Author Archives: Swiping Diaries Podcast

33. Getting Your Online Dating Life Organized & Safer

Summary

It’s about dang time all those matches from your dating apps were easier to manage. Also, how come dating apps and sites haven’t taken the precautions to make meeting up with your matches safe? Luckily, My Little Black Book is here to get our online dating act together by being that one source of truth for managing all our conquests on the app and creating safety features that can be enabled while you are out and about on a date with a new person. Where has this been all my life?! In today’s episode, we meet with app founders Billie and Melissa to hear more about their awesome product. And in classic Swiping Diaries episode fashion, they also shared with us some of their nutty dating stories. 

You can download My Little Black Book exclusively on the Google Play store by clicking here. Follow My Little Black Book on all social media channels including SnapChat, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and Twitter @mlbb.rocks. Visit their website at https://www.mylittleblkbook.com/.

Do you have an online dating story you would like to share? I would LOVE to hear it! Email the show at swipingdiaries@gmail.com for a chance to be featured. 

Follow the show on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter @swipingdiaries.

32. “JP from Hinge”

Summary

Step aside, “Jake from State Farm.” We’re talking about “JP from Hinge.” In this episode, we cover something near and dear to the Swiping Diaries’s heart: online dating app mishaps. My friends, Erik, JaJuan, Kylie, and Matt, and my sister, Nicole, join me in a roundtable chat to share their dating stories. In this episode, we hear from Nicole about the fateful day she met with JP.

Follow Erik on Instagram @ridleyerik.

Follow Kylie on Instagram @kylie.jpg. Visit her website at https://www.kylienorwoodphotography.com/.

Follow Nicole on Instagram @nicurrrl.

Do you have a story you would like to share? Share it with swipingdiaries@gmail.com for a chance to be featured on the show!

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31. The Tinder Swindler Deep Dive

Summary

“[The Tinder Swinder is] a raging lunatic.”

Well, that quote from this episode pretty much sums up how wild this story is. My BFF Jill and I share our thoughts after watching The Tinder Swindler documentary. (FYI: There are spoilers!) We hope you enjoy this part true crime part online dating story!

Connect with Jill on TikTok @jgonz12.

Do you have a story you would like to share? I would LOVE to hear it. 

Email me at swipingdiaries@gmail.com for a chance to be featured on the show. 

Stay up-to-date with Swiping Diaries podcast updates by following the show on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter @swipingdiaries.

30. Advice from a Dating Coach/Matchmaker

Summary

That’s right, people! You’re about to get expert advice from Kristi Price, a Dating Coach and Matchmaker working with clients in the Philadelphia/New Jersey and Florida areas! In this episode, Kristi shares her story about how she got started with her awesome business. She also shares tips on how to see if you and your date have chemistry early on in the dating process, so you can save yourself time and be that much closer to finding your match!

Visit Kristi’s website, and learn about setting up a free 20-minute consultation with her at either www.kristidprice.com or kpmatchmaking.com.

Do you have a story you would like to share? I would LOVE to hear it. 

Email me at swipingdiaries@gmail.com for a chance to be featured on the show. 

Stay up-to-date with Swiping Diaries podcast updates by following the show on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter @swipingdiaries.

29. Guess that Dating App! II

Summary

As listened to in episode 26, we are back with another round of “Guess that Dating App!” where I read off the App Store’s description of a dating app, and our special guest, Erich, has to guess which one it is! Will you be up for the challenge? Can you guess before Erich does?

Do you have a story you would like to share? I would LOVE to hear it. 

Email me at swipingdiaries@gmail.com for a chance to be featured on the show. 

Stay up-to-date with Swiping Diaries podcast updates by following the show on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter @swipingdiaries.

28. The History of Online Dating

Summary

Shockingly, humans used mass communication methods to find love for hundreds of years. Find out what started online dating as we know it today by listening to my dissertation on its origin story. 

Research for this episode was found here.

Do you have a story you would like to share? I would LOVE to hear it. 

Email me at swipingdiaries@gmail.com for a chance to be featured on the show. 

Stay up-to-date with Swiping Diaries podcast updates by following the show on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter @swipingdiaries.

27. Learning about Yourself & Some Helpful Advice before Dating

Summary

Online dating can be a really rewarding experience! But, if you do not take the time to get to learn about yourself and put yourself first, you may not find the best results. Sean Marie Bee joins Ashley on this episode on the Swiping Diaries to share her experiences about online dating with us and what she has learned along the way. She also shares helpful tips that we can all use on our online dating journey and how you can stay safe, such as doing a background check on the person. Join us on this well-deserved podcast self-reflection session!

Follow Sean on Instagram at @seanmariebee and on Facebook at Coach Sean Marie Bee for a dating support group. You can find her book, Seriously, This is Online Dating?, here!

Do you have a story you would like to share? I would LOVE to hear it.

Email me at swipingdiaries@gmail.com for a chance to be featured on the show.

Stay up-to-date with Swiping Diaries podcast updates by following the show on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter @swipingdiaries.

26. It’s Game Time – Guess That Dating App!

26. It's Game Time – Guess That Dating App! – Swiping Diaries

Summary

Swiping Diaries takes a fun twist in this episode with the first-ever “Guess that Dating App” game! Join Ashley and Erich, her boyfriend that she met on Bumble, for a fun spin on dating apps. Ashley will read the App Store’s description of a random dating app to Erich. Then, Erich takes a guess as to what the app is! Can you guess the dating app before Erich does?

Do you have a dating story you would like to share? I would love to hear it! Submit your story at swipingdiaries@gmail.com for a chance to be featured on the show!

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25. Why I Started Using Dating Apps

Summary

Here we go – the thing that started it all – online dating. In honor of episode 25 of the Swiping Diaries podcast, I (Ashley) mix things up with a solo episode! I cover how I started my online dating journey and why I did. I also share what I learned throughout the years as a dating app user. Plus, I talk about an online dating app drinking game I used to play that you can, too!

Follow the show on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok @swipingdiaries.

Submit your online dating story for a chance to be featured on the show at swipingdiaries@gmail.com.

Visit www.swipingdiariespodcast.com for more Swiping Diaries podcast fun.

24. The Tale of a Bachelor Contestant Follow

Summary

Roses are red; violets are blue. This Bachelor contestant was fishing for followers, so Nicole must make her Swiping Diaries debut! Nicole shares with us her journey of a brief moment in time when a Bachelor contestant followed her on Instagram. It is a story of love that was almost meant to be, and we have this 26ish minute episode to share what went down! Let’s see if Nicole shares her rose with this man in the end.

Share your online dating story with the show at swipingdiaries@gmail.com.

Stay up-to-date with the Swiping Diaries by following the show on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok @swipingdiaries and visiting www.swipingdiariespodcast.com.