Nick Notas, dating and confidence coach behind Live Reconnected, coaches on how to communicate better in dating and how to find confidence. In the Dating Dish, Damona covers headlines: the surprising way gossip helped Van Jones' love life and Tinder keeps rolling out the good stuff (read: revolutionizing app features). Dear Damona questions: How to keep yourself from getting attached too fast and is it shallow if you don't want to date a man with kids?

Find more from Nick online: Reconnected on YouTube or at livereconnected.com

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