2023 are positive! Singles are entering 2023 with possibility and positivity - YAY! A trend is something that is - The general direction that something is developing or changing. or The fashion. &...

You aren't alone! Did you know that: 39%of people on Bumble have ended a marriage or a serious relationship in the past two years. 36% of those people are using dating apps for the first time. This means that more people are learning to navigate what dating looks like now. The question I was asked so many times over the past fear weeks is: I’m newly single and am nervous about trying internet dati...

How do you deal with Christmas and make the most of it? I know some people LOVE Christmas and others HATE it!  It doesn’t matter which one you are because no matter how you feel, it happens every year! The last few years have been like no others! For me, 2022 was particularly hard as my mum passed away. For many people, including myself, it has made me appreciate the personal relationships in...

The question I am often asked is:  I am smart and successful. I have achieved results in my life but I’m not getting the same results when it comes to love and relationships. Why can't I get the same success in my love life? This is a question I am asked all the time. Now if you asked me this in a coaching session I would take a deep dive and look at exactly what is happening in your life and...

I have just come back from an overseas trip to India/Singapore. It was delightful to be able to go overseas again and one of the best parts of travelling is the conversations that you have along the way. As a Dating/Relationship Coach, people open up to me with their love stories, their heartaches and everything in between and this trip was no different. While I was in Hyderabad I met a 71 lady wh...

Are you single and don't want to be? Are you getting frustrated that you just aren't getting the results that you want when it comes to meeting someone you like. In this week's podcast , I give you some insight into what could be getting in the way of your own success and how to change that. The reality is you are not given the desire for love without the capacity to make it happen.

The latest trend is manifesting and everyone is talking about it. They have even come up with new terminology  - ‘manifest-dating’. On TikTok any videos that have the hashtag, #manifestation have received 20.2 billion views. Yep, you heard right 20.2 billion views!  That is an enormous amount of views! You may hear the word manifesting and feel like it sounds woo-woo. Yet you only have t...

Is your biggest fear walking up to someone and being rejected? Does the fear of rejection stop you from taking action to meet someone? If you have answered yes, this week's podcast is for you! I am sure you have heard the cliche advice, 'Don't take it Personally' but how do you do that when it feels personal? Listen to find out the way to deal with rejection and get the results that you deserve!

An article by Psychologist Greg Matos has gone viral. You will see it everywhere! In the article, Greg talks about the rise of the Lonely Single Man and three broad relationship trends. He starts the article by saying that younger and middle-aged men are the loneliest they’ve been in generations. That over the last 30 years, men have become part of the larger group of the growing number of long-te...

Ghosting is a modern phenomenon! You may be lucky enough not to have never been ghosted and wondering what it is! It is when someone you have been chatting to on an app, dating or in a relationship with disappears from your life. This could be after chatting online, a date, months or years! People have been ending relationships badly since the beginning of time but it has become so much easier on...

Do you want to meet someone and feel something you haven’t felt before? Are you looking for that wonderful spark and to meet your soul mate? It’s natural to look for that wonderful feeling. However, basing who you chose to be with solely on chemistry can be a recipe for disaster rather than happiness. Let me explain why. Basing the choice on chemistry and lust can lead you to a Wound Mate rather t...

Do you think you will just meet someone and just know they are the one because you are pre-destined to meet? That you will click, feel chemistry or that elusive spark? Do you base your decision on who you will date purely on physical attraction? Dating apps have made dating more superficial than ever before but it takes so much more to fall in love.  Did you know that there are four parts/ste...

You're single and want to meet someone and have an amazing relationship. But how do you guarantee that it will be a good relationship? What should you look for and what should you do why you are waiting to meet the right person for you? In this week's podcast, I tell you what research of 11,196 couples found were the three things to look for that make you much more likely to have a wonderful, heal...

I came across a meme on Instagram that said: Stop telling people that no one will love them until they love themselves. Stop planting the idea in people's brains that they are unworthy of love because of their own struggles. In this week's podcast, I talk about whether you need to love yourself to find love.

I recently saw a meme with a green stagnant swimming pool with the heading, 'The Dating Pool' and the comment missing the sharks! I regularly see memes like these talking about how bad the dating pool is. However, is it? In this week's podcast, I give you the answer as well as the top 6 ways of thinking that could be keeping you single.

It doesn't matter where you meet someone you will always need to have a conversation with them. Did you know that that conversation can either get you a date or guarantee you don't see the person again? In this week's podcast, I am talking about what works and what doesn't. This is based on over a decade of experience seeing singles meet in action.

It is easy to get obsessed with all the negatives in the dating world. The horror stories, the bad behaviour and you might even find yourself getting caught up in all toxic dating trends like ghosting, haunting, benching, situationships, etc. It leaves you looking for red flags so you don't end up in a bad relationship. If you are wondering what red flags are - they are a warning sign that somethi...

I am sure you have heard of the gender pay gap and gender equality but have you heard of the Romance Gap? It’s like the pay gap but for your love life! The dating app bumble commissioned a survey with interesting results. They found that 86% believed that equality was important in dating and relationships. However, 74% of respondents said there were different expectations and expected behaviour de...

Everyone I talk to wants to meet someone they like and someone they feel something they have never felt before.  They want to meet someone with who they have that wonderful, mysterious spark of attraction. Hoping when they follow that intense attraction for the other person that they will be lucky enough to find someone who is also compatible, who has a good character and who they can trust....

Do you hate being single and want to get results. Singles tell me every day just how frustrated they are.  Being a Dating/Relationship Coach I always ask them what they are doing about meeting someone!   They often answer ‘Not much’ and add ‘it doesn’t work so why bother!’ Or for others, they are exhausted from spending a lot of time on apps swiping obsessively. Yet when I look at what t...