Hot Topics: The Rules Of Dating With Matchmaker Maria (Part 2!) - Ep 301

Hot Topics

Apr 12

She's baaaack! For the first time ever, and by popular request, we've brought BACK a Hot Topic guest to pick up where we left off! Our first episode with ‪@matchmakermaria‬, 4th generation matchmaker and host of the Ask A Matchmaker podcast—was such a hit that you asked for more!

Our "Confessions Of A Matchmaker" episode with Matchmaker Maria, aka Part 1: • Confessions Of A Matchmaker With Matchmake...

Today Maria returns to answer follow up questions from Part 1, but also to give us her tough-love and honest take on the rules of dating. Sharpen your pencils, Shandies, because Dating School is in session! How is swipe culture affecting dating today? What's Maria's 12-Date Method, and her Pre-Date 3-2-1 Prep? Who pays on the first date, and does she believe in living together before getting engaged? Finally, what is Maria's "controversial" opinion, and will Shandy agree or disagree? As always, Maria's brutal honesty is a breath of fresh air and Shandy's delighted to welcome her back!

WATCH

Time Stamps:
0:00 - Welcome BACK To Matchmaker Maria!
2:41 - How Does She Define Her 93% Success Rate?
8:49 - What’s The Most Awkward Conversation She’s Had To Have With A Client?
11:38 - Decisions Paying Clients Make That Frustrate Her
16:21 - What Would She Say To People Who Think Her Matchmaking Fees Are Too High?
29:25 - How Swipe Culture Affects The World Of Matchmaking
33:39 - The 12-Date Rule
48:45 - Pre-Date 3-2-1 Prep
55:59 - Who Pays On The First Date?
1:00:44 - Maria’s Controversial Opinion
1:04:45 - What If Someone Never Gets Asked On A Second Date?
1:07:54 - Living Together Before Getting Engaged
1:19:17 - Moving For Love & “Importing” 1:25:10 - Shandy Debrief

LISTEN

Time Stamps:
0:00 - Welcome BACK To Matchmaker Maria!
2:41 - How Does She Define Her 93% Success Rate?
8:49 - What’s The Most Awkward Conversation She’s Had To Have With A Client?
11:38 - Decisions Paying Clients Make That Frustrate Her
16:21 - What Would She Say To People Who Think Her Matchmaking Fees Are Too High?
24:46 - How Swipe Culture Affects The World Of Matchmaking
29:01 - The 12-Date Rule
40:30 - Pre-Date 3-2-1 Prep
47:44 - Who Pays On The First Date?
52:29 - Maria’s Controversial Opinion
56:30 - What If Someone Never Gets Asked On A Second Date?
59:39 - Living Together Before Getting Engaged
1:09:01 - Moving For Love & “Importing”
1:14:53 - Shandy Debrief