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  <title>Can Better Friendships Improve Your Dating Life? ft Shari Leid</title>
  <description>What if friendship is the real key to finding love? This week, Maria sits down with author and connection coach&amp;amp;nbsp;Shari Leid, who shares the unbelievable story of being found as a baby in a cardboard box and how that shaped her mission to fight loneliness and seek connection. After a recent divorce and cross-country move, Shari reveals how traveling to all 50 states to share meals with strangers led to her “Flip the Box” philosophy: turning isolation into connection. They break down her 3 connection power tools , plus real-life icebreakers that actually work at events!&amp;amp;nbsp; Then, they tackle a listener question from a 33-year-old in Chicago feeling left behind by married friends and give practical advice on building a new social circle from scratch! Check out her book  Table for 51: Lessons Learned from Sharing Meals Across America by Shari Leid today! support the show, support the sponsors! 👉 Go to https://OmahaSteaks.com and use promo code&amp;amp;nbsp;MATCHMAKER at checkout for $35 off. Minimum purchase may&amp;amp;nbsp;apply. ♥️JOIN MARIA’S COMMUNITY + SUBMIT A QUESTION ❓ Ready to date with intention? 💌 Join Maria’s Roundtable community or submit your own dating question: 👉&amp;amp;nbsp;https://www.matchmakermaria.com/askaquestion Use promo code&amp;amp;nbsp;ROUNDTABLE50&amp;amp;nbsp;for $50 off ✈️ TRAVEL WITH AGAPE ESCAPES Make new friends. Travel the world. ☀️ Check out upcoming trips:&amp;amp;nbsp;https://agapeescapes.com/ Use code&amp;amp;nbsp;ESCAPES150&amp;amp;nbsp;for $150 off early bird pricing. 📚 ORDER MARIA’S BOOK + FOLLOW ALONG ✨ Order Maria’s book 👉&amp;amp;nbsp;https://www.matchmakermaria.com/book 🎧 Subscribe to the podcast ⭐ Leave a 5-star review if you’re feeling lovable and likable 🌐 CONNECT WITH MARIA Everything:&amp;amp;nbsp;https://www.askamatchmaker.com/ Instagram:&amp;amp;nbsp;https://www.instagram.com/matchmakermaria TikTok:&amp;amp;nbsp;https://www.tiktok.com/@realmatchmakermaria Agape Match IG:&amp;amp;nbsp;https://www.instagram.com/agapematch/ Facebook:&amp;amp;nbsp;https://www.facebook.com/AgapeMatch Agape Match:&amp;amp;nbsp;https://agapematch.com/ 🎙️ CREDITS Producer: Venetia Geras https://www.venetiageras.com/ Studio: WTF Media Studios https://www.wtfmediastudios.com/home </description>
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