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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...

 You've heard Maria talk about the Agape Intensive program. But what is it like? What happens? This week, Maria speaks with Elena and Amanda, two graduates from the program to tell you their experience being in the program and about how they ended up meeting their person after the program! It's more than just a way to help you meet your person. It's a community of people going through the same thi...

 It's another edition of the Ask a Matchmaker Hotline. There's a real theme this week with all of the questions that you can take away: HAVE FUN! It's summer! Get out there! Go meet people! Enjoy life! Don't overthink it! This week we talk about.. Why shouldn't we exchange phone numbers on a dating app before our first date? I currently live overseas and will be moving back to the states next year...

This week, Maria sits down with therapist Tess Bringham! Dubbed the 'Millennial Therapist' by CNBC, Tess Brigham specializes in helping millennials and now, Gen-Zers discover their unique life path. She offers individuals concrete tools and skills on navigating obstacles in their lives when feeling lost. Tess is a vital resource for those who may be feeling stuck, uninspired, or uncertain by where...

 This week, we're bringing in the heavy hitters to help with your dating questions with Agape Match's Online Dating Manager, Erika Ettin. Erika Ettin is an online dating expert and dating coach who helps people navigate the world of online dating. Her expertise includes profile creation, photo selection and photography, message writing, and date planning. She is also the author of the book Love at...

 This week is a special chat with Terry Real! Terrence Real is an internationally recognized family therapist, speaker, author, and the founder of the Relational Life Institute (RLI). He wrote THE book on male depression, he's the marriage counselor Esther Perel turns to, and Bruce Springsteen and Bradley Cooper are among his clients and fans. His latest book, In US: Getting Past You and Me to Bui...

It's another edition of the Ask a Matchmaker Hotline! You've got questions? We've got answers! If you want to be on an upcoming hotline episode, be sure to follow Maria on Instagram to know when we'll open it up again. http://instagram.com/matchmakermaria  Things discussed in this week's hotline… I can't tell if he's playing games. How do I trust my instinct? I'm struggling with connecting with po...

This week, Maria chats with Aminatou Sow! Aminatou Sow is a writer, interviewer, and cultural commentator. She is a frequent public speaker whose talks and interviews lead to candid conversations about ambition, money, and power. Aminatou lives in Brooklyn. She co-hosted the podcast Call Your Girlfriend with her friend, the journalist and editor Ann Friedman. Together, they also wrote the best-sel...

 This week, Agape Match's Online Dating Manager, Erika Ettin, is joining Maria for the Ask a Matchmaker Hotline to answer your questions. If you want to be part of the next tech support, click the link below! Erika Ettin is an online dating expert and dating coach who helps people navigate the world of online dating. Her expertise includes profile creation, photo selection and photography, message...

Did you know there is actually a process to falling in love and staying in love? It's called the LovePath, and Kimberly Beam Holmes has been teaching people this proprietary process for the past decade.  This week, Kimberly reveals the four steps to falling in love and how individuals can use this process for better relationships in every area of their lives, including their marriage! Kimberly Bea...

 You've got questions. Maria has questions! The hotline is open and ready for your questions! Want to chat with Maria on an upcoming episode? Follow her on Insta to find out when the hotline will open next… http://instagram.com/matchmakermaria  Things discussed in this episode include… Guys can be flaky on the apps about meeting up. How do I deal with it? I matched with a guy on an app in a differ...

This week, Maria is talking with The Love Doctor, Dr. Terri Orbuch. Dr. Terri Orbuch (PhD) is a distinguished professor at Oakland University, research scientist at University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research, author, speaker, therapist, relationship & date coach, and The Love Doctor® in the media. Her practical science-based advice has helped thousands of people find and create the lov...

 This week, we're opening up the hotline with some extra support to help with your questions! Joining Maria this week to help you with your online dating problems is Agape Match's Online Dating Manager, Erika Ettin.  Topics and questions discussed this week include… How do you decide to go on another date with someone that you're not totally into? What's the line between people not really communic...

 This week, Maria is getting real about body image and dating with Dr. Lindsay Kite! Dr. Lindsay Kite is co-author of the book More Than a Body: Your Body Is an Instrument, Not an Ornament (2020, HarperCollins) and co-director of the nonprofit Beauty Redefined, alongside her identical twin sister Lexie Kite. Both received PhDs from the University of Utah in the study of female body image and have...

This week, Maria is here to answer your questions on another edition of the Ask a Matchmaker Hotline! If you want to talk to Maria on an upcoming hotline episode, be sure to follow her on Instagram to know when the hotline will be open again. http://instagram.com/matchmakermaria   On this week's episode, Maria digs into… Can you go from being a friend with benefits with someone to dating them? My...

 This week, Maria is talking all about fertility with experts Leyla Bilali and Elizabeth Lipov! She asks many of the questions you might have had about the process, no matter where you are in your dating life.  Leyla founded her fertility consulting & nursing services business, Fertility Together, to bridge the gap between clinic & patient, between fertility treatment & personalized care. She beli...

 This week on the hotline, you're getting not one, but TWO matchmakers to answer your questions! Joining Maria on this week's episode is her work husband, the Chief Operating Officer and Matchmaker at Agape Match, Louie Felix!  Louie Felix is matchmaking industry leader. His corporate startup and acquisition background brought him to the forefront of the relationship industry when he was contracte...

 When it comes to modern relationships, our thumbs do the talking. We swipe right into a stranger's life, flirt inside text bubbles, spill our hearts onto the screen, and use emojis to convey desire, frustration, and rage. Where once we pored over love letters, now we obsess over response times, or wonder why the three-dot ellipsis came. . . and went. Nobody knows this better than our guest this w...

 You've got questions? Maria has the answers! Every week, we open up the Ask a Matchmaker Hotline where YOU call in with any questions you have for Maria… dating, love, life, style…she's here to help with it all. To be on an upcoming episode to ask a question, make sure to follow Maria on insta to know when the hotline will be open next! http://instagram.com/matchmakermaria  

 This week, Maria is talking to author Cate Doty! Cate Doty is the author of "Mergers and Acquisitions: Or, Everything I Know About Love I Learned on the Wedding Pages." She is a writer and former editor at The New York Times, where she covered the news of food, weddings, business, New York, and more. Her work has appeared in the Times, Southern Living, Our State, and other publications. Buy Cate'...

Hey-- Maria here. I have but a few platforms, and I'm going to utilize them when it comes to getting unheard stories out, even if it's not "dating and relationship" oriented. I run a dating company and the people in this episode help me spread love. Now I want to spread awareness to the humanitarian crisis unfolding.  In this episode, you'll hear an unedited version of events that our tech team ex...

This week, we're opening up the hotline again BUT we've brought in extra support to help! Joining Maria this week to help you with your online dating problems is Agape Match's Online Dating Manager, Erika Ettin.  Erika Ettin is an online dating expert and dating coach who helps people navigate the world of online dating. Her expertise includes profile creation, photo selection and photography, mes...

This week, Maria sits down with an old friend, Paul Carrick Brunson. The two talk about everything from raising a family in the UK, how socializing norms really vary across parts of the world, Paul's tips to help you create goals that stick and Maria shares her favorite question to ask on a first date. Spoiler: After Maria answered it, her now husband George said that's when he knew he wanted to m...

You've got questions? Maria has the answers! Every week, we open up the Ask a Matchmaker Hotline where YOU call in with any questions you have for Maria… dating, love, life, style…she's here to help with it all. To be on an upcoming episode to ask a question, make sure to follow Maria on insta to know when the hotline will be open next! http://instagram.com/matchmakermaria This week… I live in a s...

It's not easy to raise your hand and say you might need help and want to talk to someone. Especially when you're in a relationship and you know you and your partner need help. This week, Maria is here to help break the stigma around couples therapy. A couples therapist is a great facilitator for the relationship you want and a great mechanism to have those hard conversations with someone. How do y...