Dating, Relationships, and Love (DRL)

Dating, Relationships, and Love (DRL)

Dating, Relationships, and Love Podcast (DRL) shares life-changing lessons and explores unique dating experiences covering the full spectrum of relationships. Join dating coach and matchmaker Tennesha Wood every week for unfiltered and engaging conversations with everyone from singles sick of swiping on Tinder, partners exploring open/poly relationships, happily married couples in Black Love bliss, divorcees starting from scratch, to sex workers juggling careers with romantic connections. Full of eye-openers across 185+ bingeable episodes, DRL gives invaluable advice through coaching sessions with real clients, industry experts, and Tennesha's Jamaican mom, who isn't afraid to tell it like it is. DRL is your how-to guide on being your authentic self, understanding relationships, and creating the love you desire. www.drlpodcast.com

Episodes

February 5, 2016 1 min

Tennesha from the hit show #Blacklove explores Dating, Love, and Relationships in New York City.

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Tennesha and Errol give a behind the scene look at what it's like dating on TV and share their future plans

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February 17, 2016 21 mins

Guys; ever wonder why you're stuck in the friend zone and how you got there in the first place? Tennesha offers advice on avoiding the friend zone and shares her own story of being "date zoned."

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February 24, 2016 69 mins

Tennesha interviews Chris, a single man living in NYC, who has created a detailed list and formula in his quest to meet the perfect woman. Sans Radio Network / Tennesha Wood;

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Things were left up in the air at the end of season 1 of #Blacklove with Jae and Nneka. Has Jae finally decided to commit? They are back to give the scoop and talk depth about about labels, gender, sex, and identity.

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March 9, 2016 33 mins

Proper dating etiquette has hit an all time low. Tennesha gives step and step instuctions on planning and executing a proper date. Here's a hint, step 1: stop texting and pick up the phone.

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March 16, 2016 54 mins

Can you really be friends with your ex? Tennesha examines this with her ex Jarad and gives him some advice for nativgating future relationships.

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Can you fart in front of a stranger if that stranger is your husband? Cortney from season 1 of Married at First Sight joins Tennesha to reveal how she ended up marrying a stranger on national tv, family, makeup, and much more.

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From swimming with sharks to surprise parties, Karl was pulling out all the stops to win La's love on #Blacklove. They are in studio with Tennesha to talk about timing, travel, and interracial romance. You won't believe how far they've come!

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Reiss, an unmarried man in his late 30's who has been in long term relationships for the past 17 years, sits down with Tennesha to talk about serial monogamy, shacking up, and what it's like being in an interracial relationship with a woman 13 years his j

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April 13, 2016 37 mins

Online dating is not easy and recent data has shown that it is even harder for Black people. Tennesha is talking to the founders of the Bae dating app who are seeking to change the landscape of online dating for Black people.

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On #Blacklove, we saw Cynthia slowly swim back into the sea of dating. She encountered a few men that she had to throw right back into the sea, but she's still swimming. Cynthia joins Tennesha in the studio talk about the new man in her life as well as he

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It has been said that you haven't lived until you've lived in New York City, well you haven't dated until you've dated in New York City. Tennesha is catching up with her friend Kevin to talk about the magic of newly dating in NYC.

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May 4, 2016 48 mins

For many entrepreneurs, their business is their first love and everything else comes after, which can make dating a real challenge. Jason, a 34 year old single entrepreneur is joining Tennesha in the studio to talk about being an entrepreneur and what he's looking for in a woman.

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At 25 Raquel got married because it was what her family and community told her was right. Three years later she was divorced. Raquel joins Tennesha to share her story of young marriage, divorce, growth and reinventing her relationship with her ex husband.

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No matter what causes a break up or how long the relationship lasted, the feeling of sadness and loss is inevitable. In this very personal episode, Tennesha shares her feelings after her recent breakup and the fear of being single all over again.

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A happy marriage requires more than love, it takes sacrifice and hard work. Mike and Jacita were both ready for the ultimate sacrifice when they got married after only four months of dating. Today they are on DRL to talk about keeping the spark alive, con

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Tennesha is slowly getting back into the dating game and is disappointed about some of the latest trends in dating apps including excessive emoji use, speaking in GIF's and sliding into the DM. On this episode, Tennesha holds nothing back while sharing her dating app frustrations.

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June 8, 2016 57 mins

Andrew and his wife met briefly almost ten years in Boston, just one issue; she lived in South Africa. The two remained long distance friends and then went on with their separate lives, which included a marriage and a baby. Today they are on DRL to share their story of patience, timing, and reuniting.

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Comedy Central's The Daily Show correspondent Roy Wood Jr. joins Tennesha to share some of his funniest dating stories and talk about the importance of sharing a sense of humor in a relationship.

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