Matchmaking Services: LOCAL DATING SERVICE BREAKS HEARTS, WALLETS
DESPITE FEES IN THE THOUSANDS, LONELY HEARTS OFTEN STAY LONELY
Kailen Andrews says she will try to find your soul mate.Hundreds of Twin Cities singles have paid up to $5,000 apiece, hoping she will succeed. But several say they got absolutely nothing for their money - not one date.Andrews, 33, who says she is "fascinated with people and psychology," dissolved her dating service catering to high-paid executives after problems, including 12 lawsuits, became overwhelming last year.Now she's back in business...
Matchmaking Services: American Bachelors Go Looking for Love in Moscow
Marc Hasara, an American bachelor determined to find a wife, is giddy with anticipation. Running on adrenaline, he has barely slept for days, knowing he's about to meet the Russian woman he intends to marry.Though he's never set eyes on Tanya, his prospective bride, he's brimming with confidence based on the barrage of letters, photos and phone calls they've exchanged since connecting through an American-Russian matchmaking service....
Matchmaking Services: TO RUSSIA WITH LOVE,
AMERICAN MEN SEEK MATES IN FORMER SOVIET UNION
Marc Hasara, an American bachelor determined to find a wife, is giddy with anticipation. Running on adrenaline, he has barely slept for days, knowing he's about to meet the Russian woman he intends to marry.Though he's never set eyes on Tanya, his prospective bride, he's brimming with confidence based on the barrage of letters, photos and phone calls they've exchanged since connecting through an American-Russian matchmaking service....
Matchmaking Services: Pros can help pick the restaurant
Many blind dates take place at a restaurant. The couple meets for the first time either for a meal or for drinks. But according to several St. Louis-area matchmaking services, some restaurants -- and their wait staff -- are better suited than others at handling these dates. Jennifer Hultz, a manager for the local office of Great Expectations, likes places that are intimate and fun, where the dinner itself can provoke a conversation. She often suggests the Melting Pot in University City where...
Matchmaking Services: Matchmakers logging on for lonely college students
They might not want to admit it. But even when surrounded by hundreds of potential dates - in their classes, at parties or just walking around campus - many college students have a hard time finding love.That fact, coupled with their Internet savvy, is making students a natural market for a growing number of high-tech cupids who are providing online matchmaking services aimed at the college crowd. Some, such as the newly launched CollegeLuv.com, were started by companies that already run...
