Frustrated with dating? Married and facing slightly different challenges? Join Sandy and Liz for a PODCAST about being SINGLE and MARRIED in LOS ANGELES and the unique challenges that each situation has brought and continues to bring! Listen, Follow, and Subscribe Now for New Episodes! Find us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram: @singlemarriedla Episode 8 Summary: 2:45 - Sandy and Liz welcome their fun and hilarious single friend Maria to join today's podcast! How will she describe her dating life? Blast from the Past! 4:28 - Liz shares her first kiss story and the lack of consent, which her mom made sure her elementary school rectified!6:43 - Maria shares her first kiss story with "Ninja Turtle Dude" and their grade school romance. 9:45 - Sandy shares her COVID-era date that was setup by Buzzfeed and Bumble... and all the vaping, stand-up comedy, and TMI that came with it. Hot off the Press! 15:48 - Liz chats about her and Golden Man's considerations in buying a house... and whether they have the pioneer skills (!!!) to build their own.19:55 - Sandy and Maria share their recent experience SPEED DATING in Los Angeles! They share the "smiley face ranking system", what the dating pool was like, and their approach.20:55 - Sandy talks about a text exchange with one of the speed daters... and how he took the conversation too far.24:37 - Maria, Sandy, and Liz discuss ghosting and whether they are pro-ghosters or anti-ghosters.26:26 - Maria shares her follow-up experience on a date with one of the speed daters... which starts out intriguing and then goes off the rails, eventually into "I have a proposal for you..."36:45 - Sandy, Maria, and Liz reflect on guys paying for speed dating when they're not looking for something long-term.44:40 - Maria shares if she would speed date again... or not. Never Have I Ever! 47:27 - Maria, Sandy, and Liz play "Never Have I Ever" and discuss dating older men, trying to sneak into pretentious night clubs, and having a car breakdown during a makeout sesh.