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Talk To Me: The Debra Fileta Podcast

Stop Freaking Out About Dating

Talk To Me: The Debra Fileta Podcast

Debra Fileta, M.A., LPC and Creator of TrueLoveDates.com

Self-improvement, Relationships, Education, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Society & Culture

4.9 • 757 Ratings

🗓️ 19 July 2022

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Welcome back to the Love & Relationship Podcast, a hotline style show where we tackle all your questions about love, relationships, and mental and emotional health — with short, bite-sized, practical answers. Today on the podcast we’re talking all about DATING. Jay from Maryland wants to know why he’s got so many worries and doubts about dating. He doesn’t want to marry the wrong person, so he freaks. My co-host today tag-teaming this question is Dave Marvin! Dave pastors a huge gathering of young adults in Dallas called The Porch, and he loves the topic of dating because it seems to be on everybody’s mind!! Today Dave and I talk through some of the worry, anxiety, and fears around dating and encourage you to stop freaking out about it! So tune in to today’s episode and let me know on Instagram what you thought of the conversation! __________ Want deep dive into some of my BEST DATING ADVICE? Click below and grab my book True Love Dates.  FOLLOW MY PODCAST AND LISTEN ON Apple PODCASTS BY CLICKING HERE Additional Ways To Listen: STITCHER – SPOTIFY – GOOGLE PLAY –  iHEART RADIO The Debra Fileta Counselors Network is officially open!! Book a session with one of our counselors TODAY and get started on your healing journey from the inside-out! DEBRA FILETA is a Licensed Professional Counselor, national speaker, relationship expert, and author of Choosing Marriage and True Love Dates, and Love In Every Season, and Are You Really OK? and Married Sex. She’s also the host of the hotline style Love + Relationships Podcast. Her popular relationship advice blog, TrueLoveDates.com, reaches millions of people with the message of healthy relationships. Connect with her on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter or book an online session with her today! Want to be on the Love + Relationships Podcast?  Go to truelovedates.com/loveandrelationships/ to submit your question and learn more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:24.6

Walker's Max and What's It's Crunchy. Hey everyone. Welcome back to the Love and Relationships podcast, a hotline-style show,

0:52.2

where people call in with all of their questions about love, sex, dating,

0:56.9

singleness, marriage, and mental and emotional health. I'm your host, Deborah Felita,

1:02.3

and I'm so glad you're tuning into these candid, unscripted conversations where I answer your questions

1:07.8

in short, bite-sized, practical answers. For those of you who don't know me,

1:12.7

I'm a licensed professional counselor, relationship expert, an author of five books. I also run the

1:19.0

popular relationship advice blog, TrueLoveDates.com, reaching millions of people with the message

1:24.4

that healthy people make healthy relationships.

1:28.4

If you have a question that you want me to answer on the show, send it by voice memo to

1:32.8

Deborah at truelovedates.com or submit it on my podcast page, tru-lovedates.com slash love and relationships.

1:41.2

And I'll do my best to get it answered on one of the episodes. Let's dig

1:46.2

in to today's topic. Today's question comes from Jay from Maryland. Hi, Deborah, I'm finding

1:55.2

myself having all kinds of worries and doubts about dating. What it comes down to is that I don't

2:00.6

want to end up marrying

2:01.6

the wrong person, which makes me put too much pressure on myself and takes all the joy out

2:07.2

of getting to know people. Do you have any advice, tips, or suggestions to take off the pressure?

2:16.0

Hey friends, welcome back to the Love and Relationships podcast. I'm so excited today to have a new friend,

2:23.9

Dave Marvin, joining me to tag team this important question from Jay from Maryland.

2:30.0

Dave, it's so good to finally meet you face to face. Yes, I'm so glad to be here and excited to

2:36.9

tackle this question and like you share a lot of passion around the topic of dating and anxiety.

2:43.0

So yeah, this is so great. So first, before we dive into the question, can you just tell our

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