Dating Service News

"43% of singles routinely Google their potential suitors according to It's Just Lunch survey."

"By a 3-2 margin, women picked the Yankee's soft-eyed shortstop over third baseman Alex Rodriguez as the Bronx Bomber they would most like to have blast a home run over their fence, according to a new survey by a national dating service. 'He's a good-looking guy, and he has a cute personality,' said Nancy Kirsch, of It's Just Lunch, the date compay that found 59 percent of women call eligible bachelor Jeter their heartthrob, while 41 percent preferred the married a-Rod."

"It's Just Lunch, an international firm that has been arranging dates for couples at New York Restaurants for the past 12 years, had its best year ever in the New York market in 2004, posting 20% revenue growth…Clients of [the dating service] It's Just Lunch who meet for drinks often will stay for dinner, says Laurie Gibson, co-owner of Upper East Side restaurant Willow, 'because they find they have a lot to talk about.'"

"Can you find love on the road? For help, a new series of romance-focused guidebooks pinpoints the best places for singles to meet in dozens of U.S. cities. It's Just Lunch (itsjustlunch.com), the dating service known for penciling social lives into busy professionals' calendars, so far has compiled nearly 50 local guides ($9.95 each) that give the top dating locations in 36 categories."

"[According to] Nancy Kirsch, the senior vice president of It's Just Lunch, a national dating service, [when setting up your friends] don't be anywere nearby when it happens. Just give your friends each other's numbers and let them handle it."

"...A dating service is trying to revolutionize the blind date. It's Just Lunch! offers clients a chance to get acquainted over lunch. The firm does all the work, making reservations, clearing the matches with customers. All couples have to do is show up."

"There had to be a civilized and convenient way to meet potential partners. Wouldn't it be nice if there was a dating service that arranged prescreened lunch dates for busy professionals? Her clients are highly educated: About 95% graduated from college, and 80% have post-graduate degrees."

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