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Matchmakers’ Insider Secrets
Internet dating not doing the trick? Try a professional matchmaker.
by Marnie Hanel
It may not be as strange as it sounds to outsource your love life. As Janis Spindel, a New York City matchmaker, puts it, “It’s perfectly acceptable to hire professionals to do something better than you could do it yourself—even find a mate.”
Beyond this logical appeal, there’s an emotional pull: It’s comforting to think that someone else can guide you through a precarious patch of life with relative ease.
If you are someone who is too shy or too busy to “get out there”—or, worse, realizes that being “out there” usually ends in disappointment and heartache—having a pro in your court can force you to make better choices.
“A good matchmaker can help you evaluate your past relationships and break your bad habits,” says Ronis. “I’ve had clients who have said, ‘She’s not for me; she’s not pretty enough,’ or ‘He’s not for me, he’s not funny.’ I make them go on a second date and—boom!—they’re married with two kids.”
When matchmaking succeeds, all parties win: The client snags a life partner, the matchmaker a handbag of cash. Pricing structures vary, but most include an initial consultation fee, a dating package price, and a marriage bonus. (Bonuses can be cash, or even a car or a trip.)
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