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Bella Gandhi
Bela Gandhi is a renowned dating coach and founder of Smart Dating Academy, a Chicago-based dating coaching and matchmaking firm known for zero divorces in 15+ years.
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Jun 4, 2026
Dating in Midlife…Oh My! | Bela Gandhi
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20:33Jonathan FieldsHOST
But, like, there's a voice inside so many people that say, like, "Isn't this supposed to be just more, more intuitive, more emotional, more soft, more alive with, with electricity?" Or is it a yes, and thing? [laughs]
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20:47Bella GandhiGUEST
I mean, if you look at divorce rates in this country, it's 40 to 50% of first marriages end in divorce, 67% of second marriages, 74% of third marriages.
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20:58Bella GandhiGUEST
So while love is an amazing thing that we all want, having a plan and a system to do it, it...
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21:08Bella GandhiGUEST
And this is part of the cultural messaging, right? We should just fall in love.
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21:12Bella GandhiGUEST
If we think about it, where else in the world do, is falling a good thing, right? And so there's a lot of messaging, like it should just be easy.
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