Romantically Challenged

By PodcastOne Australia

Society & Culture

What's Romantically Challenged about?

Sami Lukis and guests chat about the crazy world of modern dating. From dating disasters to funny stories and the challenges of modern dating, nothing is off limits! Journalist and author Sami and her guests create their own tribe for people trying to navigate the jungle of modern dating as well as those who love hearing a good dating story.

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Celebrities go dating

06.19.2020

Is it easier to date if you have a public profile? TV presenter Richard Reid chats to host Sami Lukis about misreading flirting signals from fans, feeling invisible in your 40s and why he thinks men like to date younger. ...

Romantically Challenged episodes:

06.19.2020 Celebrities go dating Is it easier to date if you have a public profile? TV presenter Richard Reid chats to host Sami Lukis about misreading flirting signals from fans, feeling invisible in your 40s and why he thinks men like to date younger. ...
06.03.2020 Should you listen to destiny or a dating coach? Would you date someone because they said you were destined to meet? Miki Kanamaru did, and it wasn't the fairy tale she hoped it would be. Miki tells host Sami Lukis how one ill-fated ‘date with destiny’ inspired her to ...
05.15.2020 Can you really find love on Reality TV? As a TV Producer for reality dating shows like MAFS, First Dates and The Bachelor, Shannon Weir has interviewed thousands of hopeful singles looking for ‘The One’, to find out what they're looking for in an ideal partner. In this ...
04.22.2020 How to date during a pandemic Divorced dad Patrick teaches host Sami Lukis about the art of the perfect ‘virtual date.’ Patrick has been embracing social-distance dating and he has even been enjoying it! He shares his tips on how to make a virtual date feel ...
03.25.2020 Taking back the power in your dating life Single mother of three Wendy chats to host Sami Lukis about why she needed to take a dating time out, overcoming self-doubt in her 50s and the strategies she's designed for taking back the power in her romantic life. See ...
02.26.2020 Do widowers make better partners than divorcees? Newsreader Ron Wilson chats to host Sami Lukis about re-entering the dating scene as a widower. Ron talks about grief, guilt, why he can’t stand the term “I’m glad to see you’ve moved on” and why he thinks it’s better ...
02.05.2020 Can you successfully manifest your ideal partner into your life? Single mum and businesswoman Tory Archbold made the decision to start dating again after a near death experience. Tory tells host Sami Lukis how she adapted a no-fuss approach to online dating, how she set herself a challenge to ‘win ...
01.15.2020 Dating a dad…when you don’t want kids Despite never wanting or having kids of her own, Kylie dated and fell in love with a man who already had a child. Kylie chats to Sami Lukis about the challenges of dating a dad and what you really need ...
12.25.2019 Will this relationship be toxic for me? Therapist Rachel Voysey joins Sami Lukis to discuss how people are affected by toxic relationships, the red flags to look out for in the early stages of dating and how to know if you're truly compatible with someone. See omnystudio.com/listener ...
11.13.2019 Should you jump back into dating straight after a divorce? Dating after a marriage ends can be a seriously scary experience, especially if you've never really been single before. Anna talks to Sami Lukis about why launching straight into another relationship after her divorce was a mistake, what she has ...
10.23.2019 Can you Feng Shui your love life? Feng Shui Master Carolyn McCallum chats to Sami Lukis about how the processes of Feng Shui and “space clearing” can help to remove the energy of past relationships from your home and allow for new love to flourish. Carolyn explains ...
10.02.2019 Listeners' sex questions Sami Lukis asks sexologist Dr Nikki Goldstein some of the questions she's received from podcast listeners – including tips for reclaiming a lost libido, how to handle being slut shamed in your 50s and how to enjoy oral sex. See ...
10.02.2019 Sex when you’re over 40 Sexologist Dr Nikki Goldstein has an intimate chat with Sami Lukis about some of the issues relating to sex and dating when you’re over 40 - including Viagara, how Menopause affects your sex life and tips on how to have ...
09.11.2019 Is dating getting harder for everyone? Adam shares his experiences of dating, as a gay man, with Sami Lukis. They trade stories to see whether gay and straight singles are facing the same struggles when it comes to modern dating. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
08.21.2019 Can you build the perfect online dating profile? Sami chats to “Tech Evangelist” Tomer Garzberg, who created his own data-driven dating system to build the perfect dating profile so that he could find his perfect match. What Tomer has learned while trying to build this profile might just ...
08.02.2019 How do you find your perfect match? Sami gets a dating tutorial from Summer Maughan, a professional matchmaker, who thinks that blind dates are still the way forward and that people just don’t know how to use online dating correctly. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
07.09.2019 Does 'The One' exist? Geoff doesn't believe in the concept of 'The One' and thinks that looking for that one person to 'complete' us is making us unhappy. Geoff Jowett speaks to host Sami Lukis about why we should appreciate the process of looking ...
06.18.2019 How far would you travel for love? Kate, from regional Victoria, talks to host Sami Lukis about the struggles of being single and dating in a small town, where everyone knows everyone else's business. They discuss man droughts, finding new single friends and just how...
05.29.2019 Am I good or bad at dating? Sami Lukis chats to Todd, a man she recently went on a date with. What starts out as a conversation about his deal-breakers quickly turns into an awkwardly honest feedback session about what they thought of each other on their ...
05.08.2019 Should we give and get feedback on our dates? Sarah Swain has been writing articles about her dating life for more than a decade but is still none the wiser as to why she is single. Sarah speaks to host Sami Lukis about how Aussie men compare on the ...
04.17.2019 What makes someone bad at dating ? Divorced Brisbane dad of 3, Mike, opens up to Sami about the challenges he's faced on the dating scene over the last 15 years, why the game-players aren't doing single men like him any favours, and why he thinks most ...
03.27.2019 Choosing a soulmate instead of a cellmate Therapist Katie Eden Todd says you should never choose a partner out of fear that you're 'not enough' on your own. She believes many people fall into toxic relationships, which she refers to as 'Cellmate' relationships,...
03.06.2019 Having that fallback person Mark and Sami made a pact that if they were both single at 50, they would give up the search for romantic love and grow old together. Now that 50 is creeping closer, Sami Lukis catches up with her old ...
02.13.2019 Done with dating and relationships Liz is 56 and done with dating and relationships, but not because she has given up, it's because she has realised that she is 'enough' on her own and that there are many types of love that make her feel ...
12.19.2018 The importance of being resilient Lisa Stephenson had her first date at 35, after the shock breakdown of what she thought was the perfect marriage. Executive Coach Lisa Stephenson chats to host Sami Lukis about how tough the decision was to put herself out in ...
12.19.2018 Dating multiple people at the same time John can go on up to 5 dates a week spending up to $1000 a week on dating. He sees this as a necessary investment when searching for his next partner. John speaks to host Sami Lukis about learning to ...
12.19.2018 Asking yourself the hard questions early Jo Thornely is an identical twin. Her twin sister is married and has children, Jo is happily unmarried, without children. Jo chats to host Sami Lukis about how the sliding doors moment of seeing her sister go down the family ...
10.02.2018 Dealing with rejection Why does rejection hurt so much? Psychologist Rachel Voysey's answer might surprise you. Rejection is an inevitable part of dating so Sami Lukis chats to Psychologist Rachel about how we can get better at dealing with it...and the answer...
10.02.2018 Are you dating a narcissist? Megan Holgate dated a narcissist, and he nearly ruined her life. But how can you tell a selfish person from a narcissist?Megan opens up to Sami Lukis about the warning signs she ignored, the damage it did to her self ...
10.02.2018 Who wears the trousers now? Bachelorette winner Stu Laundy is a reluctant single who finds modern dating (and modern women) terrifying. Sami Lukis debates with Stu whether or not his assessment that women nowadays are "too sexually aggressive" is fair.
10.02.2018 Getting back in the dating game How do you know if you're ready to date again? News presenter Jacinta Tynan took 2 years off dating after the breakdown of her longterm relationship. Jacinta opens up to Sami Lukis about finding herself again and the exact moment ...
07.29.2018 Things your married friends say Sami Lukis chats with author Kerri Sackville about the hilariously misguided things people say to you when you're single, Kerri's experience of online dating and the positive things about being single and dating in your 40s.
07.28.2018 The male experience Peter is a divorced dad in his 50s looking to settle down again. Sami Lukis chats to Peter about what his experience of dating has been, what kind of women he encounters and what his perception was of Sami the ...
07.28.2018 Healing through sex Before her divorce Cassie thought she wasn't 'That girl', the girl who has casual sex. Then after her divorce she tried it and liked it! Sami Lukis chats to Cassie about what it's like being a larger lady in the ...
07.28.2018 Can you be an expert at dating? Katia Loisel is a relationship and body language expert who admits that it's tough out there! When she found herself single again after her divorce, she realised just how different and difficult modern dating can be. Sami Lukis and...
07.28.2018 Intimate conversations with men Samantha X has had plenty of raw, honest chats with men about love, sex and relationships in her line of work. As Australia's highest paid escort she says that the sex industry is the only thing not driven by sex ...
07.28.2018 Sex with a new partner Nadia Bokody is a sex positive journalist who focuses on encouraging women to embrace their sexual needs and desires. Sami Lukis and Nadia discuss having sex with someone new after being with a long term partner, the orgasm gap and ...