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So you met this awesome person online and you liked them enough to start chatting…..and chatting, and then? Nothing happens! Who makes the first move? How much do you “reveal” in a new friendship (it is a myth you are dating just because you connected!)? Your logic warns you this is actually a stranger you […]

Indeed, the dating world has changed once again! Shannon, a professional matchmaker with nearly 2 decades of experience, has remarked that many of the old norms have changed once again (“old” meaning just a year or two ago even!) Dating in 2019 was quite different to what it is today, especially since lockdowns around the […]

Online dating or dating agency, what really works if we have more time now to connect, and where to start? Our hearts have been with all our awesome Singles posing the question – how can I find new potential dates and not just “time wasters” – time and effort vampires, when I really want to […]

Dating and searching for love with the threat of coronavirus hanging over us and how to stay sane, keep calm and carry on, is the topic today!! Unprecedented mass hysteria and social media are driving people out of their minds and emptying their pockets while they stockpile food and toilet paper for the End of […]

In recent weeks Shannon, matchmaker and date coach, has spoken about recognising when a relationship is toxic and knowing when to get out – fast! today we chat about how to leave it behind forever and truly start again. Like a sore tooth, we “worry it” with our tongue and maybe the pain is enjoyable […]

If you have ever been traumatised by a relationship and thought you were going crazy nuts, these red flag and advice will help you!  Put on your running shoes and run before it is too late!!

Yes, we all have it!  Sometimes we hate it, sometimes we love it and often we wish we had more or less, curly or straight – and very often, a whole lot less in some places!! “Hair, glorious hair! I’m just a hairy guy, I’m hairy noon and night. I’m hairy high and low! Hair […]

Indeed, why is it so difficult to find love, asks expert matchmaker, Shannon, who is assisting countless professional singles find love all year round, over nearly two decades?Stats have proved an expectation of about 10% success rate when using dating sites, as opposed to up to 73% when using a personal introduction agency. If you […]

When looking for love, verbal communication is vital as the human mind is not good at guessing, so take the plunge and “speak out”, you may break the ice! Assumptions are the kick-ass killer and a huge deal breaker when seeking a new love!

South African matchmaking agencies can help you find love! Have singles lost the art of flirting in the digital age, asks Shannon, professional matchmaker.