Date My Abuelita, First!

This week, Abuelita meets Benite who wasn’t allowed to date until she was 18, and says she “had a lot of catching up to do”. Benite was raised catholic in an immigrant family and, “being queer was not an option” Now, Benite accepts all parts of herself and all the types of people she is attracted to, including himbos and “nerds who can hang”. She is excited to try out dating intentionally and being explorative.  On this episode, Benite is offered a poo-poo platter of excellent romantic contenders. What will Abuelita have to say about the possible options; a family man who is a hopeful actor in LA, a biker with luscious thighs, or a comedian who loves love. The contestants play a game of “Wiki-compliments” in honor of the wikipedia scholar main dater and “Planet Love”, with some outer space romantic scenarios to test the contestants. Despite Benite explicitly saying she's only trying to date to try new things, Abuelita is still set on trying to find Benite’s one true love; who will be lovelorn in the end, Benite… or Abuelita?  

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This week we meet community oriented Giovanni who is a self described “hopeful romantic”. He is ready and eager to put the future of his next date into Abuelita’s hands, especially because of his own appreciation of abuelitas. In this episode, we introduce 3 potential candidates who have lots of fun “gabbing and yapping” with each other. They play a round of “Love Policy” where we get to hear them lay down the law and a surprising game of “Baby Decoder” , where we are introduced to Little Liliana and Little Vico. Who will have the last dance with this bachata lover?

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This week we meet 22 year old Scotty, a columnist who brags he’s gone on more dates than he can count. Abuelita hopes that her date will be the one that lasts. We meet 3 contestants; a comedian who could woo Abuelita with his eyes, an activist who teaches Abuelita what bussy is, and an aspiring make-up artist who knows to ask for a little attention. They play a round of “Dating App Daddies” and a table slapping game of “Dick-tionary”. Will Scotty find a new love connection to report on in his column? 

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In this episode of Date My Abuelita, First! we bring back previous contestant Marian as a main dater and prepare to get a little spooky. Marian confesses to Abuelita a history of picking the wrong types of guys, and even a pattern of being cheated on. Even though she recently went solo-traveling, Marian is hoping to find a travel companion, and maybe even to ride their surfboard… Abuelita meets three handsome contenders; a film score and Celtics obsessed composer, a horror loving actor and a data analyst with a winning smile. The guys play a round of “Haunted House of Horrors” and go head to head in a game of “Red Flags”. Will Abuelita find a date for Marian who won’t be a jump-scare? 


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After a stint of treating Tinder like Grindr, this week’s main dater, Kristianna is ready to turn to Abuelita for some grandmotherly guidance. In today’s episode we meet a poetic actor, a lover boy apocalypse prepper, and a family minded doctor-to-be. Our talented contestants make assumptions about each other and test out possible futures as wrestling maniacs; with wrestler names like “Heavenly Thighs” and “Thunder Tits”, it seems like they will have successful careers. Will Abuelita be able to find the wrestling partner Kristianna has dreamed of? 

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This week’s main dater, Javier says the hardest part of his nomad lifestyle is dating. On today’s episode the contestants get asked what they would bring to a deserted island during a round of rapid fire questions and give us their “hot takes” on topics like; Bloody Marys at night, keeping spiders in the house and no election this year. Will Abuelita find a match who is ready to get down and dirty with cross-country biking Javier? 

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Multi-talented musician Ari signs up to Date My Abuelita, First, but is surprised to discover their ex is the host! Three contestants brave meeting their potential main dater’s Ex before ever meeting their date. The contestants provide a must-listen playlist during the game,“Record Reactions” and their communication skills are tested in a game of “Acronyms”. This episode begs the question; can your ex find your next? 

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Influencer and musician Marcy is looking for a long term love after a tumultuous previous relationship. This episode’s contestants include a rugby-loving b*tch of the pitch, a ceramic making heart-throb and a dance-choreographer smooth talker. Abuelita gets a double dose of “Assumptions” and “Queer Bingo” and the contestant really wow her with their reads. Will Abuelita find a romance who won’t uhaul with our charming main dater?

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Guy, with a tough exterior and soft interior, is looking to build a future with someone ready for the same, with one caveat, "must love cats". On today's episode Abuelita meets three creative contestants, who play a category based game, “If I Were…”, and “Housewife Strife”, inspired by the main dater’s love of the Housewives franchise. Will one of these contestants start some Housewives level drama? And will Capitana Liliana be able to find this sensitive cowboy a match?

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Candle-maker cutie Hannah is looking for a stable partner who loves dogs. On today’s episode, Abuelita grills three contestants with very different personalities ranging from more introverted to Big Personality to see if anyone is up to snuff. The contestants play a heinous round of Would You Rather and also play a creative twist on Truth or Drink. Will Abuelita choose a softer personality type or a more gregarious character to win over Hannah’s heart?

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