Living My Midwest Life

All the #onlinedating things in this week’s episode! It is just Andrea this week with her husband, Sean, to talk about how they met online and their experiences before they met each other. Sean was living in Minneapolis at the time, so he gives a ‘bigger city’ perspective to online dating. Andrea discusses the various dating apps and who is on each of them. Together, they debate what makes a good profile and what to say to make the best first impression. Huge shoutout to @bumble for connecting them.  Special thanks to @jakeblowco for all the pictures and hair and makeup. Look for them on an upcoming episode and stay tuned for new episodes every Tuesday. Don’t forget to subscribe and follow us @livingmymidwestlife  #dating #online #onlinedating #bumble #tinder #hinge #eharmony #match #single #dating #liveyourbestlife #livingmybestlife #livingmymidwestlife 

Rejection. UGH! Ashley opens up about her experiences over the past year on the dating scene. We talk about what it’s like to be rejected and to do the rejecting; both suck. It also sucks to be alone, but it can be the best thing to do for yourself before moving forward and Andrea talks about her experience with this. While both of us are (and were) bad with this advice, you have to be done when it’s over and not leave the door cracked open. This is more of a raw one, but a great one!  PLUS an update on flip phone guy AND a special guest for our dating version of Would You Rather.  #dating #relationships #rejection #breakups #loneliness #youdoyou #liveyourbestlife #livingmybestlife #livingmymidwestlife 

Back to dating and relationships this week with our guest, Will Powell. He’s a true globetrotter so we pick his brain on dating while traveling the world to build his business, The Podyum (@thepodyum). Will explains his experiences of being upfront and transparent early on in a relationship and gives some great advice on when to (and not to) text. Also, we pick his brain on when to cut it off with a guy, bad date stories, and what he thinks makes a woman attractive. You won’t want to miss this one!  Follow us @livingmymidwestlife and stay tuned for new episodes every Tuesday! #dating #relationships #longdistancerelationships #onlinedating #midwest #lifestyle #livingmybestlife

This week we catch up on Ashley's marathon training and Andrea's trip to St. John, which included finishing her scuba diving certification, and we have a great chat with our first male guest. We are so excited to have Seth Daughters, Head Strength & Conditioning Coach at OI Performance, join us! We cover a lot of topics including strength training; how to get started, the misconceptions of strength training for women, and the structure of strength classes he programs and coaches. We also chat about setting realistic fitness and nutrition goals so you can really achieve them! Plus, an update on flip phone guy and a hilarious game of Would You Rather: Fitness Edition.  Follow Seth @sethdaughters OI Weekly Newsletters can be found through their Instagram @oiperformance  Andrea did her open water dives with Low Key Watersports in Cruz Bay, St. John, USVI. Follow them at @divelowkey - they are the best! Follow us @livingmymidwestlife and stay tuned for new episodes every Tuesday!

We welcome our first guest, Sam Gacke, to the podcast to talk all things small town dating; matching with the same people on multiple apps, knowing about them already, and running into all the guys you’re talking to in one place. We discuss the do’s and don’ts of first dates and how to break the ice with guys. Also, an update on flip phone guy from episode 1! Be sure to check out new episodes every Tuesday and don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review!  #midwestlifestyle #dating #relationships #smalltown #minneapolis #lakecalhoun #firstdate

Fitness is a huge part of both of our lives and we wanted to kick off the fitness talk with our backgrounds, because they are very different. Ashley was a couch potato, Andrea was a Division I college track athlete. We both have different interests and philosophies on fitness, but that's what has bonded us together and we want to share our experiences with you! Plus we play our first Would You Rather: Fitness Edition. Don't forget to follow us @livingmymidwestlife and look for new episodes every Tuesday!

This week we catch up on Ashley's dating life, which has been quite interesting! We discuss texting relationships (how have we both experienced this?!) and laugh about how one guy survives the 21st century with a flip phone. Ashley also updates us on a potential love interest who will be returning from abroad in April.  Catch new episodes every Tuesday and don't forget to follow us @livingmymidwestlife  #relationships #midwest #lifestyle #dating #single