The School Of Dating With Matchmaker Maria (Part 2!) - Ep 301
Dear Shandy
Sharleen Joynt & Andy Levine
4.9 • 4K Ratings
🗓️ 11 April 2024
⏱️ 86 minutes
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Summary
She's baaaack! For the first time ever, and by popular request, we've brought BACK a Hot Topic guest to pick up where we left off! Our first episode with Maria Avgitidis—4th generation matchmaker and host of the Ask A Matchmaker podcast—was such a hit that you asked for more! In case you missed our Confessions Of A Matchmaker episode with Maria, aka Part 1, it's here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dear-shandy/id1525795747?i=1000597672805
Today Maria returns to answer follow up questions from Part 1, but also to give us her tough-love and honest take on the rules of dating. Sharpen your pencils, Shandies, because Dating School is in session! How is swipe culture affecting dating today? What's Maria's 12-Date Method, and her Pre-Date 3-2-1 Prep? Who pays on the first date, and does she believe in living together before getting engaged? Finally, what is Maria's "controversial" opinion, and will Shandy agree or disagree? As always, Maria's brutal honesty is a breath of fresh air and Shandy's delighted to welcome her back!
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Time Stamps:
0:00 - Welcome BACK To Matchmaker Maria!
2:41 - How Does She Define Her 93% Success Rate?
8:49 - What’s The Most Awkward Conversation She’s Had To Have With A Client?
11:38 - Decisions Paying Clients Make That Frustrate Her
16:21 - What Would She Say To People Who Think Her Matchmaking Fees Are Too High?
24:46 - How Swipe Culture Affects The World Of Matchmaking
29:01 - The 12-Date Rule
40:30 - Pre-Date 3-2-1 Prep
47:44 - Who Pays On The First Date?
52:29 - Maria’s Controversial Opinion
56:30 - What If Someone Never Gets Asked On A Second Date?
59:39 - Living Together Before Getting Engaged
1:09:01 - Moving For Love & “Importing”
1:14:53 - Shandy Debrief
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| 0:00.0 | I feel like if you're having a woman a bad time on a date and you can afford it, pay your half and leave. |
| 0:07.4 | Oh, I've done this. |
| 0:10.1 | Yeah, we've discussed this. |
| 0:13.3 | Dear Shandy. |
| 0:17.6 | Welcome back to Dear Shandy listeners. |
| 0:19.9 | Hello, Andy. |
| 0:20.7 | How are you today? Doing good. Doing good. It's a part two. Our first ever, can I just say, part two. This is our first ever by popular demand. Yes. Matchmaker Maria was such a hit last time we had her on that everyone was like, part two, part two. And we were like, okay, how can we say no? |
| 0:38.5 | We can't turn our shandies down. |
| 0:40.2 | Okay, so a refresher in case anyone is new. |
| 0:43.2 | Matchmaker Maria. |
| 0:44.1 | Maria of Guitidis is a fourth generation matchmaker, |
| 0:47.7 | the founder of Agapi Match, |
| 0:49.3 | the nationally acclaimed matchmaking service with a 93% success rate that has won Best Matchmaking Agency by the |
| 0:57.3 | U.S. Dating Awards and Best Matchmaking Service by Time Out. |
| 1:00.8 | She is the host of the Ask a Matchmaker podcast and can be found on Instagram at Matchmaker |
| 1:07.0 | Maria and on TikTok at Real Matchmaker Maria, presumably because there's a non-real matchmaker |
| 1:13.3 | maria someone grabbed you somebody somebody grabbed it like yeah people have a lot of time on their |
| 1:19.0 | hands they're not even using it oh oh i feel that i even reached out to them back in 2019 i was like |
| 1:25.6 | hey i'll give you money. |
| 1:29.5 | No. |
| 1:33.5 | Our first episode with Maria was such a hit that we brought her back for part two. |
| 1:35.0 | Maria Avcatitas. |
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