Top 5 myths about Hiring a MatchMaker

“Matchmakers are for millionaires.” Wrong! My clients are everyday people like you and I. If you look around the grocery store, these people are my clients. Each single man or woman is unique and comes with his or her own set of circumstances. Also each person has their own set of financial circumstances as well. I believe everyone deserves love and I will design a program which will work within each person’s specific set of circumstances, both emotional and financial. Programs are designed to help each person find their dream without tapping into their grocery money. The truth is hiring a matchmaker is typically less expensive than a divorces might cost.

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Interview with a MatchMaker

Greetings, Ms .Paravate. Thank you very much for taking the time to address our questions. We appreciate your insight and expertise and know our readers will, too.

Our questions:

• You specialize in matchmaking. This must be a fun job. What is the hardest part about playing Cupid? What is the most rewarding part? Read more

The Za Za Zoo

Learning the differences between our wants list and our needs list can be difficult sometimes.  I do believe the Rolling Stones said it best but today, I am going to focus on some of my favorite quotes from Carrie Bradshaw and friends because we can all relate to a little pop culture, at least us girls lol.  “Welcome to the age of un-innocence.  No one has breakfast at Tiffany’s and no one has affairs to remember.” Read more

L.O.V.E. Live, Observe, Visualize and Enjoy!

Learning to live is actually one of the greatest challenges we face as adults. So many times we get caught up in the monotonous routines of daily life we forget to stop and smell the flowers. Learning to live is learning to enjoy life in the present, to enjoy each spectacular moment. Each day is a blessing with thousands of hidden blessings within and it is our job to find those moments and appreciate each and every one of them. Read more

Social Networking Mischief

With so many ways to communicate, you would think our social lives would be easier. The countless number of social networking sites were most likely designed to bring people together; to find old friends, make new ones or perhaps even find a new love. Yet what is the effect that these sites are doing to those already in relationships? Read more

Negativity Purge

I like to live my life in a positive thinking type way. The best way to do this is to surround myself with like minded people. However, there are always those that come into our life and attempt to mentally drain our energy. These are the people we NEED to purge in efforts towards keeping our own sanity! Read more

Forgiveness; A Right of Passage

Forgiveness is true freedom; most people define forgiveness through forgiving a person and/or their behavior. However there is so much more to forgiveness in order to find inner peace and have the ability to love once more. When you look deep into yourself and have the ability to forgive someone in this way, to be able to forgive yourself, you become less of a victim and you can open up your heart to someone else. Read more

Learning to just say “Thank You.”

Written by:  Michelle Colon-Johnson

Learning to just say “Thank You”

A few days ago I signed up for  on line webinar for a life coaching class. One of the things they talked about is that a lot of us do not know how to say Thank you. We often feel guilty when someone gives us a compliment. Now we don’t think on the surface we feel guilty; it is mostly subconsciously. For example when someone says,” Hey you look great in that dress.” Most of us instead of saying thank you we will say something like, Read more

Million Dollar Booty Call?

Ok, everybody’s following Tiger Wood’s life implosion. Why does a billionaire (yeah, billion), married to a knock-out model with two beautiful children and numerous multi-million dollar product endorsement deals throw it all away for a couple of Hooter’s waitresses? Are all men cheaters? Do all men lose good judgment in the face of some excellent cleavage?

Would Tiger have done the adultery he did if he knew he would get caught? Well, if he knew FOR SURE he would get caught AND if he knew FOR SURE the consequences Read more

A few good men…

Yes, they do exist and they are in the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation. The mission of the US Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program is to collect new and unwrapped toys and distribute those toys as Christmas gifts to the needy children in the community.

So what is a matchmaker doing writing about Toys for Tots you ask? Well my job as a matchmaker is to make love happen and what better way to make love happen then to bring a smile to a child’s face. MatchMaker International of Destin, Inc. is proud to announce our office is officially a drop off location for the Foundation. Read more

E-volution

I have never been a big fan of online dating but, I think someone may have actually gotten it right!  Combining online features with old fashion matchmakers and a criminal background check seems to be a step in the right direction.  From a press release last week…The next evolution in dating has arrived and it is called eLove. Never before has a dating service catered so completely to everyone regardless of their age, sex, or relationship goals. With matchmaking offices in 21 states and an online dating network of more than three million singles worldwide, Read more

I think I have heard it all…

Written by:  Kim Norton

Excuses!

OMG I love my job! Every day I come to work and talk to so many people and hear all of their stories and just when I thought I have heard it all…along comes the best excuse ever! Read more

Back to Basics

From one matchmaker to another: “One of my personal clients is very much in need of conversation tips on dates. He is extremely nervous meeting new women and has had a lot of disappointment in his personal life. I’ve been working with him for almost a year now and have given him some conversation starters, but he is asking for more! Do you have any suggestions I may be able to pass his way?”

The greatest compliment you can give someone is your undivided attention. Read more

Get Over Your Breakup In Just 21 Days

My friend Lisa Steadman authors The Breakup Chronicles and is also a relationship coach extraordinaire and best selling author, has a brand new book coming out today that will seriously rock your world if you’re going through a breakup or struggling to heal and move on from past heartbreak.  If you are working on being true to your authentic self I believe this could be a great tool and help you mend a broken heart! Read more

Complicated?

I was on my Facebook today and noticed under Relationship Status there was an option for “It’s Complicated.”  Which lead me to the thought of why not “I’m Complicated!” and while we are at it lets toss some more in the mix…I’m not perfect!

Wouldn’t it be nice if we all came with warning labels?  “High Maintenance, Fears Commitment, Co-Dependent, Momma’s Boy, Jealous Tendencies etc.” Imagine being on a first date and being able to see that person’s true authentic self.  No games, no hidden agendas’ just the real person.  We could decide right there if we were interested in a second date. Read more

eHarmony ~ A Social Experiment

As a matchmaker I am always curious as to what others in the industry are doing.  I have heard a lot about most of the popular dating sites out there and have always been intrigued as to why so many people have told me they have been rejected by eHarmony.  In efforts to understand this I spent about 30 minutes completing their profile questions about me personally to see how accurately their matching would work. Read more

Finding Love and Romance

I have been getting a ton of inquiries in my email lately from people who read my blog and want to know more about how they can get involved in my dating service and what it is really all about. It certainly isn’t anything like any of the online dating sites out there. In fact, it is very different from online dating. Think of me as an old fashion matchmaker. It actually makes my skin crawl that people buy into the whole letting a computer decide who is right for you theory. We are real people, with real feelings and real emotions that need to be handled with real care and sometimes even a little touch love. Read more

The porch swing test…

As a matchmaker I am usually the one that friends, family, even strangers turn to when they need advice on their love life.   This means I hear ALL the stories, the good, the bad and the ugly! More often then not it typically boils down to one thing…is this the person right for me, how can I tell, how can I be sure?

Well the answer is you can’t be sure and only YOU can make that decision.   We don’t come with warning labels, expiration dates or guarantees!  Read more

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