<![CDATA[Miss MatchMaker Live - All Things Dating & Relationships]]>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 11:17:45 -0600Weebly<![CDATA[Leave A Little Mystery Or You Might Be History]]>Mon, 26 Jun 2017 16:19:35 GMThttps://www.missmatchmakerlive.com/all-things-dating/leave-a-little-mystery-or-you-might-be-historySpecial Guests:  Jillian and Jan Yuhas from Entwined Lifestyle

Discussion:

  • The 3 Main Components to Attracting Love
  • How confidence is the number asset to finding love
  • How being kindhearted doesn't mean being a people pleaser and having your boundaries crossed
  • How your presence alone can make or break a connection
  • How leaving a little mystery captivates your date
  • How to be mysterious naturally without feeling like your playing games
  • Ways to communicate to leave them wanting more
  • Your body language speaks before you do
  • Living a full life with passion outside of work, etc.
  • Defining your feminine or masculine energy in attracting a date

About Jillian & Jan

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Jillian Yuhas and Jan Yuhas, MFT, CPC are Twin Dating and Relationship Lifestyle Coaches who help singles attract love by uncovering the secrets of what the opposite sex desires.

They assist their clients by delving into the psyche of how to attract love, what makes an unforgettable online dating profile, how to land three dates a week, gain the respect they want and deserve, and why self-worth is the ultimate guide to success when dating.

Their online coaching is specifically tailored to the client's dating and relationship goals to achieve a loving and fulfilling relationship. Throughout the coaching process, they offer ongoing support, patience, encouragement, and understanding to achieve exceptional results with their clients. 

For more information please visit:  entwinedlifestyle.com
]]><![CDATA[Speed Dating Soiree & Single's Events ]]>Mon, 27 Feb 2017 16:56:48 GMThttps://www.missmatchmakerlive.com/all-things-dating/speed-dating-soiree-singles-eventsSpecial Guest:  Lisa Sue from Love Thy Matchmaker
Guest Co-Host Matchmaker Arlene Vasquez Washburn CEO The Matchmaking Institute
  • Preparing for a Singles or Speed Dating Event
  • First Impressions
  • Great Questions & Icebreakers to Start a Conversation
  • What to Wear to Singles Events
  • The Benefit of Showing Up Early and Staying Late
  • ​Know your "Fun Facts & Random Realities!"

About Lisa Sue:

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After years of organizing successful Single's Meet & Greets, Single's Social & Speed Dating Events Lisa Sue followed her passion further as a Professional Match Maker. She joined Real Love, an exclusive membership club for singles where she consults 'one on one' with local Single's and has been responsible for hundreds of successful relationships. Soon after joining Real Love, she became better known as "The Space Coast MatchMaker" supporting local charity events near and dear to her heart. After requests for her Single's Events Lisa Sue, formed her company LoveThyMatchMaker©, LLC where she hosts what she calls, 'Speed Dating Soiree's" Included in her Fun Night out for Singles, are love bite, mood music, awesome raffles, and LOVE in THE FAST Lane with a free wine tasting. Her events SELL OUT and participants not only attend a wonderful way to connect one on one, but she matches attendees before hand based on likes, interests and hobbies. Her events are always posted on her website www.lovethymatchmaker.com
]]><![CDATA[How to Meet Men IRL vs. Meeting Men on Dating Apps!]]>Mon, 30 Jan 2017 06:00:00 GMThttps://www.missmatchmakerlive.com/all-things-dating/how-to-meet-men-irl-vs-meeting-men-on-dating-appsSpecial Guests:  The Conti Sisters
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Known for matchmaking the “who’s who” of Hollywood, the Conti sisters are the founders and Executive Matchmakers at Matchmakers In The City (formerly Matching Up), an internationally recognized personal matchmaking company and mobile App headquartered in the heart of Beverly Hills. For nearly 5 years, the Matchmakers have traveled the world matchmaking CEOs, celebrities, professionals, and athletes. With their main office just blocks away from the world-famous Rodeo Drive, the Matchmaking sisters bring old-school, personal matchmaking to Beverly Hills in the family-owned flagship location, with other locations in San Francisco and New Jersey.

​With an 80% success rate, the Matchmakers have cracked the code of finding love offline through creating a personalized, luxurious, tested and proven process for their Clients.
]]><![CDATA[The Cuffing Season!]]>Mon, 09 Jan 2017 06:00:00 GMThttps://www.missmatchmakerlive.com/all-things-dating/the-cuffing-seasonSpecial Guest Matchmaker Dr. Nancy Wall
Discussion:
  • Cuffing Season extends beyond our twenty something singles!
  • Cuddling and cuffing can be fun.
  • Cold weather has an effect on our approach of dating.
  • Temporary relationships can extend longer if struck by Cupid’s arrow!
  • Cold weather and indoor activity prompts more loneliness and desperation.
  • Temporary drops in temperature sometimes leads us to drop our standards for relationships. 
  • Hard to separate our head from our hearts sometimes.
  • Have fun and live life to its fullest!​
]]><![CDATA[Learn how to become a MatchMaker? ]]>Thu, 08 Dec 2016 06:00:00 GMThttps://www.missmatchmakerlive.com/all-things-dating/learn-how-to-become-a-matchmaker
Miss MatchMaker, Denise Levy, BSW speaks with Matchmaker Arlene Vasquez Washburn, CEO of The Matchmaking Institute on facebook live 12/08/16 about the upcoming training program in Miami Beach!  Join us in the amazing career path of helping others find love January 2017.  For more details, online training programs and to register Click Here! 

]]><![CDATA[Crystals, Chakra, Angel Readings & Matchmaking Oh My... ]]>Mon, 05 Dec 2016 06:00:00 GMThttps://www.missmatchmakerlive.com/all-things-dating/crystals-chakra-angel-readings-matchmaking-oh-mySpecial Guest Matchmaker Marla Martenson
Born in Tacoma, Washington, “The City of Destiny,” Marla was destined to move to Los Angeles where she shoots her arrow of love on a daily basis as a professional matchmaker, helping countless couples connect with their soul mates.

She is the author of three memoirs, Diary of a Beverly Hills Matchmaker, Hearts on the Line & The Buddha Made Me Do It.

Marla has been interviewed on the Today Show, WGN Chicago Morning News, San Diego Living, Urban Rush, CTV Calgary, Better TV, KUSI San Diego Morning Show, and over 100 radio shows including Coast to Coast AM with George Noory.

Her husband Adolfo has asked her, “Marlita, do you want to go to the moon too?” referring to her many interests—a true Gemini. Yet nothing has fascinated her like her profound adventure far beyond the moon and into the vastness of cosmic spirituality.

Contact Marla:  http://marlamartenson.com

Discussion:  "Mystical Matchmaking"  

What can someone do spiritually to attract a soul mate?

What are some spiritual tools that can help get ready for a relationship?

How does energy play a role in finding a relationship?

What spiritual tools can be used to open up to find the right person?

Can energy healing and crystal healing help attract a soul mate?

Do soul mates exist?

Are we predestined to be with someone?


]]><![CDATA[Take it Offline: How to Meet Singles More Organically! ]]>Mon, 21 Nov 2016 06:00:00 GMThttps://www.missmatchmakerlive.com/all-things-dating/take-it-offline-how-to-meet-singles-more-organicallySpecial Guest Matchmaker Tammy Shaklee
Tammy Shaklee is a former broadcast journalist, director for a State Senator, a Leadership Texas graduate, who replicated a national education mentoring program, was a director for a $150 million community foundation, then saved a chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation as its CEO. 

Shaklee researched and launched He’s For Me in 2012, the private, offline matchmaking service designed exclusively for select gay professionals. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, H4M serves clients from coast to coast, leading a movement of more traditional introductions, courting and dating for gay men seeking a long-term relationship.

Happily married to her husband, whom she met through It’s Just Lunch, she mentors, hosts a monthly salon of media-savvy women, and is working on her first book.

Discussion:
  • Close the laptop or turn off the device
  • Get a fresh cut, outfit, makeover, teeth whitening
  • Check out MeetUps and attend 3
  • Volunteer for upcoming charitable events
  • Go gym, coffee shop, and church shopping
  • Break up your routine for 2 months
  • Invite 3 crushes for 1 drink
  • Get a new headshot and update professional pages
  • Plan a holiday mixer with a strategy
  • Start 2017 with a fresh perspective and as a more interesting and engaged single if these didn't work to meet the one.
]]><![CDATA[Guys, how to get over your fears of approaching women! Ladies, how to become more approachable! ]]>Mon, 07 Nov 2016 06:00:00 GMThttps://www.missmatchmakerlive.com/all-things-dating/guys-how-to-get-over-your-fears-of-approaching-women-ladies-how-to-become-more-approachableSpecial Guest Matchmaker Dan Silverman
Dan Silverman is "The Miami Matchmaker". For a decade, Dan was originally known as the "Miami Dating Coach" before he transitioned into matchmaking. Dan's matchmaking company specializes in locally based South Florida singles. He also offers 1 on 1 dating coaching to both men and women. One service includes in-field coaching, helping to teach his male clients how to approach women and have fun conversations so that they are more effective making great impressions on dates. Dan has helped make many successful marriages happen and plans to continue to do so.

Discussion:  
  • Inside work/how to reframe negative beliefs.
  • Healthy attitudes and handling rejection.
  • Exercises to get started approaching women.
  • Easy openers to try out.
  • Fun places to practice socializing.
  • Finding a good wingman.
  • Different styles of approaching.
  • Keeping a journal of your field work to improve.
  • Predictable depression and anxiety and how to handle it when it happens.
  • The benefits of suffering through all this.
Dan's Guest Post: How to be your own matchmaker!
]]><![CDATA[Do you really need to love yourself first? ]]>Mon, 10 Oct 2016 05:00:00 GMThttps://www.missmatchmakerlive.com/all-things-dating/do-you-really-need-to-love-yourself-firstSpecial Guest Behavioral Scientist Clarissa Silver
Clarissa Silver is a Behavioral Scientist and Clinician with 17 years of experience in mental health, behavioral science, and public health. She is the author of a very tongue-in-cheek relationship wellness blog, "YOU'RE JUST A DUMBASS", to help people select and maintain healthy relationships and avoid some of the difficult life lessons that one encounters in suboptimal relationships. On http://yourejustadumbass.com, she shares techniques that she developed to help clients with creating relationship wellness in their lives.

Clarissa is also the creator of Play Ideal Date game show. She is developing this concept to offer people a unique approach to dating. What makes Play Ideal Date different is a mixed method matching system based on personalized attention and online dating! It is designed to be a modernized version of the "Dating Game" and appeared as an Official Google Hangout on Air during Social Media Week 2013 and was featured in Google Local NY's September 2013 Newsletter.

Clarissa holds an MSW from the University of Michigan and a BA from Hunter College. She has been featured on FOX, NBC, HuffPostLive, ABC, PR Newswire and Vista magazine.

Discussion:

1. Can love exist without self-love? Yes. Let me explain by asking you to ask yourself the following things:  
  1. Do you prioritize others over yourself?
  2. Do you tell yourself the truth?
  3. Do you accept the past or do you ruminate about it?
  4. Do you blame others (parents, ex-partner/spouse) for your past failures?
  5. Do you follow your gut the majority of the time?
  6. Do you carve out “me” time consistently?

2. Do you do any of these things and still want and find love? Of course you do. We all do. Does it stop us from loving others?

Still think you need to love yourself first? Ok, let’s look at the latest dating trend Benching. In this article, Jason Chen is writing about his experience with rejection and how common it is for people to start dating then blow them off and re-surface months later and resume dating again. So, he became a bench-warmer waiting to get picked; while the other person is dating other people. He’s wondering why he got blown off, but the person comes back and you give them a chance, right? What does this say about what people feel about themselves? Why do they allow it? Should you give people the benefit of the doubt? Sure. But, what’s the cut off? Should your ego, sense of self, or self-respect take a hit? And even when it does take a hit, don’t we still seek love? Isn’t that the opposite of loving yourself first?

3. What does it say about self-love? If you ask people do you love yourself, they’ll likely tell you yes.

4. Here’s my burning question: If you love yourself first, then what explains the faulty decision-making in relationships?

It’s not about self-love, it’s about self-awareness. I think that self-awareness is one of the keys to our relationship decision-making process. When you’re self-aware and ask yourself the same above questions, you’ll find what you accept for yourself and what helps you decide on who, when, and how to love.

5. The interesting part of self-awareness is that it becomes most challenged while you are in a relationship. Have you ever realized that thing that s/he did that annoyed you triggered another aspect of you? Toilet seat example.

The over-reaction to a small thing triggered larger issues: lack of consideration and poor communication. The irony is that people become aware of the lack of self-love in relationship to others. Self-love is cultivated over time. With each relationship we hope to get a better understanding of our needs and what we will seek out in the future. Our sense of self is challenged in each break-up because we’re trying to understand why it happened, why we allowed it to happen, or what was wrong with that person that they didn’t see the greatness in us. Either way, we walk away wondering is this person kidding me with their bs behavior or was I kidding myself?

6. Most of the problem is that people are lowering their standards or they think someone is out of their league. I’m here to tell you that does not exist.You attract what you think you are worth.

7. When you are dating you are seeking people that you can relate to, that you admire, that you trust, that you can work collectively with to reach your common goals. In a sense it should be an extension of what you are and someone who enjoys you for who you are and what you will become. After all, you’re trying to find someone that compliments you and that makes you a better version of yourself. How can that occur if you’re working from a deficit from the very beginning? You’re already working against yourself because you’re concealing your insecurities.

8. You’re not challenging your insecurities because the person isn’t helping you realize your fully actualized self. “Dating in your league” means it’s someone that you feel won’t challenge some of the pain you’ve experienced. You are hoping that you can avoid experiencing similar pain, but endure different pain. You just found someone that will keep you living at 70%.

9. The answer to why you will see a couple that you think “how did they get together” and “why can’t I get that”? Self-esteem! One or both of them abandoned the idea that they can’t attract what they really desire. What you desire is what you should pursue. Not the other way around.

10. If you have a list, make sure you figured out what you want vs. what you need. Ask yourself if it’s based on characteristics vs not getting hurt. Sometimes you replace familiar hurt with new hurt.


]]><![CDATA[The Neuroscience of Love with The Love Biologist! ]]>Mon, 26 Sep 2016 05:00:00 GMThttps://www.missmatchmakerlive.com/all-things-dating/the-neuroscience-of-love-with-the-love-biologistSpecial Guest Dawn Maslar
Dawn Maslar MS is go-to-authority on the science of love. She was voted top 20 Dating Experts to follow on Twitter. She's the TEDx speaker on How Your Brain Falls in Love. Her work has been featured on NBC 6, Pittsburg Tribune, and NPR.

Discussion:
  • There are four phases in love.
  • Love is based on the presence of certain neurotransmitters.
  • When you fall in love parts of your brain shut down.
  • This shut down has a time limit.
  • There are important neurological factors for long-term love.
]]><![CDATA[How to be a better date! ]]>Mon, 12 Sep 2016 05:00:00 GMThttps://www.missmatchmakerlive.com/all-things-dating/how-to-be-a-better-dateSpecial Guest Matchmaker Stef Safran
Stef Safran, is “Chicago's Introductionista” and owner of Stef and the City. She’s a matchmaking and dating expert in Chicago. She’s been in the business for over 14 years, starting with recruiting contestants on “The Dating Game.” She founded Stef and the City in 2009 and have been featured in media outlets such as; the Huffington Post, Chicago Sun-Times, The Chicago Tribune, ABC7, NBC5, CBS2, WGN, Fox32 News, ABC7’s “Windy City Live”, WCIU’s “You and Me This Morning,” Time Out Chicago and more!

Discussion:  
  • If you are looking for someone serious, do they talk about being available to do things.
  • Do they ask you appropriate questions as you are getting to know them, or do they push boundaries?
  • Do they talk a lot about past exes, instead of having clear cut boundaries about appropriate information about the past.
  • Do they seem to be hot and cold?
  • Do you have a tendency to assume that someone must be wanting a serious relationship because their online profile says so?
  • Do you talk too much about sex too early on? 
  • How do you respond to someone when they first disappoint you?
  • How much information do you give out when asked questions that are personal in nature?
  • Do you know how to set up boundaries without things coming across as "unnatural"?
  • How to date on the offense and NOT the defense.
]]><![CDATA[Dating Outside Your Zip Code: International & Long Distance Dating / Relationships.]]>Mon, 08 Aug 2016 05:00:00 GMThttps://www.missmatchmakerlive.com/all-things-dating/dating-outside-your-zip-code-international-long-distance-dating-relationshipsSpecial Guest Matchmaker Jessica Fass

Discussion:

  • International dating - do similar cultural backgrounds/nationalities really affect long-term compatibility?
  • Jewish dating - the challenges of matching people with different/varying levels of religious observance of the Jewish faith. This is often times more challenging than the different nationalities/cultural backgrounds.
  • How to start and maintain a relationship via Skype - what to say on the first call, 2nd call, when to follow up, etc.. The do's and don'ts of long-distance and international dating.
  • Long-distance relationship texting - do's and don'ts. 
  • How to create "textual chemistry"
  • If you meet someone while on vacation or traveling or living abroad for a while, how do you know if it's worth it to stay in touch and try out a long-distance relationship?
  • Being open to international dating - why you should try it if you've been very picky in the past. Maybe your match is just not currently living in your city, state or country.
  • At what point should you travel to meet your international/long-distance match in person if it's only been a Skype/virtual relationship thus far?
  • How to keep your long-distance partner excited about you and build chemistry and intimacy over time.
  • At what point in the relationship should you bring up relocation and whom should move/relocate for whom?

About Jessica:

Jessica Fass hails from Los Angeles, CA, but spent 2011-2016 living in her Jewish homeland of Tel Aviv, Israel, where she launched her matchmaking company Fass Pass to Love (a play-on-words for the Disneyland "Fast Pass") for young professional internationals and Israelis in Sept. 2013. Now in partnership with Jenny Apple Matchmaking in the U.S., Fass Pass to Love currently services Jewish singles of all ages worldwide, and will launch a non-denominational division by fall 2016. Her current matchmaking "niche" is matching international clients, and the marriages she's responsible for to date include an Israeli man to a Danish woman, an Israeli man to a Dutch woman, and an Israeli/Swedish woman to a French man, among others.

Previously, Jessica worked as a script and on-set assistant in Hollywood from 2005-2010 on TV hits such as “Two and a Half Men," "The Big Bang Theory," and "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody" and "Doc McStuffins" for the Disney Channel. She holds a BA in Screenwriting and TV Production and is also an amateur stand-up comedian! She is currently working on her Matchmaking Certification from The Matchmaking Institute. Jessica is very excited to be using her "producing skills" that she honed in Hollywood to now "produce" her clients' love lives.
]]><![CDATA[Marriage Minded or Just Dating?]]>Mon, 25 Jul 2016 05:00:00 GMThttps://www.missmatchmakerlive.com/all-things-dating/marriage-minded-or-just-datingSpecial Guest Matchmaker May Hui

Discussion:

  • How do you know he is marriage-minded?
  • What behaviors show he is marriage minded?
  • Who should you be dating?
  • How do you pursue her?
  • How should men pursue women?
  • How do women like to be pursued?
  • Is dating a game?
  • When should you give up chasing her?
  • How do you let him/her know you are not interested? 
  • Who should not be dating?

About May:

​May Hui loves to bring people together. She graduated with a BA in Communication and Sociology from the University of California, Santa Barbara, followed by 11 years working in the corporate world for a Fortune 500 company in Los Angeles. As a successful, busy professional in upper management, May saw first-hand how difficult it was to meet quality singles. After having no luck with online dating or social circles of her own, she knew there had to be a better way of meeting people. May hatched Catch Matchmaking in 2007 and has been matching singles ever since. She loves working with singles who admit they want love and are looking for love.
]]><![CDATA[The Pains & Reality of Online Dating!]]>Mon, 06 Jun 2016 05:00:00 GMThttps://www.missmatchmakerlive.com/all-things-dating/the-pains-reality-of-online-datingSpecial Guest Matchmaker Rachel Russo, MFT
]]><![CDATA[The 5 Love Languages!]]>Mon, 02 May 2016 05:00:00 GMThttps://www.missmatchmakerlive.com/all-things-dating/the-5-love-languagesSpecial Guest Matchmaker Arlene Vasquez 
]]><![CDATA[The Generational Gap!]]>Mon, 18 Apr 2016 05:00:00 GMThttps://www.missmatchmakerlive.com/all-things-dating/the-generational-gap​Special Guest Matchmaker Suzanna Mathews
]]><![CDATA[Three Tips to Connect with a Man on a First Date!]]>Mon, 04 Apr 2016 05:00:00 GMThttps://www.missmatchmakerlive.com/all-things-dating/three-tips-to-connect-with-a-man-on-a-first-date​Special Guest Matchmaker Jasbina Ahluwalia!
]]><![CDATA[How to Find Love Again!]]>Mon, 07 Mar 2016 06:00:00 GMThttps://www.missmatchmakerlive.com/all-things-dating/how-to-find-love-againSpecial Guest Matchmaker Rachel Russo, MFT
]]><![CDATA[Intentions, Intimacy & Dating]]>Mon, 22 Feb 2016 06:00:00 GMThttps://www.missmatchmakerlive.com/all-things-dating/intentions-intimacy-datingSpecial Guest Sex & Intimacy Coach Jeanson Benoit
]]><![CDATA[Why We Remain Single! Clearing the path for Love...]]>Mon, 08 Feb 2016 06:00:00 GMThttps://www.missmatchmakerlive.com/all-things-dating/why-we-remain-single-clearing-the-path-for-love
]]><![CDATA[Meet Miss MatchMaker & Local Singles!]]>Mon, 04 Jan 2016 06:00:00 GMThttps://www.missmatchmakerlive.com/all-things-dating/meet-miss-matchmaker-local-singles
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