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How to Be More Dateable

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Julie Krafchick and Yue Xu believe everyone is dateable. If you’re struggling with modern dating, you must listen to this episode! — Want to know how to be more dateable? Julie Krafchick & Yue Xu are active daters turned dating insiders, and top influential voices of modern dating, relationships, and connection in the digital world. They’re the authors of How To Be Dateable and the co-hosts of the hit podcast Dateable, which has been named one of the top podcasts about modern dating and relationships by the New York Times, The Huffington Post, Oprah Daily, and more.  In this episode of Last First Date Radio: What is “dating on your own terms”? What the four dating archetypes represent: Achiever, Dreamer, Energizer, Maverick, and Thinker Some of the traps that get in the way of finding your person One of their favorite exercises from the book Some of the key points they’re hoping readers will take away from the book EP 645: Julie Krafchick and Yue Xu – How to Be ...

5 Ways to Improve Texting on Dating Apps

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Texting on dating apps can be frustrating. Messages go unanswered. People don’t know how to transition from text to a date. Watch this! — Texting on dating apps can be quite challenging. How do you begin communicating with a total stranger? How do you keep the conversations interesting and engaging without sharing too much too soon? How do you get off text and onto a date? Even if your photos are fabulous and your bio is great, you may still be struggling to get a good conversation going on the dating apps so you can see if your match is actually a good match. Here are five proven tips to help you improve texting on dating apps so you can succeed at online dating. 5 Ways to Improve Texting on Dating Apps Texting Tip #1: Send Fewer Texts If you’re not a fan of texting on dating apps, you’re not alone. There are statistics that support you. According to a recent survey, 62% of dating app users say they’re ready to meet their match and go on a date after three days of in-app t...

Dating Advice for Highly Successful Women

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Highly successful women often struggle to find their match when they’re dating. My podcast guest, Bob Grant, sheds light on why this happens. — Attention highly successful women who struggle to find lasting love! Help is on the way with my podcast guest, Bob Grant, a clinically trained relationship expert, podcaster, and bestselling author of The Woman Men Adore. He’s the founder of Relationship Headquarters, where he specializes in helping women emotionally connect with men, attract true love, get married, and, for those in a relationship, learn how to connect and relate more effectively.    In this episode of Last First Date Radio How successful women can navigate between being powerful at work and more feminine in dating without losing their authentic selves Busting the myth that successful women intimidate men The meaning of “emotional authenticity” The difference between surrendering in love vs giving up your power EP 644 : Bob Grant – Dating Advice for H...

Challenges and Benefits of Blending Families Later in Life

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What are some of the challenges and benefits of blending families later in life, and how can couples succeed at blending their families? — Blending families later in life can be quite challenging, but it can also be very rewarding. Each partner brings older children from previous marriages into the new relationship, requiring unique adjustments and considerations due to their ages and their family of origin. Adult stepchildren can also be a great addition to families who remarry in their later years. Following are some of the challenges and benefits of blending families later in life. Challenges and Benefits of Blending Families Later in Life 5 challenges of blended families later in life: Resistance from adult children: Adult children may feel uncomfortable with a new stepparent or feel their relationship with their biological parent is threatened.  Differing expectations: There may be different expectations of how much the stepparents are involved with their ste...

 The Path to Healing Your Inner Child

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How do you heal your inner child? And why is it so important when it comes to dating? Tune in to the podcast to learn the answers! — What is the path to healing your inner child? Jen Araya Peters is an expert in this field. She is a visionary healer, #1 best selling author and the founder of a global 128,000 strong healing community. Jen is best known for her revolutionary work in the field of inner child healing, in particular dissolving emotional trauma, childhood trauma and hidden blocks deep within the subconscious mind. Jen’s mission is to make healing available to all. In this episode of Last First Date Radio: Why healing your inner child is so important when it comes to dating How to know if unresolved inner child trauma may be sabotaging your success in dating  Examples of how our childhood experiences can impact our romantic relationships How unhealed attachment trauma influences our relationships 3 things we can do to begin healing our inner child as it relate...

5 Strategies for Communicating With Difficult People

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Do you need help with communicating with difficult people? We all have challenging people in our lives. Here’s how to deal with them… — We all have difficult people in our lives, and communicating with difficult people can be especially challenging. Sometimes these people are strangers that we encounter at the grocery store. And sometimes they are friends, coworkers, family members, or the people we date!  Whoever it is, there are helpful strategies you can use when dealing with these kinds of people. Following are my top five. 5 Strategies for Communicating With Difficult People 1. SEPARATE THE PERSON FROM THE PROBLEM When confronted with challenging people, it’s important to pause, take a breath, and then separate the behavior from the person. This will help you get to the root of the problem instead of reacting in anger as you judge the other person or make assumptions. Then, attack the issue and not the other person. 2. GET CURIOUS AND ASK QUESTIONS It’s nat...

Sex After Grief: How to Navigate Your Sexuality After Losing Your Beloved

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How do we navigate sex after grief? How do we nurture ourselves as sexual beings when we’re grieving the death of a partner? — Sex after Grief  is the first book to address sex and grief together and treat sex as a normal, positive, life-affirming part of emerging from such a difficult time. Author, Joan Price, is an award-winning writer specializing in sex and aging. She has written four books about senior sex, including Naked at Our Age: Talking Out Loud about Senior Sex and Sex after Grief: Navigating Your Sexuality after Losing Your Beloved . At age 81, Joan Price continues to talk out loud about senior sex – partnered or solo.  In this episode of Last First Date Radio: How to know when it’s time to start dating and seeking a sexual connection after loss What to say to people who try to tell you what’s “right” or “appropriate” and what isn’t The most common reason for guilt or shame when considering opening up to a new partner Personal details about Joan’s own ...

5 Biggest Dating Fears and How to Overcome Them

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What are the top five dating fears that hold you back from finding love? Watch this video to find out and learn how to overcome them. — Dating fears can keep you from doing the one thing you need to do to find love — dating! But, dating is harder than it’s ever been. Between fake dating profiles, ghosting, rejection, fear of commitment, and the time and energy it can take to find a match, many people give up on dating. And if you’re dating after a breakup, divorce or long period of abstinence, those fears can feel even more magnified. But, it doesn’t have to be so scary or complicated. Dating can actually be a fun and exciting experience if we overcome the fears that hold us back. 5 Biggest Dating Fears and How to Overcome Them Dating Fear #1: Fear of rejection. 
This is a common fear where someone worries about being turned down or not being considered attractive enough by a potential partner. 
Here’s the thing: if you show up authentically as the best version of yoursel...