By Kirstie Taylor One of my all-time favorite movies is The Holiday. The film begins with an epic monologue by one of the main characters, Iris, about love—not head-over-heels or soulmate love, but the love that Iris calls “the cruelest kind. The one that almost kills its victims.” Unrequited love. You may have heard of […]
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The “Phone Call”
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 to keep texting. But if you do that, you’ll never hear the intonations of that person’s voice, or see if you even click with step […]
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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 someone fast. They are tired of living their lives alone and being “singled” out. They are tired of being the third wheel when they used […]
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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 face some facts. Online dating is a numbers game. As you are getting a lot of people looking at your profile, the same holds true […]
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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 the year unless you have an active support system, family and friends to help get you through it. I get it, it’s incomprehensible that you […]
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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 time in our lives, right? But how did that work out? Is the couple living their “happily ever after” with your introduction? I’m happy to […]
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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 things blazingly similar. People are lonely, people want to connect, and people worry that they won’t find someone. This ranges across all channels-young, old and […]
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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 so much more the same than we are different. One of my male friends was sharing a story about a woman who he recently met. […]
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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 very open forum with a Q and A portion, and the same question kept coming up-where do I meet people if I’m not looking online? […]
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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, like the rest of us, am challenged finding someone to go out. Being on an online platform and an app helps me get one step […]
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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 people’s stories because it cements my belief that we are all more similar than dissimilar. Those who are in less than fulfilling relationships think the […]
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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 would join another online app to see some new people come through my matches. I have been on Bumble for about a year, and in […]
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Disrespected and Gobsmacked
We’ve all had them. The dates where you can’t wait to be home, cuddled up on the couch with your dogs, your cat, a glass of wine and Netflix. (or-a great book-or a long phone conversation with your best friends) Last year I met someone who, for a variety of reasons simply didn’t work out. […]
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Finding Your Dating Mindset
As we maneuver through the dating scene, either it be with introductions by friends and family, with online dating apps, or by a chance meeting at a supermarket, the road can be rocky and at the very best-time consuming. Dating takes a distinct mindset. Like playing the lottery, “you need to be in it, to […]
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The Rejection Letter
We have all received one. They are truly the worst thing to get, especially if you like the person who sent it. There goes the hope of a future with someone who you like, whose company you enjoyed, and the vision you had with them in your future. It sucks! Let’s explore them, and what […]