Dating That Leads to Marriage: What Actually Works

Professional matchmaker Cristina Pineda joins Trending with Timmerie:

Episode Guide

  • Navigating a breakup because things went too far and too fast. (0:46)
  • 10 ways to set your marriage up for success by how you date (18:37)
  • What do you do when you were broken up with due to a lack of premarital sex? (33:28)
  • Engaged? How to navigate time together & stay chaste (34:13)
  • How is courtship different from dating and should we be doing this instead? (36:30)
  • St. Paphnutius & the precious blood of Jesus Christ (41:00)

Resources mentioned:

Episode – She didn’t get married until her 40’s after being told she could have it all

https://relevantradio.com/2026/03/how-to-stop-having-sex-you-dont-want/

Cristina Conti

http://matchmakercristinaconti.com

PDF “Devotion to the Precious Blood of Jesus”

https://tanbooks.com/content/2199_Preview.pdf

Hardcopy of “Devotion to the Precious Blood of Jesus”

https://tanbooks.com/products/books/devotion-to-the-precious-blood/?gc_id=17487855346&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=17487873334&gbraid=0AAAAADyykAy95wTXue_Bbs4kGcggmho3j&gclid=CjwKCAjw687NBhB4EiwAQ645dvS_twW3OBgg_rSoyOarHJJtTkyuIAmmKsxJcuKCpnvgvkhNaKwWFxoCY6YQAvD_BwE

Timmerie works as a radio host and Catholic speaker educating in areas of theology and is an expert at responding to current trends of sexuality, feminism, and gender ideology. She hosts Trending with Timmerie on Relevant Radio. She holds a Masters Degree in Biblical Theology and Bachelor’s Degree in Communications Media with an emphasis in the New Evangelization from John Paul the Great Catholic University.