Cupid's Coach With Julie Ferman

What does dating look like during a global pandemic? Listen in as I share examples of men and women whose love lives are blossoming, even in these bizarre times. Now is a great time to take new dating photos, with a professional, or at home with your iphone. What about Skype dates, Zoom dates, Facetime dates? Hear about a guy who packed up his RV to explore every park en route to Wyoming to rekindle a lost relationship. How to use this quiet, down time to strengthen your relationship with yourself and to practice healthy, life changing habits. Love ... what else really matters?   

Join me in my office, to observe dating done well, and .... dating done badly. Are you falling into the Bigger Better Deal Trap? Or are you someone who makes your own gravy? Discover why the Hunky GQ guy didn't get the third date, and why the other "less HOT" guy DID. How Skype dates are solving problems, and what to do when you suspect that you might be shooting out of your league!

Listen in as Julie interviews Interview Expert Allana Pratt about the nature of intimacy and the key to that kingdom. What there is to do when romance sparks aren't flying - or when things start to get stale. And finally, why erections are overrated, what rigidity in love truly is!

Listen in on a conversation between two matchmakers. Julie interviews colleague May Hui to glean insights from a decade of speed dating events and thousands of first dates. Discover why 60% of available candidates are overlooked, and why there's gold there to mine. Distance, height, ethnicity -- might you rethink these criteria? Hear about people who did...and what happened!

Why does dating go well for some people and...not for others? Join me as I shine a light on the WHY of both, through real life dating scenarios from this last week. What should she do when the date he doesn't grab the check, or when his idea of a fun second date turns you off. What about the Average Joe who's going for women who consistently turn him down? And what one woman did to unfreeze a man's heart!

Managing the constant stream of communications that hit our desks and devices every day?  It's maddening, and it's affected dating big time. Listen in as we address this pesky issue head on. Discover if your expectations regarding communicating are absurd and unreasonable, or ... manageable for the people in your life. Challenge yourself to take back control of your communications - so those who matter can find you and connect with you. And turn down the noise everywhere else - it may be the one thing that will change everything for you in your dating adventure!

Join me as I share some of last year's Success Stories, the couples who did manage to transform me to we! Discover how couples overcame obstacles like religion and distance, and how some seeds take years to sprout.  Learn how to work an event and the magic in a second chance. Throw some parties of your own this year, get really good at engaging and initiating. And, this year, let's get you coupled up!

Laugh with me over 1958 advice on where and how to snag a man. Which tactics are outdated, and which are timeless and spot on today? I'll give you the courage to ditch that five year old photo and maybe change up your hair or drop those pesky ten pounds. Find out how Mr. GQ blew it at my party - and how to make your holiday events magical. And rethinking those deal-breakers; the long distance relationship that did work out and why it's totally fine that her income doubles his!  

Join me and Toronto matchmaker Carmelia Ray as we discuss the dangers of triggers over money, sex, and communication styles. How fear, anger and assumptions can derail your early dates. How to graciously handle difficult situations and develop a healthy first date mindset. The art and the discipline of staying in the present and the value in slowing down the pace of dating. How our social culture is strengthened by authenticity and compassionate communication, and the power of a sincere apology. 

Join me as dating coach and matchmaker, Dan Silverman, reveals how the Good Guy can get the girl!  Developing "Game" -- the casual, just-edgy-enough exterior that serves to attract women. Nurturing your inner game, mindset, playful behavior, and humor to draw a woman in. Managing rejection and learning how to be playful. What is cold approach pick-up, and why it's good to practice it. Plus, how women can avoid the narcissist and design a true modern day partnership! What is female game and how she can build it to inspire a man to step into relationship.  Attraction vs authenticity, and polyamory -- what is it, when to reveal, when to ask, how to communicate it?  

We're in the midst of a demographic revolution. Nearly half of our population is over fifty. Listen in as I interview Senena Capanelli, co-founder of Age Nation, on how to grow and thrive separate from time. How to reframe and rename your story, maintaining and developing confidence through self-talk and how we speak with others. How the richness and depth of maturity is overpowering the myth of youth, enabling new, undiscovered capacity for love in dating and relationship today. 

In this episode I call out the Sugar Daddy trap; why it's a tease and a dead end for her - and for him. Why being too picky will leave you child-less, and why your stated age preferences are turning off your real prospects!

How disasters and disappointments can spur breakthroughs through inner work, studying and experiential learning. How heartbreak can throw us into accelerated growth and access to higher consciousness, propelling us to hew levels of compassion. How to move from suffering to healing, transforming that energy into a greater capacity for love, creativity and contribution. 

Listen in as I interview Mike Goldstein, EZ Dating Coach, who has the answers to how to tweak your online dating methodology so that it becomes fun and fruitful for you. Sexy Boundaries; what are they and how do we set them in a way that brings a man closer? How much does a young guy truly want his date to reveal on that first date and how to co-created the pace of relationship and intimacy? Discover how every connection and every date is a bridge to build, not burn. Plus - the real reason your online dating photos are not working for you! 

Join me as I share with you how to find really good men right in your community. Why the vast majority of matchmakers have abandoned women - and what we can do about this tragedy. Why most dating agencies and matchmaking companies are too limited to serve you well. And you'll discover how to develop your own social network through hosting your own Plus One parties. It's your love life -- you get to design it! 

Listen in as speaker and consultant Matthew Mitchell and I address this sticky issue. The challenges and the blessings that are presented to us as we re-examine sexuality, intimacy and communication in this modern era. It's a bold, honest conversation about how very real vulnerability is for women. Also we call out the responsibility women have for the message our attire and physical presentation conveys to men. How to nip harassment or unwanted advances in the bud, on the spot, whether on a date or in the office.

Listen in as I interview Tripp Kramer, renowned dating coach for men (TrippAdvice.com) on the guy's perspective in dating. How smart women are finding feminine ways to invite him to initiate. First date conversation flow, how to develop the courage to be persistent. and how to exit with honesty and integrity!

30 years after Manuel Manga coached me on how to find my partner, the tables have turned and now I have my former dating coach in the hot seat, addressing what romantic love is today. The dangers in The List, why wealth and beauty aren't the answer, what women can do to become easier to find, to date, and to love!

Join me as I interview relationship expert Wendy Newman, author of 121 First Dates, revealing the truth about pickiness and how to evolve beyond it. Why dating the short guy might change everything for you. What to do if you're stuck in "One Date Wonderland" - and Happiness Habits that will transform loneliness into healthy self-love!

When romantic chemistry doesn't happen, why is that? "The Relationship Coach" Devon Loomis joins be to discuss how to develop the ability to connect with others, through falling in love with ourselves first. The real purpose of dating. The gifts in breakdown, conflict and triggers. When to go inward and when to engage? The dangers in pornography, as the ultimate disconnect and the exact opposite of intimacy, love, and healthy relationship.