Dinner at Thirty-Four

Dating in your thirties, honestly, from Dubai

Mariam Al Suwaidi2 episodes2 min of audio38 playsEpisodic

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S1 · E2Mar 29, 20260:5123 plays Preview

He Is Only Here for Two Years

Half of Dubai is on a contract that ends. Mariam and Reem talk about dating people who will leave, the expiry-date conversation, and whether a good two years can be worth it.

S1 · E1Feb 19, 20260:5115 plays Members

The Second-Date Question I Now Ask First

Mariam explains why she asks about money, kids and family on the first date now, and Reem argues it scares people off. A listener in Abu Dhabi tests it on a Thursday.

About the show

Mariam Al Suwaidi is 34, single, and tired of being told it is a numbers game. Dinner at Thirty-Four is a weekly two-host conversation with her friend Reem about dating when you have a mortgage, a therapist, a mother with opinions and no patience left for games. They talk about apps in a city where everyone is from somewhere else, dating as an Emirati woman with family expectations, dating after divorce, the first-date questions that actually matter, and the quiet relief of saying no early. Episodes run 35 to 45 minutes and come out every Wednesday, usually built around one listener voice note and one thing that happened to one of them that week. It is for anyone over thirty who is still looking, has stopped looking, or is not sure which. No rules, no scripts, no coach voice, just two women comparing notes over dinner and being honest about what they want.

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