Ask a Matchmaker

This episode is sponsored by First Rounds on Me. Download here: https://firstroundsonme.co/?utm_source=Maria&utm_medium=Ad&utm_campaign=December  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.  True Romance is from Big Money Players Network and iHeartRadio.  Follow Carolina on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/carolinarosebarlow/ Follow Devin on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/devin_hunter_leary/  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

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.  Check out George’s food videos: instagram.com/nerdmeetsfood 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

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. 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

***Join Maria on her next retreat to Greece! June 24 - July 1, 2023 Register at http://agapeescapes.com *** 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/  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 

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/ Follow Damona on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/damonahoffman  Learn more about Damona at https://damonahoffman.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 to Greece? June 24- July 1, 2023  #Escape2Paros registration is officially open. http://agapeescapes.com 

Maria has a chat with Violetta Lazé on the energetics that shape our relationships.   Follow Violetta on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/violettalaze/   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 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 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!  Follow Rep. Swalwell on Instagram at http://instagram.com/repswalwell  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/  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 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

It’s another hotline and this week, Maria is joined by her friend and comedian Joyelle Johnson! Follow Joyelle on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/joyellenicole/ If you want to ask Maria a question on an upcoming hotline, be sure to follow her on Instagram to know when she’ll be going live: http://instagram.com/matchmakermaria  Questions this week include… How do you stay hopeful when you have bad dating moments? Should I ask “what are you looking for?” when you first meet someone? When is the time to ask it? I keep finding unavailable men. How do I change that? I want to date someone who is going through a divorce. How do I do that? 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

This episode is brought to you by Nuuly. You can get $20 off your first month of Nuuly when you sign up with the code MATCHMAKERMARIA20.  Visit https://bit.ly/nuulymatchmakermaria. In this episode, Maria shares insane text screenshots sent to her from our listeners. Maria dissects these with her podcast producer and the host of the Meet a Stranger podcast, Matt Haze. Follow Matt on Instagram at http://instagram.com/matthaze  Listen to the Meet a Stranger podcast… Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/meet-a-stranger/id1624565485  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1QJqZCICH7mYa7jrISduvF  Then, Maria welcomes one of her favorite TikTokers, Charlotte Warren!  She’s been blowing up on the app by explaining dating and relationships with charts!! Can a casual situation be exclusive? There’s a chart for that. Need to know how cuffing season works? A chart is available to assist! Be sure to check out her links to see her great work! See all of the charts at https://medium.com/@welcometothepeasantparty  Check out Charlotte’s TikTok at https://www.tiktok.com/@welcometothepeasantparty  Follow Charlotte on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/charty805/  Follow Matchmaker Maria on Instagram at http://instagram.com/matchmakermaria and to learn more about Agape Match, visit http://agapematch.com or visit http://agapeintensive.com to enroll in an upcoming group intensive, hosted by Maria.  #Escape2Paros2023 registration is open! Visit http://agapeescapes.com to reserve your spot for next year's trip!