If you are doing online dating, then you will eventually get to the point where you will need to make actual contact. Scary, right? I know. Sometimes it’s just easier […]
Author Archives: Lori Mendelsohn
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Dealing with loneliness around the holidays
As a professional matchmaker, I hear many stories of loneliness and despair, but it seems amplified around the holidays. These singles want to meet someone and they want to meet […]
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Dating for the Newly Divorced
In my meetings with potential candidates and clients as a professional matchmaker in Milwaukee, I often come across people who have literally just signed their divorce documents and feel they […]
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Feminine and Masculine Energy at Work
As a professional matchmaker, I hear a lot of stories about how people never follow up, how they don’t call after spending time online, and how they eventually evaporate. Let’s […]
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Why you should ask a single person to your home for the Holidays
Many single people dread the holiday season. Why? It’s supposed to be the most joyful time of the year! For many of us, it’s truly the most dreadful time of […]
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How does a Matchmaker Work?
When people hear that I’m a professional matchmaker they are always amazed at finding out HOW I got started. I mean, many of us have played Cupid at least one […]
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In our search for love, have we become numb?
I’m a professional Matchmaker, and in my day to day work, I meet a lot of people looking for that “elusive” love. In my discussions, I find a number of […]
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How are you communicating with your partner?
Being a professional Matchmaker, I get to hear a lot of stories and sadly, everyone has weathered these “storms.” The more I hear, the more I realize that we are […]
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Where do you meet other singles?
As a professional matchmaker in the Milwaukee and Racine area, I get asked this question all the time. At a recent seminar teaching men how to date, we had a […]
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When do you become exclusive?
As a professional matchmaker in the Milwaukee area, I get this question all the time. You’ve been dating a while, 3-6 months, or perhaps even less. You feel that you […]
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Are YOU Victim Stancing?
We have all met them. The world is their enemy-no one understands them and everyone has done them wrong. Dr. Paula Durlofsky states: “The victim stance is a powerful one—the […]
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When do we stop swiping and start getting serious?
I’m on Match.com. I’m also on Bumble. Even though I am out and about all the time, and not a shrinking violet when it comes to initiating conversations, I also, […]
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Forgetting Our Value
I admittedly spend a lot of time online, in chat groups for dating, looking online for connections for my clients, and searching for the elusive unicorn in a sea of […]
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Is it impossible to find love later in life?
I meet a lot of people in my line of work, and I talk to many who are already married, divorced, or are in unhappy relationships. I love to hear […]
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Have we gotten too picky?
This blog is for those of you who are using dating apps to find love. And those who aren’t, let me share some stories. This past week, I thought I […]