Today is Saturday, February 11, with Valentine's Day and just a few days we are focusing on love,

relationships, and dating in 2023. Like, what does it take to sustain a healthy romantic

relationship? You'll hear the top do's and don'ts from a licensed marriage and family therapist

who has become popular on TikTok with his helpful advice for couples. But first, what is new

and trending when it comes to dating? I'm talking with Certified Dating Coach, host of the

Dates & Mates podcast, and the official love expert of the Drew Barrymore show,

my friend, Demona Hoffman. She's sharing the latest trends on dating apps, including the new role

politics seems to be playing. We also talk about the types of dates people prefer now,

tips for this Valentine's Day, and so much more.

Welcome, welcome to The Newsworthy Special Edition Saturday, when we sit down with a different

expert or celebrity every Saturday to talk about something in the news. Don't forget to tune in

every Monday through Friday for our regular episodes, where we provide all the day's news in 10 minutes.

I'm Erica Mandy, it's now time for today's Special Edition Saturday.

Demona, thanks for coming back on The Newsworthy. Thanks for having me.

So first, tell us a few of the top dating trends that you're seeing right now in 2023.

Well, I love looking at the year-end data reports that, okay, Cupid and Match and Tinder,

all the dating apps put out because they really give us a picture of what's happening on the ground

in dating and what people's true behaviors are. And there's some interesting trends happening,

starting off with just the way that we communicate. I often talk to my dates and mates listeners about

using emojis to convey a lot more than they can say just with text, and according to Tinder,

the number one emoji last year was the P, like the old parking emoji, but do you know what it stands for?

Now, it stands for positivity, and this is popping up on profiles all over as people are saying,

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