Ep. 423: The Right Questions To Find Your Future Companion (Ft. MatchMaker Maria)
Decisions, Decisions
The Black Effect and iHeartPodcasts
4.5 • 7.6K Ratings
🗓️ 2 June 2025
⏱️ 63 minutes
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This week, the ladies sit down with the one and only Matchmaker Maria for a deep dive into the wild world of modern dating. From the surprising ways Cosmo Magazine tried to shut down matchmaking to what really happens when people apply for a match, nothing is off limits.
Maria shares the personality traits that make her hit the brakes on a potential match and why some men think skydiving is a flex. The conversation moves into the complexities of matching people from different religious backgrounds and what it means to be truly “open” in the dating world.
They explore whether sexual compatibility is a dealbreaker, why some folks are scared of matchmaking, and the pushback Maria’s gotten from churches. Ever wonder how someone becomes a matchmaker? Or what happens when career-driven personalities clash in love? They cover that too.
From online dating algorithms to the emotional need to be needed, and even where independent women might be getting it wrong—this episode is a must-listen for anyone navigating love in 2025.
Plus, Maria gives us the inside scoop on her own podcast and shares stories about meeting clients with a taste for the finer things.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an IHeart podcast. |
| 0:04.5 | Welcome to Decisions, Decisions. |
| 0:06.3 | I don't think you should say Decisions Decisions. |
| 0:08.3 | It sounded like you was talking to cursing. |
| 0:10.8 | You definitely say to welcome. |
| 0:12.4 | Welcome to the new podcast. |
| 0:14.6 | All right. |
| 0:15.2 | You want to say it together? |
| 0:16.6 | Decisions, Decisions. |
| 0:18.1 | Hey guys, welcome to another episode of Decisions Decisions. I'm your girl, |
| 0:26.2 | Mady V. I'm your girl Weezy. And if you don't already know yet, we have a course that is available. |
| 0:32.8 | When you pre-order this book with No Holds Barred, I just got done sitting down with Maria, |
| 0:37.3 | matchmaker Maria, who's our guest today for the course. And it's definitely going to be different. |
| 0:41.4 | It was all about like green flags, red flags. And it was so interesting to me because we've heard |
| 0:46.9 | about you for a long time. I know you record here. Matchmaking, dating coach, we've had so many |
| 0:51.6 | recently. And I was like, is this going to be the same and I realized |
| 0:55.2 | no well I honestly with the matchmakers or dating coaches whatever they call themselves everyone |
| 1:04.0 | has been different like let's be very clear we had one that focused on high high net worth |
| 1:09.5 | women wanting to find love and get married. |
| 1:12.8 | Then we had a black gay male telling black women how to date. |
| 1:17.5 | We've had... |
| 1:18.0 | That was a good episode. |
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