Engage.com Declares February 13 National 'Thank Your Matchmaker Day' - Encouraging Happy Couples to Thank the Person Who Helped Them Meet Their Valent10 January 2006
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 9 -- Engage.com, the online relationship community where friends help friends find lasting love by playing matchmaker for them, is encouraging happy couples to take time on February 13th to remember the person who helped them meet their special Valentine. Engage.com research of more than 1,000 married adults indicates that half of all marriages in the United States may be the result of a personal introduction made by a friend, family member or co-worker, yet these altruistic matchmakers have long been unrecognized in Valentine's Day celebrations of romance and love. Engage.com has applied for official designation of February 13th as "Thank Your Matchmaker Day" with Chase's Calendar Of Events.
"Look behind many of the happy couples celebrating true love this Valentine's Day and you're likely to find a friend who at some time in the past meddled, nudged, cajoled or in some way worked behind the scenes to put them together," said Trish McDermott, Chief Matchmaker and Vice President of Love at Engage.com. "We're encouraging all happy couples to take a few minutes on February 13th to send flowers, chocolate, cards or other forms of appreciation to the matchmakers whose romantic hunches and instincts helped bring love into their lives."
Famous Couples With Matchmakers to Remember on February 13th
-- Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones were introduced at a dinner
given by Antonio Banderas.
-- Rosie O'Donnell was introduced to her partner, Kelli Carpenter, by
Rosie's brother Daniel O'Donnell.
-- Christina Aguilera was introduced to her husband, Jordan Bratman, by
her manager, Irving Azoff.
-- Olympic volleyball gold medalist Kerri Walsh was introduced to her
husband, Casey Jennings, by the parents of Kerri's Olympic volleyball
partner Misty May.
-- Teresa Heinz Kerry was first introduced to John Kerry by her husband,
the late Senator John Heinz, at an Earth Day rally.
Anyone Can Be A Great Matchmaker
It's still not too late, and it's entirely free, to help singles in your life find a potential Valentine's Day love interest on Engage.com. Singles enjoy the fun, collaborative, honest and self-expressive relationship community Engage.com offers, and their search for lasting love is powered by the friends and matchmakers they invite to join them. While it doesn't take any formal training to be a matchmaker, some romantic meddlers have better matchmaking perspective and insight. In a November 2005 survey of 800 single adults Engage.com learned that singles believe their friends make the best matchmakers, while their mothers tend to make the worst.
Engage.com Valentine's Season Matchmaking Tips
-- Great matchmakers are good listeners: Ask your friend about what has
(and hasn't) worked in past relationships and what qualities are must-
haves in a potential romantic partner.
-- Consider Valentine's season timing: Singles may feel a lot or pressure
about their solo status as Valentine's Day approaches. Introductions
made for the week after Valentines Day may feel less emotionally
charged and stressful.
-- Let your instincts guide you: Great matchmakers often have a "sense"
that two people belong together-something that goes well beyond basic
compatibility factors like age and location. Follow your hunches and
gut feelings.
-- Look for key similarities, but some differences work too: People don't
have to be clones of each other to be compatible, and some differences
can compliment a relationship. That's why engineers sometimes fall in
love with artists, or Democrats with Republicans.
-- Sometimes you have to "sell" an introduction: If you're convinced that
magic will happen when two people meet, do your best to overcome any
reluctance on either side. A little extra effort on your part may
forever change two lives.
About Engage.com
Founded by Suneet Wadhwa (co-founder of Snapfish.com, a recent HP acquisition) and entrepreneur Karen Wallace, developed with 16-year dating industry veteran Trish McDermott, and co-developed and endorsed by noted relationship expert Dr. Robert Epstein, former Editor in Chief of Psychology Today, Engage.com (http://www.engage.com) is the world's first online relationship community where friends help friends find love. There's no scientific testing required to meet someone. Love happens on Engage much as it does in the real world, with a little help from your friends. Engage.com, a San Francisco Bay Area company, closed its first round of venture funding in Q2, 2005, co-led by The Founders Fund and Revolution Ventures.
Source: prnewswire
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