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Secrets Dating and Relationship Success with Gloria MacDonald

Gloria is a matchmaker and dating and relationship expert. She’s an international speaker and author of Laws of the Jungle: Dating For Women Over 40. She is a highly successful entrepreneur as the Founder and President of Perfect Partners, The Personal Relationship Executive Search Firm.

After almost 18 years of marriage she found herself single again and experienced how difficult it can be to be back out there in the world of dating. “All my friends were married, I didn’t hang out in bars anymore, and I wouldn’t date clients and co-workers, so what could I do?” says MacDonald. She recognized the need for a new kind of dating service and launched her own highly personalized and successful Personal Relationship Executive Search firm.

Having interviewed hundreds and hundreds of single men and women and having introduced over 3,000 couples through her dating service, Gloria is an expert in her field of matchmaking and relationships. She’s had many television appearances including NBC’s Style by Jury, Dating 201, Breakfast Television, This Hour has 22 Minutes, CTV News, Three Takes and The Jon Dore Show. She’s also been featured in numerous national newspapers and magazines.

In addition to her book, Gloria has also created a variety of CD’s, DVD’s and workbook programs to help people be successful in dating and relationships. These include The 7 Attitudes of Highly Successful Daters, The Relationship Attraction Conditioning Program, and Flirting Made Easy.

Archived Shows

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success – Matchless: Searching for Love Online with Anne Beckley Coleman

  What if you were married for 23 years and now you’re single? What if you haven’t been out on a date for 27 years? What do you do? Where do you start? What has changed since you last dated (in your 20’s)? This week on Secrets of Dating and Rela...

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success – Part Two of Starting the New Year Right for Dating and Relationships with Marni Battista

  This week on Secrets of Dating and Relationship Success we’re continuing with our theme of helping you get started off right in 2011. I want this to be the year you find the love you’re looking for. With that in mind I’ve invited Marni Battista, ...

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success – Starting the New Year Right for Dating and Relationships with Marni Battista

  It’s a new year and Gloria wants to help you get 2011 started off on the right foot so that you have the tools you need to find your perfect partner and have a wonderful, fulfilling, satisfying relationship. This week on Secrets of Dating and Rela...

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success – Love for No Reason with Marci Shimoff

  “Fresh, invigorating, sparkly, juicy!” How would you like to feel this way all of the time? This week Gloria talks to Marci Shimoff who explains “These words describe how you feel when love’s fully alive in your cells.” Gloria and Marci wi...

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success – Nurturing Successful Relationships with Kathlyn Hendricks

  This week Gloria talks to Katie Hendricks of The Hendricks Institute about nurturing successful relationships in 2011. They’ll discuss the key move that creates relationship magic. You’ll learn how lasting love can happen without struggle and hard ...

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success – Why Him, Why Her with Helen Fisher

  Gloria talks to biological anthropologist, Helen Fisher, PhD, about fascinating research that she has done on what happens to our brains when we’re in love. You’ll learn what makes us fall in love with one person and not another. You’ll find out ...

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success – How to be Safe and Successful at Online Dating with Lavalife’s Kim Hughes

  Gloria talks with Lavalife’s dating and relationship expert Kim Hughes about what you can do to stay safe while online dating. You’ll get our top list of online dating do’s and don’ts and hear about frustrations with online dating. You’ll lea...

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success – Why Can’t You Read My Mind with Dr. Jeffrey Bernstein

  Why it is inevitable for partners to have miscommunications, misinterpretations, misunderstandings and lots of other "misses"? In our heads, we tend to overestimate these events and turn them into something catastrophic. This week Gloria talks to Dr. J...

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success – The Work with Grace Bell

  Here’s a big question – who would you be without your story? What if what you think is true isn’t? This week Gloria and Grace Bell, Certified Facilitator of the Work of Byron Katie, begin to answer that question for you. You’ll find out about a...

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success – Hindsight with Maryanne Comaroto

  What if you could find out that Prince Charming’s not really that charming - before you sleep with him? This week Gloria talks to award-winning author, coach, therapist and radio personality Maryanne Comaroto. They’ll discuss the most common mistak...

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success – Making Love Simple with Judith Sherven and Jim Sniechowski

  Gloria talks to husband-and-wife relationship experts and psychology team, Judith Sherven, PhD and Jim Sniechowski, PhD, about the myth of living happily ever after and how you can make something as complicated as human relationships simple. They’ll ...

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success – Attraction and Relationships with IMAGO Therapist Maureen Brine

  Gloria talks to Maureen Brine about how you can be attracted to someone who you didn’t think was your type, what makes a relationship fall apart and what keeps it together. They’ll discuss the tricky question of attraction. They’ll chat about the...

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success – The Choice Effect with Amalia McGibbon, Lara Vogel & Claire Williams

  Gloria explores the radically different ways that today’s twenty- and thirty-somethings approach life and love with the authors of The Choice Effect. Amalia McGibbon, Lara Vogel & Claire Williams argue that having too many choices impacts their g...

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success – Great Parenting After Divorce with Jacqueline Green

  Gloria talks with parenting coach, writer and educator Jacqueline Green about successful parenting after divorce. They’ll give you ideas and tips to help you as you learn the ropes of being a single parent. You’ll learn the biggest mistake parents ...

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success – Why He Disappeared with Evan Marc Katz

  Gloria talks with dating coach Evan Marc Katz, author of Why He Disappeared, about the real reason a man can suddenly disappear from your life…even if he really seemed to love you. You’ll learn the secret to keeping a man totally hooked and making ...

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success – Dreams and Your Love Life with Dr. Gillian Holloway

  Holloway Gloria talks with Dr. Gillian Holloway about using dreams, and what’s already in your head, to understand your heart. We’ll talk about how you know if a dream is meaningful or not and you’ll learn how to access the wisdom of your dreams ...

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success – Have a New Husband by Friday with Dr. Kevin Leman

  Gloria talks with New York Times best-selling author Dr. Kevin Leman about how to turn a man around in just one week – how to have a new husband by Friday! They’ll discuss the most common complaints women have about their husbands and you’ll lear...

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success – Your Destiny Switch with Peggy McColl

  Gloria talks with New York Times best-selling author Peggy McColl about changing your destiny. They’ll discuss why emotions are so important. You’ll learn how to create positive emotions when you’re not feeling positive and they’ll reveal the m...

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success – Sex at Dawn with Christopher Ryan

  Gloria talks with psychologist and author Christopher Ryan, PhD about Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality. In this fascinating and controversial show they’ll explore why long-term fidelity can be so difficult and why sexual passi...

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success – The Secret Lives of Men with Dr. Christopher Blazina

  Gloria talks with licensed psychologist, researcher and author Dr. Christopher Blazina about his book The Secret Lives of Men. They will explore, explain and clarify the hidden realm of the male psyche. You’ll learn the 10 Commandments of growing up ...

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success – Closure and the Law of Relationship with Lissa Coffey

  Gloria talks with lifestyle and relationship expert Lissa Coffey about the Law of Relationship and the anatomy of relationship. You’ll learn how closure is different than grieving. They’ll reveal a five step process to achieve closure and answer so...

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success - The Power of Energy in Attracting and Sustaining Wonderful Relationships with Kristin and David Morelli

  Gloria talks to visionary leaders and coaches, Kristin and David Morelli. In this educational and uplifting show, you’ll learn about their amazing and effective way to harness the power of energy to change your relationships and your life.

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success – Dating Screening with Kateryna Spiwak

  Gloria talks with dating and interpersonal skills coach Kateryna Spiwak about how to screen people better in the dating process so you can save yourself from heartache and stop wasting time with people who are wrong for you. In this interesting show, y...

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success – He’s Just Not Your Type with Andrea Syrtash

  Gloria talks with dating and relationship expert and author Andrea Syrtash about her new book He's Just Not Your Type (And That's a Good Thing). In this fun and entertaining show, you’ll learn how you developed your dating patterns and why they are s...

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success – What Not To Do in the Dating Game with John Aiken

  Gloria talks to clinical psychologist and author John Aiken about his new book Accidentally Single: The 15 mistakes that ruin romance and how to avoid them. They’ll talk about what not to do when you’re dating and re-live some dating horror stories...

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success – The Naked Truth Behind Dating, Sex and Relationships with David Wygant

  Gloria talks dating and relationship coach David Wygant about how to approach someone who looks interesting to you. They’ll discuss instant chemistry and if it is a good barometer for success in a relationship. You’ll find out what’s more importa...

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success – Love is in the Stars with Carol Allen

  Gloria talks to Vedic astrologer and relationship coach Carol Allen. You’ll learn about love seasons. You’ll find out about the four critical keys to relationships and how compatibility isn't as important as we have all been taught and they’ll ta...

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success – Meeting Your Half-Orange with Amy Spencer

  Gloria talks to Amy Spencer author of Meeting Your Half-Orange: An Utterly Upbeat Guide to Using Dating Optimism to Find Your Perfect Match. You’ll learn about dating optimism and what neuroscience has to do with dating. You’ll find out the first s...

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success – Online Dating with Dr. Dale Koppel

  Gloria talks to Dr. Dale Koppel, author of The Intelligent Woman’s Guide To Online Dating: And She Lived Happily Ever After. In this show, you’ll learn the biggest mistakes people make when they’re dating online, how many frogs you might have to ...

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success – Partners in Passion with David Price Francis

  Gloria talks to David Price Francis author of Partners in Passion. You’ll learn what energy fields have to do with relationships and dating. We’ll discuss the seven levels of love and sex. You’ll find out how both men and women are energetically ...

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success – The 30 Day Heartbreak Cure with Catherine Hickland

  Gloria talks to Catherine Hickland author of The 30 Day Heartbreak Cure. You’ll learn about whether men and women deal with breaking up the same way and if it’s possible to heal, even if you’re still not over a break up that happened years ago. Y...

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success – Single Parenting and Dating with Terry Carson

  Gloria talks to Terry Carson, The Parenting Coach, about dating as a single parent. You’ll learn the phases kids go through after a separation or divorce and signposts you can look for in your kid’s behavior that signal they may be feeling stress o...

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success – For Certain I’m Hurtin’ with Robert Stern

  Gloria talks to Robert Stern about how to transform your relationship into a union of true acceptance, love and sexual fulfillment. You’ll learn if it’s true that all men want is sex and attention. They’ll discuss whether or not you should be on ...

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success – Find Your Courage in Relationships with Margie Warrell

  Gloria talks to life coach and author Margie Warrell. You’ll learn about how we train people how to treat us and what it takes to really make a relationship work. They’ll discuss why so many people settle for less than what they want in a relations...

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success – Smart Girls Marry Money with Elizabeth Ford

  Gloria talks to Elizabeth Ford co-author of Smart Girls Marry Money. You’ll learn about femiNasties and whether women should forego love and marry someone they don’t like, as long as that man has money. We’ll tell you how to score a man with mone...

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success – Lasting Love with Kathlyn Hendricks

  Gloria talks to relationship expert and author Kathlyn Hendricks. You’ll learn how blame and criticism affect lasting love and how to create relationship magic. We’ll answer the question “Can men and women really learn to understand each other?�...

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success – Have Him at Hello with Rachel Greenwald

  On this entertaining and educational show Gloria talks to nationally renowned dating coach, author and matchmaker Rachel Greenwald. You’ll learn how to have a man hooked the minute you say hello. We’ll discuss why men think certain women have futur...

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success – Screw Cupid with Samantha Scholfield

  Gloria talks to Samantha Scholfield author of Screw Cupid: The Sassy Girl’s Guide to Picking Up Hot Guys. You’ll find out how valuable it can be for women to make the first move. We’ll discuss how to create opportunity with men while still keepin...

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success – Get Off Your “But” with Sean Stephenson

  Gloria talks to Sean Stephenson author of Get off Your 'BUT': How to End Self-Sabotage and Stand Up For Yourself. You’ll find out how insecurity affects us in dating and relationships and the important difference between good looking and attractive. ...

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success – How to Star in Your Own Love Story with Cherry Norris

  Gloria talks to Cherry Norris, The Hollywood Dating Director, about how to define your role in relationships and how to set the stage for love. You’ll learn how to speak your part in romance and how men and women fall in love differently. We’ll rev...

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success – If He's Not The One, Who Is with Lisa Steadman

  Gloria talks to Lisa Steadman, author of If He's Not The One, Who Is? about how you can learn from past relationships without feeling like a failure or loser at love. You’ll learn about the personas we bring with us on dates that sabotage our success...

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success – Diary of a Beverly Hills Matchmaker with Marla Martenson

  Gloria talks to Marla Martenson, author of Diary of a Beverly Hills Matchmaker. You’ll get a peek inside the life of a Beverly Hills matchmaker and learn if most men really are just interested in arm candy. We’ll answer the question “Is there hop...

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success – The Compatibility Code with Elizabeth & Darren George

  Gloria talks to Elizabeth & Darren George, co-authors of The Compatibility Code. You’ll learn why you should reduce the emotions around the process of choosing a partner. We’ll discuss whether people fall out of love, change, or weren’t compa...

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success – Awakening Joy with James Baraz

  Gloria talks to James Baraz, co-author of Awakening Joy: 10 Steps that Will Put You on the Road to Real Happiness. You’ll learn how to be a more attractive person and what joy has to do with that, why love is so painful and how you can find joy even ...

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success - Why Mr. Right Can’t Find You with J. M. Kearns

  Gloria talks to J. M. Kearns author of Why Mr. Right Can't Find You: The Surprising Answers that will Change your Life—and His. In this show, you’ll learn what body type men really find attractive and the surprising secrets of true compatibility. W...

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success – Smart Dating with Judith Sherven and Jim Sniechowski

  Gloria talks to husband and wife psychology team, Judith Sherven and Jim Sniechowski about the dating game and what makes dating so frustrating. We’ll discuss why Judith and Jim believe that there’s no such thing as rejection in dating, how to find...

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success – Women are Crazy, Men are Stupid with Howard J. Morris and Jenny Lee

  Gloria talks to comedy writers and real-life couple, Howard J. Morris and Jenny Lee about their book Women are Crazy, Men are Stupid. You’ll learn which came first, crazy women or stupid men, why women ask questions they do not want answered and why ...

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success – The Real Cougar Woman with Linda Franklin

  Gloria talks to Linda Franklin, founder of TheRealCougarWoman.com and author of Don’t Ever Call Me Ma’am, The Real Cougar Handbook for Life After 40. You’ll learn what makes a real cougar and some common misconceptions. We’ll discuss how to dea...

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success – Being the Strong Man A Woman Wants with Elliott Katz

  Katz Gloria talks to Elliott Katz author of Being the Strong Man A Woman Wants about why so many women are frustrated with men today. Don’t worry men, this show is not male bashing. Our aim is to really help! You’ll learn what men can do to improve...

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success - Valentine’s Day with Dr. Diana Kirschner

  Gloria talks to psychologist and author of Love in 90 Days, Dr. Diana Kirschner, about how to make this Valentine’s Day a great one. In this show you’ll learn how to create a fantastic Valentine’s Day, how Valentine’s Day is different for singl...

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success - MatchMatrix with Larry A. Michel

  Gloria talks to Larry A. Michel, COO of MatchMatrix and Executive Producer and co-host of The MatchMatrix Show. In this show, you’ll learn about a method to scientifically predict chemistry between two people and a new tool to help you identify your ...

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success - Dating with Dignity with Marni Battista

  Gloria talks to dating and relationship coach Marni Battista. In this inspiring show, you’ll learn how to date with intention, Marni’s proven-effective, 10-step method to manifest love and relationships and the number one challenge women and ...

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success - Cougars with Valerie Gibson

  Gloria talks to award-winning relationship columnist and author Valerie Gibson. In this intriguing show, we’ll discuss Valerie’s book Cougar and find out why younger men are so attractive to older women, even though it is considered unconvent...

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success - The Science of Attraction with Laws of the Jungle co-author Thelma Beam

  Gloria talks psychotherapist and certified hypnotherapist, Thelma Beam. This week you’ll learn about the science of attraction, how it works and why it’s so hard to circumvent. You’ll understand why you’re attracted to the same type of pe...

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success - Finding Your Soulmate with Arielle Ford

  Gloria talks to Arielle Ford, author of The Soulmate Secret. In this inspiring show, you’ll learn the key steps to taking control of your romantic destiny by using the Law of Attraction. Arielle will share the secrets to changing your mindset to attr...

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success - Overcoming the Fear of Being Fabulous with Judith Sherven and Jim Sniechowski

  Gloria talks to husband-and-wife psychology team Judith Sherven, PhD and Jim Sniechowski, PhD. In this educational and uplifting show, you’ll learn about why people hold themselves back from success, how this can contaminate all aspects of your life ...

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success - Fun, Fresh, Meaningful Sex with Dr. Trina Read

  Gloria talks to sexologist, Dr. Trina Read, the busy woman’s sex expert and a sought-after expert on couple’s sexuality. In this fun and educational show, you’ll learn about overcoming the good girl stigma and enjoying sex again. She’ll explain...

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success - Finding Happily Ever After with Karen Salmansohn

  Gloria talks to Karen Salmansohn, a New York Times best-selling author, relationship columnist and relationship expert. In this fun and educational show, you will learn to how to avoid bad relationship habits that lead to a Prince or Princess Harming a...

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success - Happy for No Reason with Marci Shimoff

  Gloria talks to Marci Shimoff, author of runaway bestseller, Happy for No Reason. In this life-changing show, you will learn how you can have more happiness in your life TODAY...with or without a relationship! You will also learn the connection between...

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success - The Ticking Clock Group with Joanna Andros and Tanya Chernova

  Gloria talks to founders of Courageous Living, Joanna Andros & Tanya Chernova. In this thought-provoking show, we will discuss your ticking clock and why it could be stopping you from attracting and keeping the relationship you desire. You’ll lea...

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success - Harness Your Sensuality with Patty Contenta

  Gloria talks to Patty Contenta, founder of the “Sensuality Secrets” seminars and author of Sensuality Secrets. In this insightful show, you’ll learn the tools you can harness to make you more attractive to men! Patty will teach you secrets that w...

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success - How to Create a FABULOUS Relationship Full of Pleasure and Fun with Regena Thomashauer (Mama Gena)

  Gloria talks to Regena Thomashauer, teacher, author, mother and pleasure researcher. In this exciting show, you’ll learn how to give men what they want and still get what YOU want and how to take control of the power in your relationships!

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success - Get a Great Girl with Michael Marks

  Gloria talks to Michael Marks, the author of Get a Great Girl. In this entertaining show, you’ll learn how Michael teaches men to meet and attract a woman for a meaningful relationship and how “Pick-Up Artists” and “Dating Gurus” harm men and...

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success - It's a Breakup, Not a Breakdown with Lisa Steadman

  Gloria talks to author and heartbreak reinvention coach Lisa Steadman about her book IT’S A BREAKUP, NOT A BREAKDOWN WORKBOOK: A 21-Day Action Plan To Plot Your Revenge, Spoil Yourself, And Find Out How Good Your Life Is Without Him. Lisa will show y...

• Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success - Thriving After Divorce with Carolyn Ellis

  Gloria talks to Carolyn Ellis, creator of the THRIVE Principles ™, success strategist and award-winning author of The 7 Pitfalls of Single Parenting. In this fascinating show, we will discuss the devastating emotional aftermath of divorce, Caro...