Author: Pamela Lugten
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Spanish Priest Responsible for Hundreds of Marriages
Global Love Report – January 25, 2023 English summary by Pamela Stephanie Fernando Cuevas is a Catholic priest based in Valencia, Spain, who has helped many young singles find love. So much so that he has been dubbed the “Tinder Priest”. Father Cuevas has, so far, managed to marry 270 couples and have seen zero…
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20th Anniversary Love Industry Think Tank
Global Love Report – January 25, 2023 Written by Pamela Stephanie The Story Behind the Think Tank Global Love Institute—formerly known as Matchmaking Institute—will be celebrating its 20th Anniversary this year! The industry has come a long way since we first started. But although many things have changed—when some of us first started online dating…
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85% of Bridal.net users want to marry within a year
Global Love Report – January 18, 2023 English summary by Pamela Stephanie Bridal.net, a matchmaking app operated by IBJ, recently conducted a survey of people currently searching for a spouse. The survey asked what respondents’ 2023 aspirations are as well as their opinion regarding when to get married. According to the survey, 85% of respondents…
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IKEA Speed Dating Event for 1000 Singles
Global Love Report – January 18, 2023 English summary by Pamela Stephanie IKEA in the Netherlands will have a speed-dating event for a thousand singles. On February 4th, the Utrecht branch of IKEA will have a large-scale dating event that will be open for a thousand singles. The event will take place after closing time…
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Global Love Spotlight: Rose Stewart
GLR Spotlight is an interview series featuring Matchmakers, Dating Coaches & Relationship Experts Global Love Report – January 11, 2023 Interviewed by Global Love Report 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,…
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Work From Home vs Work From the Office
Global Love Report – January 4, 2023 Written by Pamela Stephanie The pandemic forced a lot of companies to work from home. And some people have opted to remain a remote worker even after people have shifted back to the office or chose a hybrid option. In our 2021 Industry Survey, approximately 65% of respondents…
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French Agency’s Unexpected Love Story
Global Love Report – December 23, 2022 English summary by Pamela Stephanie Rose Perchot manages the Unicis matchmaking agency in La Roche-sur-Yon, which has just won the Best Franchisees and Partners in France for the third time. The agency has more than 500 members, ranging from 28 years old to 87, and is part of…
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Global Love Spotlight: Jason Wong
GLR Spotlight is an interview series featuring Matchmakers, Dating Coaches & Relationship Experts Global Love Report – December 21, 2022 Interviewed by Global Love Report 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,…
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Dating Event for Singles Who Like Sake
Global Love Report – December 21, 2022 English summary by Pamela Stephanie Bridal Partners, a Japanese matchmaking agency that is part of IBJ, will be holding a dating event for singles who like sake. The specialized dating event will be held on January 29th, 2023 at Hotel Azusa in Tokyo. The agency will partner with…
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IBJ Partners with Nagasaki Shimbun Group
Global Love Report – December 14, 2022 English summary by Pamela Stephanie IBJ, which runs the Japan Marriage Agency Federation, is working together with the Nagasaki Shimbun Cultural Hall, part of the Nagasaki Shimbun Group in order to support matchmaking activities in the Nagasaki area. The Nagasaki Shimbun Group has established a new matchmaking agency…