Tag Archives: matchmaking
I know you are probably sad to see the sunny days and summer temperatures fade away, but in terms of dating, you should start getting very excited for fall.
Summer for a lot of people is all about finding a fling, looking for a hookup, and taking advantage of the nice weather to go out and meet as many different people as possible. Once fall comes however, a lot of daters change their tune. The colder temperatures send the brain a message to begin building a nest and preparing for the winter. Fall is a time when singles want to find that person that they are going to snuggle up with when it snows, to watch a movie with, and to maybe even take home for Thanksgiving dinner.
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Big news! For the first time ever, the Matchmaking Institute is heading to Europe! We will be holding a three-day live matchmaker training event in London on October 15th - 17th, 2014.
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If you've ever been a member of an online dating site, you know how hard it is to create a profile that accurately describes yourself and what you're looking for in a partner. That's why many people resort to using the same old one liners in their profiles-they're easy and since they've been used so many times, they must work-right? Wrong! Here are ten of the most common online dating cliches and why you should avoid them.
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It’s that time of year again! In just a few weeks love professionals from around the world will descend on New York City for the 2014 Matchmakers and Date Coaches Conference. This time of year is always so exciting and inspirational for me. I started the Matchmaking Institute over 11 years ago, and continue to be impressed by how far we have come and how wide our network now reaches. Read more
Hello my single girls and people who talk to them. Being single isn’t easy. Period. That’s a fact. I truly believe that everyone is put on this planet to find love. And when you haven’t found your special someone, it can be an icky feeling. What makes it worse is well-meaning people saying completely annoying things to you that make you feel even more single. In an effort to make life for single girls more tolerable and to stop you well-meaning coupled people from saying the wrong thing accidentally, I collected the top five most annoying things single girls are sick of hearing. Read more
Oh Los Angeles, sometimes I simply love you and sometimes I just can’t help but loathe you.
When I first set up camp in LA I made every effort to say I wasn’t of those “actors” or “models” hustling their way through the trenches of casting calls, auditions and headshots. I was an independent – free of the great big LA cattle call.
But even as I fought tooth and nail to stay clear of the “Hollywood” lifestyle- my dating life seemed to be mirroring just that.
Every date seemed to be just like a casting call and every suitor seemed like he could be the “ big break” relationship I was longing to score. Read more
