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That Sounds Fun with Annie F. Downs

Summer Lovin': Dating at This Age with Debra Fileta: How to Date No Matter How Old You Are

That Sounds Fun with Annie F. Downs

Annie F. Downs

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.9 • 10.4K Ratings

🗓️ 5 June 2023

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

First of all, this is SUCH a good conversation you guys!! Secondly, I am so excited to finally have on the show,  Debra Fileta, a Licensed Professional Counselor who specializes in dating, marriage, and relationship issues. She was the exact right person to join us for this episode along with my friends, Bekah and Lucas! As we continue on through our Summer Lovin' series, today's conversation is all about how dating culture has changed, unhealthy mindsets, and the desire to be married (and sometimes the shame that comes with that). For more resources from Debra and our other Summer Lovin' experts, check out anniefdowns.com/dating. . . . .  Go to hereforyoutour.com to get your tickets to our upcoming tour this June! Want to gift a ticket to a friend? Go to anniefdowns.com/events for a printable Here For You gift ticket. . . . . Subscribe to Let's Read the Gospels with Annie F. Downs HERE. Go to https://anniefdowns.com/gospels to purchase your June Reading Plan or Let’s Read the Gospels Guidebook. . . . . . Find more fun things on this episode by going to anniefdowns.com/thatsoundsfun. . . . . . Head to anniefdowns.com/books for more information and to sign up for the AFD Book of the Month. . . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast . . . . . Thank you to our partners! Athletic Greens: Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. Go to athleticgreens.com/soundsfun. Thrive Causemetics: Right now, you can get an exclusive 20% off your first order when you visit thrivecausemetics.com/TSF. Fast Growing Trees: Go to fastgrowingtrees.com/THATSOUNDSFUN now to get 15% off your entire order. Thrive Market: Join Thrive Market today to get 30% off your first order, plus a FREE $60 gift! Go to https://ThriveMarket.com/THATSOUNDSFUN. Indeed: Claim your $75 credit now at Indeed.com/SOUNDSFUN. . . . . . If you’d like to partner with Annie as a sponsor for the That Sounds Fun podcast, fill out our Advertise With Us form! . . . . . NYTimes bestselling Christian author, speaker, and host of the That Sounds Fun Podcast, Annie F. Downs shares with you some of her favorite things: new books, faith conversations, entertainers not to miss, and interviews with friends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hi friends, welcome to another episode of That Sounds Fun.

0:04.8

I'm your host Annie F. Downs.

0:06.0

I'm so happy to be here with you today.

0:08.0

We are in a special series called Summer Love and That Sounds Fun Podcast series in which

0:13.1

we want to restore hope in dating and bridge all the helpful conversations, practical resources

0:17.9

and amazing experts.

0:19.4

So the UC changes in your dating life starting with you.

0:22.9

During Summer Love and we're going to talk through a lot of aspects of dating.

0:26.5

Each episode is going to feature an expert which already loved Ben Stewart last week.

0:30.6

I know me too.

0:32.1

And every expert is either someone who's written on the subject works with a ton of people

0:35.8

who are single or dating or is a licensed therapist or a combo of the above.

0:40.5

And in a lot of the episodes we sit down with a male and a female who aren't married

0:44.1

to each other or in life at all.

0:46.5

And we get their perspective on it all.

0:48.1

You're going to love that part of today's conversation.

0:50.6

These friends are my friends or friends of friends or our staff who are normal people

0:55.1

navigating dating in 2023.

0:57.2

And of course, they represent everything about dating or do they represent everyone's

1:00.6

experience.

1:01.6

But I love how they've shared beautifully from their own stories.

1:05.7

This series is not an all in one guide to every part of dating, but it's a great jumping

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