Bela Gandhi’s parents were immigrants, and their cultural beliefs around relationships and marriage shaped how Bela approached dating. Dating apps are great to use, but no amount of dating will lead you to the right person before you’ve truly worked on yourself. Bela started the Smart Dating Academy and is our guest today on the Dope Ass Podcast. She talked to Andrea about some of the top questions she sees around dating.

You’ll want to listen if:

-          You keep picking the same person over and over

-          You just want closure from your last breakup

-          You aren’t sure about the idea of “sexclusivity”

-          You want to date but COVID-19 is cramping your style

Whether you’re currently partnered or you’re still looking, Bela has advice to foster strong relationships. Tune in!

* [01:10] - Smart Dating Academy ( https://www.smartdatingacademy.com/ )

* [07:33] - Starting with new clients

* [09:34] - Online dating apps

* [12:05] - Psychotically optimistic

* [15:55] - Hidden red flags

* [17:47] - Ghosting

* [20:17] - Too Hot to Handle ( https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12004280/ )

* [24:16] - Sending nudes

* [27:59] - Dating after divorce

* [31:24] - Friendly feedback

* [33:24] - COVID dating

* [37:10] - Chemistry

* [39:20] - Built to last

Bela Gandhi is the Founder of the Smart Dating Academy ( https://www.smartdatingacademy.com/ ). She has an uncanny sixth sense about people, and what they need. Her intuition has been responsible for several marriages (and children)! The Huffington Post and Steve Harvey call her "The Fairy Godmother of Dating!"

Bela has been connecting people all of her life. Prior to founding the Smart Dating Academy, Bela worked for 12 years as a top global executive for Akzo Nobel, a large multinational corporation. Bela has two degrees from The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Finance & German), and has been happily married for 20 years with 2 children.

On the Dope Ass Podcast, Andrea Levoff ( https://www.andrealevoff.com ) and her roster of hilarious, inspirational, and always-opinionated guests are tackling everything from motherhood to fashion to travel and spirituality---with a seriously dope ass lens. But don’t take our word for it. Learn more about your dope ass host and her mission to make everyone see the world through hot pink-colored glasses at https://www.andrealevoff.com/.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Dope Ass Podcast in Apple Podcasts ( https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dope-ass-podcast/id1486279007 ) , Google Podcasts ( https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS82WVJoa0pwVA%3D%3D&hl=en ) , Spotify ( https://open.spotify.com/show/7zb7WfZQKu5JsGWL7k7nXB ) or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts ( https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dope-ass-podcast/id1486279007 ). It really helps others find the show.

This podcast episode was produced by Dante32 ( https://www.dante32.com/ ).