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    Susie Q Matchmaking - Susanne MacDowell - Founder/Owner & Matchmaker

    Susie Q Matchmaking

    (18 reviews)

    Back Bay

    Susie , is incredibly hardworking and taks ownership in how she approaches finding you a match and…read moreso the quality of the matches she has delivered to me is 10x better than those people I've met on an app. I'd recommend her to anyone and her service is worth every penny!

    Susie set me up only with guys she had found on LinkedIn - not guys who had come to her looking for…read morea relationship. The other paying clients she offered to match me with lived really far away, were clearly much older than me, or didn't have matching interests. I met three guys. The first date was truly traumatic; the second guy lacked communication skills; and the third guy was a widower of nearly three years who had been dating for the better part of a year. We dated for four months, until it became obvious he was still deeply grieving for his late wife and completely unavailable as a longterm partner. He also lacked effective communication skills, much like Guy #2. Buyer beware! Susie's database is full of duds, and in my experience these men don't seem to be looking for a serious relationship. I came out with nothing in return for my investment except disappointment, angst, and a major questioning of whether looking for a relationship is even worth it. Susie will certainly respond to this negative review, act empathetic, and make excuses, but this was a huge waste of my money, and the service was subpar. I don't feel the way Susie finds her male candidates was transparently conveyed to me during our initial information session. I was under the impression that I'd be matched with guys who were paying customers, but I don't think there are many of those in her database. Susie says the men from LinkedIn are fully vetted, but two of the guys she sent to me didn't have business to be in a matchmaking database. The first guy was Tinder quality; the second needs intensive therapy before seeking out another partner, but he isn't even self-aware enough to admit it! ‍ This was a huge disappointment. Worse than I ever imagined. Just don't do it. I thought it would be nice to use a small, personalized service; I should've gone with one of the bigger firms.

    Speed Boston Dating

    Speed Boston Dating

    (21 reviews)

    The online shindig has been terrible for me. I don't know, man, I think the algorithm is out to get…read moreme or something. I can go on a tirade that would exceed the character count, but that's not why I'm writing this review. I decided to give speed dating a try because then I'd get at least a little facetime and see if there was a mutual click. Plus, experience has shown that people can be very different offline relative to online; oh the stories I could tell. I received confirmation soon after booking the event, and was later emailed when many people cancelled as snow was in the forecast. I also appreciated the follow up - so that I would not end up going to an empty event. Rescheduling after cancellation was easy as pie. Then came the night of the event itself. Arriving at Scholar's (one of their venues), the restaurant told me where the event is, and checking in was as easy as giving my name. You're encouraged to mingle before and after, and I ended up hanging out with two guys after the event. Irony: Go to an event looking to find a girlfriend, end up finding a guy friend instead, two in this case. The dating itself was pretty much what you'd expect. The women sat at tables while the men shifted from table to table every five-ish minutes. There was a diverse group of people age-wise, with some in their early 20's, and some in their mid-30's. After each 'mini-date' you'd fill out a scorecard stating how much you liked the person you just met, with a pretty easy to use scale. If there was a match, you'd be notified the next day. Something interesting happened that evening, and it bumped them up to five stars. While there should have been 14 women, only 8 showed up. With that, I got an email a day after offering me to come back on the house! They opted for the higher road, and not just "sorry, that's the way the cookie crumbles." I do have some notes on how the event(s) can be made even better! First, regarding ages: because everyone's preferred age range is slightly different, having a narrower age range is very tough. Still, It may be worth considering having some events that are a little narrower in terms of ages (and closer to a person's preference). How to properly implement this, I haven't a clue. Second, a 10 second pause after each date would be great. It would allow the daters to fill out their card without their previous or new date seeing the rating. Speaking of cards, while I understand SpeedBoston dating trying to move away from the traditional model, name-tags would help filling out the card correctly, and save some previous time. Third: even though there was a smaller number of women than expected, it did feel at times a little cramped, especially at the larger table in the back. We weren't exactly bumping elbows, but having a little more space would be appreciated.

    I booked a speed dating session that has been rescheduled 3 times now with the last time being…read morecancelled just two hours before the event was supposed to happen. I understand that people have to reschedule their lives sometimes but deciding to cancel last minute does not really reflect well on the kind of people that book speed dating with My Cheeky Date. The company should incorporate a no date change policy within 24 hrs where the person has to eat the cost of the ticket if they can't make it, instead of being able to reschedule the last minute. Having no consequences for last minute cancellations makes the company extremely unreliable. Also, once you purchase a ticket it's non-refundable. Go with another speed dating company, I do not recommend My Cheeky Date.

    LunchDates - matchmakers - Updated May 2026

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