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You have questions and Maria has answers!  It's another edition of the Ask a Matchmaker Hotline, where you can directly ask Matchmaker Maria your questions. (If you want to call on a future episode, be sure to follow her on Instagram to know when the hotline will be open next) This week, we talk about... It's the holidays! How to handle dating in your hometown when you go home. I think I'm a bad t...

Every year, Match's Singles in America study shows how the latest trends are shaping what it means to fly solo. In this bonus episode, the Agape Match team gives their analysis on this year's study.  In the study, Match revealed that singles are redefining the new sexy. Spoiler alert: Physical attraction is no longer enough. From social movements to self-improvement, the study dives deep to see ho...

What if you could make friends with your anxiety? What if you could learn to leverage your anxiety to be a gift? We look at anxiety as such a bad thing, but so often our anxiety is trying to tell us something. Learning how to harness that can be a game changer.  This week's conversation could help you change your life. Dr. Wendy A. Suzuki is a Professor of Neural Science and Psychology in the Cent...

It's another edition of the Ask a Matchmaker hotline! This week, it's all about getting back out into the dating world. Maria will explain how to build your own "spider web network" to meet new people. Also, she'll explain what "the hoephase" is and how you can have one, even if you're a virgin. Want to join an upcoming Agape Intensive? 2022 dates just announced! http://agapeintensive.com Follow M...

This week's episode combines two of Maria's favorite things: love and true crime with author and her friend Jennifer Wright! Jennifer Wright is the author of numerous pop history books, including "Get Well Soon: History's Worst Plagues" and the "Heroes That Fought Them." Her new book, "She Kills Me: True Tales of History's Deadliest Women," is now available. She's written for The New York Times, T...

We're answering YOUR questions again this week! If you have a question you'd like to personally ask Maria, be sure to follow her on Insta to know when the hotline will open up next! @MatchmakerMaria  This week, we're talking about… How do I know if someone is stringing me along? How do I trust my gut? Am I being ghosted by someone? How do I not move too quickly when I'm dating someone new? Follow...

This week, Maria welcomes international best-selling author, speaker and intuitive life coach Melissa Lyons to the podcast! Melissa helps people learn to calm the busy and often overwhelmed thoughts that race through their minds.  Melissa has an uncanny ability to help people find clarity amidst chaos and she shows them how to get what they want. Quite simply, she inspires one to wake up each morn...

We're answering YOUR questions again this week! If you have a question you'd like to personally ask Maria, be sure to follow her on Insta to know when the hotline will open up next! @MatchmakerMaria  This week, we talk about… How do I find confidence in my body and myself when going out on a date? Should I move to a new city to find men that meet my criteria? Maria goes on a rant about women's pre...

#67 - How to Filter Potential Matches with OkCupid's Melissa Hobley  This week, we're talking about how to filter out potential matches on dating websites. How do you make sure the people you meet are on the same page as you and live in the same reality as you? This week, we're talking with Melissa Hobley. She's the Global Chief Marketing Officer of OkCupid, one of the largest dating apps in the w...

It's another Hotline Edition of the podcast! If YOU would like to ask Maria a question on an upcoming episode, make sure to follow her on Instagram to know when the hotline will be open next! Follow her at @matchmakermaria  This week…  How do you find someone that can fly me in a private jet?  How to ask a potential partner their relationship history? What do you do when you enjoy spending time wi...

In today's episode, I am speaking with Rachel DeAlto. Rachel DeAlto is a relationship expert, coach, media personality, and speaker. Rachel has appeared as a relationship expert on Lifetime's Married at First Sight and TLC's Kate+Date. Rachel has also been featured on a multitude of media outlets including The TODAY Show, Access Hollywood Live, and Fox News. Rachel is having a fantastic week. Her...

Welcome to September! A period of renewal… and productive energy. If there were ever a time to kick off dating.. It's now. It's also time for Season 2 of the Ask a Matchmaker podcast! This week we're kicking off our new feature, the Ask a Matchmaker Hotline! Matchmaker Maria is here to answer your dating and relationship questions. If you have a question and want to be on a future episode, be sure...

While Maria takes a few weeks off, we're revisiting some of her favorite episodes! The new season of the podcast starts in September!  Long distance relationships are brought up every week on Ask a Matchmaker on Instagram.  This week, we dig deep into the topic with The King and Queen of Long Distance, Maria and her husband, George! They met in Boston while George was living up there and Maria was...

While Maria takes a few weeks off, we're revisiting some of her favorite episodes! The new season of the podcast starts in September!  This week, Maria is joined by Rayna Greenberg and Ashley Hesseltine, the co-hosts of Girls Gotta Eat podcast! Girls Gotta Eat is a comedy podcast about dating, sex and relationships.  Listen to Girls Gotta Eat on Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/choosing...

Maria is taking a few weeks off. Before we start our new season in September, we're looking back at some of her favorite episodes!    He's been answering dating and relationship questions for years on the JTrain podcast! Now he's our special guest this week to answer YOUR questions… it's Jared Freid!   Jared Freid is a comedian based out of New York City. His comedy is current and reflects the ord...

While Maria is taking a few weeks off, we're revisiting some of her favorite episodes! Season 2 starts in September! It feels like narcissism has taken a bigger role in society in the last few years. What might start off as charming and great can quickly turn negative and unhealthy. How do we make sure we don't get caught up with someone who is a narcissist? What should we look out for? How can yo...

While Maria is on a few weeks break, we're revisiting some of her favorite episodes from season 1! Season 2 starts in September! One of our goals on Ask a Matchmaker is to have real, authentic conversations about all things related to love and relationships. Cut through the BS and talk about things that really matter. This week is no exception. We're talking about sex. We're talking about the sexu...

A few weeks ago, Maria received a closure letter that moved her to tears. It was for a relationship in 2018, but the letter's author wrote it so she could be able to heal and allow love into her life today. Maria decided to invite the woman who wrote the letter onto this week's podcast to talk about healing and moving on in life. Enroll in the next Agape Intensive: https://agapematch.com/agape-gro...

It's been an amazing year on the podcast! Thank you so much for listening and thank you for your support! This fall, we'll be starting season 2. And with season 2, we're starting something new… The Ask a Matchmaker Hotline! You will be able to call in and ask Maria about anything! On the spot advice just for you! Those calls will be on upcoming episodes. This week, we're giving you a sneak peek in...

This week, Maria is talking about one of the most unique dating apps on the internet right now, Snack, with its founder Kim Kaplan! Kim Kaplan was one of the earliest employees at Plenty of Fish. She led product marketing and revenue on the executive team that eventually sold PoF to Match Group for $575 million in 2015. After a two year hiatus after Plenty of Fish, where she spent her time advisin...

Personality tests have been around for many years. Sometimes they're used for fun, sometimes your employer might want you to take them to help with your career. This week, we talk about personality tests with Erin Baute and how they can help you in love and dating! AND Maria takes one on the podcast! Erin has been studying and working in the field of behavior change for over 20 years and uses the...

This week, Maria welcomes author Nancy Jo Sales. Nancy Jo Sales is a New York Times bestselling author and award-winning journalist who has written for Vanity Fair and Harpar's Bazaar among others. Sales famously exposed Hollywood's "Bling Ring," a group of teens who broke into the homes of celebrities like Paris Hilton and Orlando Bloom, stealing millions of dollars' worth of luxury goods. Known...

Arguments happen in relationships. That's just a fact. But we're not really taught how to handle it when we start dating. There is no rule book on how to handle the situation! This week, Maria chats with Monica Berg on how to handle arguments and disagreements with your partner in a healthy way! Monica Berg is a spiritual thought leader and author of "Fear is Not an Option" and "Rethink Love." She...

This week, Maria is so excited to welcome Marlo Thomas! Marlo Thomas is an actress, a producer, an author, a philanthropist and a social activist. In fact, she's in the OG group of feminist icons. Having starred in the sitcom "That Girl" in the 60s, she is the prototype to the "single girl in the city" sitcoms that have been in production ever since. She's won four Emmy awards, a Golden Globe and...

This week, we're talking about love on a different level. Maria talks so much about her belief in manifestation. Is it possible to call in your soulmate? Do we really HAVE soulmates in our lives? We're going deep into the soul with physic medium, Michelle Clare.  In a span of 11 years, Michelle had had 3 near death experiences. The second one was a monumental life changing event in which Michelle...