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A new study says waiting may not be the best way to avoid divorce while getting married to young could also up the odds of splitting. The prime time for marriage, statistically speaking anyway, is between 28 and 32.  With Thanksgiving approaching our hosts discuss the best way to handle tough relationship questions from your family. Allison shares her, let’s say “interesting approach” to telling people about her divorce.  Our three hosts also share the best and worst gifts they’ve […]

It doesn’t take long for a conversation about sex and sleeping to get uncomfortable.  Yet our hosts persist and somehow start talking about waking up to giant dolls.  On the topic of sleeping, regardless of how old you are if you are not married do you sleep in the same bed when visiting your parents? Erik tells a story about an ex’s father who introduced himself with a cup of coffee, a smoke and nod.  Tom shares what would make […]

After taking a week off Single, Married, Divorced begins a new season of relationship talk with an exit interview.  Not their exit interview but one a Twitter user sent to people she dated both casually and seriously. Tom tells us he likes to take baths.  We’ll just leave it at that.  Allison shares how a friend and her husband made a deal to have sex everyday for year!   SMD also talks STDs. http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3563728/3563728_2018-11-05-092228.64kmono.mp3 Poll Question: The exit interview. Question 1: […]

The poll question this week takes Allison on a journey back to the dark days of her divorce but there is a reason she says she’s, “happily divorced.”  She also reveals another sign her marriage probably shouldn’t have happened in the first place.  Tom breaks down why he thinks women are happiest when a marriage goes south.  Erik presses Allison on her dating since her divorce and reveals an interesting breaking point. http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3558362/3558362_2018-10-19-115102.64kmono.mp3 Poll Question:Who’s happier when a marriage ends? […]

This week’s show is packed full of fun.  The SMD hosts try and figure out  if finding the right scent is key to finding the right mate.  Allison shares a story about a woman who doesn’t wear deodorant for love.  The conversation quickly devolves into who was the “smelly kid” growing up.  Tom and Erik agree on the absolute wrong way to end a relationship which leads Allison to do a little soul searching.  Allison also thinks she’s diagnosed Erik’s […]

This week our team tries to figure out why more women are turning their backs on the usual dating apps and opting for one that matches them with a “Sugar Daddy.”  Our three hosts first define what a sugar daddy is and ask if there are different levels of sugar “daddiness?”  Tom asked the question on everyone’s minds-When it comes to a Sugar Daddy must sex be part of the transaction?   Allison tells us about a friend who was […]

A study published in the New York Post reports loneliness is harder on your body than obesity.  Erik tells us about his most lonely birthday.  Tom tells us how happy he is to have the house to himself…for a while anyway. Allison never had a chance to get lonely because she has never lived alone.  Ever! Allison and Tom also come up with a dating scenario that puts Erik between two young women.   http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3551954/3551954_2018-10-01-081754.128.mp3   Poll Question: What’s worse for […]

This week the Single, Married, Divorced team discusses a New York Times story that says women hit their peak in their teens while men are more middle aged.  A view that Allison doesn’t agree with. She also shares a story about a man who is… well, let’s just say several years older than she is that her parents tried to set her up with. Tom and Erik respond to accusations they are “mean” to Allison.   Poll Question: When it comes […]

Single, Married, Divorced welcomes its second guest this week.  The Reverend Tony Talavera has married more than 17,000 couples.  He knows a thing or two about spotting love and which couples will make it and which ones won’t.  He also passes along some solid advice for couples from his years of experience at The French Quarter Wedding Chapel in New Orleans.  The SMD team also takes a look at dating out of your league and Allison shares another example of […]

In episode 17 of Single, Married, Divorced our team takes a hard look at social media and what it can do to a marriage.  Allison tells us how an old school friend wound up divorced then married again to an old fling.  They also discuss emotional vs. physical cheating.  Allison says to come find her if you think emotional cheating is worse.  Tom shares how one of  his friends unknowingly went out with an stripper and Erik is blindsided by […]

This week the Single, Married, Divorced hosts take a look at what kids can do to a marriage.  Allison and Tom trade ideas on how to avoid the pitfalls of becoming business partners instead of loving partners.  Allison tells us how her group blind date went and when and if they may get together again.  Erik’s mom thinks she has found a nice young woman for him and Allison’s mother thinks she’s got a potential match for her. http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3540364/3540364_2018-08-27-202604.64kmono.mp3 Poll […]

Single, Married, Divorced welcomes its first special co-host this week.  Chicago comedian Pat McGann sits in on the fun and keeps the crew rolling.  McGann, preforms around Chicagoland and nationally.   Between jokes he gives us his ideas on creative dates and takes aim at a USA Today study that lists what men and women want in relationships.  Erik tells us about his first “couples Christmas card.”  While Tom shares a dating story that involved the woman’s mother and a fire […]

This week the SMD crew takes a look at what costs more, dating on-line or the old fashion way.  They also discuss if there is such as thing as too much for a first date. Allison has a group date that has the guys a little confused.  Plus we get a little insight on who’s hot and who’s not from Allison’s past. Tom tells us about going out with a purpose.   Meanwhile Erik thinks about getting off the dating apps. […]

This week our crew checks out the researcher on who is more likely to stay together, those who meet on or off-line.  Tom informs us, “the show” of a relationship will always comes to end.  Allison wants to hold hands with her co-hosts after Tom and Erik can’t find common ground on our first question. Luckily they all agree “The Fade Away,”  is the only way to go. http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3535310/3535310_2018-08-12-062010.64kmono.mp3 Poll Question: What are the odds? Question 1: Keep it together […]

This week our crew takes an in depth look at drinking and dating and how important or not important it could be.  Allison’s dating apps are activated but is she actually using them?   Erik tells us about a serious mistake in this week’s dating app story and Tom tells us who’s responsible for a break-up when it comes to the big marriage question. http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3533246/3533246_2018-08-06-091946.64kmono.mp3 Poll Question: Who gets the dates, drinkers or non-drinkers? Question 1: The breadwinner-does it matter anymore? […]

In this week’s episode of Single, Married, Divorced our hosts discuss if it’s healthy to argue in a relationship and whether it is smart to start a fight to show you care.  Tom tells us about a guy who goes on a first date at a mattress store.  We also catch up with Allison on her app dating.  Erik and Allison  finally get to tell Tom why he’s wrong  but do they change his mind? http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3530813/3530813_2018-07-30-095113.64kmono.mp3 Poll Question: Do divorced […]

This week the Single, Married, Divorced crew discusses love vs. lust at first sight.  Also, the people have spoken. Following last week’s poll, Allison has downloaded three dating apps but has she activated them? Tom drops some more married guy knowledge on us that love is hard and we may have discovered one reason why Erik hasn’t walked down the aisle.   http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3527693/3527693_2018-07-20-040333.64kmono.mp3   Poll Question: Love at first sight.  Is that for real? Question 1: Debit and destination weddings. App […]

After reading a Wall Street Journal article the SMD team discusses its findings that more and more people are waiting to get married.   Is marriage as we know it becoming outdated?   Allison continues down the path of signing up for a dating app and we learn why and how she became divorced.  Tom talks about team dating and Erik tells us what he expects his marriage (if it ever happens) to be like. http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3525468/3525468_2018-07-13-092208.64kmono.mp3 Poll Question: More 25 to 34-year-olds are unmarried now […]

Breaking News: More people are meeting on-line than ever before. What does that mean for people trying to meet off-line?  The SMD crew takes issue with lying on dating profiles as Allison gets closer and closer to taking the plunge into app dating.  Some app pick-up lines get nothing but groans from our hosts and Tom lays down some solid marriage knowledge for those single folks. http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3523603/3523603_2018-07-07-132303.64kmono.mp3 Poll Question: Where do most singles meet? Question 1: Is lying on a […]

This week the SMD crew takes dating off-line and old school. Who should be making the first move? Allison shares a bizarre dating request that blows the guys minds and Tom tells us how he moved in on a woman only to be told to move on.  Our team also discusses what happens when the bill comes on a first few dates. Poll Question: A majority of men say they want women to make the first move. Q1: Who pays on a date?  […]