Kismet: Real love stories of serendipity, cosmic timing, and meeting “the one”

Their circles orbited for years. Diana Krach attended the same church as her future husband, and they went to rival high schools in the same town. They shared mutual friends. Went to the same concerts. He was the guy she'd heard about for years; she even knew an acquaintance who'd dated him. Yet inexplicably, they'd never met; she had no idea what he even looked like. Her friend tried several times to introduce them over nearly a decade, convinced they’d be great friends, but it never quite panned out... until it did.

This is Diana’s stor...

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Pamela's Kismet Story: Finding Love After 50

Pamela had hit rock bottom. In her 50s, she'd survived childhood neglect, spousal abuse, and a life that never seemed to go her way. With her children grown and a career path that no longer fit, she was left alone in the depths of a depression that seemed to have no bottom. 

In a last effort to forge a new path, she took a leap of faith. She moved a...

In this episode, I share my Top 5 Lessons I've learned this year from my Kismet guests who’ve met The One. I also reveal how I’m applying these lessons to my own dating journey. This episode is packed with practical and powerful dating tips from real life couples to help you on your journey to finding true love!

00:00 - Intro / Why I've Realized I'm Single

04:00 - Lesson #5

05:24 - Lesson #4

08:04 - Lesson #3

10:31 - Lesson #2

13:25 - Lesson #1

15:20 - How I'm applying the lessons to m...

A chance meeting on a sailboat in the Whitsunday Islands brought Jenny and Darryl into each other's lives. They were from different continents, and both were committed to other people. During their time in Australia, they got to know each other's friends and families, and their bond grew stronger. Jenny even invited Darryl and his wife to her wedding. For years, they kept in touch via Facebook updates and occasional texts. 

And then, they were both single. They remained friends, though they still didn't live in the same country...until the Matrix glitched, and everything changed. 
Duration: 00:35:53

Their story was a decade in the making, and filled with all of the synchronicities one could want for a love story. An OkCupid match in 2010 that never resulted in a date. Years later, a random dinner party for mutual friends they didn't know they had -- weeks before she was to marry someone else. They went to the same bookstore every week. Attended the same concerts. For 10 years, they orbited each other... before the Universe dropped him in her life for good. This is Gabi's story of missed connections and the Universe's perfect timing.

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Flora Quinby was on a journey of self-discovery.

Flora Quinby, a Rocket Scientist who "loved planning her life out,” was devastated when her world blew up in her face. Her husband had just walked out on her without warning, and suddenly the life she'd planned evaporated. On her path of self-discovery, she decided to make the move from California to Florida, and eventually decided to quit her job at Space-X and focus on building her own company. 

Just as she was getting comfortable in her new home, a chance encounter on a dating app...

Pamela was in no position to fall in love.  Fresh out of a traumatic breakup, her goals in the Dominican Republic were to 1.) win her ex back and 2.) flirt with tall, dark, and handsome locals. Falling for a coworker-- one she met three times before realizing who he was-- wasn't part of the plan. He was a ginger. He hated musicals. They were total opposites. David wasn’t her type, and she was too heartbroken to care. 

However, sometimes love arrives in the most unexpected packages and at the most inconvenient times.  This is Pamela's story of wavin...

Devon, UK had always felt like home, though Julia never quite understood why. Every year, she made a pilgrimage from her home in Boston to the English countryside.

On one such trip, a friend of a friend who she’d never met reached out to her on Instagram. It was her last night in Devon, and she already had plans. But, a late-night drunk dial led to the ride that would change both of their lives forever.

This is Julia’s long-distance Kismet love story.

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Rose had been single for seven years. As a woman in her late 40s, she'd shifted her focus from men and to being her best, independent self. She certainly wasn't looking for love the day she took herself out for a solo Valentine's Dinner Date atop one of the most scenic restaurants in the Tetons.

In a story that could be basis for a romantic comedy, Rose shares how a series of comical mishaps led her to meet her person while waiting for the bus on the day dedicated to love. 

Special thanks to Rose Ca...

It was written in the skies.

Julieta's love story begins when she encounters a handsome stranger twice in a single week, on separate flights, to-and-from different cities. As the two lock eyes and begin to speak, they discover they live just down the street from each other. Julieta's story of fate and synchroncities is just the beginning, as she shares how they continue to grow and care for their love during challenging times. She opens up about postpartum depression and facing her own toxic patterns, and using Human Design as a tool to understand her partner-- and...

India shares her powerful story of healing from abusive relationships, embracing and celebrating her queer identity, and learning to trust her gut — and her friends, who had been hyping Alana for a year. When they finally meet, sparks fly, but the timing isn’t right — and India lives across the country. Still, the universe keeps pulling them together through a series of cosmic coincidences: a death at a wedding, a bucket-list race, and a series of matchmakers— some of whom are complete strangers. Through it all, the message is the same: Just Say Yes. This is a story of...

Meghann Dawson shares her transformative journey from trauma to manifesting the love of her life. Through therapy and deep self-exploration, Meghann identified her toxic patterns and learned to clarify what she truly wanted in love. 

Just hours after writing her love intention, her future partner reached out with a bold and unexpected proposition. Because she had just told the universe what she was ready, she felt empowered to say yes to the spontaneous adventure that changed her life. What followed was a beautiful unfolding of connection, growth, and a relationship rooted in alignment.

Her story i...

Tony wasn’t looking for love—he was just on Twitter for the jokes. But a witty tweet caught his eye, sparking a connection from over 2,000 miles away. This is a modern love story about algorithms, timing, and the bourbon-fueled DM that changed everything.

Featuring a Twitter-born romance that defies distance and expectations, this episode explores how being open to connection in the most unexpected places can change your life — and maybe even lead to love.

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Introducing Kismet: Real stories about finding true love in unexpected places.

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