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Dare 2 Date
by Debbie Rivers
Dating in 2021 is a whole new world! It even comes with its own language which are mostly terms for bad behaviour like ghosting. This podcast is all about dating, love and relationships. It will also help you cut through the crappy advice that doesn’t work, you know all the weird stuff that we’re told we should do.I’m an internationally accredited Relationship Expert I’ve been doing this for a decade. I’m consumed with empowering singles just like you to be successful in love. I am obsessed with having bigger conversations about love, dating and relationships. The ones that change lives.
Episodes
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S2:3 Can you Convince Someone to Like You?
Tired of the dating game? Feeling frustrated with rejection? You're not alone. In this podcast, we dive deep into the fascinating world of attraction, exploring whether you can truly 'make' someone like you and offering practical strategies for navigating the inevitable bumps in the road. We'll...
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S2:2 How to Keep Going When You Feel Like Giving Up
Let's be honest, dating can be tough. It's easy to feel discouraged, lonely, and even hopeless when things don't go according to plan. In this episode, we'll have an honest conversation about the challenges of finding love in today's world and how you can stay motivated I will give you practical...
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Season 2: 1 How to Live Your Best Possible Year 🎉
Feeling stuck in a Groundhog Day loop? Are you tired of the same old routine and dreaming of a year that truly feels different? In the first episode of Season 2, I share my proven process for creating your BEST YEAR EVER. And I've turned the camera on but made the rooky mistake of looking at the...
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95: Dating Trends in 2025: Less Bad Behaviour & More Romance
Tired of the dating drama? In this episode, I dive into the top 6 dating trends for 2025. Based on research from over 40,000 Bumble users worldwide, I'll uncover what singles are looking for: Less ghosting, more honesty: Say goodbye to the disappearing acts! A return to romance: Forget the…
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94: Dating After Divorce: A Practical Guide
Many people ask me how to get back into the dating scene after a divorce. It's a common question, and the answer is often complex. Divorce can be a challenging experience, and the level of difficulty can vary depending on the circumstances. Whether you were the one who initiated the divorce or it...
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93:Stop the Fizzle! Craft Messages that Get You Dates (Not Crickets) ❌➡️❤️
Stop the Fizzle! Craft Messages that Get You Dates (Not Crickets) ❌➡️❤️ Tired of matches going nowhere fast? This week's podcast episode is your rescue mission! We're diving deep into the secret weapon of online dating: Killer messages! Here's what you'll learn: Ditch the boring! Discover…
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92: Long Distance Love: Can It Work?
Love knows no distance, or does it? This week's podcast tackles the age-old question: can long-distance relationships work? In the past, I might have given a more definitive answer, but love (and life!) is rarely black and white. So, whether you're currently single, coupled up, or a curious media...
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91: Do Fun Tests/Relationship Theories on SM work?
You know how we love a good shortcut, right? Relationship theories/tests on social media are like that - bite-sized explanations for complex situations. They're catchy, relatable, and promise a quick fix for our love lives – which EVERYONE wants. Plus, they spark conversation and debates, which...
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90: Married at First Sight or Married at First Mess? Why Dating Shows Get Dating WRONG (and How to Get It Right!)
Is reality TV a reflection of real-life dating? This week's episode dives deep into shows like Married at First Sight to expose the surprising truth: the drama you see on screen is often a mirror reflecting the challenges singles face every day. We'll unveil why so many people (looking for love,...
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89: Enemies to Happy Relationships
Join me on this week's podcast as we explore the challenges of modern relationships and uncover the truths behind common myths. In this episode, I challenge the idea that finding the "right person" guarantees relationship bliss, using insights from the hit show "Married at First Sight" to look at...
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88: Singles, Swipes, and Resolutions: Your 2024 Dating Forecast
The champagne bottles have popped, the glitter has settled, and you're staring down a fresh year - single and ready to put yourself out there. It’s time for a fresh start and January is the to do that. Join me as I discuss actionable tips and strategies for those ready to dip their toes back into...
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87: Did Your Resolutions Fizzle in 2023? Uncork the Recipe for Your Most Epic 2024
2023...poof! Gone like a magician's rabbit. Remember saying "New Year, New Me"? Yeah, about that... Did your resolutions land with a graceful pirouette or a faceplant into reality? No judgment here! But if you're ready to wave goodbye to "meh" and hello to a "hell yeah!" 2024, then grab your...
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86: How Dating Mirrors Job Interviews & How it is Different (and How to Win at Both)
Ever felt like a date is basically a high-stakes interview with no script? You're not alone. We've all faced the first-date jitters, the awkward silences, and the desperate attempt to impress. But what if I told you there's a way to navigate this emotional rollercoaster and emerge victorious, not...
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85: 8 Dating Trends Going into 2024
You don't want to miss this week's podcast as it will let you know what singles are looking for. This week I am talking about the insights of 26,849 singles! I will also let you know what dating trends you can expect going into 2024. How do I know what so many singles think? The information comes...
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84: Why do you keep dating the wrong people? Let's Change that!
Why do you keep dating the wrong people? Let's change that! Are you tired of dating the wrong people? Do you feel like you're always getting your heart broken? If so, this podcast is for you! In this episode, we'll explore 6 reasons why you might be choosing the wrong people, and we'll give you...
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83: How to Avoid a Situationship When You Want More!
Are you tired of being in situationships? Do you want to know how to find a real relationship? In this episode, we'll discuss what a situationship is, why they're so common, and how to avoid them. We'll also give you some tips on how to find a real relationship that meets your needs. So if you're...
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82: Finding Love the 2nd Time Around: Is it Harder?
Finding Love the 2nd Time Around: Is It Harder? Finding love the second time around can be a daunting task. After all, you've been there, done that, and you know what it takes to make a relationship work. But the stakes are higher this time around. You have more to lose and you're not willing to...
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81: Dating Advice Doesn't Work
Hey there, it's Debbie Rivers, your go-to Dating & Relationship Coach, and I've got something important to share with you in this eye-opening episode. Brace yourself as we dive headfirst into the dating advice world and question the age-old wisdom that's been floating around for ages. I'll be…
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80: Dogfishing, Wokefshing, Kittenfishing & Hatfishing: Are they the real reason you aren't getting a 2nd date.
In this week’s podcast, I delve into the world of Dogfishing, Wokefishing, Kittenfishing, and Hatfishing, and explore whether they might be the real reasons you aren't getting that coveted second date. 🐶🎣😺🎩💔 I'll answer your burning questions like: 🐕❌ What Dogfishing is and how does it…
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79: The Story Of How I Started Dare2Date and Became a Relationship Coach
A question I am asked all the time is how did I decide to run singles events and become a Dating/Relationship Coach. In this week's podcast, I share my personal story about why I started Dare2Date.
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78: Mindful Dating with Special Guest Lauren Smith
In this week's podcast, I interview Lauren Smith from New Jersey in America about Mindful Dating. Lauren shares with us: What Mindful Dating is and how it will help you get the relationship you want. How to deal with dating anxiety. How to give yourself self-compassion. Specific tools you can use...
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77: Is there a way you can make sure someone is the right for you on a first date?
Last week I had a radio interview where I was asked a question that came from a reddit feed where a woman said how she tested men on dates to make sure they were suitable. She would meet them at a place where you BBQ'd your dinner and also shucked oysters. She felt that this was a great test to…
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76: Do You Have a Broken Picker?
In this week's podcast, I am talking about having a broken picker! What does this mean? It means you keep dating the wrong type of people for you. You might think that they look different on the outside, and have different personalities but underneath all of that, they have the same behaviour as...
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75: True Love After Dating Every Disaster @@!
Time for another success story to give you hope that yours is on the way! There really isn't anything better than hearing someone's story who has been where you have been. In this podcast, I talk to Donna Maree, who has a wonderful love story and is married to her soulmate. Before meeting him,...
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74: Are you Suffering from Emotional Fatigue from Dating?
In this week's podcast, I am talking about what you can do to move from emotional fatigue in your dating life. Dating can be full of people who: Want to boost their self-esteem but do not want to date. Have bad behaviour. People who are chatting to ease their loneliness Singles who only want a...
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73: Do Great Relationships Just Happen? Interview with Amanda Lambros, Love Coach & Forensic Sexologist
I’m excited to be having a special guest on the Dare2Date podcast this week. Amanda Lambros. Amanda is a Counsellor, Love Coach, Sexologist, Author, Speaker and Academic. Amanda helps individuals and couples become happier, more connected and begin to finally feel appreciated and heard. In the...
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72: A Real Life Love Story - Finding Love Over 40 with 2 Young Children
There are so many dating horror stories out there that it is easy to feel that it is impossible to meet someone you like let alone are able to fall in love with. I have decided to do a series of real-life love stories to help you see what is possible for you. Because there is nothing like hearing…
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71: Exclusive Interview with the Founders of the Dating App Ziinkle - Elisse Alexander and Melanie Leahy
This. is a podcast interview that you don't want to miss! I am talking to the founders of Ziinkle, Elisse Alexander and Melanie Leahy. Ziinkle was launched in March 2022 and is a next-gen dating app that gets people meeting in real life by providing real-time information about which venues are...
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70: Let's Talk about Gender Stereotypes in Dating/Relationships!
In this week's podcast, I discuss gender stereotypes when it comes to dating and relationships. What is a gender stereotype? Are gender stereotypes alive and well? Are they accepted and even expected? How do your unconscious views affect your dating life? Talking about gender stereotypes can be a...
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69: "Deb, I don't want to waste anymore time! I'm ready to meet someone, can you help me?"
Wasting time As a dating/relationship coach, there are common problems that people contact me about, one is around wasting time Each week I speak to 1 to 2 women who call me and say: "Deb, I don't want to waste any more time. I am ready to be in a relationship and know what I want. Can you help...
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68. The Top Dating Trends and Predictions for 2023
The last couple of years of COVID has been tough for single people. I am sure you have asked yourself if 2023 be any better. I have good news for you the majority of the dating trends and predictions for 2023 are positive! Singles are entering 2023 with possibility and positivity - YAY! A trend…
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67: 10 Tips on What to do if you are Newly Single and Not sure what to Do!
You aren't alone! Did you know that: 39%of people on Bumble have ended a marriage or a serious relationship in the past two years. 36% of those people are using dating apps for the first time. This means that more people are learning to navigate what dating looks like now. The question I was…
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66: How do you Deal with Christmas When you are Single and Make the Most of it
How do you deal with Christmas and make the most of it? I know some people LOVE Christmas and others HATE it! It doesn’t matter which one you are because no matter how you feel, it happens every year! The last few years have been like no others! For me, 2022 was particularly hard as my mum passed...
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65: Are you Smart & Successful but aren't getting the Same Results in Your Love Life?
The question I am often asked is: I am smart and successful. I have achieved results in my life but I’m not getting the same results when it comes to love and relationships. Why can't I get the same success in my love life? This is a question I am asked all the time. Now if you asked me this in a...
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64: Are you Waiting & Hoping to Meet Someone and It Hasn't Happened for YOU?
I have just come back from an overseas trip to India/Singapore. It was delightful to be able to go overseas again and one of the best parts of travelling is the conversations that you have along the way. As a Dating/Relationship Coach, people open up to me with their love stories, their…
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63: Is this Getting In the Way of Your Dating Success
Are you single and don't want to be? Are you getting frustrated that you just aren't getting the results that you want when it comes to meeting someone you like. In this week's podcast , I give you some insight into what could be getting in the way of your own success and how to change that. The...
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62: Manifest-dating is the Latest Trend - Let's Unpick it!
The latest trend is manifesting and everyone is talking about it. They have even come up with new terminology - ‘manifest-dating’. On TikTok any videos that have the hashtag, #manifestation have received 20.2 billion views. Yep, you heard right 20.2 billion views! That is an enormous amount of...
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61: How to Deal with Rejection and Not Take it to Heart
Is your biggest fear walking up to someone and being rejected? Does the fear of rejection stop you from taking action to meet someone? If you have answered yes, this week's podcast is for you! I am sure you have heard the cliche advice, 'Don't take it Personally' but how do you do that when it...
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60: The Rise of The Single Lonely Man
An article by Psychologist Greg Matos has gone viral. You will see it everywhere! In the article, Greg talks about the rise of the Lonely Single Man and three broad relationship trends. He starts the article by saying that younger and middle-aged men are the loneliest they’ve been in generations....
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59: Ghosting - What is It and What do 335 Singles Think About it?
Ghosting is a modern phenomenon! You may be lucky enough not to have never been ghosted and wondering what it is! It is when someone you have been chatting to on an app, dating or in a relationship with disappears from your life. This could be after chatting online, a date, months or years!…
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58: Are you Confusing a Wound Mate for a Soul Mate?
Do you want to meet someone and feel something you haven’t felt before? Are you looking for that wonderful spark and to meet your soul mate? It’s natural to look for that wonderful feeling. However, basing who you chose to be with solely on chemistry can be a recipe for disaster rather than...
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57: Fours Steps to Falling in Love & Keeping Love Alive
Do you think you will just meet someone and just know they are the one because you are pre-destined to meet? That you will click, feel chemistry or that elusive spark? Do you base your decision on who you will date purely on physical attraction? Dating apps have made dating more superficial than...
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56: Ok, you're single and want to meet someone, how do you guarantee you will have a good relationship?
You're single and want to meet someone and have an amazing relationship. But how do you guarantee that it will be a good relationship? What should you look for and what should you do why you are waiting to meet the right person for you? In this week's podcast, I tell you what research of 11,196...
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55: Do You Need to Love Yourself to Find Love?
I came across a meme on Instagram that said: Stop telling people that no one will love them until they love themselves. Stop planting the idea in people's brains that they are unworthy of love because of their own struggles. In this week's podcast, I talk about whether you need to love yourself…
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54: Is the Dating Pool Stagnant?
I recently saw a meme with a green stagnant swimming pool with the heading, 'The Dating Pool' and the comment missing the sharks! I regularly see memes like these talking about how bad the dating pool is. However, is it? In this week's podcast, I give you the answer as well as the top 6 ways of...
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53: How your conversation can either spark attraction or kill it!
It doesn't matter where you meet someone you will always need to have a conversation with them. Did you know that that conversation can either get you a date or guarantee you don't see the person again? In this week's podcast, I am talking about what works and what doesn't. This is based on over…
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52: Red Flags, Pink Flags or Greens Flags - What do you Look For?
It is easy to get obsessed with all the negatives in the dating world. The horror stories, the bad behaviour and you might even find yourself getting caught up in all toxic dating trends like ghosting, haunting, benching, situationships, etc. It leaves you looking for red flags so you don't end…
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51: The Romance Gap
I am sure you have heard of the gender pay gap and gender equality but have you heard of the Romance Gap? It’s like the pay gap but for your love life! The dating app bumble commissioned a survey with interesting results. They found that 86% believed that equality was important in dating and...
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50: Does Strong Chemistry Guarantee that a Relationship will Work?
Everyone I talk to wants to meet someone they like and someone they feel something they have never felt before. They want to meet someone with who they have that wonderful, mysterious spark of attraction. Hoping when they follow that intense attraction for the other person that they will be lucky...
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49: Date Smarter Rather than Harder
Do you hate being single and want to get results. Singles tell me every day just how frustrated they are. Being a Dating/Relationship Coach I always ask them what they are doing about meeting someone! They often answer ‘Not much’ and add ‘it doesn’t work so why bother!’ Or for others, they are...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Dating in 2021 is a whole new world! It even comes with its own language which are mostly terms for bad behaviour like ghosting. This podcast is all about dating, love and relationships. It will also help you cut through the crappy advice that doesn’t work, you know all the weird stuff that we’re told we should do.I’m an internationally accredited Relationship Expert I’ve been doing this for a decade. I’m consumed with empowering singles just like you to be successful in love. I am obsessed with having bigger conversations about love, dating and relationships. The ones that change lives.
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Debbie Rivers
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Dating in 2021 is a whole new world! It even comes with its own language which are mostly terms for bad behaviour like ghosting. This podcast is all about dating, love and relationships. It will also help you cut through the crappy advice that doesn’t work, you know all the weird stuff that we’re...
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