This Black Matchmaker Has an 84% Success Rate… Here’s What She Knows
Diabetes Digital Podcast by Food Heaven
Wendy Lopez, Jessica Jones
4.9 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 8 February 2023
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
Does colorism play a role in dating? Do successful CisHet black men tend to marry non-black women? Do Black women have a harder time finding love? Today on the podcast we dive into all things dating with matchmaker Tennesha Wood @tenneshawood. Tennesha is the founder of The Broom List, the first and only matchmaking service for Black professionals. This is the second episode of our Dating & Relationships series and you don’t want to miss it!
In This Episode, We’ll Cover:
- Common struggles with dating while black
- Whether or not colorism plays a role in dating
- The top 2 overlooked places to find love (hint: must love dogs)
- Tennesha’s success rate as a Black matchmaker
- What matchmaking actually entails
- How can you make the most of online dating?
- Will you find your perfect partner with a matchmaker?
- What is it like to work with a matchmaker?
- Should you be open to relocating for love?
- How flexible do you need to be in relationships?
- What are appropriate dealbreakers to make when dating?
- Why is it harder for black women to date?
- How does colorism impact dating in the black community?
- Is it a red flag if a man is over 35 and unmarried?
- How much does matchmaking cost?
- How much time and energy should you put into dating?
- What questions to ask on date 1
- & MORE
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| 0:00.0 | The following podcast is a deer media production. |
| 0:03.0 | Hi, I'm Wendy. |
| 0:04.1 | And I'm Jess, and you're listening to the Food Heaven Podcast. |
| 0:07.0 | Your online resource for inclusive and accessible wellness. |
| 0:21.5 | Welcome to a new episode of The Food Heaven Podcast. |
| 0:25.0 | We have a great guest for you today, and this is actually something that I'm very passionate about. |
| 0:33.0 | I always talk about if I wasn't a dietician, I would be a real estate agent, |
| 0:37.2 | and if I wasn't a real estate agent, I would be a matchmaker. |
| 0:40.8 | Wendy, can you attest to my matchmaking skills? |
| 0:43.6 | Absolutely. |
| 0:44.6 | You're really good. |
| 0:46.1 | Thanks. |
| 0:47.7 | Anything else? |
| 0:48.4 | I haven't had any personal success yet, or I mean at this point. |
| 0:55.4 | But she has tried a few times, and they've been some solid matches, and I can definitely tell |
| 1:01.6 | that you're very passionate about it. |
| 1:03.1 | I am very passionate about it, more passionate about matching other people than like the work |
| 1:08.4 | that I should be doing. |
| 1:09.1 | I'm like, why am I focusing on like even after this episode, I sent a voice note to my sister-in-law, |
| 1:16.4 | and I was like, oh my god, you have to work with this matchmaker. She's amazing. |
| 1:19.6 | Like this is what she offers. |
| 1:21.6 | So the person that we are interviewing today is Tanisha Wood, and she's a dating coach matchmaker |
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