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First things first, happy new year! I’m so glad you’re here!

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Welcome to 2023! This week, Tinder made a major announcement regarding a great change to the app! Joining the podcast this week to talk about it as well as dating in the new year is Tinder’s new CMO, Melissa Hobley!

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Humble the Poet is a Canadian born rapper, spoken word artist, poet, international best selling author and former Elementary school teacher who began reciting spoken word poetry in coffee shops to impress girls evolved into a creative adventure that has spanned across the last 10 years, crossing genres, mediums and oceans. His first two releases, Unlearn and Things Nobody Can Teach Us, have become international best sellers.

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Maria’s guests this week are the hosts of the True Romance podcast, Carolina Barlow and Devin Leary. They guide you through the trials and tribulations of public and personal love stories. They’ve been there for each other’s best and worst romantic moments because that’s what friends do. Both have become obsessed with relationship dramas. As romantics, they want to hear and discuss everyone’s love stories. How they made it, how they did it and in what positions.

Listen to "True Romance" HERE.

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This week, Maria celebrates a birthday and her 10 year anniversary with her husband, George! To celebrate, she has a chat with him about their last year and where life is headed for them.

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Maria is joined by her work husband, Louie Felix, to take your questions.

This week, Maria and Louie talk about…

• Our communication has drastically changed. Is he cheating on me?
• Expectations around emotional intimacy. How much is too much to share?
• I gave him a h***job and now he’s not talking to me as much. Am I reading into this?
• I found out the guy I’m sleeping with doesn’t vote the same way I do.

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Match Group’s annual Singles in America study has been released and Maria has a few thoughts about it! Today, Online Dating Coach Erika Ettin joins her to discuss the data.

See the study for yourself at https://www.singlesinamerica.com/

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 First Site: Tips & Tales for Online Dating Success from a Modern-Day Matchmaker and the co-host of the popular dating podcast “So, We Met Online…”

Find Erika on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ALittleNudge/

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This week, Maria takes your questions with Celebrity Dating Coach, Damona Hoffman!

Damona Hoffman has been coaching singles on how to find love online and offline for over 15 years. Damona Hoffman is the dating expert of the new generation. An online dating early-adopter and success story, she has been showing singles how to harness the power of technology to find love for over a decade.

Her articles appear regularly in The LA Times and The Washington Post. Plus, she’s a regular on-air contributor to The Drew Barrymore Show, NPR, and NBC’s Access Daily. Damona also starred in two A+E Networks’ TV shows: #BlackLove and A Question of Love. Her weekly podcast Dates & Mates has been featured in Cosmopolitan, Huff Post, Bustle and tops the charts in the Relationships category on the major podcast platforms.

Check out the Dates and Mates podcast at https://damonahoffman.com/dates-and-mates-podcast/

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Maria has a chat with Violetta Lazé on the energetics that shape our relationships.

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Violetta Lazé is an intuitive guide, astrologer, hypnotherapist, and spiritual psychology coach in life and relationships. She has assisted in the soulful transformation and individuation of high achieving professionals from all over the world to embody their innate power while awakening their divinity. Violetta possesses the gift of foresight where her sharp intuitive readings offer depth and insight. In her relationship work, she has counseled couples and helped single men and women to step into their authenticity and confidence while dating. The synthesis of jungian psychology, eastern philosophy, metaphysics, and the numinous is a strong motif in her private practice.

To book a session with Violetta, go to https://healingwithvioletta.as.me/schedule.php?notembedded=1

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Want to work with Maria? Book a Dating Strategy call with a member of her team and learn more about her matchmaking and coaching programs. https://calendly.com/felix-louie

Want to join Maria on her next retreat to Greece? June 24- July 1, 2023 #Escape2Paros registration is officially open. http://agapeescapes.com

Loving reminder! We’re a week away from the midterm election. Make a plan to vote!

Joining Maria to answer your dating and relationship questions is Congressman Eric Swalwell!

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Representative Eric Swalwell was elected to represent California’s Fifteenth Congressional District in 2012, which includes a large part of the East Bay. Now in his fourth term, he’s working hard to bring new energy, ideas, and a problem-solving spirit to Congress, with a focus on advancing policies that support equality, opportunity, and security.

Even while addressing national and international issues, Congressman Swalwell remains rooted in the region he represents. He is present and attentive in the district, and was an early leader in adopting social media and video-conferencing technology to stay in constant contact with constituents.

Visit Rep. Swalwell’s website at https://swalwell.house.gov/

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Want to work with Maria? Book a Dating Strategy call with a member of her team and learn more about her matchmaking and coaching programs. https://calendly.com/felix-louie

Want to join Maria on her next retreat to Greece? June 24- July 1, 2023 #Escape2Paros registration is officially open. http://agapeescapes.com

This week, Maria speaks with relationship therapist Kim Polinder.

Kim is a relationship expert who assists others through individual and couples counseling. Kim was born in South Korea and adopted when she was a baby. Her personal journey involved navigating abandonment issues, alcohol addiction, and barriers to emotional intimacy. Kim’s studies of eastern and western approaches to healing have given her a well-informed perspective on the root of suffering. Kim now teaches others tools for communication, conflict resolution, and building long-term relationships.

Follow Kim…

Instagram: https://instagram.com/kp_counseling

TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@kp_counseling108

Twitter: https://twitter.com/kpcounseling108

Web: https://kimpolinder.com/

Follow Maria on Instagram for more dating and relationship content: http://instagram.com/matchmakermaria

Want to work with Maria? Book a Dating Strategy call with a member of her team and learn more about her matchmaking and coaching programs. https://calendly.com/felix-louie

Want to join Maria on her next retreat? #Escape2Paros 2023 registration is officially open. http://agapeescapes.com