This is Dr. Lisa Marie Bobby and you're listening to the love, happiness, and success podcast.

So I'm trying something completely different for the very first time today.

I'm actually recording the latest episode of this podcast live on Instagram.

I was talked into this.

I'm not sure yet if it's going to be a good idea or not,

but here we are. And today on this show, we are going to be talking about your dating questions.

I'm going to be tackling some of the complexities of dating because, you know, there can be a little bit more to it than

just getting a date and meeting a nice person and riding off into the sunset. And I wanted to

talk about this today because I've been getting a lot of really, really good questions from my

listeners. So I'm going to be tackling some of these questions for you.

I have a number of questions that have come in ahead of time that I'm going to be addressing.

But if you have questions for me that I can answer in real time on the show, I'm also happy to do that.

So anyway, let's get started. So first of all,

I got a wonderful note from Miss Jay, who brought up a really interesting issue. And I wanted to

talk about this because I think a lot of people can relate to what's going on.

But actually, you know what?

Before I dive into her question, I do also just want to add briefly, just a note of caution here.

You know, in my work as a counselor and a coach at growing self, I, when people come in with

things on their mind, I have the luxury of being able to really get to know them. You know,

so people don't come in for the first time and plop down on my couch and say, okay, here's what's going on.

And I say, okay, here's what you do.

No, it's not like that.

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