How to Find a Professional Matchmaker

Nowadays it's not always easy to meet attractive, interesting single people, especially for busy professionals. That's why more people are deciding to hire a professional matchmaker. It used to be that this was a choice of last resort, or a choice made by very religious people, but today it's becoming a much more mainstream way to meet that special someone.

Instructions

1. Make a list of your "niches." For instance, if you're a professional male, in your mid 30s, both of those are niches and there are professional matchmakers who have made each their specialty. If you have any particular hobbies or interests, a religion, or are in a very specific line of work and would like to meet others in your line of work (lawyers who want to meet lawyers, for instance), or are looking for a specific type of relationship (for instance, there are professional matchmakers who specialize in pairing up sugar daddies with twenty-year-olds), write it all down as a possible niche.

2. Because working with a matchmaker is relatively sensitive, you probably won't want to ask around, but if you do feel comfortable asking people you know if they know any great professionals, that can be a big help. otherwise, Google is your friend here. Type in the first niche on your list and "professional matchmaker." So, for instance, you might type "Entrepreneur professional matchmaker" into Google to find someone who specializes in working with entrepreneurs.

3. Screen prospective matchmakers carefully. Once you have several to choose from, contact each of them. Don't necessarily shy away from someone who charges top dollar--after all, it's hard to put a price on true love--but rather look for someone who takes a personal approach to the process and who has a lot of contacts. There are very high end professional matchmakers who work with only a handful of clients at once and screen prospective dates just like a traditional head hunter screens candidates for a job, and there are services that use computer matching instead of personal interaction--both can be successful depending on your criteria and your time available for dating.

4. Give your dates a chance! Remember, you never know who's going to know your Mr/Ms Right, so always be polite and yourself--that's the surest way to make a good, lasting impression. But, also go back to your professional matchmaker and give plenty of feedback. If they've fixed you up with people who are very clearly wrong for you, make sure to be specific about what's wrong so they can adapt their approach and make better choices for you. So, don't hold a bad match against the date while you're on the date, but *do* bring it up with the matchmaking company after the date.

Tips & Warnings

• Good luck! By being proactive and meeting people, you

• will

• meet that special someone. Working with a professional matchmaker can help you meet people you otherwise wouldn't have and can also shorten the time it takes to find your soulmate.