This episode is an excerpt from the Dates & Mates Podcast with Damona Hoffman. Damona is an expert on all things dating and relationships. If this is an area of focus in which you’re seeking improvement, give this episode a listen.
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- Hear advice given to two Dates & Mates listeners about dating and relationships.
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Episode Highlights
I’m Looking for Friendship First, Then a Relationship That Builds Organically From That. How Can I Convey That in My Dating Profile?
- Friendship first is a given for anyone seeking relationships on a dating site.
- State that you are searching for a serious relationship, not that you are looking for friendship. Anyone worth building a relationship with is going to seek friendship first.
- It’s not common for someone to expect you to commit on day one.
- When you put it out there that you are searching for friendship (even though you’re looking for a serious relationship), you’re going to attract people who aren’t looking for anything serious.
Why Is It So Hard to Find Someone Who Can Have a Good Conversation?
- Conversation skills need to be nurtured and continuously used.
- With so many of us using apps and DMs, it makes sense that our conversation skills are lacking.
- Model the behavior you’d like to see in other people by continuing to start conversations with people and sharpen your own skills.
Which App is Best for Dating?
- It’s not about the app – it’s about how you’re using the app and its features.
- Try out different apps, different features.
- You have to be proactive about making connections with people. There is no magic pill.
Chemistry is… what?
- A liar!
- Damona suggests that one listener take the advice of her friends about a guy she’s been seeing.
- Listener Vanessa is struggling with knowing whether or not to give him a second chance, wondering if she’s being too naive in this situation.
- Damona points out the red flags in this situationship and reminds Vanessa that those sparks-flying feelings that we get during an initial interaction with someone should not be the only thing we base whether or not we want to go forward on.
5 Powerful Quotes
- “Friendship first is a given for anyone seeking relationships on a dating site.”
- “Generic pickup lines come in when you don’t have a genuine connection with someone yet.”
- “Model the behavior that you want to see in other people.”
- “Our friends can see things that we can’t, especially when we catch feelings.”
- “Other people will take as much of your time and as much of your emotions as you allow them to take.”
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