Take advantage of the romantic Fall season with the help of Ambiance Matchmaking! Our team of dating experts have picked their favorites for planning the perfect Fall date. Read on and start planning!
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A first date doesn’t mean much, a second date may just be the other person giving you another chance, but a third date means you’ve been “selected”, cleared to pass go, and can have confidence that the person likes you. Sadly, it’s all too often that on a first or second date you’ll do something that isn’t attractive, a deal breaker, or won’t make a lasting impression, and never make it to a third date. You might be a great catch but you weren’t perceived that way. The following tips are ways to make it past the first and second dates, and give someone the gift of knowing you.
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The opportunity to experience the matchmaking process with a professional matchmaker by your side should be both exciting and enlightening. Yet, with the amount of matchmakers recently flooding the industry, it can be difficult to separate the rookies from the experts. How do you choose a quality matchmaker that will help you define and achieve your goals in finding a romantic partner? These ten tips will help you select a genuine, passionate, and experienced matchmaker to ensure a successful experience.
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The dating world is a continually unfolding set of possibilities and opportunities. You have the ability to meet new singles on a never-ending basis. However, when you meet someone worth pursuing, will you do just that? Will you make a choice to pursue this one person and exit the dating pool?
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When Americans decide to get married, it seems that love is the number one motive, with making a lifetime commitment, companionship, having children, and financial stability following. However, there are more reasons to marry, and possibly with even greater benefits than the aforementioned. Younger generations in particular need to understand tangible benefits that come with a strong marriage. If you are on the fence about marriage, keep reading…
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There has been numerous attempts to explain what causes this type of romantic chemistry to occur. Researchers say a combination of factors are needed, including physical attraction, similarity, non-judgement, feeling understood, mutual trust, communication, and mystery. Let's dive into each of these factors separately.
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Many people use the words compatibility and chemistry interchangeably. However, these terms, when referencing romance and relationships, should never be confused. To muddle these two ideas together can be detrimental to the success of your relationship.
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There are three very distinct and enthralling phases that every relationship must pass through before they find themselves gray-haired in rocking chairs, holding contests on who has more wrinkles (or was that just my grandparents?). Here we examine the three stages of a relationship...
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Are humans wired to be monogamous? Do some have a higher propensity toward monogamy than others? What drives some toward infidelity? And can science tinker with our genetic makeup to make us more faithful?
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I was falling for him, at first slowly, then hard and fast, and without trepidation. I never experienced love before, and therefore never experienced heartbreak. I had a clean slate from which I had no roadblocks, constructed walls, and nothing to encumber myself from falling head-over-heels. I could not stop thinking about him, and I succeeded in inserting his name into every conversation I had.
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I arrived at Nightwood and waited for him at the bar. I had only seen photos from his OKCupid profile, yet I remained hopeful that he hadn’t gained twenty pounds or aged twenty years. Shortly after, he arrived looking very dapper (which I later found out is his norm) in a long, sleek black jacket and a scarf that wrapped around his neck just below his chiseled jaw.
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If you want to invest in your relationship, you need to invest time spent with that person, and that means planning rewarding and meaningful dates. There is no better time to do this than during the spring season! March 20th, 2017 will mark the first official day of spring, so let's start planning!
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I recently met with Leslie Wardman, Founder and Matchmaker of Ambiance Matchmaking, to ask for some insight into the male psyche. She has interviewed more than 3,000 men over her fourteen year matchmaking career, and always asks them one specific question: “What are three characteristics that are important to you in a match?” She says there are commonalities between their answers, with physical attraction being the number one response. Here she shares men’s most common responses.
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Valentine's Day can be a confusing time for those just starting a new relationship. You're not serious enough to plan an extravagant weekend getaway, but you can see a future with this person. How can you show them you care without being over-the-top? What kind of date should you plan? Should you get a gift? If so, what kind of gift? Our dating experts at Ambiance Matchmaking have you covered with this guide to Valentine's Day 2017. We give you date and gift ideas that are perfect for new relationships: low-pressure but still thoughtful.
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If you want to ace an interview, you prepare. If you want to win a tennis championship, you train. If you want to learn a new language, you practice. Your love life shouldn’t be treated different. Being proactive improves your chances of finding the right relationship. Commit to the practice of finding a healthy and happy relationship in 2017. Outlined below are the most proactive and impactful steps needed to put you on the right path. And, if you need further help, you know where to find us.
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What if everything we know about sexual passion in long-term relationships is wrong? What if everything we’ve been told by talk shows, self-help books, and couples therapy—improve communication, deepen security and emotional intimacy—is extinguishing erotic desire rather than reigniting it?
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Women have always been labeled as perplexing creatures. Why do they travel to the restroom in large groups? How do they ravel their hair into a spiral-like towel-cone after a shower? These brainteasers have haunted men for decades.
We thought it would be interesting (and humorous) to expose the daily quirks of women that really do leave men befuddled. So, we decided to dig into the most culturally influential –– and most heavily trafficked –– website on the Internet today: reddit.com.
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Numerous articles have amassed on the do’s and don’ts of dating. Do be on time… Don’t talk too much… Most people are acquainted with these humdrum nuggets of advice. But, when you ask a matchmaker who has been on the front line of the dating field for fourteen years, you get a different response...
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Tim Ferriss is a leading expert in accelerated learning. He mastered the art of language acquisition, lost twenty pounds of body fat in thirty days, and conquered earning a six-figure income by working merely four hours a week (would you expect less from the author of the 4-Hour Workweek?). Newsweek named him “the world’s best guinea pig” and the NY Times called him a “cross between Jack Welch and and a Buddhist monk.”
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“If you’re always with Mr. Wrong, you’ll never meet Mr. Right,” a friend once advised me after draping my relationship malaise all over her. Rather than letting this cliche breeze past me, I pondered it. I realized there was more to it than just if you’re with person A, you can’t meet person B. It meant you must free yourself of the emotional angst tied to the wrong person in order to be emotionally prepared to meet the right person.
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