Ten years ago, former New York fashion model and girl about town Christie Nightingale was looking for a career change. She'd always done well at parties, was an ace at networking and had successfully set up several friends on dates. She clearly had the skills to be a matchmaker, but it wasn't until a bona fide cupid family member encouraged her to investigate the field that she began to see it as a professional option for herself.Nightingale paid a visit to said family member to master the ins and outs of the matchmaking business. Then she brought her … Read More

As I was flipping channels, I landed on a real-life love story of sorts. It was a segment about young Iranians who were finding their spouses with the help of a hip-looking, bearded matchmaker clad in a turban and robe.

It all began when a cleric in Iran helped turn a student's crush on a peer into his first love match. Ten years later, Jafar Ardabili has successfully matched more than 2,000 couples in marriage without one divorce, reports Reza Sayeh for CNN. That's quite an impressive track record: Could Bravo's Millionaire Matchmaker top that?

With his wife, Ardabili founded the Amin International Family … Read More

Sure, you may be comfortable posting your profile on one of the myriad dating sites that your friends are buzzing about. Now, let's spice up the equation. How about if your parents, let's say your mom, for instance, wanted to post your profile on a matrimonial Web site. Would that fly?

That's exactly the scenario that's playing out with many adults whose parents live in India while they live and work in America, reports this article posted by the Columbia School of Journalism. Matchmaking and arranging marriages, a tradition in India that dates back to the late 19th century, has been getting … Read More

The elegant, subdued, and always stable Courtney Love has apparently decided to impart more on daughter Frances Bean than mere life lessons on how to assault audience members with microphone stands and why to avoid drug ingestion before appearing on David Letterman.

According to The Daily Mail, she's ready, willing, and eager to give her daughter a shot at love; and with not just any man. It turns out that Robert Pattinson, the dashing and much-older star of Twilight, has won Love's stamp of approval.

"Courtney thinks he's charming and handsome and absolutely has to be Frances's … Read More

True or false: I've never regretted putting all my feelings on the line and making myself vulnerable.

I can't help it: I finish people's sentences for them more than occasionally.

I have certain ways that I enjoy being intimate. Once my partner and I learn how to please each other, I'm content not to experiment further.

I like things done a certain way. I'd rather do something myself than let a partner do it their way and have it done incorrectly (or not the way I wanted).

If I am in a relationship, unless there is obvious information to the contrary, I feel secure … Read More

Have you ever seen one of those plain, black and white signs advertising an online dating site for a very specific area? Love Buzz used to see one that said "Single? SohoDating.com," and we always wondered if anyone used the site—the signage was so budget looking and we'd never heard of Soho Dating other than on those signs. We saw similar signs around other parts of Manhattan and figured someone was trying to corner the New York dating market. Little did we know, there was something much more widespread going on.

Robert J. Moore, blogger behind RJ Metrics, was flummoxed … Read More

Escape #1: Cowboys Are My Weakness Who: Cowgirls at heart What: Mountain Sky Guest Ranch’s Wild West Women Adventure Where: Paradise Valley, Montana Why: Grab your Wranglers and ten gallon hat—and get ready for your own version of The Simple Life (hot cowboys included!). At the ranch, spend your days riding and hiking on 6,000+ acres of mountain land and bonding with other women. Together, you’ll learn how to brand cattle and tack and groom your horse. Later, test your skills on an all-day ride with lunch on the trail, which includes a tour of … Read More

Your single self may be a product of nurture and nature, but your relationships are a product of compatibility and chemistry, or so says Chemistry.com, Match.com's sister online dating site. Chemistry.com differs from its sibling site since it targets singles who are serious about finding long and meaningful relationships.

Chemistry.com uses extensive personality profiling to access the personality type of its users and hand-select compatible matches. The fancy-schmancy personality profiling is based upon the work of biological anthropologist and expert on human attraction, Dr. Helen Fisher.

The Chemistry profile consists of 100-plus statements such as "People should … Read More

Though prostitution might remain untouched, services that match men with young brides are taking a hit due to the ebbing economy. 

In Singapore, shaky markets and diminished bank accounts have single men looking to save their cash rather than dole out for a bride. Matchmaking services, like these two featured in a Reuters article, can cost thousands of dollars, not including the wedding itself.

"Business has been very badly hit by the crisis. In the past, I would get around 20 calls a day. Now there are hardly any calls," one provider reported.

In New York, … Read More

Some women are dripping with diamonds. Some women are dripping with pearls. If you want to become one of those women (and hey, who doesn't?) take the road to riches by signing up for SugarDaddie.com, the online dating outlet for gold-diggers. Cough. We mean for those who acknowledge success and ambition as traits of attraction, and appreciate the finer things in life.

Sugardaddie.com has helped thousands of Sugar Daddies share the fruits of their labor with Sugar Babes in the US, UK, Canada, and Australia since 2002. A Sugar … Read More