I've never had a bad experience with Brandi, or any of the others working along side her. They're kind and caring and seem to be doing their best to find me a match. I tend to get several (read: between 2-5 depending) a month, and response times to set up dates are quick. read more

I think they are doing a great job. Since using them a few years ago the concerns I had have been addressed. Their matches have been good, and customer service and responsiveness have been excellent! read more

Great experience with Brandi. She spent time matching me with four dates so far, and happy to say we find my match. Exclusively dating a wonderful man since June 2023! read more

iIt's Just Lunch was great to use. I felt safe and comfortable thanks to their vetting. They listened to what I was looking for and I've now been on three dates with a guy I really like and we are continuing to see each other! read more

I personally think its been a waste of money. I am not happy with the DC match makers or the service. For the amount of money you pay more follow up could be done, effort and professionalism to really find a good match. Why should you have to beg someone when you pay sooo much money to do their job? The canidates are not that physically attractive for the amount of money you pay (not saying looks are everything but just an observation) and they could pay for the meals for the dates imo...at least for the first date (for what you are paying thats not unreasonable). I realized how much money I wasted and how I was taken advantage of emotionally because I am vulnerable becuse I really want to meet a nice guy I have a geniune connection with. I take full responsibility for making the decision to pay for this service... but I have not been happy with the service. This is nothing but a money grab and absolutely not worth the money. I dont feel they really listen to what you are interested in or are attracted too. I rather wait for a good man then to get match with guys I have no geniune connection with and I am not attracted too...and I really tried but I am not impressed. You pay WAY too much money for this bull crap... The first date was not attractive AT ALL (and didnt even try to look nice had a sweater on in 80 degree weather.Did not walk me to my car...nothing it was really awkward and he wasn't cute...not even a little bit ) and the second date was ok, I went on another date with the second date but there was no geniune attraction connection. I find the style of communication and the way they do things to be very unprofessional given the amount of money you pay. I told the match makers I have a demanding job in health care where I cannot speak during the day and they still would call during the day anyway so I would miss their calls or they will not call at all. They also lie about how they describe you to potential matches and I did not feel comfortable with that and I ask if they would change my description to an honest one. They encouage the man not to pay for the meal or drink on the dates but I find that to be a a very bad dating model and dating advice not to mention a major turn off.... I am old school and very traditional. A man should do that and impress his date and put effort into courting a woman. The dates I went on I honestly didnt feel any effort from the man nor was it intentional and I will not chase a man. There model benefits men more than woman because men can go on dates with random women and not put in any effort into one or pay for a drink which is no different than a dating app. Even the dates I went on the matches didn't feel the dating services was authentic with making good matches but I was shocked they still were paying so much. Dating is hard nowadays for professionals but this is not it. A huge lesson learned for me... They also hide negative reviews on their google page to mislead people. They hid this review on their google reviews. Very shady business read more

It's Just Lunch provides perceptive, personable service throughout the {process of} collaboration. IJL rapport is sensitive and timely; I'm always 100% confident that IJL is listening attentively to my cause. The team demonstrates understanding by way of adaptive response: successive introductions increasingly complement my person. It's Just Lunch match-making service is a viable avenue for discovering meaningful, quality interactions. read more

It's Just Lunch of Washington DC is likely the best bet for professionals that are Caucasians and Traditional Asian (Chinese American...not Pacific Asians or Indians). I say this with great disappointment as a biracial woman who was told, curtly and via written communication (email), that IJL was unable to take me on as a black client. There was no information exchanged besides me asking the question. read more

It's Just Lunch - United States Air Force Academy Alumni are on par with Ivy Grads. But I guess my docier is moot since all that matters is being Black. - Matchmakers Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

As a busy professional getting closer and closer to 40, I felt tired of wasting my time sifting out the noise on dating apps. I have my financial, physical and emotional (sometimes) life together and I wanted to meet someone who was the same. But on the dating apps I encountered everything from lazily constructed messages to meeting someone in person who wasn't anything like their profile. I even had one guy who I feel pretty certain slipped something into my drink at lunch! In comes, It's Just Lunch. It's impossible for a company to promise the elusive walk into the sunset love match. However, they have definitely upped my chances and made it feel easy and fun along the way. I felt uncomfortable listing requirements at first but they made it feel easy. The women who work there are open and responsive. They even make me feel comfortable sharing silly requirements like "must dress well and be smart." Lol Thanks ladies! Fingers crossed I meet (or have met) the one. Either way, great experience and thanks for the quality matches! read more

This is not a situation where I feel like I've gotten what I paid for. After you sign the contract, and you pay you are at the mercy of IJL. I'll be sure to update this if the situation changes... fingers crossed! read more

Highly recommend IJL dc. I met my husband through the service and lots of other kind men. Definitely worth the money for those looking for a life partner ! read more

Don't do it. If you're reading this, don't do it. It's not worth it and you can honestly meet better matches on some of the apps if you screen members carefully enough. On another note, if you're a black female, they need you. It's a "you'll take what I give you" mentality even though they're as nice as can be. They are not keen on diversity unless you're a black man (no surprise there). It's an investment, so just be sure you aren't pressured into spending money on a promise of quality dates, when the fact is the pool of matches is only as good as the men willing to pay. A man everyone wants doesn't have to pay, so why would you be introduced to him on this platform???? read more

I was contacted by Michelle from IJL on Aug 15 trying to get me to re-join their dating pool. I explained that I was NOT interested based on a very expensive & non impressive past experience. However, Michelle was very pushy & promised me 6 fantastic men that were waiting to meet me, based on my profile. She said they were all perfect with a lot of commonalities. She was so persistant in her quest & told me that I was going to be SO happy with these 6 candidates, so I joined at the expense of $2500! Not only was there nothing in common with the first date, but I had to drive over an hour into another state to meet him! I expressed my dissatisfaction with the first date & told her I wanted to back out of my contract as I'm not seeing anything like she promised me. She said I could not back out of my contract, that there would be no refunds. I went on a second date which again had nothing in common with. The third date was not looking for a relationship, he was only interested in a hook up & made that quite clear - not for me! So again I explained how disappointed I was with IJL. I received a call from IJL on September 26th about another 'perfect match' and the date took over 6 weeks to set up. I never met him until November 8th which was at the end of my contract. Again, this was not at all what they promised me. They are only looking for people to set up with other people, but honestly you can do better on a dating app where at least you can use 'filters' to find common interests. DO NOT SPEND THE MONEY with IJL to date just 'anybody's' that are not even anything you're looking for! I wish I could get my money back since they lied to me to get me to join. I also hope to save anyone else the heart ache, frustration, & expense of this type of dating service! They are NOT at all what they try to claim to be! ! ! read more

This organization is unreliable and a waste of $3000. Please please please do not utilize this service. In the beginning, it sound so true to be real but the one and only date was unacceptable as the person had to take a call from work. Honestly, I can't even give one star (more like negative 5 stars). After three attempts to call the COO and the leadership team, I received no response. Instead, they lied to my credit card company when I try to obtain a refund or even a partial refund within a less than 30 day period. This is so despicable and falls in line with our current politician styles of business. read more

IJM has set me up on great dates with quality women. They listened to me on what I was looking for and the attributes I was seeking to come up with good matches. They always pick terrific restaurants that focus on outstanding food and waitstaff to make the dates special. I would highly recommend them. read more

IJL is great place to meet singles. I have had a great time meeting new people. Brandi is my representative and she is absolutely great. She is very professional, knowledgeable, thorough and caring read more

I have been using it's just lunch for almost a year. I enjoy the convenience of the monthly date they book. They set me up on a blind date and give me the gentlemans bio so at least I know their race, age, and interests. During the shutdown we did Zoom dates which kept us safe and saved time. Now we are in person and it's nice to be out an about at a local restaurant and not have to worry about setting up the date. While I have not found my match yet I am hopeful It's Just Lunch has someone who will fit me soon! read more

Its just lunch matched me with a very good match. We met in August and are still dating now in March, with plans for additional dates and adventures together! Brandi and team did a great job finding a very good date and have followed up several times to check on how we are doing. SB read more

Horrible company and customer service. My dates got progressively worse and farther from what I was looking for. My matchmaker was unresponsive when I told her one of my dates was a creep and making sexually inappropriate comments. I was shocked at the lack of response to this. At the end of my 6 months I was unsure if I still got my final date and sent an email with a few questions to clarify the membership. I received a curt response a few days later saying I get a 4th date but she did not answer any of my other questions. At one point after hearing nothing for 2 months - i sent an email asking if they were still looking for dates. At the price tag of the membership, I would expect more communication. I would not recommend this service to anyone. You are better off using a match.com or something. read more

I met my life partner through IJL, which never would have happened any other way. Women such as my fiancé are discerning and very uncomfortable with dating apps or services that don't screen potential dates. If you want to meet someone who's stable, bright, accomplished, engaging, active, and multi-dimensional, ILJ is the place to start looking. read more

Ongoing with the BBB to try to get them to hold this company accountable for their unethical business practices and gross misrepresentation of their services. Sadly their 'agreement' that you sign is legally watertight and even forbids class action lawsuits (Since the NY lawsuit). The staff will disclose private information about you that you have told in confidence to set up dates. They clearly do not have any local matches and soon you will be travelling miles and miles for a lunch, ALL of my dates stated the same. Cleverly they NEVER email descriptions to you, even if you specifically request a copy they only ever tell you them over voice calls so you have no verifiable evidence if you get into a dispute. They of course record all their calls so they can pick and choose what to use and what to ignore. They will literally say anything to get you going on the first few dates and they are not happy if you decline anyone. 5 dates, $3200, very nice other members and good conversation (a lot about IJL) but we had nothing in common, certainly not the same zip code ! read more

I had an awful experience with IJL. Kimberly was my matchmaker who consistently showed signs of NOT doing her job, not caring or even listening to me. If you get into this service, you are getting into blind dates. If you don't care about physical attraction, great, but if you do, these people choose for you. I requested specifically someone who shares my values that is someone who is progressive or liberal. Every single match with one exception, were conservative and some racially biased. Kimberly and her staff are absolutely clueless and useless. They promised 2 dates a month and i was set up only once a month AND one month I was not set up to go out with anyone, yet they took my money for the month - $100. They don't care about stealing your money. The experience was DEMORALIZING and made me want to quit my search for love or a partner. They charge you an outrageous amount to enter the service and then a monthly fee. DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY. The pool of men here in the DC metro area are of men who I definitely did not find attractive. This is not even deserving of one star. read more

Part 2 - I need to add more to my review since the business responded. 2 dates asked for my number but blew me off when we made plans. And two potential marches failed to respond to the business's request to set up a date. So there's that as well. read more

I've had three memberships with IJL, so I can say that Sandra Myers, Jaida Purvis and Jolene Beaton are wonderful to work with. I can tell they care about my success in dating, and finding my soulmate, by the extra efforts they've made to personalize the experience for me. read more

I signed up for a 6 month membership and found this service to be a complete waste of time and money. I was hoping that a human matchmaker would have good intuition about connecting people, but my dating experience has been much better on (free) apps. The matchmakers don't listen to feedback (or perhaps their pool of clients in DC just isn't great). Don't waste 5k on this! read more

This place is a SCAM! I came in for a job interview last year and I can confirm that this is for sure a pure scam to get your money. The DC team leader name is Jaida and based of her showing me around and explaining the work dynamic it was indeed not a matchmaking job but more so a sales job. The people that are asking you for your information are SALES PEOPLE. They only care about getting your money so they can keep their jobs!! Don't bother even responding to me Stacy! You should be ashamed of yourself and your job. IJL preys on desperate women looking to find love...it truly sad. Now these women's have empty bank accounts and empty hearts. Girl. It's a scam let it go and stop embarrassing yourself by defending a SCAM! you even just said it!! Tinder & match.com don't use aggressive SALESPEOPLE to match couples. read more

I rarely write reviews, however I had the same experiences past women had with IJL. I look for the best in people. I'm sure we'll all meet someone for us one day. IJL is a scam. They're salespeople who overcharge and don't deliver. They may hear you, but they don't effectively listen. Charging over 6k for premier service is ridiculous . IJL is no different than other sites if you know what you want. I teach yoga part time which I made the mistake of telling Sandra. My first date told me he always wanted to date a yoga teacher and winked at me. I called Sandra and asked her to take it off my bio. She never did. I had to call 4 times and finally spoke with a manager in California. I wrote my own bio after 5 months. They were so off. When dates didn't show up they counted that against me. I had a limit of dates.. one per moth for 5 months.. that's not matching that's a numbers game and you just hope something sticks.. IJL is worth zero stars. My next call is the better business bureau. It's your employees responsibility to give clients accurate information. If the bio isn't accurate how can one "match?" Regarding the last week. It was 1 date and he was a no show. On the brighter side, it's probably the DC office. The Managers on the west coast were genuine and gave great advice. Thanks to them. read more

Waste of time and money. They do not fulfill the quoted number of dates. The dates they offer have little, if any, common interests or qualities discussed. read more

This review is specifically for the Washington DC office. ILJ is swamped with women clients and lack men. Of the men they do have, i have found them mostly to be BITTER federal government workers or men who look like my grandpa. I'm attractive and have no problem finding dates on my own but joined because im busy and wanted another source to choose from. I been on over 30 dates in the span of over 2 years and have only met a match i thought i liked once. This match did not feel the chemistry with me but i appreciated his straightforwardness. He told me that sometimes IJL has asked him, even paid him to go on dates with women they knew would not work out for him but needed it as a favor because they don't have enough men for all the women members they have. I paid almost $4k to be able to access members from other cities. After realizing the lack of options from the DMV office, i insisted they pair me with someone out the area. I've been ignored and to this day have never been matched with anyone out of my area despite paying $1k premium. They then had the nerve to attempt to get me to upgrade by paying $10k to what they call an elite pool of clients. You'll have much better luck on a dating app. read more

To respond to the business who replied to my review. Yelp doesn't let me post the amount of characters I wanted so this is a great opportunity to continue the post and add a bit more. My third date was not my ideal match but better than the first two. The ironic thing is that on the date we started talking about the dating service and he literally said 'it's like they are taking random names out of a hat.' On his two dates before me the first person didn't even show up and the next showed up late and then said she didn't like the restaurant and then was like I'm leaving to hang out with my friends. He tried to convince me to go back to his place after the date which made me uncomfortable. For that reason and the fact that we still weren't compatible I never ended up going on another date with him. On my fourth I did something I have never done... I left immediately after being seated... This is something I would've never ever have done if they actually let you screen your matches (something that they only let the premier clients do who spend even more than us - if you can believe people are spending more than us). I am willing and have dated older men as in 8 years older than myself. A lot of the time this works because they are more mature and just because you are older doesn't mean you are suddenly unattractive. There are ton and tons of attractive older men! To be able to be with someone in the long term you have to be attracted to them. They don't need to be a movie star but there has to be a bit of chemistry. The man that I was matched with was very tall and boney with a huge balding spot. He was actually standing near the line to be seated when I walked in the door. Not for a second did I assume he was my date. I even asked him if he was waiting in line. Once I got to the front to tell the hostess I was here she pointed behind me telling me that was my date. My heart immediately started accelerating and I felt my stomach drop. I was so incredibly surprised that the dating agency would ever set us up. I started having an actual anxiety attack and I said to him I'm sorry but I've been having problems with the dating agency and I won't be using them anymore. I know this isn't going to work out I'm sorry. He was nice about it and said I respect that. I left. I sat in my car mortified for everything that had just occurred. I HAVE NEVER just left after meeting someone. I have even went on blind dates that my friends have set me up with and never felt the need to immediately leave. I have been on 32 first dates since becoming single. 4 of these dates being from it's just lunch and the rest from various apps such as: bumble, tinder, match, ok Cupid and just meeting people in real life. All of these free and minimally priced dating apps have yielded much better results (sometimes even leading to a second date) than it's just lunch. None of my dates on these dating apps have been late, had poor etiquette, or divulge an unhealthy amount of information during the first date. TO BE CLEAR these guys are who they are. There is someone for everyone and I wish them the best, we are just not a match. It was suppose to be the role of the agency to properly match and screen people which they completely neglected to do. It's all a numbers game. And if you think about it, it's in their best interest to not match you properly. If they did match us properly we would have no reason to continue to pay their monthly service fees. It was not at all worth 225 dollars for each of these dates I went on. These 'matchmakers' did not put 900 dollars worth of work into these 4 dates. The fact that they won't refund my membership fee even partially shows how little they care about their clientele or about doing a quality job. DO NOT TRUST THIS DATING SERVICE. They do not care about actually finding you love. They care about keeping the profits flowing and accomplish this by misleading and promising false hope to those eager to find love. Since this review: I have had people contact me saying the same thing has happened to them! And they are seeking financial compensation through the legal system! I will be one of those people as well. These people are such scam artists. When I tried to get my money back I ultimately ended up talking to the head person in Chicago. She had no sympathy was extremely cold and impossible to get ahold of. THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT YOU!! THEY ONLY WANT YOUR MONEY!!!! check out my yelp page I usually rate business's 5 stars! It is extremely hard to make me this angry but even months and months after having dealt with this business I am still just as fired up. read more

Well I didn't meet the one but it was an interesting experience! Maggy did a great job weeding out men that didn't meet my criteria. It's a different way of meeting people I would have not found on my own. read more

If I can prevent even one person from being taken advantage of, being mislead about the prospects of an individually tailored "Match", and scammed out of a scandalous amount of money (which they refuse to refund, when it is abundantly clear they have not delivered on what they promised) I will be happy. And if you are over 40: RUN! They do not have the dating pool, and they treat you like crap. I saw the ad on an airline flight; I'm in my 60's and felt disheartened by Internet dating. So I called, and had a long, cozy, intimate revealing phone "interview" with a very high powered sales woman, who kept saying, to my query about cost...."I haven't decided whether I want to work with you or not yet". where was my BS detector? what an insulting thing to say to someone! But she was good. I heard $2800 and choked: I'm promised this really high end intelligent, funny, creative (I'm an artist) kind and spiritual (Im a Buddhist) pool of men I'd date, until I found Mr Right, which they intimate will be the outcome, but I was leary: waited a few more months. She contacted me a couple of times in the interim. I rue the day I handed over my credit card information to these sharks. Its all about the money. I know my worth, and I didn't expect my first date to be my Soul Mate....but was pressured into going out with a guy I had ZERO in common with, except in the age ballpark. I wasn't attracted to his photo, and less so to him. My first "MatchMaker" stood me up, then was unapologetic about it. No offense to millenials, but how about a few employees over 50? MatchMakers who care and understand what its like to date in mid-life. Clueless! The profiles that followed were right off of your generic Match.com profile "great catch, good sense of humor, likes boating (we live on the Chesapeake, everyone likes boating) First date guy was sarcastic, rude to the waiter and talked about himself for 45 minutes, I was livid. I could go on, not enough space... The worst thing, besides losing hard earned money, is the way they make you feel. They promise the Moon, don't deliver, then get nasty when you complain and want a refund. How do you sleep at night IJL ?Shame on you for preying on older people who take a chance on love. What's needed? more honest reviews, join class action lawsuits; more competition!!!!! genuine Matchmakers who really care, are transparent, and don't charge outrageous fees. Drive them out of business. At last. read more

DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT IT!!! This is the biggest con game going! It's like going on back to back useless blind dates. Every member they matched me with..... I would've never picked them out of a line up! One was actually going bald!!! Another was just coming out of a 35 year marriage.....Just a waste of time and money! I am trying to get a refund now and they are taking their time sending documents over to the third party to cancel my membership, in the meantime my account is getting charged. I had to file a claim with my bank....my next step is to file fraud charges! Seriously this is a BS service. The sales pitch is a cold blooded film flam! Saying they been in this business for x amount of years??? Yeah ok. Maybe in the hey day this service was rocking, but now???!!! Don't waste your time. I wish I did my research before taking a leap into this garbage! read more

I don't recommend this dating service at all. When I was initially contacted by the match maker, she was very promising and made it clear that I will at least get one date per month. (You pay at least $3000 upfront and $98 per month) the idea behind it is great. All of the working professionals who don't have enough time to socialize and meet new people and are ready for a steady committed relationship get matched up based on your preferences. The match maker told me that there are a lot of guys that meet my criteria and I'm definitely a great "match" for many of them. She also made it seem like these are all successful professionals who just don't have time to look for their "soulmate". It all sounds great, right? Except this wasn't the case at all. I kept my meme hers hip for 7 months, which means I should have at least met 7 guys. But I only met 4, because the other 3 canceled at last minute and I wasn't rematches with anyone else that month. But I still paid for 7 months. The guys that I did meet, were nothing like what I had imagined. One of them was even a student! There are not successful professionals who don't have time to meet new people. They were guys who simply can not get any dates. And I hope you know what I mean. If you want to sign up with them, and waste $3000+, just keep in mind that they over promise and under deliver. And to respond to your comment Amy, I "declined" to see only one person AFTER he canceled his date with me last minute and thank you for reminding me because when I told your employee that I do not want to see that person anymore, she was so rude to me. And definitely after 7 months of this what makes you think that I wasn't going to cancel my membership?? All this energy that you're putting into responding to all of these dissatisfied clients, should have been put into better customer service. I'm surprised that IJL is still in business. The least that you can do is read these reviews and learn to improve your business and not focus so much on finding a way to discredit these reviews. read more

This is a very very bad dating business. Stay away if you want to save money and headaches. Unethical manager and Match makers like Jessica Ebrahimoun and Natalie. They will let you hear what you want to get your money and later you will discover the lies. I can help you and tell you how to get your money back from those thieves..email me bani6701@gmail.com read more

I signed up with this company when I lived on the East Coast, I was promised a specific number of dates AND that they would all be in my area. After three months and all of two dates (both over 50 miles away), I asked for a refund. I was told not only that they would not refund my $1,200, but they were incredibly rude. I asked for the Corporate number to speak with their President. I was told, "Our President doesn't speak with clients"! Pretty arrogant! I'd use literally ANY other dating service than this one. read more

I was very disappointed with this service. We call it now instead of IJL - IJS - It Just Stinks... I was clear in what I was looking for in a woman and multiple times my "perfect match" was far from what I had discussed with my match maker. Many of the women I met voiced the same displeasure. One example: I made it clear that faith was important and I wanted a Christian woman- next thing I know they pair me with an agnostic. There have to be better solutions for you out there. read more

Classic case of a business that has no business being in business. I can't say it's a scam since I don't know what's in their heads or hearts when they separate you from your money and dignity, but it sure felt like a scam. There's zero science or skill to this. Dating services, including online sites, are numbers games, and this outfit just doesn't have the numbers, which is not surprising given the breathtaking fees they charge. Consequently, they throw you with whomever they have in their rotation at the moment, regardless of whether the prospect fits your criteria. I told them at the outset that I'm a nonreligious, progressive urban dweller. They set me up with a God-fearing Trump voter from the rural parts of Virginia an hour outside D.C. She was as happy with the match as I was. Nice woman, just an abominable match on both sides. The rep who hounded me to sign up was about as sincere and forthright in her representations as a carnival barker and as dumb as a rock. She wrote my bio based on a phone interview -- and got just about everything wrong. I discovered this a few weeks in when I asked what they were telling my prospects about me. I had to rewrite my profile. If you get a call from Sandra, RUN AWAY! What's astonishing is that you pay a ton of money for the service but you get a fraction of the information about your dates than you get on Match, etc. They refuse to show you photos of the people they set you up with, which is astonishing. I discovered on my first date why they don't show you photos. All you're told is your date's age, height, marital status and a few meaningless factoids: she's a consultant, she likes to travel and enjoys the theater. No shit. Who doesn't? For that, they charge the cost of a Caribbean vacation. Speaking of the cost of a vacation, they decide where you'll meet. Invariably, it's at a pricey, crowded restaurant where it's hard to find a quiet place to meet and chat. Don't get hoodwinked. Stick to Match, OKC, Tinder, Bumble or the check-out line. You get more dates, more information about your dates and thus better matches, and more control over whom you date for a FRACTION of the cost of this colossal waste of money. It's Just Bullshit. read more

PROs: The interaction started out as friendly and flexible, they immediately started setting me up on dates. CONs: They are contractually only required to send you on 2 dates a month (which is exactly what I got, while others had 2x dates a week). When changing my preferences I was told it was irresponsible of me not to keep my options 100% open. Set me up with dates directly outside of my preferences. It is a true numbers game and they set you up based solely on who is available. HERE IS THE KICKER: After both my boyfriend and I left the service (due to entering into a committed relationship) the service has attempted THREE TIMES to break us up to reclaim us as paying members to this "service". My candid advice, proceed with caution and expect non-professional interaction with the staff located within DC. read more

I joined IJL because my workplace was nearly all female, I didn't have many friends because I was new to the area, and I wasn't interested in finding someone online or in a bar. I was set up on many dates and most of them were decent men. All were successful and educated, and most were kind. One was a perfect match. Of 15 or so dates in several months, I found two guys that I liked a lot, two that I didn't like. One stood me up. One of the guys is now my husband :) As a younger woman (mid 20s), I was younger than all of the men. My advice is this: Be brutally honest with the IJL people and make sure to go over what they will say about you and what you want to hear about potential dates. Decide what you really won't stand for in a potential mate and be vocal. They'll want you to be flexible, but be yourself and stick to your guns. Don't be afraid to stand up for what you want (and don't want) because it's your money and time! Ask the matchmaker questions about your dates. Consider your deal-breakers and talk about them. Make sure that IJL is honest about you to the potential dates! I met a man who only liked blondes and shouldn't have been set up with me. Afterward, I called IJL to make sure they were clear on certain things so they could be correct when they described me to men. Don't waste time - if it's obvious to you right away that you wouldn't date the match, be honest. It's his time and money, too, so no sense in throwing it away on a date that will go nowhere. I had two dates that lasted 20 minutes... hey, it's just lunch :) Good luck! read more

Despicable! Just terrible in a nut shell. I am not just being critical and really tried to be understanding of the matchmaking process but it left a lot to be desired! I am open to speaking with anyone about my experience who is curious about this company. In a nutshell they really didnt deliver anything of substance or quality and did not keep any of my criteria in mind at all. I could have picked my own matches blindly and may have had better luck. Not a disgruntled customer but a dissapointed one. Paid for something I didn't receive. The do a poor job communicating with me and really weren't open and receptive to any of my feedback. The experience was not genuine and the staff is unprofessional. After signing up I had to call them several times. Women are seldomly matched in comparison to men. Women get one match a month if they are lucky and the matches are nothing of quality. Leaves a lot to be desired on many points. read more