Author: Pamela Lugten

  • Vacci-dating: A Match that Shares Vaccination Values

    Global Love Report – June 16, 2021 A review article by Pamela Stephanie There’s a new trend emerging from the pandemic: vacci-dating. According to Krystal Walter, a matchmaker in Canada, vaccination is becoming more important. More and more of her clients are asking if their matches are similarly pro or anti-vaccine like they are. Vacci-dating…

  • Lazos Provides Services for Clients as Old as 89!

    Global Love Report – June 16, 2021 A review article by Pamela Stephanie Lazos Matchmaking Agency is combining matchmaking and relationship coaching in Spain. Alicia Lόpez Losantos is a psychologist and sociologist who is also the founder of Lazos, a matchmaking agency in Spain. The agency has 13 offices in Spain, four of them in…

  • Rural Dating in the US: Opportunity for Matchmakers

    Global Love Report – June 16, 2021 Written by: Pamela Stephanie Rural dating in the US is not something that most matchmakers would consider, especially when most matchmaking agencies are located in urban areas. However, in states like Iowa, some 22.7% of men and 30.5% of women have never been married. There is also the…

  • In-person Corona-safe Speed Date in Belgium

    Global Love Report – June 9, 2021 A translated article by Pamela Stephanie In the abandoned Vetex factory in Kortrijk, more than 100 Kortrijk residents came together in person in order to look for love. This happened through corona-safe speed dates during the Sinksenfeesten festival. “During the times of Corona dating is not so simple.…

  • Transitioning from Online Dating to Offline Dating

    Global Love Report – June 9, 2021 Written by: Pamela Stephanie Online dating to offline dating: how can clients transition from one to the other? This is a valid concern, because this transition is causing some people to be wary. In fact, the transition from online to offline is not only causing wariness for people…

  • Proxy Matchmaking: Japanese Parents Matching Their Children

    Global Love Report – June 9, 2021 A review article by Pamela Stephanie Proxy matchmaking or omiai events held for parents with unmarried adult children has happened in Japan since 2005. These events are specifically geared for parents with unmarried children who wish to find a match for their child. The organizers of these proxy…

  • Global Love Spotlight: Susan Semeniw

    GLR Spotlight is an interview series featuring Matchmakers, Dating Coaches & Relationship Experts Global Love Report – June 9, 2021 Interviewed by Adrina Ong GLR Spotlight was created to feature some of our industry peers as a way for our community to get to know one another – Learn from what has worked successfully, as…

  • Vows for Eternity: Matchmaking for Global Millennials

    Global Love Report – June 9, 2021 A review article by Pamela Stephanie Anuradha Gupta’s Vows for Eternity is a bespoke matchmaking agency that offers personalized service for “global millennials”. They have offices in Bombay, New Delhi, and London, with their headquarters in New York. According to Gupta, her clients have spent their time on…

  • Global Love Report Spotlight: Trenia J Norford

    GLR Spotlight is an interview series featuring Matchmakers, Dating Coaches & Relationship Experts Global Love Report – June 2, 2021 Interviewed by Adrina Ong GLR Spotlight was created to feature some of our industry peers as a way for our community to get to know one another – Learn from what has worked successfully, as…

  • New Matchmaking Tactic: Drive Your Clients Around

    Global Love Report – June 2, 2021 A translated article by Pamela Stephanie To find a date has been a lot more difficult now that we haven’t been able to go to the restaurant, the pub or the club for months. That’s what Ilse Jespers has noticed. That’s why the matchmaker from Breda came up…