Matchmaking Service: UNREGULATED DATING SERVICES CATCH LAWMAKERS' EYES
Toby Lorry was not necessarily looking for Warren Beatty when she signed up for a matchmaking service that catered to men and women over 40.But for her $1,000, she thought she at least deserved a man with some couth. The service, Growing Younger Inc., was supposedly restricted to men and women who earned a minimum of $75,000 a year, she said. And there she was, a 42-year-old divorced real estate broker, nice looking, mother of two teenage daughters and owner of a house in the suburbs, with...
MATCHMAKING SERVICE FOR PETS TO OPEN IN SPAIN
GIRONA, Spain (AP) - Pet owners in northern Spain searching for the perfect mate for their dog, cat or bird now have a new option: a matchmaking service."Happy animals," the first such group in the country, will find companions for pets who want to reproduce but also for those who are simply bored or lonely. Client pets will be registered in the agency's database with a photograph and a short description of the qualities they are seeking in a life...
Matchmaking Service: Marriage test: Are you and your spouse 'illness compatible?'
Selective Search, a high-end matchmaking service, actually attempts to screen for illness compatibility. During a three-hour interview, prospective clients are asked questions such as: "Are you in the Eastern or Western medicine camp?" or "Would you date a guy who took antibiotics the second he got sick?"In the annals of marital discord, there are some pretty big issues: infidelity, God, and money, to name a few.There is also a...
Matchmaking Service: More Muslims find online dating a good match
Setting aside the Muslim tradition of family-arranged marriages, Abdullah Yahya decided to choose a wife on his own. He went online and discovered a Muslim matchmaking service. Within months he met a woman from Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, whom he planned to marry.But in a clash of culture and technology, Mr. Yahya traveled from San Francisco to Dubai, only to discover that the woman's parents did not approve of him and wanted her to marry a cousin...
Matchmaking Service: Man wins suit over `dud dates'
BOULDER, Colo. - A man was awarded $2,888 earlier this week for two years' worth of what he said were dud dates set up by a matchmaking service. District Judge Richard McLean awarded Gregory R. Hoesli the amount in a default judgment Monday against Successful Singles International Inc. after the matchmaking service failed to reply to the lawsuit, filed over 16 dates.Hoesli said he wasted two years in "humiliating" experiences with women referred to him...
