Do you wonder whether you’ll ever meet a man who is the right partner for the woman you’ve become? Janine did. She'd left her quarter-of-a-century marriage. When the pandemic began eight years later, she had a successful career and the wisdom t

Sandy and the Liverpool Dude

Dec 16th, 2021 41m 9s

How do you handle things when a date you’re excited to go on leads to the ultimate dating disappointment? Sandy knows the answer. She and the Liverpool Dude had matched on Bumble. They talked for hours on the phone and texted multiple times. Th

Carolyn and Her Fifty First Dates

Dec 2nd, 2021 47m 1s

It’s not unusual to date the same kind of person again and again, but Carolyn didn’t want to do that. Following a breakup, she decided to date a wide variety of types of men so that she could identify the qualities she wanted in a long-term par

Special Episode: The SuperLOVED System with Macy Matarazzo

Nov 11th, 2021 37m 28s

Do you want to silence your inner critics? Would you like to date in a way that helps you hone in on the right loving partner for you and filter out the wrong ones? In this Special Episode, Love and Relationship Expert Macy Matarazzo discusses

Cindy and Bob

Oct 28th, 2021 37m 2s

Bob had the background and accomplishments that Cindy thought she wanted in her next partner. He was well educated. He owned a ranch. He was financially successful. He also had a lot of drama going on in his life. Cindy, who was on the podcast

Special Episode: Marriage Minded Dating with Marcia Naomi Berger

Oct 14th, 2021 37m 2s

In this Special Episode, Relationship and Marriage Expert Marcia Naomi Berger talks all about dating with marriage in mind. You will hear her advice on dealing with wounds from previous relationships, learn about repetition compulsion (and how

Erin and Sara

Sep 30th, 2021 40m 51s

The saying “timing is everything” definitely applies to dating. Comedian Erin Foley’s three year relationship had just ended when she and Sara went out on their first date. The evening went hilariously sideways. Hear what happened next and whet

Olivia and Robert

Sep 16th, 2021 43m 12s

Olivia returns to the podcast to talk about a dating app match that was made in the US and led to a first date in Europe. Olivia and Robert texted regularly for three weeks before they met. She was sensing strong chemistry and a connection wit

Special Episode: Mindful Dating with Dr. Marie Thouin

Sep 1st, 2021 40m 7s

Is your approach to dating working as you’d like it to? Ready to try something new? In this special episode, Jodi and her guest, Mindful Dating Coach Dr. Marie Thouin, explore what it means to date mindfully. Don’t miss this conversation about

Laurie James and Gary

Aug 19th, 2021 37m 5s

After ending her marriage of 26 years, Laurie had lost faith that she’d meet someone who has the qualities she’s looking for in a loving partner. Then she met Gary. Did they come into each other's lives at the right time? Find out. Laurie's bo

Leelah and Jack

Aug 5th, 2021 38m 25s

“Why am I not married yet?” is a question Leelah asked herself. She’d expected to be married long before she reached her late 40s. Leelah knew what she wanted and needed from a healthy loving relationship, but hadn’t found it with any of her e

Siobhan and Carl

Jul 22nd, 2021 31m 12s

Do you have a long-standing rule that you’ll never break? Siobhan’s was to only go on first dates in public places. When Carl asked her to his house for dinner for their debut date, the invite came after they’d talked almost nightly for over

Chloe and David

Feb 25th, 2021 38m 6s

After her 24-year marriage ended, Chloe was unsure of her identity and purpose. With her kids now adults, she found the courage to move across the country and start her life anew. In our Season 3 finale, Chloe shares how she reinvented herself

Isabel and Zane

Feb 11th, 2021 20m 55s

It’s said that you need to know yourself before you can know who the right partner is for you. Isabel returns to the podcast to talk about how the unexpected happened when she embraced her vulnerabilities and focused on her own personal growth

Special Episode: Can I Trust Him? with Gail Weiner

Jan 28th, 2021 34m 1s

“Can I trust him?” is a question that most every woman asks herself after starting to date a new man. If the answer is “No,” the relationship is doomed to fail. That’s why it’s important that you look for “trust clues” early on. In this special

Lexi and Jerome

Jan 14th, 2021 27m 23s

Can you sense true chemistry and connection from texts, calls, and virtual dates? Or does that really only happen in person? Lexi returns to talk about her date with Jerome. After lots of phone conversations, she had already imagined a future

Ruth and Mark

Dec 17th, 2020 17m 12s

Blind dates can be a great way to meet men. But when a friend set Ruth up with Mark, she made a lot of assumptions about him that turned out to be wrong. Read the transcript for this episode here. You can connect with First Date Stories at Fir

Jamie and Barb

Dec 3rd, 2020 26m 19s

Dating has slowed down because of the coronavirus. People are spending weeks or months connecting remotely before saying “hello” face-to-face. Jamie, who’s in her late 50s and hadn’t dated in years, chose to start again as Covid-19 was spreadin

Anne and Mike

Nov 12th, 2020 28m 11s

Should you give a guy a second chance? That’s a question Anne asked herself when she and Mike reconnected five years after their work romance ended. Tune in to find out what happened when she decided to give their long-distance relationship a t

Penny and Jay

Oct 29th, 2020 31m 5s

Is it possible to find love when you least expect it? Penny is a teacher in her 40s who'd given up on online dating. When the pandemic hit, she got creative and used her passion for cosplay to uplift her students. She never imagined where this

Special Episode: Returning to Dating After Years Away

Oct 15th, 2020 36m 54s

In this special episode, Jodi and her guest, online dating coach Erika Ettin, delve into the truth of what it’s like for women in midlife to date online. Do you want to boost your digital dating skills and confidence? Learn how to get started,

Lexi and Sam

Oct 1st, 2020 33m 18s

Some women know exactly what they want in a life partner. Lexi spent years running her successful company. With the little free time she had to date, she never wavered from the list of qualities she wanted in a soulmate. Was Sam the man she was

Jessica and Sean

Sep 17th, 2020 28m 53s

Can your intuition steer you wrong? In our Season 3 premiere, Jessica discloses what happened after she took a chance and asked a guy out on a date. Sean and she seemed compatible at first. Then she made a shocking discovery. Read the transcrip

Monica and Rich

Nov 21st, 2019 31m 13s

What's it like to date after a bitter divorce? In our Season 2 finale, Monica returns to talk about the atypical way she got started with online dating, how she got her groove back, and her first date with a man who she asked out.

Cindy and Mike

Nov 14th, 2019 31m 7s

Cindy returned to dating a few years after her husband died. A young widow, she was wary of dating separated men. Find out what happened when she did.