Cupid's Coach With Julie Ferman

In the hot seat is Confidence Coach, Cameron Schwartz, shining light on the value of discipline in developing the personal confidence which is essential to doing dating well and being successful in our relationships. How becoming the most optimized version of ourselves and falling in love with ourselves is essential to attracting a healthy partner. the value of a power nap and how to get the gift you really want from a guy.

Do guys like raunch? Can we girls handle raunch? Let’s find out. My guest is Comedian / Podcaster Madison Malloy, author of “Time to Lighten the F*ck up - a Self-Help Guide with a Side of Humor.” What’s dating like for a comedian who’s 40, adorable and quite outspoken? What’s a guy to do with all that? Love her, that’s what.

Back in the Hot Seat is Arielle Ford, sharing the keys to preparing for, manifesting and keeping love alive and thriving. Do you kill a guy off quickly? Developing receptivity and how to not inspire "Limp Dick Syndrome." The Key that Shared Vision is. What is the Kiss of Death in dating and is love at first sight reliable?

Lessons from the GUY's perspective. My guest is Scot McKay, Relationship Consultant / Media Personality who boldly addresses hotspots in modern day dating. Pornography, sex, unspoken fears and the importance of open-hearted authenticity as the ultimate turn-on for both men and women.

What's Julie's new 60-Day Boot Camp all about? Is this virtual learning / growth opportunity your next important step in your dating / relationship journey? We'll find out together. Wherever you live on the planet, this is the course to take BEFORE you hire a matchmaker and BEFORE you throw yourself into an online dating process to dramatically increase your chances of success. Your invitation is in this podcast episode. 

 My guest is Dr. Avrum Weiss, best selling author of Hidden in Plain Sight:  How Men's Fear of Women Shape Their Intimate Relationships. Dr. Weiss addresses the socialized expectations related to "What it is to be a man" and how these fears impact communication, conflict, sex and child-rearing. He sheds light on what we can do as women to ease the tension and also what men can do to move beyond these fears. 

In the age of scammers and posers, there's a new cop in town. My guest is Cameron Wetherby, founder of Kupple, a new online dating site that verifies each user's identity. Launched first in Los Angeles, rolling out in other big cities next, the site appeals to women, and then, of course, smart men join in. 

What do you want to do on Saturday? I dunno, what do YOU want to do? Sound familiar? My guest is Jordan Scott, Founder of Cobble, an app that makes getting together a whole lot more fun and lots easier. Listen in on the discussion and see what happens to your social life.    

The magic that is love - how do we spark that in ourselves and in others? How do we bust through self-consciousness to reach outside our comfort zones into the eyes, minds and hearts of others? Discover your inner magician with me.

Courtship is evolving. Whomever took the initiative to make magic happen? THAT person is sexy. Get to the coffee date early, grab the table, text your date, "what would you love?" and forget who's wearing pants or a skirt.  Checking your expectations and sharing with each other right away what intimacy means to you? That's sexy too.

Ladies, your girlfriends mean well, but they're typically lousy dating advisors; I'll tell you what to pay attention to instead.  Discover today's surprising new trends - Dating on the Fringes, redefining generosity and experiential first dates!

Engage with me in these questions. Are your expectations setting you up for disappointment? Expectations about intimacy and exclusivity, about the nature of the first / second / third dates? Has your dating methodology been fruitful, experientially, for you AND for the people you're meeting? If so, hats off to you. If not, let's fix that. 

Have you had a lot of One Date Wonders? Are second and third dates rare for you? If so...  uh oh... but the fix is here. Listen and learn, from stories of people who have found lasting love in surprising ways, and NOT on the first date. What might you be missing, letting the ball drop after just one meeting? How to keep the ball in play, so it doesn't fall. And great ideas for second and third dates. And how women today are getting comfortable initiating and letting a guy know how to "win" with her.   

People who are neurodivergent, neuroatypical, neurospicy, autistic - Matchmakers are finding and creating new avenues to help. My guest is Jeremy Hamburgh, founder of My Best Social Life, a ground-breaking resource that's serving to combat loneliness and to transform the social lives of people who need love even more than the rest of us do.

It's a bright, bold new year. How will you orchestrate your love life? What did this matchmaker / dating coach discover this past year? In what ways are we progressing and regressing, and how will you chart your course in the coming months? Events, Consultations, Scouting, Recruiting -- in what outside-the-box ways will you engage in your community and with me this year?

What might be altogether different, if you were able to shred and keep off those pesky 10-15 lbs? My guest is Brigitte Weil, a Matchmaker and Food Coach, answering our questions. Should you date now or wait til you shed the weight? How do we successfully maintain weight loss? Join me. We're learning together.

Mimi Winsberg, M.D. is my guest, author of Speaking in Thumbs. What can we learn about ourselves and the people we're dating based on our text messages? How can we establish connection and chemistry through texting? What is "instamacy" and how can we spot the bad, the ugly and the good in people through the words they thumb?

Are your dating photos as bad as the ones you see online? Worse, maybe? My guest is Ann Maas, with LookBetterOnline and  she answers the questions we all have about photos. What's with the bathroom selfie and the car selfie? What about dated photos, those pesky filters, hairstyles or full body photos from a former decade - the answers are here. Whether you take your photos yourself, with a friend or by a dating photographer, we'll help you look like you, on a good day, in beautiful light. 

Troy Rawlings is my guest, The Relationship Guru of Comedy, author of Buck Naked Honest. He reveals the qualities that truly matter to men, what femininity is and why men need it. Developing the courage to be transparent in communicating at all stages of dating. 

Strap on your seatbelts, open your hearts and minds as firecracker matchmaker Michal Naisteter shares openly about sensitive subjects that are tough to talk about. Sex Positivity, Neurodivergence, and US women's misguided obsession with money and height.