Matchmaking

5 Tips for Beating First Date Jitters

Imagine you are getting ready for a first date. If you’re like most people, you are already running through every possible scenario in your head. Everything from the possibility of falling in love at first sight, to the more nerve-inducing possibility of awkward silences over the dinner table. If you’re one of the many people in this world looking for love,…

A Dating Renaissance in the Digital Age

People Over Profiles, Every Time Phone swipes and rapid appraisals of cookie cutter profiles diminish what could be an artful approach to dating. More than ever, we need “real life cupids.” Boutique services for successful professionals seeking more than the next quick fling. We’re living in the heart of the digital age now. Everything is quicker and more impersonal, with convenience…

What is the difference between a dating app and a matchmaker?

What is the difference between a dating app and a matchmaker?

  With the advent of dating apps, people are struggling to form long-term, meaningful, romantic connections. Enter the matchmaker. Apps, Apps, Apps From OkCupid to Tinder, you can supposedly find love with just a few clicks. With the recent advances in technology, our society is increasingly relying on the Internet to form our romantic connections. Unfortunately, these ties frequently fizzle out.…

What Men Really Want? You May Already Have the Answer

Sage Advice For The First Date The age-old question. The timeless enigma. The ultimate, unanswered riddle. What do men really want? No, it’s not as it simple as it seems. C’mon. Get your mind outta the gutter! The short answer is that every man wants something different. However, we are not here to psychoanalyze. You can look up Freud if that’s your…

Moving Onward and Upward: What To Do After a Breakup

Here’s The Truth Breaking up ain’t easy. Sometimes folks try to be friends afterward, acknowledging a breakup is the best thing for both parties. It could also be a less peaceable dissolution. Either way, the right steps to take in the aftermath are never clear-cut and are always subject to circumstance. Cohabitation, a shared pet, mutual friends, and an altered…

Who uses a matchmaker?

“Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make Me A….” What image does the word “matchmaker” conjure up? Whatever it may be, it’s time you learn the truth. In New York City, dating is a complicated game. People must navigate dozens of websites, apps, profiles, likes, messages, let’s-grab-a-drink’s. Of course, there is still the old-fashioned way, the way my grandparents met. A man sees a…

Why use a matchmaker?

It never ends. In the eight minute subway ride, as your signal faded out, you’ve gotten four emails from your job, three Facebook invitations, two text messages, a flurry of news blurbs, Instagram madnesses, and the seven articles you’ve been meaning to read — queued away in Pocket. There are fires to put out at work, proposals to write, phone…