Yesterday the Lovely Reghan Blake , as blondeBlake.com dropped by the office to have a little chat about Fashion and Dating!
Oh what to wear on a first date , she asked, my take: ‘Working up the courage to ask someone out is the toughest part!!!!”
Yes there is “an occasion for every outfit”.
Read our interview http://blondeblake.com/category/fashion-chats/
Dating Vancouver Women-Infamous for being difficult to date-or find for that matter??? Oh contraire, I have quite a few Vancouver gents that will disagree…..just sayin!
All that comes from Love is worthwhile! For me , 2016 marks 14 years as a Professional Matchmaker and yes it is an amazing job!
Most people think that when they hire me to help find them someone to share their life with it is my job to “match” them and send them on their way. This may be what most matchmakers do but I have learned over the years that it is not always that simple. The hardest part of what I do is actually the most rewarding and that is helping the client get out of their own way. We all have room for improvement and this is where coaching fits in. It is not only my job to match my clients; it is my job to help them present the very best version of their authentic self so they are prepared not only for a date but to develop a healthy long lasting relationship.
The fact that I have been doing this for 14 years should speak volumes. I actually stopped keeping track of marriages after my first 5 years. I was at the point where I knew it worked and keeping up with the “statistics” just became extra work which meant less time I could focus on matching my clients.
For the most part, long-distance relationships have been impossible to sustain due to travel reasons alone. The internet has made it much more easier, but as I found out with matching my clients who actually want to meet their matches face to face, romance and relationships are a different animal when thousands of miles separate you.
The good news as it turns out, it’s possible to bridge the gap, both physically and figuratively, but not without major changes to a lot of things, and manage to move into a normal, local relationship.
Now, I won’t be able to tell you exactly how to do it but hopefully by sharing this couples story, it can shed some light on how to decide where to set up home……..together!
Three years ago, the RHOV film crew came to our office in Yaletown and what attention we got in our building! We got right to business and presented four bachelors to Mary and Robin, as part of a story arc on Real Housewives of Vancouver, helping one of the ladies find Mr. Right. Re-runs have been running this spring and while I am feeling the LOVE all over again, I can’t say whether he turned out to be Mr. Right or not, I can say that he certainly was a very hot commodity — and a TV star in his own right.
Keep in mind that I don’t do “glamorous” matches like this all the time, but I usually deal with high net-worth individuals as well as regular folks, and 80% of our first dates always turn into second ones.
I love the impact we’re making, and the lives we are changing!
