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Global Love Report – December 27, 2023 English summary by Margaret W According to a recent report by Duo, a South Korean matchmaking agency, the criteria for ideal partners among young people in South Korea are not solely based on physical appearance.  The report revealed that the most preferred occupations for unmarried individuals aged 25…

Global Love Report – November 15, 2023 Summary by Margaret W Tammy Shaklee, a Relationship Expert and Founder of H4M, shared the results of a survey conducted on the thoughts and experiences of singles regarding AI in the dating world. The survey also highlighted concerns about deception and ethics in the use of AI. Here…

Global Love Report – October 18, 2023 English summary by Margaret W During the pandemic, Wendy van Voskuilen (40) decided to turn “love” into a career. With her matchmaking agency, she bypasses the rigidity of dating apps and helps singles in their search for a partner. As an HR professional, Wendy has always believed that…

Global Love Report – September 27, 2023 English summary by Margaret W “Xin Cari Jodoh,” is a matchmaking agency based in Surabaya, Indonesia. This agency recently went viral on TikTok, where they offer their unique partner search services with “high quality” singles for their clients. Through their TikTok account (@xincarijodoh), Xin Cari Jodoh promises the…

Global Love Report – June 14, 2023 English summary by Pamela Stephanie Cristel Leeuwenhaag and Marieke Slingenberg are “De Liefdesmakelaars” or the Love Brokers. They previously worked in social services prior to starting their business. According to Slingenberg, she had been considering the idea of a matchmaking agency for some time. She often spoke to…

Global Love Report – June 7, 2023 English summary by Pamela Stephanie People in their 30s tend to look for stability. They would either start a family—the average age to give birth to a first child is 31, according to the Spanish National Institute of Statistics—or purchase a house. And that may be why Spanish…

Global Love Report – May 17, 2023 English summary by Pamela Stephanie According to South Korea’s National Tax Service, currently, there are more matchmaking agencies in Korea today than before the pandemic. The number of matchmaking agencies in Korea in February 2023 was 1,841. This is a 17% increase compared to 2019. However, before 2019,…

Global Love Report – May 17, 2023 English summary by Pamela Stephanie French singles are choosing to use a matchmaking agency to find a partner. These singles–who are 32 to 37 years old–chose “traditional” matchmaking agencies for different reasons. This is even though 22% of new couples that started dating in the last 12 months…

Global Love Report – May 3, 2023 English summary by Pamela Stephanie French dating app Happn recently researched dating expenditures to figure out dating’s economic woes. According to their research, 85% of singles surveyed go on a date at an average of one date per month. (31% would spend between €1 and €25 on the…

Global Love Report – May 3, 2023 English summary by Pamela Stephanie IBJ launches Matching App Laboratory, an information hub for Japanese singles. Available on their corporate website, this new information center provides singles with the latest data on dating and the how-to for successful marriages. With this information hub, the company hopes that singles…