| Hi reader,
I hope you’re recovering from your Thanksgiving food coma and enjoying some much-needed downtime. If you’ve been following me on IG, you know what time it is! The Ask a Matchmaker Thanksgiving Week Takeover. This is where I answer your questions four four days while raising money for four separate charities! So far, in 48 hours, we have raised $11,000! My goal is to get to $20,000 by end of day tomorrow! Visit my Instagram to learn more about the charities and entertain yourself with my Q&As! This week, I’ve found myself reflecting on the things that bring true joy into our lives. My family, my chosen family (my close friends), my incredible clients that have given me the privilege and honor to help them find love, and this spiced chai my husband makes for me most mornings. Simple pleasures, really. I truly have so much to be grateful for, including YOU! I am so glad you’re here. Thanks for following along! And speaking of pleasure…guess who I had on the Ask a Matchmaker Podcast this week for a LIVE hotline episode? Sex educator and speaker, Dr. Celeste Holbrook! Celeste has dedicated her life to helping people achieve pleasurable, connective sex through mental and behavioral changes. She speaks to audiences of all ages, diffusing the sensitive topic of sex through humor, and has a knack for making the awkward approachable. In this week’s episode, we get into everything from how much sex a couple “should” be having, to destigmatizing STIs, to how to support your partner through ED, and more. One of my favorite takeaways was her Erotic Sandbox exercise. For couples looking to understand and discuss the sexual activities they want to explore, she recommends grabbing a pen and paper and doing the following: 1. Draw a large rectangle on a blank piece of paper. (This is your “sandbox”) 2. Write sexual activities you are comfortable with on the inside of your sandbox. 3. Write sexual activities you are not comfortable with on the outside of your sandbox. 4. Write sexual activities you would like to explore but are unsure about on the edges of your sandbox. …And voila! Now you have some context for a fun conversation with your partner. For examples and a visual of how to get started, you can grab her free erotic sandbox download here.
Want to join me on the next live? It’s on Monday, December 4th at 9PM ET. Register here and we will provide you with the Zoom link! P.S. Remember that Holiday Party on December 2nd I told you about? We still have some more tickets! Join me in Lower Manhattan to kick off the holiday season together. Your ticket includes entry and your first drink. Get your ticket here before it sells out.
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| What do Taylor Swift, Britney Spears, Nicki Minaj and I have in common? We’re all born in the month of December. And we’re fabulous.
Tis the season. |
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 Let’s work together!
Dates for (virtual) Agape Intensive for February and April 2024 have been posted. Don’t forget to register for Escape 2 Paros. During this Escape, you’ll join the Agape Team and me on a five-star adventure to the island of Paros, located in the heart of the Cyclades Islands in Greece. This specific Escape is for women, but keep in mind I have another Escape for men coming soon! If you have a question that is not answered on the website, please email me directly. If you want to work with us but aren’t sure where to start, be sure to book a 30-minute Dating Strategy Call. We will walk through your dating history to help you understand your current dating experience. We’ll also help connect you with an Agape matchmaking program that’s the best fit for you and your goals. That’s all for now. See you next week! |
| Sincerely,
Matchmaker Maria |
What’s in your “sandbox”? Live Hotline was SO good!
- 28 Nov 2023
- by Anna Maria Tavanli
- Dating
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