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Online dating has the lowest barrier of any way to meet someone, which is exactly why it works AND exactly why it can try the patience of a saint. Everyone is in the pool, from the woman whose standards have quietly become a moat to the man who puts in one quarter and expects a jackpot. And yet, by the last numbers I saw, around 40% of couples now meet online. The channel delivers. In this episode I walk you through how to navigate it without burning out: starting with your nervous system instead of your profile, loosening the requirements that quietly shrink your pool, moving things off the screen before you lose a month to texting, and keeping your brain engaged while you let yourself feel the spark. I also cover the doors that have nothing to do with an app, including meeting people in person, getting set up through friends, and noticing the good men already moving through your everyday life.

Before you go, a reminder. My free Dating Safely & Scam-Free session is Thursday, June 25 at 7 p.m. Central, live on Zoom. This is the last time I am doing it on Zoom this year, so if you have been meaning to come, this is your moment. You will walk away knowing how to protect your heart, your money, and your physical safety while you date with confidence. Save your spot at www.dianebrandonmoody.com/safety.

And if you saw yourself in this episode, the woman with the mile-long list, or the one who has been quietly telling everyone, including herself, that she is perfectly fine on her own, there is a deeper conversation worth having. Those are protective patterns, and once you can see them, you can begin to expand past them. Book a Love Audit at www.dianebrandonmoody.com/love-audit and we will look at what has actually been in the way, and talk about Simply Irresistible, my program for accomplished women over 50, which begins in July.

The 7 Dating Patterns Smart Women Don't Realize They're Running - And Why Recognizing Yours Changes Everything.

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If you've been single for a while and you've got some money to spend, a matchmaker can start to look awfully tempting. Someone else does the work. Someone else vets the men. Someone else hands you a curated list of possibilities while you sit back and wait for love to be delivered. I understand the appeal. But before you send that Venmo, there's something you need to hear, and it might surprise you coming from a dating coach.

I have nothing against matchmakers. The good ones are skilled, ethical, and worth every penny for the right woman. But here's the truth I've watched play out over and over: if you haven't dealt with the reasons you're still single, you can spend $25,000 on the best matchmaker in the country and end up exactly where you started. Different men, same outcome. Because no matchmaker can change what happens in your body or mind when a good man finally gets close.

In this episode, I break down the real difference between matchmaking and coaching, why one finds you introductions and the other makes you ready to receive them, and how to know which one you actually need right now. By the end, you might realize the smartest money you can spend isn't on finding more men. It's on becoming the woman who can keep the right one.

The 7 Dating Patterns Smart Women Don't Realize They're Running - And Why Recognizing Yours Changes Everything.

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Join me on May 21st at 7 p.m. central for an hour long program called Dating Safely & Scam-Free. Sign up here: dianebrandonmoody.com/safety

The 7 Dating Patterns Smart Women Don't Realize They're Running - And Why Recognizing Yours Changes Everything.