Ask a Matchmaker30 Jan 2024

Hard Launch My Husband with Iris Smyles

In this week's episode Iris finds love and marriage. In a whirlwind romance when two people are ready to have serious conversations so they can begin the rest of their lives together, Iris's story is one of hope and opportunity.

Iris Smyles is the author of the novels Iris Has Free Time (which Forbes called "an instant classic… a smart, funny, wise, and sometimes heartbreaking book about a slowly fizzling love affair with youth,"), Dating Tips for the Unemployed (a semi-finalist for the Thurber Prize for American Humor), and, most recently, Droll Tales ("Delightfully weird" - Splice Today). Her stories, essays, and poems have appeared in The Atlantic, The New Yorker, The New York Times, Vogue, Paris Review Daily, BOMB, The Baffler, and Best American Travel Writing among other publications. Born and raised in New York, she currently lives in Great Britain and Greece.

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Iris Smyles

Iris books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Books-Iris-Smyles/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3AIris+Smyles

Iris on IG: @irissmyles

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ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗 Ask a Matchmaker is your weekly go-to podcast for all things love and relationships. Hosted by fourth generation matchmaker and founder of Agape Match, Maria Avgitidis, Ask a Matchmaker gives you no-nonsense insight into dating, relationships, compatibility, and love. Maria and her weekly special guest answer questions to help you venture through the jungle that is modern love. Whether you're looking for someone or you're happily taken, Maria will keep you inspired to keep going down the path of love every week, and hopefully, gain a great tip or two to ignite the spark or keep the sparks flying!

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