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Wendy Newman

Media-Celebrated Author, Dating, Sex & Relationship Expert

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Wendy Newman in 84 words

Wendy Newman is a media-celebrated author, and a dating, sex and relationship expert who’s led hundreds of workshops and revolutionized the lives of over 70,000+ women internationally.

Her book, 121 First Dates: How to Succeed at Online Dating, Fall in Love and Live Happily Ever After (Really!) is part juicy tell-all, part anti-rules dating guide. It’s been optioned for a television series and is getting love from The Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Self, Huffington Post, Access Hollywood and more.

Wendy Newman in 100 words

Wendy Newman is a media-celebrated author, and a dating, sex and relationship expert who’s led hundreds of workshops and revolutionized the lives of over 70,000+ women internationally.

She’s a compassionate fellow dater who navigated through 121 first dates to meet her mate, Dave.

Her book, 121 First Dates: How to Succeed at Online Dating, Fall in Love and Live Happily Ever After (Really!) is part juicy tell-all, part anti-rules dating guide. It’s been optioned for a television series and is getting love from The Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Self, Huffington Post, Access Hollywood and more.

Wendy Newman in 157 words

Wendy Newman is a media-celebrated author, and a dating, sex and relationship expert who’s led hundreds of workshops and revolutionized the lives of over 70,000+ women internationally. She guides women to understand men, dating, sex, and partnership of all kinds.

Since 2002, Wendy has interviewed thousands of men on relationships, love, dating, intimacy, sex, and the opposite sex. She’s conducted polls, had one-on-one discussions, and hosted over hundred male speaker panels for these topics.

Wendy is a compassionate fellow dater who navigated her way through 120 first dates before meeting her mate, Dave, lucky #121. They live happily ever after (really!)

Her book, 121 First Dates: How to Succeed at Online Dating, Fall in Love and Live Happily Ever After (Really!) is part juicy tell-all, part anti-rules dating guide. It’s been optioned for a television series and is getting love from The Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Self, Huffington Post, Access Hollywood and more.

Wendy Newman's Full Bio

Wendy Newman is a media-celebrated author, and a dating, sex and relationship expert who’s led hundreds of workshops and revolutionized the lives of over 70,000+ women internationally. She guides women to understand men, dating, sex, and partnership of all kinds. She celebrates those emboldened to live their truth and is an advocate for LGBTQ rights, open relationships, polyamory, and alternative lifestyles.

Since 2002, Wendy has interviewed thousands of men on relationships, love, dating, intimacy, sex, and the opposite sex. She’s conducted polls, had one-on-one discussions, and hosted over hundred male speaker panels for these topics.

Wendy is a compassionate fellow dater who navigated her way through 120 first dates before meeting her mate, Dave, lucky #121. They live happily ever after (really!)

Her book, 121 First Dates: How to Succeed at Online Dating, Fall in Love and Live Happily Ever After (Really!) is part juicy tell-all, part anti-rules dating guide. It’s been optioned for a television series.

Committed to communication and to people being heard and understood, Wendy pursued her higher education at Vista College in Berkeley with a certificate in American Sign Language and Deaf Culture Studies.

She was a senior workshop leader and workshop leader trainer for Alison Armstrong. She led two PAX programs for over a decade worldwide. What she learned with PAX and from interviewing men from 2002 – 2017 is a part of her foundation and is part of what makes her who she is today. 

You can find Wendy’s articles, features, interviews and expert advice on WendySpeaks.com and through the following media outlets: Access Hollywood, The Wall Street Journal, U.S. News, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, The Daily Telegraph (Australia), Meetic (France), Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Redbook, Self, Huffington Post, Men’s Health, Men’s Journal, Elle (Canada), Honey (Australia), Salon, Your Tango, Refinery 29, Ask Men, Thought Catalog, Brit + Co, She Knows, Bustle and more.

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121 First Dates in 67 words

Optioned or a television series, and praised by The Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, Glamour, Self, Huffington Post, Access Hollywood and so many more — 121 First Dates is part anti-rules guidebook, part titillating tell-all chronicling the often hilarious, always heartfelt, sometimes mortifying 121 first dates Wendy went on to find her perfect match. This book is the best friend a single girl could have.

121 First Dates in 115 words

Optioned or a television series, and praised by The Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, Glamour, Self, Huffington Post, Access Hollywood and so many more — 121 First Dates is part anti-rules guidebook, part titillating tell-all, and the best friend every single girl will be happy to have.

Chronicling the often hilarious, always heartfelt, sometimes mortifying 121 first dates she went on to find her perfect match, Wendy has made every imaginable dating mistake out there — so you don’t have to.

Busting dating myths, answers age-old questions, and examining the pitfalls that make you want to give up on dating altogether, Wendy offers you a treasure trove of best practices to help navigate dating.

121 First Dates full bio here

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