In our 9th episode, we discuss with Richard & Darcie Payne:

• How important is feeling “the spark” on the first few dates?

• Is your phone numbing you from feeling the dopamine rush of having a great date?

• Date ideas that will help you connect way more than just staring at each other over coffee

• How do you keep natural conversation going when first meeting someone?

• What types of questions help you know the person deeper without being “too much”?

HINGE 2025 DATE REPORT:

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In our 8th episode, we discussed:

• How to get out of the friend zone even if you’ve already heard those dreaded words “You’re like a sister to me” and it feels like it's already too late

• How to gauge if that guy is finally catching feelings for you

• How to have the DTR that won’t catch him off guard

• The behavioral science that is proven to get people out of the friend zone and into a romantic dating relationship

  
  

  SHOW NOTES:

  Vanessa Van Edwards - Behavioral Investigator

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoI11Ih13Zs

  
  

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In our 7th episode, we discuss with Kyle Broberg:

• How do you know if you have the right motives for choosing to do online dating?

• What age/season of life do you recommend choosing to do online dating?

• How do you prevent burnout while using dating apps?

• How can you prevent yourself from developing a consumer mindset while swiping away on profiles?

• How do you learn to not judge someone based on the first photo?

• How to steward the apps well without it consuming all of your time & mental space

• Which types of online conversations should you invest in?

  
  

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In our sixth episode, Emma Nicholson joins us to discuss

- how she successfully set up Jenny & Joe

- how to get set up on a date by people you trust in direct and indirect ways

- how to go into any date with curiosity & open-handedness, not a grocery list or unrealistic expectations

- how to honor the date and the person who set you up, even if there won't be a 2nd date

- our #1 pieces of dating advise that change the game

SHOW NOTES

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In our 5th episode, we interviewed author, speaker & matchmaker Jackie Dorman and discussed:

- Why is dating nowadays more difficult than in decades past?

- How to drop the unrealistic expectations keeping you from dating the one

- How to leverage your community and meet the right guy for you

- How to do the gritty, supernatural heart work in your own life and figure out what has been keeping you single

Resources:

Jackie Dorman’s website & resources: https://jackiedorman.com/

Jackie’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jackiedormanofficial/

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In our 4th episode, we discuss:

• If you show interest first, does that mean you’re not going to “be pursued”?

• Indirect ways you can show interest in a guy you already know or are just meeting for the first time

• Direct ways and one liners you can use to show interest in a guy (Indirect or Direct? Choose your preference!)

• What do you do if you’ve been friends for a long time & you’ve developed feelings?

• Which ways of “showing interest” qualify as being too abrasive?

• Our listener question that was sent in(!): Dating to get to know someone vs. friendship to dating - What are the pros and cons for both?

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In our third episode, we'll talk about:

- What places do you have the most chance of meeting someone available and great?

- What places give you lowest chances of meeting someone available and great?

- How to go into a conversation with a stranger with curiosity and create a connection

You won't find a romantic connection if you are hanging out with your same girl group every weekend.

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In our second episode, we talk about:

- How to overcome the fear of rejection so you don't take it too personally & are able to move on faster

- How to tell if you're ACTUALLY putting yourself out there or just playing scared

- Weighing the cost of not putting yourself out there vs. taking the risk

- How "having anxiety" can be an excuse to stay stuck and not try new things

- What Solomon ACTUALLY meant when he wrote "guard your heart above all else" in Proverbs

Consider this your personal pep talk that YOU CAN DO THIS! We're rooting for you!

Resources:

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