![Single Moms -- Matchmakers Are Looking For You [EXPERT]](http://images.tangomag.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/node-full/images/womaninflowers.jpg "Single Moms -- Matchmakers Are Looking For You [EXPERT]")
Lori is a mom, first and foremost. She never misses her 7 year old's AYSO soccer game or her 10 year old daughter's hip hop performances, she's sculpted her graphic design business around her kids' schedules, she's developed a babysitting co-op in her neighborhood so she can get to the gym, play tennis, and be with her gal pals.
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You'd love to be in love, you're ready, timing is great, and yet...you have no immediate prospects. Got it. Here's a powerful practice to integrate into your daily routine. It's an assignment I often give to my personal matchmaking clients, and...it works...like magic...
![Are You A Good First Date? [EXPERT]](http://images.tangomag.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/node-full/image_blog/56180532-1.jpg "Are You A Good First Date? [EXPERT]")
Let's analyze your most recent first dates. Go ahead, take a plunge into your calendar these past twelve months and make a list, rating each on a 1-5 scale, with one being milquetoast and five being magical. We're doing some research here to determine the answer to the question: how good of a date are you?
![10 Fun Facts About Online Dating [EXPERT]](http://images.tangomag.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/node-full/image_blog/94929361-1_0.jpg "10 Fun Facts About Online Dating [EXPERT]")
The internet can be an effective place to find love. According to a recent Pew Research study, approximately 37% of single people have used some form of internet dating site, and approximately 17% of online daters have found long-term love online. So, what has the mental health community gleaned from this internet love boom? Here's what you need to know.
![Why Meryl Streep & Don Gummer Disprove The Oscar Curse [EXPERT]](http://images.tangomag.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/node-full/image_blog/meryl-streep-don-gummer.jpg "Meryl Streep and Don Gummer")
Reporters have been writing for years about the curse of the Oscars. If you haven't heard about it, the contention is that when you win an Academy Award for Best Actress, your world—and more specifically—your marriage will fall apart.
![5 Behaviors that Could Sabotage your Budding Relationship[EXPERT]](http://images.tangomag.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/node-full/images/92279959-1.jpg "5 Behaviors that Could Sabotage your Budding Relationship[EXPERT]")
As a Dating Coach, Matchmaker, and former therapist my job is to help clients uncover patterns of behavior that sabotage their goal of finding love. My specialty is preparing Singles over 40 to return to the dating world, date more mindfully, and gain the highest level of results in their dating lives. Having worked as a Dating Coach and Matchmaker since 2005, I have seen recurring themes in my clients that have sabotaged budding relationships. Here are the five biggest pitfalls I have noticed.
The art of matchmaking has been around since at least the 1600s. In a society where everyone is being pressured to pair off, for some, matchmaking services seem like the best way to find love. I had neither met a matchmaker nor attended a matchmaking event until recently.
You've heard about "the list". You've seen Patti Stanger tear them to pieces on her "Millionaire Matchmaker" show. You've also heard your girlfriends go on and on about all of the qualities they're looking for in a man. As a matchmaker with a free database for my women to join, I see them coming through often enough.
A man's attempt to setup his co-worker with a mail order bride during work hours gets him reprimanded.
A new website allows members to bid on attractive users for a first date. If you're attractive, single, and broke, create a profile on WhatsYourPrice.com. Name your price, wait for the offers to come in, and negotiate with the bidder until you've reached a deal. The bidder will fork up the cash on your first date (if he's a guy, presumably after he's already paid for dinner). It's every girl's dream come true!
This guest article from Psych Central was written by Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S. It all started with the Marital Rating Scale. You've heard of eHarmony and Match.com, of course. These and other high tech matchmaking services have their roots in a low tech project started 80 years ago.
