Jeff has a bad date experience and wants to talk about it. He tells Mindy it's a Chairlift Confession which typically is a really bad date story spanning states or potentially bodily harm and jail...but alas Jeff is just dazed and confused once again by dating in the current times. Which is why he started the podcast. His date with a local comedian was doomed from the start and then the comedian disses him and is basicallly disrespectful and callous. Jeff is hurt. So hear the tale and at least commiserate and get some thoughts on being nice in the world or dating.

Men's Dating Coach Kimberly Nina Hill and host of The Self Confidence Project podcast, joins Dating Daze to talk about issues, troubles, and frustrations, for men in dating. But also offers some help in making it better. You texted her and she's not responding...what should you do? Have some insecurities and anxiety when trying to date? Kimberly can help! Give a listen.

Kimberly Instagram

Kimberly's Website

Men that can't find a match nearby might try looking long distance, other cities or states. But have you tried international? Our guest is a matchmaker in Ukraine. Finding men and matching them with beautiful women in Ukraine. Find out how it works and maybe it's the way to find true love without dating apps.

Olympya Matchmaking on Instagram

A guest tells the story of her boyfriend suddenly moving out of state and breaking up...but then moves to another state and wants to reconnect and maybe get married. But things don't seem right. Some online checking reveals some sad realities. Listen to the tale and maybe learn about long distance realities.

Just like anything online Dating Daze gets ratings, reviews, comments. So on this episode we read and respond to the comments found on Apple and Spotify. Also, like a lot of online ratings and reviews, people can be mean and lots of them are just trolls, meaning the comment really has nothing to do with the podcast just someone that likes to see their mean words online. But there are some comments that we agree with and will try to do better. But most important are the nice comments that we LOVE! So if you're reading this give a good comment and rating for the podcast right now. Thank you.

Another Chairlift Confession where hosts or listeners come to tell their stories of love, sex, breakups, deceit, and other sordid tales of dating. In this episode our guest "Kelly" starts dating and falls in love with the handsome contractor that had come to renovate her home. "Sam" was a dream come true, with his rugged good looks, blue eyes, and tool belt. But turns out that Sam may not be all that he claimed. Kelly tells the tale and we try to help her avoid having her heart broken further.

If you listen to the podcast you've likely heard Jeff bring up "K" or Kimberly. The woman he loved and that broke his heart. Hear the full story starting with Hinge and until now in the past few weeks where he's finally deleted her from his life. Love and heartbreak at it's finest...but not the finest hour(s) for Jeff. As he tells all the mistakes he made as she pulled away. Learn from his errors.

I've been on hundreds of first dates wish I had kept some sort of notes for all of them. It would really be useful in being more focused on the goal of a great long term relationship. Lauren Smith, the author of The Mindful Dating Journal has written a book that tells us all how to find what we're looking for in a relationship and it includes a journal form that you fill out after each date. It helps guide you to finding the right person for you!

The book: Mindful Dating Journal

Lauren Smith: Website

Guest Megan Thoma helps us walk through the early dating process. Six things to look for on first date; Five first date habits to break up with ASAP and more tips on navigating the dating world.

Instagram: Megan Thoma

Online: Megan's Website

Our guest Mike is a "Chairlift Confession" he has some funny maybe embarrassing stories about dates and dating. He lives in the Midwestern United States, and although that's different tha, the mountain state of Denver, sounds like the same crazy stories. If you have a story you'd like to tell look me up on Facebook or Instagram, Jeff Kimes, or the Dating Daze group page and send me a message and say you'd like to tell your story. Also if you have an episode topic idea or want to be a guest contact me. @jdkimes on Instagram