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Personal matchmakers certainly aren’t the only way to find a mate. Dating websites remain popular, and there are national matchmaking services such as It’s Just Lunch.
But several factors could be contributing to personal matchmakers’ popularity, said Lisa Clampitt, who co-founded The Matchmaking Institute.
Higher divorce rates mean more people are single. Newly divorced people might feel like they need coaching after being out of the dating scene for several years. And some people tire of the bar scene and online dating and want more personal help, she said.
It’s Just Lunch asked more than 4,300 U.S. single men and women a series of questions regarding how they view dating issues related to work.
Forty-five percent of women said they like to talk about work to start a conversation on a date, compared with 30 percent of men.
Fifty-five percent of men said business discussion was interesting from time to time, but they preferred to discuss other things, while 11 percent of men and 7 percent of women said when work day was over, they preferred to forget about it and talk about anything else.
The survey also found: women preferred to date a business executive; men preferred a medical professional; more women preferred to not date someone who works in their office; women were less likely to date a client and the ideal first date was a drink after work.
Every matchmaking service caters to a certain demographic and deals with different levels of relationship needs. Most of them do their own personal vetting of potential partners through questionnaires and in-person interviews. After getting to know more about the client, the matchmaker then weeds through their database of members seeking partners and find ones that have similar needs, wants, and goals.
“Through this process, we discover the key characteristics that our clients are looking for in a match,” says Irene LaCota, Spokesperson for It’s Just Lunch International. “We introduce them to other like-minded singles in a casual, low-pressure setting where they can talk face-to-face, which we believe is the only way you can truly get to know someone. After we select a match, we’ll describe the person and confirm a convenient time and place to meet. All are clients have to do is show up and have fun meeting someone new.”
