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#49 - That Episode with Biological Anthropologist, Dr Helen Fisher May 26, 2021

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This week, Maria is so excited to welcome Dr. Helen Fisher to the podcast to answer your dating and relationship questions!

Fisher has written several books about the evolution and future of human sex, love, marriage, gender differences in the brain, how your personality style shapes who you are and who you love, and more. Her books include Anatomy of Love: A Natural History of Mating, Marriage, and Why We Stray and Why Him? Why Her? Finding Real Love by Understanding your personality type.

She is also the Chief Scientific Advisor for the internet dating site Match.com.

Dr. Fisher is a senior research fellow at The Kinsey Institute, Indiana University, and a member of the Center For Human Evolutionary Studies in the Department of Anthropology at Rutgers University. Prior to that, she was a research associate at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.

Fisher holds a B.A. in Anthropology and Psychology from New York University, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Physical Anthropology from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Visit Helen's website: https://helenfisher.com/

Follow Hellen on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/helenfishersexandlove/

Purchase Hellen's books: https://www.amazon.com/Helen-Fisher/e/B000API2K0

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#48 - That Episode about Prenups and Divorce with Lawyer Kelly May 19, 2021

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While we spend much of our time on the podcast talking about finding love, what do you do once that happens? How do you protect yourself and your family when you decide to say "I do!" to one another?

It's time to talk about the big D… divorce.

This week's guest is Certified Family Law Specialist Kelly Chang Rickert, better known online as Lawyer Kelly.

She has exclusively handled family law cases and prenuptial agreements for over twenty years. She is the author of several divorce articles published by Forbes, The Wall Street Journal and Money Magazine. Her latest books, "Protecting Yourself From False Accusations" and "Two Adventures With Mom and Dad" (children's book about divorce) were both Amazon #1 best‑sellers.

Kelly routinely appears as an expert on television/radio to comment on family law issues in celebrity divorce and custody cases. Kelly discourages "scorched‑earth" tactics in family law and encourages mediation and collaborative solutions whenever possible.

Follow Lawyer Kelly on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/lawyerkelly/

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Pick up Lawyer Kelly's books at https://www.amazon.com/Kelly-Chang-Rickert/e/B08BG9DC8C%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share

Enroll in the next Agape Intensive: https://agapematch.com/agape-group-coaching-intensive/

#47 - That Episode with Your New Gay Best Friend, Matthew Anchel May 12, 2021

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This week Maria welcomes your new gay best friend, Matthew Anchel, to help with your dating and relationship questions!

Maria and Matthew tackle body image in dating as well as some unique insight into dating from around the world.

Follow Matthew on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matthewanchel/

Visit Matthew's website: https://www.matthewanchel.com/

Enroll in the next Agape Intensive: https://agapematch.com/agape-group-coaching-intensive/

#46 - That Episode with Me in Search of You author Jenna Langbaum May 05, 2021

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This week, Jenna Langbaum joins us to discuss her new book, "Me in Seach of You", which is a collection of stories inspired by her dating life as well as others through prose. "Me in Search of You" is the kind of book you're going to stop after every story and reflect on your own dating experiences. It is available where all books are sold.

Jenna Langbaum is a creative director, copywriter, poet and playwright. Her original play, The Night of Blue and Salt, was produced through the New York City International Fringe Festival in in 2016.

Purchase Me in Search of You on Amazon

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Enroll in the next Agape Intensive: https://agapematch.com/agape-group-coaching-intensive/

#45 - That Episode about FOMO and FOBO in Dating with Patrick McGinnis Apr 28, 2021

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It's easy to sit on our phone, scroll through social media and feel the fear of missing out, or FOMO. Everything looks amazing! Why aren't I doing that? Why don't I have that in my life?

When it comes to dating, it's easy to not make a decision or commitment when there are so many options available. It's the fear of better options, or FOBO.

But how do we live in the moment? How do we make the decision? How do we appreciate what we already have?

This week Maria discusses this and more with the man that created the term FOMO, Patrick McGinnis!

Patrick J. McGinnis is a venture capitalist and the author of Fear of Missing Out: Practical Decision-Making in a World of Overwhelming Choice and The 10% Entrepreneur: Live Your Startup Dream Without Quitting Your Day Job. Patrick coined the term FOMO (Fear of Missing Out), as well as the related term FOBO (Fear of a Better Option) in a 2004 article in the student newspaper of Harvard Business School. Since that time, FOMO has since been added to the dictionary and FOBO has become an increasingly popular framework to describe choice paralysis.

Patrick is also the host of the hit podcast, FOMO Sapiens (www.fomosapiens.com), where entrepreneurial thinkers unpack how they make decisions. He has been featured in The New York Times, Politico, The Financial Times, and The Guardian.

Visit Patrick's website: https://patrickmcginnis.com/

Follow Patrick on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/patrickjmcginnis/

Read Patrick's article on FOMO and the vaccine: https://www.businessinsider.com/vaccine-fomo-might-end-pandemic-skeptics-fear-of-missing-out-2021-3

To learn how Maria can help you find love in 2021, go to: https://linktr.ee/agapematch

#44 - That Episode on Long Distance Relationships with Maria's Husband, George Apr 21, 2021

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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 still in New York City. For the next SIX YEARS (!!), they dated, got married and had a kid while living hundreds of miles apart!

Don't worry, they're finally together in New Jersey!

But how did the two of them do it for so long? What could you learn from their journey?

Check out this very personal and heartfelt episode.

To learn how Maria can help you find love in 2021, go to: https://linktr.ee/agapematch

#43 - That Episode About Saying Less and Getting More with The Negotiator, Fotini Iconomopoulos Apr 14, 2021

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We're so excited to have her back!

In episode 2, we welcomed Fotini Iconomopoulos to talk about negotiating in every part of your life, including your relationship!

This week, she's back to talk about new upcoming book "Say Less, Get More" and share some tactics in negotiating in your job, your relationship and every part of your life! e!

Nicknamed "the negotiator" as a child, Fotini has been honing her skills her entire life.

For the last decade, she's been empowering Fortune 500 executives and their teams to achieve their objectives through her expertise in negotiation, communication, and persuasion. She guides clients through high-stakes scenarios and creates customized intensive negotiation workshops for clients who want to further develop their teams across all industries.

When she's not strategizing with clients, Fotini is a frequent guest on CBC and CTV Television, a professor of MBA Negotiations at the Schulich School of Business and offers her experience to non-profit initiatives.

Pre-order Fortini's new book "Say Less, Get More" at Amazon

Follow Fotini on Instagram

Find Fortini at her website

To learn how Maria can help you find love in 2021, go to: https://linktr.ee/agapematch

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Have a question for Maria? Visit http://askamatchmaker.com

Enroll in Agape Match's Group Coaching Intensive: https://agapematch.com/events

To learn more about how Maria and how her team can help you find love, visit http://agapematch.com

#42 - That Episode On Body Language with Blanca Cobb Apr 07, 2021

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So often we focus on what a potential match is saying to us. But also what can we learn from their body language? Those little things we see can say so much.

This week, it's all about the power of body language with body language expert Blanca Cobb!

Blanca Cobb has been featured on national TV as well as numerous publications across the country. If they're talking about body language, Blanca is there to give her expert advice! When it comes to love, relationships and romance, Blanca helps you find the right person to bring into your life by understanding and using body language and detecting deception techniques. She helps to identify partners who really love, care and respect you.

Get your copy of Emotions Behind the mask at http://emotionsbehindthemask.com

Visit Blanca at her website at https://blancacobb.com/

Follow Blanca on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/blancacobb/

Follow Blanca on Twitter at https://twitter.com/blancacobb

To learn how Maria can help you find love in 2021, go to: https://linktr.ee/agapematch

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Have a question for Maria? Visit http://askamatchmaker.com

Enroll in Agape Match's Group Coaching Intensive: https://agapematch.com/events

To learn more about how Maria and how her team can help you find love, visit http://agapematch.com

#41 - That Episode About Dating With the Coronavirus Vaccine with the Dare to Date Panel Mar 31, 2021

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With the vaccine rollouts across the world, is it safe to start dating in person again? What does dating look like once we have the shot? How do we keep ourselves safe as we transition through the vaccine process?

So many questions. Today, we have some answers for you.

Last week, Maria was the moderator of a special panel called "Dare to Date: The Covid Vaccine and Dating Safety." It was put on by The Meet Group's Safer Dating Advisory Board, which was formed in July 2020 and is made up of health experts.

In this episode, you'll hear the panel chat. Maria asks the questions you've been wanting answers to!

To learn how Maria can help you find love in 2021, go to: https://linktr.ee/agapematch

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Have a question for Maria? Visit http://askamatchmaker.com

Enroll in Agape Matchs Group Coaching Intensive: https://agapematch.com/events

To learn more about how Maria and how her team can help you find love, visit http://agapematch.com

#40 - That Episode Where We Read Your Closure Letters with Katie Murphy Mar 24, 2021

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This week on the podcast, Maria is reading your closure letters with one of her good friends, Katie Murphy!

Katie took the crazy situation of 2020 and made something amazing out of it! When she lost her job at the beginning of the pandemic, she bought a tent, packed her car and camped out across the country!

Plus, they will share a letter Maria received from someone that was gaslit by a man last year. It involves travel, facetime calls and even her daughter. You're not going to want to miss this.

Follow Katie's adventures on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/katiewisdm/

To learn how Maria can help you find love in 2021, go to: https://linktr.ee/agapematch

Follow Maria on Instagram: http://instagram.com/matchmakermaria

Follow Maria on TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMJaSAhfw/

Have a question for Maria? Visit http://askamatchmaker.com

Enroll in Agape Matchs Group Coaching Intensive: https://agapematch.com/events

To learn more about how Maria and how her team can help you find love, visit http://agapematch.com