Do You Consider Yourself to be Good Looking? When I meet with a client I typically discuss with them the looks of the person they are seeking.  What are they attracted to?  Do they have a particular type?  I like to get an idea of what they will find attractive.  However, I am constantly amazed by people's vision of their match in comparison to their vision of themselves. Take a Look Around. The next time you go out, look at the couples you see.  I mean really look at them!  How do they compare to each other?  In my experience, most couples are…

Relationship Books - Advice Galore. There are a lot of relationship books out there these days to help both men and women find that perfect someone. To name just a few: 10 Rules to Finding a Mate How to Find a Husband How to find Mr. or Ms. Right Bewitch a Man: How to Find Him and Keep Him Under Your Spell Find Them, Keep Them, Marry Them You get the idea; there are a lot of books out there!  What these books teach you is obvious from…

Should you look for someone just like you? I recently read an article (Denver Post 9/2/08) interviewing Keith Swain, a couples therapist, and some other relationship experts. The article focused on one theory of a good match. It's a question I get all the time, "how do you match people?" Well, Keith suggests that you look for someone a little different from you. But there is a lot of disagreement on all sides. Some excerpts Keith has some key points to make. His theory is that some people are alpha, meaning they focus on careers, finances, success,…

At the International Matchmaker's Conference held in September of 2007 and hosted by the Matchmaking Institute, Mark Brooks of Online Personals Watch enlightened us with some great statistics in the world of Matchmaking and online dating. Check out some of the statistics below. Did you know: There are only 1500 matchmakers in the U.S.today. eHarmony's survey to get started has 436 questions! Match.com and eHarmony rank 4th and 5th respectively among the top 15 U.S. online dating sites. (What are 1, 2 & 3 you ask? SinglesNet, PlentyofFish and Yahoo).…

During the 2007 International Matchmaker's Conference held in NYC, I was able to speak with nationally recognized matchmaker, Patti Novak. If you haven't seen her television show "Confessions of a Matchmaker" on A&E you should check it out!Patti is a tough, "say it as she see's it" sort of gal! The style works for her and she has great success with her clients.  For me, well I'm just not so blunt, if you'd like me to be let me know, I'm happy to oblige!  Check out Patti's show and then if I ever give you feedback you aren't thrilled to hear let…

This depends on how you define success.  Since not all of our clients want to get married, we can't define success by the number of marriages.  So we define success as being in a 12 month or longer relationship with someone we introduce you to.  Based on our definition, 85% of our men end up in a successful relationship. While we don't require marriage, we do have many of them.  Our first 2008 wedding will be happening in May!