Swiping Diaries

Pictures can make or break your profile on dating apps. In this episode, we chat with Kylie, a professional photographer, to help us improve our pictures for dating profiles, social media, and anywhere else you upload your pictures!

Connect with Kylie on Instagram @kylie.jpg and Facebook at Kylie Norwood Photography.

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It's about dang time all those matches from your dating apps were easier to manage. Also, how come dating apps and sites haven't taken the precautions to make meeting up with your matches safe? Luckily, My Little Black Book is here to get our online dating act together by being that one source of truth for managing all our conquests on the app and creating safety features that can be enabled while you are out and about on a date wi...

Step aside, "Jake from State Farm." We're talking about "JP from Hinge." In this episode, we cover something near and dear to the Swiping Diaries's heart: online dating app mishaps. My friends, Erik, JaJuan, Kylie, and Matt, and my sister, Nicole, join me in a roundtable chat to share their dating stories. In this episode, we hear from Nicole about the fateful day she met with JP.

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"[The Tinder Swinder is] a raging lunatic."

Well, that quote from this episode pretty much sums up how wild this story is. My BFF Jill and I share our thoughts after watching The Tinder Swindler documentary. (FYI: There are spoilers!) We hope you enjoy this part true crime part online dating story!

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That's right, people! You're about to get expert advice from Kristi Price, a Dating Coach and Matchmaker working with clients in the Philadelphia/New Jersey and Florida areas! In this episode, Kristi shares her story about how she got started with her awesome business. She also shares tips on how to see if you and your date have chemistry early on in the dating process, so you can save yourself time and be that much closer to findi...

As listened to in episode 26, we are back with another round of "Guess that Dating App!" where I read off the App Store's description of a dating app and our special guest, Erich, has to guess which one it is! Will you be up for the challenge? Can you guess before Erich does?

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Online dating can be a really rewarding experience! But, if you do not take the time to get to learn about yourself and put yourself first, you may not find the best results. Sean Marie Bee joins Ashley on this episode on the Swiping Diaries to share her experiences about online dating with us and what she has learned along the way. She also shares helpful tips that we can all use on our online dating journey and how you can stay s...

Swiping Diaries takes a fun twist in this episode with the first-ever "Guess that Dating App" game! Join Ashley and Erich, her boyfriend that she met on Bumble, for a fun spin on dating apps. Ashley will read the App Store's description of a random dating app to Erich. Then, Erich takes a guess as to what the app is! Can you guess the dating app before Erich does?

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Here we go - the thing that started it all - online dating. In honor of episode 25 of the Swiping Diaries podcast, I (Ashley) mix things up with a solo episode! I cover how I started my online dating journey and why I did. I also share what I learned throughout the years as a dating app user. Plus, I talk about an online dating app drinking game I used to play that you can, too!

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Roses are red; violets are blue. This Bachelor contestant was fishing for followers, so Nicole must make her Swiping Diaries debut! Nicole shares with us her journey of a brief moment in time when a Bachelor contestant followed her on Instagram. It is a story of love that was almost meant to be, and we have this 26ish minute episode to share what went down! Let's see if Nicole shares her rose with this man in the end.

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Swiping Diaries is all about exposing our listeners to the latest and greatest online dating stories and tips. This episode is no different as we interview Josh, the founder of Small Pond, a new dating app launching in 2022. Listeners to this episode get an inside look at this innovative take on dating apps. With Small Pond, you get to see potential new dates only in your immediate vicinity, and once you leave that location, your p...

Watch out for those pesky kitchen appliances, listeners! Refrigerator and Toaster are here to leave their online dating mark in this episode. Candice, Emily join us at a round table, "The View" style, to share a couple of their online dating experiences while using appliances as code names. We talk about how their past relationships affect their current dating life, how swiping on the dating apps without expectations may be a good ...

Katie returns to the Swiping Diaries in episode 21! We both have a lot to discuss as we analyze a wide breadth of topics in this episode. First up, is Katie officially off dating apps for good? Is there a method to the madness of downloading the dating apps and then immediately deleting them? Then, we explore dating app profile pictures and bios. We cover what we think are the best ways to present yourself on the apps for maximum o...

Candice makes her Swiping Diaries debut in our 20th episode! She meets a man via an online dating app that claims to be teaming up with the FBI and takes Candice with him on a rather interesting journey. Hear her story and advice that she has about not settling when it comes to dating in this episode!

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Katie's debut on The Swiping Diaries takes us through an in-depth look as to what online dating during the pandemic looks like. We explore the similarities between online dating and the famous The Bachelor series (just in time for its new season!). PSA to our listeners! Consider being open and honest during your dating experiences because, at the end of the day, we are all trying to find our half oranges. 

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I do not want to even start telling you how crazy dating during a pandemic has been for some people. Tianna brings her bubbly personality and great energy to today's episode where she shares her online dating stories during a global pandemic. Oh, did I mention that Tinder paid her for having a lit profile? She is one of the winners of Tinder's Put Yourself Out There Challenge and shares with you her techniques to having a stellar p...

The hilarious Alice comes back on the Swiping Diaries to share more of her online dating stories! She shares her purchasing of pull cards with her contact information to distribute at the clubs. We are also taken on a journey with her to Australia where she meets some interesting people on a farm. Enjoy the ride! 

Listen to Alice's other dating story in episode 8. "The Novelist" and "Olympic Gymnast."

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Hello Swiping Diaries. community! We are back this week for another episode featuring Nate who shares a story about one of his previous online dating relationships. We cover how to deal with a partner who is a narcissist and how sticking to your gut and doing you will be beneficial in the long run. Join us on our journey to healthier relationships!

Listen to Nate's other dating story on episode 12. New Vocabulary Terms.

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