Kinda Dating

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Recorded May 2019. We're coming back in Jan 2025 with new episodes, but listen to this one that will truly hit deep. It seems like putting on a front and playing games has become a norm in dating. “Deeper Dating” author, podcaster and psychotherapist Ken Page is back with Natasha Chandel and Aisha Holden to reveal why this tactic does NOT work. He gives all of us the legit reasons to drop the act and be real. Why is it so hard to just be your authentic self on a date? Should you really be allll of yourself from the start? All this and more answered in another insightful episode of Kinda Dating!  Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook Subscribe to our YouTube channel for video podcasts! Follow Ken Page Follow Natasha Chandel: Instagram, TikTok, Facebook Follow Aisha Holden: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter Follow Adam Pineless: Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're a small production team and one of our editors had a family emergency so we are re-airing one of our favorite episodes from the vault. New episodes will be dropping in January 2025. Originally Recorded: September 2019. Being single can suck, but there might be some reasons for it. Jon Kroll (Executive Producer of Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted) is a happily married man of 35 years. He sits with Natasha Chandel and Aisha Holden to share some of the mistakes he believes modern singles are making. Everything from seeking perfection to our mindset to swipe culture, the trio discuss the missteps we’ve all made on our journey to finding true love in this brutally honest, hilarious episode of Kinda Dating! Follow Kinda Dating: Instagram, TikTok, Facebook Follow Natasha Chandel: Instagram, TikTok, Facebook Follow Aisha Holden: Instagram, Facebook, X Follow Jon Kroll: Instagram, X Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 2024 election of Donald Trump left the US more polarized than ever. But does that have to bleed into our dating lives? Can you, would you, should you dating someone with differing political views? When should you bring up politics on a date? Natasha Chandel and Aisha Holden recap their election nights, the rise of alpha males and the bro vote, and how they are down to Make America Great Again… if this changes (listen to the episode to find out).  Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook Subscribe to our YouTube channel for video podcasts! Follow Natasha Chandel: Instagram, TikTok, Facebook Follow Aisha Holden: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter Follow Adam Pineless: Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally recorded live from LA Comic-Con in October 2016. Everyone chides the fuck boy, so you would assume it’s safer to date a nerd, right? Influencers Octopimp and Ceciley Jenkins join Natasha Chandel to discuss all things nerd. What makes someone a nerd? Are male nerds more desired than female nerds? What is the best way to connect with someone who is into nerd culture? And are they going to be more attentive and caring just because they identify as that? It’s a funny, noisy, must-listen episode of Kinda Dating that turns into a legit live town hall!  → Book a 1:1 Coaching with Natasha or optimize your dating profile with PROFILE BOOSTER! Learn more here! ← → Watch video clips from the show, laugh at hilarious memes, and talk to us by following Kinda Dating on Instagram and TikTok! ← And check out our brand-new website!  Follow Octopimp: YouTube, Twitch, Instagram Follow Ceciley Jenkins: YouTube, Instagram, X Follow Natasha Chandel: Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook Follow Adam Pineless: Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re in the age of information, and everyone is now an arm-chair therapist. Pro wrestler, actor, and comedian, Jay Washington, joins Natasha Chandel to talk about how and why relationships on paper are very different from relationships in real life. They discuss the problem with over-intellectualizing love, the overuse of “therapy speak,” and how to let go of control and let life happen. It’s a fun, very real new episode of Kinda Dating! Tell us your thoughts or advice on this topic! Slide in our Instagram DMs or email us at kindadating@gmail.com! → Book a 1:1 Coaching with Natasha or optimize your dating profile with PROFILE BOOSTER! Learn more here! ← → Watch video clips from the show, laugh at hilarious memes, and talk to us by following Kinda Dating on Instagram and TikTok! ← And check out our brand-new website!  Follow Jay Washington: Website, Instagram, Youtube, TikTok, X, Facebook Follow Natasha Chandel: Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook Follow Adam Pineless: Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode was deleted from our feed and so we are re-posting it. It was originally recorded in November 2016. We all have baggage, but unprocessed trauma can be detrimental to a relationship. Natasha Chandel’s former therapist, Scott Tobin, explains what baggage is, how it’s holding you back, and how to let it go. Is it even possible to be free from baggage?! They discuss gender differences in trauma, and the role of forgiveness in moving forward and taking ownership of your life. It’s a touching, relatable, and must-listen old episode of Kinda Dating!  → Book a 1:1 Coaching with Natasha or optimize your dating profile with PROFILE BOOSTER! Learn more here! ← → Watch video clips from the show, laugh at hilarious memes, and talk to us by following Kinda Dating on Instagram and TikTok! ← And check out our brand-new website!  Follow Scott L. Tobin: Website Follow Natasha Chandel: Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook Follow Adam Pineless: Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Not too long ago, you couldn’t imagine not using a dating app. But stats are showing those numbers are falling because people are feeling dating app burnout.  Flaky matches, ghosting, a lack of authenticity. There are tons of reasons singles are feeling dating app burnout. Influencer Joty Kay is back with Natasha Chandel to talk about their experiences on the apps, legit stupid behavior they have experienced, and why they believe the apps are not working. Joty shares some crazy stories about some of her early dating app dates, and the pair share tips on how to make the app work for you! The strong-willed ladies also discuss other ways to meet like minded singles IRL in this wild, unfiltered new episode of Kinda Dating! WATCH THIS EPISODE ON OUR NEW YOUTUBE CHANNEL! Subscribe! Tell us your thoughts or advice on this topic! Slide in our Instagram DMs or email us at kindadating@gmail.com! → Book a 1:1 Coaching with Natasha or optimize your dating profile with PROFILE BOOSTER! Learn more here! ← → Watch video clips from the show, laugh at hilarious memes, and talk to us by following Kinda Dating on Instagram and TikTok! ← And check out our brand-new website!  Follow Joty Kay: Website, Snapchat, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Youtube Follow Natasha Chandel: Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook Follow Adam Pineless: Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You had a breakup, divorce, or became a widower. Whatever the reason, cuffing season is over and you’ve suddenly found yourself single and back in the dating pool and have no idea how to handle it! Don’t worry. Natasha Chandel and the newly single Aisha Holden have your back. The friends talk about how to wrap your brain around your new relationship status, including navigating those feelings of guilt. They explain the importance of figuring out your next step, who and who NOT to talk to about singledom, and how to manage your fears (don’t worry you’re not going to die alone). It’s a fun, necessary episode of Kinda Dating! Tell us your thoughts or advice on this topic! Slide in our Instagram DMs or email us at kindadating@gmail.com! → Book a 1:1 Coaching with Natasha or optimize your dating profile with PROFILE BOOSTER! Learn more here! ← → Watch video clips from the show, laugh at hilarious memes, and talk to us by following Kinda Dating on Instagram and TikTok! ← And check out our brand-new website!  Follow Aisha Holden: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter Follow Natasha Chandel: Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook Follow Adam Pineless: Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Everyone tells Natasha their crazy dating stories. And everyone thinks the world is the problem. In this experimental episode, comedians Natasha Chandel and Razzle Dangerously dissect the dating life of listener, Brian Choi (Senior Artist for LucasFilms), LIVE on the podcast and try to determine if he is the problem in his relationships or is it everyone else? They uncover some shocking facts about Brian’s dating app history, analyze his pickup lines, they review his profile and give live feedback, and wonder if he’s being truthful or shady AF! It’s a crazy, entertaining episode of Kinda Dating! They have their thoughts about Brian but after the episode… we want to hear YOUR thoughts! Slide in our IG DMs or email us at kindadating@gmail.com! → Book a 1:1 Coaching with Natasha or optimize your dating profile with PROFILE BOOSTER! Learn more here! ← → Watch video clips from the show, laugh at hilarious memes, and talk to us by following Kinda Dating on Instagram and TikTok! ← And check out our brand-new website!  Follow Brian Choi: Instagram Follow Razzle Dangerously: Website, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, Podcast |Follow Natasha Chandel: Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook Follow Adam Pineless: Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally recorded in October 2016. The One, soulmates, twin flames. Single people are always looking that person, that a needle in a haystack. But is that helping or hurting your dating life? Actor James Kyson recently got hitched when we first recorded this episode, and he tries to convince Natasha Chandel that “The One” really does exist! But Natasha has a more practical approach to love. They break down what it means when someone says, “When you know, you know,” the best place to meet your potential love, and what it takes to sustain the right relationship… which could mean fighting over email? Listen to this classic heartfelt, deep yet funny episode of Kinda Dating! It’s one our all-time favorites. → Book a 1:1 Coaching with Natasha or optimize your dating profile with PROFILE BOOSTER! Learn more here! ← → Watch video clips from the show, laugh at hilarious memes, and talk to us by following Kinda Dating on Instagram and TikTok! ← And check out our brand-new website!  Follow James Kyson: Website, X, Instagram, Facebook Follow Natasha Chandel: Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook Follow Adam Pineless: Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode was originally recorded in October 2016! Bollywood star, Sunny Leone, joined Natasha Chandel to talk about the quality she finds most attractive in men – confidence! The pair talk about why this one trait trumps everything from money to good looks. How do you build confidence? What is the difference between confidence and arrogance? Sunny also gets real about how she made the bold transition to Bollywood, and how she finds her inner confidence, even against all odds. Listen to this inspiring throwback episode of Kinda Dating!  → Book a 1:1 Coaching with Natasha or optimize your dating profile with PROFILE BOOSTER! Learn more here! ← → Watch video clips from the show, laugh at hilarious memes, and talk to us by following Kinda Dating on Instagram and TikTok! ← And check out our brand-new website!  Follow Sunny Leone: Instagram, Facebook, Youtube, X Follow Natasha Chandel: Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook Follow Adam Pineless: Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comedians Natasha Chandel and Razzle Dangerously discuss the rising Passport Bros movement among men, and if there is any legitimacy to it. Seems Western men are tired of progressive Western women and seeking foreign women with more traditional values! Comedian Razzle Dangerously is back with Natasha Chandel to talk about the rising movement of Passport Bros. What created the rise of this ideology? Are women becoming too masculine? Are these just insecure little man boys or are Passport Bros on to something?? Razzle and Natasha get into a spirited debate about toxic femininity, the flawed thinking of Passport Bros, and double standards in this spicy new episode of Kinda Dating! → Book a 1:1 Coaching with Natasha or optimize your dating profile with PROFILE BOOSTER! Learn more here! ← https://www.kindadating.com/services/ → Watch video clips from the show, laugh at hilarious memes, and talk to us by following Kinda Dating on Instagram and TikTok! ← www.instagram.com/kindadating https://www.tiktok.com/@kindadating?lang=ko-KR And check out our brand-new website!  www.kindadating.com Follow Razzle Dangerously: Website, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, Podcast https://sites.google.com/view/mynameisrazzle https://www.facebook.com/MyNameisRazzle/ https://www.instagram.com/razzledangerously https://www.tiktok.com/@mynameisrazzle?_t=8Z7MmHMxlfP&_r=1 https://open.spotify.com/show/5BljYatcYlrCVoSUwUCWnr https://twitter.com/mynameisrazzle2 Follow Natasha Chandel: Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook www.instagram.com/natashachandel https://www.tiktok.com/@natasha.chandel https://twitter.com/Natasha_Chandel www.facebook.com/natashachandel Follow Adam Pineless: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/adampineless Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you’ve been on TikTok, you know all about “the ick.” Comedian Razzle Dangerously joins Natasha Chandel to break down the new dating term that goes beyond turn offs and veers straight toward repulsion. When can the ick creep up in a relationship? Is the ick trying to tell you something bigger about your relationship? Can you ever really get over the ick? The pair discuss all this, and reveal the things about dates that give them the ick in this funny, and surprisingly thought-provoking episode of Kinda Dating! → Book a 1:1 Coaching with Natasha or optimize your dating profile with PROFILE BOOSTER! Learn more here! ← → Watch video clips from the show, laugh at hilarious memes, and talk to us by following Kinda Dating on Instagram and TikTok! ← And check out our brand-new website!  Follow Razzle Dangerously: Website, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, Podcast Follow Natasha Chandel: Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook Follow Adam Pineless: Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Straight from the vault! This episode was originally recorded in October 2016! It all starts with the kiss. Comedian and influencer, Laura Clery, and Natasha Chandel get into the nuts and bolts of first base, including their first and worst kiss ever, their pet peeves, and they even pack on the own PDA (in other words - they kiss)! Laura recaps her first kiss with (now ex) husband Stephen Hilton (also known as Steeeven), how she made her own destiny, opens up about her sobriety, shows how Pamela Pupkin would talk to a bad kisser, and breaks down all the kissing styles in this funny, candid episode! Because we all agree - you won’t get too far in any relationship without a good kiss. Listen to all the tips in this classic episode of Kinda Dating! → Book a 1:1 Coaching with Natasha or optimize your dating profile with PROFILE BOOSTER! Learn more here! ← https://www.kindadating.com/services/ → Watch video clips from the show, laugh at hilarious memes, and talk to us by following Kinda Dating on Instagram and TikTok! ← And check out our brand website!  Follow Laura Clery: Instagram, Facebook, Youtube, TikTok Follow Natasha Chandel: Instagram, TikTok, Facebook Follow Adam Pineless: Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We realized some of our early episodes got deleted in Apple Podcasts, and many were legit classics, so we decided to repost our favorites! This episode was originally recorded in September 2016 and features clinical social worker, Jody Frank. It was our 4th episode ever, and recorded right after Natasha Chandel’s ex broke up with her, so it really gets to the heart of the matter.  Breakups are one of the hardest experiences in relationships and often we can get stuck in them, and find it hard to move on. Jody Frank shares her wisdom on how to process the pain, transform your fear about the future, and offers hope in the darkness in this timeless, classic episode of Kinda Dating! → Book a 1:1 Coaching with Natasha or optimize your dating profile with PROFILE BOOSTER! Learn more here! ← → Watch video clips from the show, laugh at hilarious memes, and talk to us by following Kinda Dating on Instagram and TikTok! ← And check out our brand new website!  Follow Jody Frank: Website Follow Natasha Chandel: Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook Follow Adam Pineless: Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your girls are back together and discussing their least favorite day of the year! Okay, least favorite day for one of them. Natasha Chandel and Aisha Holden reunite in this special episode on Valentine’s Day. Is the holiday still even a thing?! The pair drop some personal news, and talk about everything from Gen Z’s changing habits around V-Day, PAL-entine’s Day, to if you should celebrate it with your situationship, and all the ways this day seems to have evolved. The friends bring back that old charm that you loved and missed so much in this new, funny episode of Kinda Dating! → Book a 1:1 Coaching with Natasha or optimize your dating profile with PROFILE BOOSTER! Learn more here! ← https://www.kindadating.com/services/ → Watch video clips from the show, laugh at hilarious memes, and talk to us by following Kinda Dating on Instagram and TikTok! ← www.instagram.com/kindadating https://www.tiktok.com/@kindadating?lang=ko-KR And check out our brand new website!  www.kindadating.com Follow Aisha Holden: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter www.instagram.com/aishasaysdance www.facebook.com/aishasaysdance www.twitter.com/aishasaysdance Follow Natasha Chandel: Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook www.instagram.com/natashachandel https://www.tiktok.com/@natasha.chandel https://twitter.com/Natasha_Chandel www.facebook.com/natashachandel Follow Adam Pineless: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/adampineless Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Everything in our lives has helped shape how we find and maintain relationships. It’s why relationship and Intimacy expert, Dr. Elizabeth Fedrick sits down with Natasha Chandel to share her tips on how to reprogram your love life - from bringing awareness to your past and patterns to breaking toxic cycles to the five types of intimacy. She even reveals the most overlooked and under-discussed topics in relationships. The ladies share personal stories of how their childhood traumas manifested in their adult life to and what has worked for them in overcoming it, in this great new episode of Kinda Dating that might make you rethink your own approach! → Book a 1:1 Coaching with Natasha or optimize your dating profile with PROFILE BOOSTER! Learn more here! ← https://www.kindadating.com/services/ → Watch video clips from the show, laugh at hilarious memes, and talk to us by following Kinda Dating on Instagram and TikTok! ← www.instagram.com/kindadating https://www.tiktok.com/@kindadating?lang=ko-KR And check out our brand new website!  www.kindadating.com Follow Aisha Holden: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter www.instagram.com/aishasaysdance www.facebook.com/aishasaysdance www.twitter.com/aishasaysdance Follow Natasha Chandel: Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook www.instagram.com/natashachandel https://www.tiktok.com/@natasha.chandel https://twitter.com/Natasha_Chandel www.facebook.com/natashachandel Follow Adam Pineless: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/adampineless Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We all grew up on fairytales but what if they were all the big fat lie? Damona Hoffman (author, The Dates & Mates podcast host, dating expert on the Drew Barrymore Show) joins Natasha Chandel to discuss her new book “F the Fairytale” where she reveals the four dating myths holding you back from love. The pair talk about soulmates and the annoying Twin Flame phenomena, chemistry versus compatibility, how lists are ruining relationships, breaking the rules, and injecting empathy back into dating might save us all in this thoughtful episode of Kinda Dating! → Book a 1:1 Coaching with Natasha or optimize your dating profile with PROFILE BOOSTER! Learn more here! ← → Watch video clips from the show, laugh at hilarious memes, and talk to us by following Kinda Dating on Instagram and TikTok! ← And check out our brand new website! Follow Damona Hoffman: Website, Facebook, Instagram, X Follow Natasha Chandel: Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, Facebook Follow Adam Pineless: Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s a new year, and Bumble has released its dating trends for 2024! Natasha Chandel and Rithu Jagannath (writer, producer, podcaster) analyze the list, and discuss what feels like a real shift versus the same stuff we’ve seen year over year. From cross-gen romance, val-core dating to hitting the self-improvement plateau, and even open-hearted masculinity, the pair break down the stats and let you know what you can look forward to (or not) this coming year in a fun new episode of Kinda Dating! → Book a 1:1 Coaching with Natasha or optimize your dating profile with PROFILE BOOSTER! Learn more here! ← → Watch video clips from the show, laugh at hilarious memes, and talk to us by following Kinda Dating on Instagram and TikTok! ← And check out our brand new website! Follow Rithu Jagannath: Instagram Follow Natasha Chandel: Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, Facebook Follow Adam Pineless: Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices