Being A Professional Matchmaker Left My Own Dating Life In Ruins
6 years, 9 months ago

Being A Professional Matchmaker Left My Own Dating Life In Ruins

Huff Post  

“It’s a match!” Tinder announced. Next, I’d take a spin through Tinder and the seven other dating apps on my phone until my thumbs went numb. And of course, I liked the validation I got every time I’d swipe right and Tinder proclaimed, “It’s a match!” But a few months after I started my job, I noticed something odd. It took another year or two to fully break the bad dating habits I had picked up as a matchmaker, and I can’t say that I ever fully learned the lesson that I shouldn’t turn dating into a job. I root for them because they’ve brought me so much: a job as a matchmaker and a career writing about dating and love, as well as a very happy relationship.

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Slate  

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Daily Mail  

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1 year, 5 months ago

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The Independent  

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1 year, 5 months ago

Tinder's New Feature Will Let Users' Friends, Family Play Matchmaker

ABP News  

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The Independent  

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1 year, 9 months ago

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India TV News  

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India Today  

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The Independent  

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The very best and worst of humanity can be found in one place: Tinder
2 years, 7 months ago

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4 years ago

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Wired  

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Slate  

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5 years, 10 months ago

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Live Mint  

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Daily Mail  

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6 years, 10 months ago

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Firstpost  

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6 years, 11 months ago

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The Independent  

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Tinder to introduce a new update making it possible for women to only interact with the men they message first
7 years, 1 month ago

Tinder to introduce a new update making it possible for women to only interact with the men they message first

Firstpost  

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Daily Mail  

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8 years, 8 months ago

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Firstpost  

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8 years, 9 months ago

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Firstpost  

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8 years, 10 months ago

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Firstpost  

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9 years, 4 months ago

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Wired  

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11 years, 1 month ago

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NPR  

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