Ask a Matchmaker

By Maria Avgitidis

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Episodes: 184

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Ask a Matchmaker is your weekly go-to podcast for all things love and relationships. Hosted by fourth generation matchmaker and founder of Agape Match, Maria Avgitidis, Ask a Matchmaker gives you no-nonsense insight into dating, relationships, compatibility, and love. Maria and her weekly special guest answer questions to help you venture through the jungle that is modern love. Whether you're looking for someone or you're happily taken, Maria will keep you inspired to keep going down the path of love every week, and hopefully gain a great tip or two to ignite the spark or keep the sparks flying!

Episode Date
Are You Still Single? Dating Profile Top 5 Mistakes
Apr 24, 2024
Anxious Attachment and How To Overcome Codependency Revealed!
Apr 16, 2024
I'm Happy I Don't Want Kids - Alison Leiby
Apr 09, 2024
Jordana Abraham of Betches discusses How to Fight Fair Without Losing Love
Apr 04, 2024
Cheating Is Not A Deal Breaker w/ Lisa Brateman
Mar 26, 2024
Unbelievable! How Women Pay More for EVERYTHING! with Janine Rogan
Mar 19, 2024
Sisters Spill Secrets: The Unfiltered Truth About Modern Dating
Mar 12, 2024
Money Party with the Fiscal Femme, Ashley Feinstein
Mar 05, 2024
Who TF Did I Marry w/ Joyelle Nicole Johnson
Feb 27, 2024
The Best Greek Kok feat. Gus Constantellis & Christina Mavronas
Feb 20, 2024
Every Guy Wants To Seggs You - Hotline Episode
Feb 13, 2024
How Your Friends Can Find You A Husband
Feb 06, 2024
Hard Launch My Husband with Iris Smyles
Jan 30, 2024
Gen Z Secrets For Dating with Carrie Berk
Jan 23, 2024
Frozen Eggs, Tunnels and Gypsy Rose with Gianmarco Soresi
Jan 16, 2024
Live Hotline Episode with Dating Coach Erika Ettin
Jan 09, 2024
F the Fairy Tale with Damona Hoffman
Jan 02, 2024
Live Hotline Episode with Michal
Dec 26, 2023
Don't Do This On Dating Apps With Talia Lichtstein & Jake Cornell
Dec 19, 2023
Do I buy my situationship a gift this Christmas? Hotline with Jordyn Woodruff
Dec 12, 2023
Live Hotline with Paris Campbell
Dec 06, 2023
I Survived 9/11 featuring Lolita Jackson, MBE
Nov 28, 2023
Live Hotline Episode with Dr. Celeste Holbrook
Nov 21, 2023
How To Use Your Awkwardness As A Superpower w/ Henna Pryor | Matchmaker Maria
Nov 14, 2023
Hotline Edition: Bumble Blocking Ghosters with Louie Felix | Matchmaker Maria
Nov 07, 2023
Jordan Peterson and the Ideal Form of Masculinity with Christine Emba | Matchmaker Maria
Oct 24, 2023
Smoking is Better For Your Health Than Loneliness with Mark Greene | Matchmaker Maria
Oct 17, 2023
Why Spanx Work, Is Therapy the Answer, and Life Changes with Cara Alwill | Matchmaker Maria
Oct 10, 2023
Hotline Edition: Maria & Louie Are Back Discussing Dating Advice & Answering Your Questions
Oct 03, 2023
Maria Shares the Five Fives Challenge with her Husband, George
Jul 18, 2023
Hotline Edition: Can You Be Friends with Someone of the Opposite Sex When You’re in a Relationship with Melanie Cooke
Jul 11, 2023
Anonymous Shares Her Story of Life Inside the Institute in Basic Life Principles (IBLP)
Jul 04, 2023
How to Opt Out of Drinking Culture with Author Sarah Levy
Jun 27, 2023
Hotline Edition: Dating While You’re Living With Your Parents
Jun 20, 2023
Understanding Attachment Theory with Melanie Cooke
Jun 13, 2023
The Future of Dating According to Tinder with Erika Ettin
Jun 06, 2023
Why Women Freeze Their Eggs with Professor Marcia C. Inhorn
May 30, 2023
GREATEST HITS: How to Harness Your Anxiety as a Superpower with Dr. Wendy Suzuki
May 23, 2023
Use The Connection Codes to Create the Relationships You Crave with Drs. Glenn and Phyllis Hill
May 16, 2023
Hotline Edition with Carolinas Matchmaker, Laurie Berzack
May 09, 2023
Hotline Edition: He’s a Snorer, What Should I Do? with Maria’s husband, George
May 02, 2023
GREATEST HITS: Building Body Image Resilience with Dr. Lindsay Kite
Apr 25, 2023
Hotline Edition: How to Make Meaningful Friendships as an Adult with Lane Moore (updated)
Apr 18, 2023
Hotline Edition with @NYTVows Writer Selena Coppock
Apr 11, 2023
GREATEST HITS: Decoding Your Text Messages with Dr. Mimi Winsberg
Apr 04, 2023
GREATEST HITS: That Episode about Narcissists with Dr. Ramani
Mar 28, 2023
An Honest Conversation about Herpes with Comedian Erica Spera
Mar 21, 2023
Hotline Edition with Hinge’s Logan Ury
Mar 14, 2023
The 4 Rs to Get Through a Break Up with Gilza Fort-Martinez
Mar 07, 2023
Hotline Edition: “Is he in a Coma?” with Author Hannah Orenstein
Feb 28, 2023
Changing Your Mindset with Stephanie Movahhed
Feb 21, 2023
Hotline Edition: Valentine’s Day Special with Louie Felix
Feb 14, 2023
Hotline Edition: Let’s Talk About Sex with Dr. Celeste Holbrook
Feb 07, 2023
Am I Dating a Narcissist? with Brandon Chadwick
Jan 31, 2023
Hotline Edition: Let’s Practice Conversing with Ilana Dunn
Jan 24, 2023
How to Glow in the F*cking Dark with Author Tara Schuster
Jan 17, 2023
Hotline Edition with Online Dating Expert Erika Ettin
Jan 10, 2023
Tinder’s back… back again…. with CMO Melissa Hobley
Jan 03, 2023
Hotline Edition with Humble the Poet
Dec 20, 2022
Talking True Romance with Carolina & Devin
Dec 13, 2022
Maria Looks Back at the Year with Her Husband, George
Dec 06, 2022
Hotline Edition: Thanksgiving Special with Louie Felix
Nov 29, 2022
Singles in America Study with Erika Ettin
Nov 22, 2022
Hotline Edition: Talking Dates and Mates with Damona Hoffman
Nov 15, 2022
The Spiritual Side of Love and Relationships with Violetta Lazé
Nov 08, 2022
Hotline Edition with Congressman Eric Swalwell
Nov 01, 2022
Learning How to Communicate in Your Relationship with Kim Polinder
Oct 25, 2022
Hotline Edition: Dating in a Post Moon Landing World with Comedian Joyelle Johnson
Oct 18, 2022
Visualizing Your Dating Situation with Chart Enthusiast Charlotte Warren
Oct 11, 2022
Hotline with Matchmaker Louie Felix (Part 2)
Oct 04, 2022
Hotline with Matchmaker Louie Felix (Part 1)
Sep 27, 2022
IMPORTANT NEWS about Season 3 of Ask a Matchmaker!
Sep 18, 2022
#109 - How to Not Die Alone with Logan Ury
Jul 20, 2022
#108 - Hotline Edition: Maria Goes On a Rant About Women’s Preferences in Height in Men
Jul 13, 2022
#107 - Maria Chats With Two Agape Intensive Grads about How They Found Their Loves
Jul 06, 2022
#106 - Hotline Edition: Why You Shouldn’t Exchange Phone Numbers on a Dating App Before The First Date
Jun 29, 2022
#105 - Dating Has Changed… with Millennial Therapist, Tess Bringham
Jun 22, 2022
#104 - Hotline Edition: How Do I Start Conversations on Dating Apps?
Jun 15, 2022
#103 - The Patriarchy Is Hurting Our Relationships with Terry Real
Jun 08, 2022
#102 - Hotline Edition: Dating People in Hoboken Is Not Long Distance… or Is It?
Jun 01, 2022
#101 - A Candid Conversation with Aminatou Sow
May 25, 2022
#100 - Hotline Edition: How Do I Stop Wasting Makeup?
May 18, 2022
#99 - The Four Steps to Falling in Love with The Marriage Helper, Kimberly Beam
May 11, 2022
#98 - Hotline Edition: Let’s go to Tulum!
May 04, 2022
#97 - Ten Minutes to a Stronger Relationship with Dr. Terri Orbuch
Apr 27, 2022
#96 - Hotline Edition: How to Decide to Go on Another Date with Someone You’re Not Sure About
Apr 20, 2022
#95 - Building Body Image Resilience with Dr. Lindsay Kite
Apr 13, 2022
#94 - Hotline Edition: I Want My FWB to be Something More…
Apr 06, 2022
#93 - Everything You've Wanted to Know about Fertility with Leyla Bilali and Liza Lipov
Mar 30, 2022
#92 - Hotline Edition: How to Communicate with a Partner with Louie Felix
Mar 23, 2022
#91 - Decoding Your Text Messages with Dr. Mimi Winsberg
Mar 16, 2022
#90 - Hotline Edition: I Just Moved to a New City. How Do I Meet New People?
Mar 09, 2022
#89 - Everything She Knows About Love She Learned on the Wedding Pages with Cate Doty
Mar 02, 2022
BONUS: Maria Talks to Her Tech Team Who Escaped from Ukraine
Mar 01, 2022
#88 - Hotline Edition: Online Dating Tech Support with Erika Ettin
Feb 23, 2022
#87 - UK Dating vs. US Dating with Paul Brunson
Feb 16, 2022
#86 - Hotline Edition: How Do I Meet New People in a Small Town?
Feb 09, 2022
#85 - Everything You Want to Know about Couples Therapy with Talia Litman
Feb 02, 2022
#84 - Hotline Edition: How Do I Have Better Conversations on Dating Apps?
Jan 26, 2022
#83 - Caregiving, Grief and Dating with Brooke James and Katie Brandt
Jan 19, 2022
#82 - Hotline Edition: He’s Not Messaging Me and Giving Me Mixed Signals. Help!
Jan 12, 2022
The Year of The Rebel with Charly Lester
Jan 05, 2022
#80 - Hotline Edition: We’ve Been Dating for Two Months and He Wants to Move Across the Country With Me…
Dec 29, 2021
#79 - Discovering Vulnerability with Atoosa Rubenstein
Dec 22, 2021
#78 - Hotline Edition: What Do I Do When I Feel Dating Fatigue?
Dec 15, 2021
#77 - Dating Outside Your Religion and Culture with Maria’s Husband, George
Dec 08, 2021
#76 - Hotline Edition: What to Do When You Want to Marry, But You Practice Different Religions
Dec 01, 2021
#75 - Will Evangelia Go to Eurovision?
Nov 24, 2021
#74 - Hotline Edition: Dating a Guy Five Months and He Wants to Host Our Families for the Holidays. Help!
Nov 17, 2021
BONUS: A Look at Match’s Singles in America Study 2021
Nov 12, 2021
#73 - How to Harness Your Anxiety as a Superpower with Dr. Wendy Suzuki
Nov 10, 2021
#72 - Hotline Edition: How Do I Get Myself Back Out?
Nov 03, 2021
#71 - Don’t Poison Your Husband Even If You Know How to with Jennifer Wright
Oct 27, 2021
#70 - Hotline Edition: Am I Being Ghosted on Snapchat?
Oct 20, 2021
#69 - How to Harness the Power of Manifestation with Melissa Lyons
Oct 13, 2021
#68 - Hotline Edition: Should I Move to Another City to Find Better Men?
Oct 06, 2021
#67 - How to Filter Potential Matches with OkCupid’s Melissa Hobley
Sep 29, 2021
#66 - Hotline Edition: How Do You Find Someone That Can Fly Me in a Private Jet?
Sep 22, 2021
#65 - How to Establish New Networks by Being Relatable with Rachel DeAlto
Sep 15, 2021
#64 - Hotline Edition: Is It Okay for Women to Ask Men Out First?
Sep 08, 2021
#63 - BEST OF: That Episode on Long Distance Relationships with Maria’s Husband, George
Sep 01, 2021
#62 - BEST OF: That Episode with The Ladies of Girls Gotta Eat, Rayna Greenberg and Ashley Hesseltine
Aug 25, 2021
#61 - BEST OF: That Episode Where Jared Freid Didn’t Get Out of the Car to Ask For Larry Bird’s Autograph
Aug 18, 2021
#60 - BEST OF: That Episode about Narcissists with Dr. Ramani
Aug 11, 2021
#59 - BEST OF: That Episode About Sexual Trauma and Shame with Dr. Celeste Holbrook
Aug 04, 2021
#58 - That Episode About Healing with Anonymous
Jul 28, 2021
#57 - That Episode Where We Introduce The Ask a Matchmaker Hotline
Jul 21, 2021
#56 - That Episode about Snack (the app) with Kim Kaplan
Jul 14, 2021
#55 - That Episode about the Enneagram and Personality Tests with Erin Baute
Jul 07, 2021
#54 - That Episode about the Dating App Inferno with Nancy Jo Sales
Jun 30, 2021
#53 - That Episode about Fighting Fair with Monica Berg
Jun 23, 2021
#52 - That Episode with That Girl, Marlo Thomas
Jun 16, 2021
#51 - That Episode about Soulmates with Psychic Medium Michelle Clare
Jun 09, 2021
#50 - That Episode with the Fake Irish Accent with Erica Spera and Molly DeMellier
Jun 02, 2021
#49 - That Episode with Biological Anthropologist, Dr Helen Fisher
May 26, 2021
#48 - That Episode about Prenups and Divorce with Lawyer Kelly
May 19, 2021
#47 - That Episode with Your New Gay Best Friend, Matthew Anchel
May 12, 2021
#46 - That Episode with Me in Search of You author Jenna Langbaum
May 05, 2021
#45 - That Episode about FOMO and FOBO in Dating with Patrick McGinnis
Apr 28, 2021
#44 - That Episode on Long Distance Relationships with Maria’s Husband, George
Apr 21, 2021
#43 - That Episode About Saying Less and Getting More with The Negotiator, Fotini Iconomopoulos
Apr 14, 2021
#42 - That Episode On Body Language with Blanca Cobb
Apr 07, 2021
#41 - That Episode About Dating With the Coronavirus Vaccine with the Dare to Date Panel
Mar 31, 2021
#40 - That Episode Where We Read Your Closure Letters with Katie Murphy
Mar 24, 2021
#39 - That Episode with Let’s F*cking Date Host Serena Kerrigan
Mar 17, 2021
#38 - That Episode Where We Learn to Heal from a Narcissist Ex with Heather Kent
Mar 10, 2021
#37 - That Episode About Money and Relationships with Dr. Shannon Curry
Mar 03, 2021
#36 - That Episode About the Texas Freeze with Lifestyle Blogger Danielle Price
Feb 24, 2021
#35 - That Episode Where We Read Your Closure Letters with Katie Morse
Feb 17, 2021
#34 - That Episode with Inner Circle app founder David Vermeulen
Feb 10, 2021
#33 - That Episode with Make Your Move Author Jon Birger
Feb 03, 2021
#32 - That Episode with Just Send the Text author Candice Jalili
Jan 27, 2021
#31 - That Episode About Polyamory with Margaret French
Jan 20, 2021
#30 - That Episode with MeetMe app co-Founder Catherine Cook Connelly
Jan 13, 2021
#29 - That Episode about Resolutions with Charly Lester
Jan 06, 2021
#28 - That Episode Where Maria and Her Husband Talk About 2020
Dec 30, 2020
#27 - That Episode Where the Vaccine Changes How People Date with Erika Ettin
Dec 23, 2020
#26 - That Episode about Sex with Dr. Jess O'Reilly
Dec 16, 2020
#25 - That Episode with The Ladies of Girls Gotta Eat, Rayna Greenberg and Ashley Hesseltine
Dec 09, 2020
#24 - That Episode Where We Go Over Your Thanksgiving Dating Questions with Matchmaker Chrisoula
Dec 02, 2020
#23 - That Episode About Sexual Trauma and Shame with Dr. Celeste Holbrook
Nov 25, 2020
#22 - That Episode with Sexless in the City Author Kat Harris
Nov 18, 2020
#21 - That Episode Where A Token Straight White Guy Mike Seydell Answers Your Questions
Nov 11, 2020
#20 - That Episode Where We Read Your Closure Letters with Chrisoula Mavrianos
Nov 04, 2020
#19 - That Episode with Your Manhattan Dating Tour Guide, Tiff Baira
Oct 28, 2020
#18 - That Episode with Married at First Sight’s Doug Hehner and Jamie Otis!
Oct 21, 2020
#17 - That Episode with Maria’s Work Husband, Matchmaker Louie Felix
Oct 14, 2020
#16 - That Episode With NY Times Vows Parody Writer, Selena Coppock
Oct 07, 2020
#15 - That Episode About Race and Dating with Damona Hoffman
Sep 30, 2020
#14 - That Episode Where They Talk Politics and Dating with Charlotte Clymer
Sep 23, 2020
#13 - That Episode About Growing Up in the Children of God Cult with Flor and Tamar Edwards
Sep 16, 2020
#12 - That Episode about Zoë Gulliksen’s Dating Disaster
Sep 09, 2020
#11 - That Episode Where They Bust Hollywood Romances with Gus Constantellis
Sep 02, 2020
#10 - That Episode Where Jared Freid Didn’t Get Out of the Car to Ask For Larry Bird’s Autograph
Aug 26, 2020
#9 - What Is That Episode With Jeopardy! Champion Buzzy Cohen?
Aug 18, 2020
#8 - That Episode Where We #SlayTheMic with Jam Gamble
Aug 11, 2020
#7 - That Episode with Silence Breaker and Relationship Columnist Jasmine Lobe
Aug 04, 2020
#6 - That Episode Where They Talk about Astrology with Chrissy Rutherford
Jul 28, 2020
#5 - That Episode with The Man who Believes in Love, Evan Marc Katz
Jul 21, 2020
#4 - That Episode with Head over Heels Author Hannah Orenstein
Jul 14, 2020
#2 - That Episode with The Negotiator, Fotini Iconomopoulos
Jul 07, 2020
#1 - That Episode with the Online Dating Coach, Erika Ettin
Jul 07, 2020
#3 - That Episode about Narcissists with Dr. Ramani
Jul 07, 2020
Welcome to Ask a Matchmaker!
Jun 30, 2020