Wonderful experience with Know It Ales! The girls are funny and professional. Highly recommend…read moreattending any entertainment event they host!

From the owner: We are Know It Ales Entertainment! We host fun trivia, speed dating, singo and bingo! Interested in…read morecoming to one of our events? Visit our website to see where to catch us next!

Their online and app-based coaching services offer incredible value and deliver impressive…read moreoutcomes. I had previously faced frustration and lack of success when trying on my own. With their assistance in optimizing my photos, profile, and message strategies, my dating experience has completely transformed. A huge thank you to the team for their guidance!

Matchmaking isn't for everyone, but if you are going to use a service, Dating Directions is the…read morecompany to go with in central Ohio. Elizabeth and Susie are friendly, bubbly, and make clients feel comfortable and cared for. They don't just pair up people, but offer a range of services related to coaching, wardrobe enhancement, professional photography (for setting up matchmaking profiles), and they even regularly sponsoring events for singles that don't necessarily want to pay for full matchmaking services. I recommend Dating Directions to all my single friends, because I know they will get treated well and be paired up with people who share their values and interests. While the price is up there, it will save singles the hassle of "dating around" only to end up with jerks and losers. However, matchmakers aren't "magic" and can't magically create a pool of eligible men and women who meet every standard (especially crazy ones) of every person, but nonetheless, Elizabeth and Susie (and their great staff) do a great job to find a match for everybody. Quite a few marriages and other long term arrangements have resulted from their services.

If only they would do what they had agreed to do... for a SIZEABLE amount of MONEY!!…read more Spare yourself the aggravation, emotional trauma and disappoinment. DON"T make the mistake of TRUSTING this organization!! Ask them where their actual "matchmakers" are located... Florida, California, Michigan... but NOT in Ohio!! Is that how they deliver personal service? So very sad....

From the owner: The ONLY matchmaking service with a controlled dating facility, Date Cincinnati focuses on the most…read moreinsightful part of dating, the date! However, not everyone is worth your time (and it's difficult to find the ones that are) so we get to know you and your desires and personally match you with local compatible singles. But our job doesn't end there! All dates are hosted at our private dating facility; giving you the most personal, stress-free, and insightful dating experience possible!

It's just lunch, Cincinnati This service is extremely…read moreexpensive. I paid for a package that promised me 12 dates in 12 months. I also was led to believe that I would get feedback on my dates and they would be specifically for me, in reality you only get that service if you pay for the next level, which was not cleared yet at the time. I'm about halfway through my dates, they often skip months and are very difficult to get a hold of. Usually I get very little information about my date, they are usually in my age range and in the Cincinnati area and that looks like they're only qualification. I don't feel like much effort is put into making sure we have things in common. Don't waste your money, it has definitely not been worth it for me.

RUN AWAY FROM IT'S JUST LUNCH!!! Worst financial investment in my entire 30 years on planet earth…read more I've had 4 dates with women I was completely incompatible with. Women I would have NEVER gone for in real life. High level, they were overall self centered, materialistic, and high strung type A personality. I specifically dictated I didn't want to match with high strung type A "feminist" type women. The ONLY thing I bonded with these women over is how awful It's Just Lunch is and how much they regret their decision to join. 4 dates, one-and-done for all 4. I asked "Julie" (you never know if it's their real name because I've heard from some strange matchmakers; Obed, Laquanda, etc.) for a good faith partial refund of my $2,500 wasted. I asked for $1,000 back b/c I was so dissatisfied and she BS'd me and played some games for as long as possible. She even told me (As a VP) she didn't have that authority. Really?! Truth is she and the company are trying to hold onto my money at all costs. Julie asked me to take down my review on Google because they re-activated my expired account in good faith. I didn't want 2 more lousy dates with high strung self-centered women. I wanted a less than half refund based on my horrible experience. I hope the BBB gets involved or there is some kind of class action lawsuit against IJL. They are PREDATORS!!!

Terrible terrible terrible experience Matched with old old…read moremen Had two no shows and was never given a reason why they didn't show Called the company and they cut me off or transferred me to VM several times Sent me to seafood restaurants when I am allergic to it Will not return my calls They like to take your money with a smile then disappear Steer clear if you know what's good for you

If I could give them a zero I would. This company is just another dating scam in Columbus. No…read morematter what they say is the lowest price they will go I promise you they will go much lower. They gave me the "lowest price ever " 4 times before I finally joined and then met someone from a different dating site who also joined for a thousand less than my lowest price. They showed me all these profiles of exactly what I was looking for but once I joined no of them were still a available a week later. My first date was with a member they had 15 years ago!!!!! They sent me only a head shot and it was clear the pic was years old and she was nothing what I was looking for!!! This company is a bait and switch!!! I would advise my worse enemy to stay far away from them. I have had 3x as many dates and better quality from tinder and bumble and those are free!!!

Sounds like a great place. Sounds like a fun and exciting place. Says it's free so that is even…read moreanother reason to join

From the owner: Shadow World Order helps connect all of humanity, to create a balance within the cyber space by…read moreUniting all of humanity in one network, one world, one empire. Members will get the chance to meet new people and make hundreds to thousands of new friends, best of all Membership is free and trouble will be dealt with accordingly. Safety is our number one concern. What makes us different than all the other networks? Answer is we are an "EMPIRE", a "WORLD" not a place! (We are a free network, we do not charge for any services, if people wish to donate they can do so with understanding that we are not a tax deductible organization therefore any donation made can not be claimed on their taxes.)

Ok. So I'm a little embarrassed that I even went down this road, but I'm newly single and am moving…read moreback to Columbus after being gone 9 years. In order to save one other person the grief I went through with this company, I will swallow my pride and admit to being curious about the services here. I'm sure the services are very good. It seemed like the company has some good strategies to offer singles. That's not my beef. First of all, there is not very much information about this place online. Not on their website or anywhere else. I felt sort of tricked into giving them some contact information, stupidly thinking it would gain access to more, preliminary info. No. After being hounded to "set up an appointment" I found myself waiting in their Polaris offices. I'm still just wanting some basic info at this point, but no one seems to give me any answers. Soon, I'm lead into a tiny room, locked in, and forced to watch a 10-minute commercial about how great they are. This person keeps coming in, asking me personal questions, and then leaving to go talk to her "supervisor" about approval. I don't even really know what I'm signing up for yet, and what my financial responsibilities might be. At the end of the "interview" where they "offer" me a membership (members have to be screened, which in theory is good but I wasn't even ready to go that far). Then they ask for "a couple hundred dollars down payment today." What!?!?! What does "a couple hundred dollars" mean, anyway? I wish they would have been more upfront with the price range before they held me hostage for 1.5 hours, which is how long this process took. Nevermind that I had to go all the way out there to get it. (I know, I know, stupid me for letting it get that far.) I called the company to complain once I got home. The whole thing reeked of cheesy timeshare sales. Pushy sales tactics, too-cheerful employees with no direct answers to basic questions, and generally very shady. The woman I spoke with on the phone got kind of mouthy with me when I told her I didn't appreciate getting any financial information before I spent so much time and effort trying to learn more about the company. She snapped "well, would you look for more information about us if you knew the memberships cost $5,000?" Uh, no. And I wouldn't after 1.5 hours of pushy sales tactics, either. I can't speak to the services of GE once you are a member. Again, it seems like there are some good ideas there. But why all the smoke and screens? Rattling off statistics about "how much singles spend at bars and restaurants looking for a mate." What? People do that? If these memberships are so pricey and exclusive, it is just good business tactics to be upfront about it. Embrace it, even.

I wish that Yelp would have been around back around 23 or so years ago....maybe it was. Anyways,…read moreI would loved to had saved these ladies some grief dealing with this company. Back in the early 90's, I went in to check on this company's services. The bottom line is that I had signed up, but within the 3-day "cooling" off period I decided that I really did not want to spend this kind of money on their so-called services. When I asked them to credit my card, they just ignored me. It took me having to threaten them with reporting them to the Attorney General's office and the BBB in order for them to finally credit my card. Good thing I at least had the sense to had put it on my card or I'm sure I would have never gotten my money back I'm thinking. So, ladies please don't feel badly....others like me have had their bad experiences with this company. I don't know why they haven't been shut down. Fast forward to 2015; I input some info on the internet thinking that they are affiliated with another singles web site. Yes, I'm still single :( Well, they start calling me to come in. Thank God, I checked them out here on Yelp and found out shady they are. And most likely one and the same as Great Expectations it appears. I am NOT dealing with this company either. Learned my lesson from many years ago. I hope that this helps someone and prevents them from even contacting these companies (the other one is Columbus Singles).

Did nothing for me and took me to court even though they talked allot about the success of their…read moreservice but was never met by one person. They are a scam. Do not believe in the hype. They collect money from you and leave you the first chance they get. Liars. All of them. Stay away!

It was a professional office that had so many positive stories about successes relationships that…read morewere found with the company and all the different services they offered. And then after signing up you're supposed to go through all the profiles (maybe 150 men per 10-15 year age group) and click if you were interested. For $3k or more and they assure you they will help you find a good match... fast forward. I have tried it for just shy of a year. And have never met a single person and only had three messages in my inbox... two from men that could have been my father's age or older and one from a very nice guy but never was asked to meet... then the office moved from Columbus to Cleveland... that's a 3+hr drive. Not worth your time, money, or heart ache

If you like being insulted, paying top dollar for poor service, then The Next Wave (David Esrati)…read moreis your company. If not, look elsewhere. See David's rant below. He never accepts responsible for his arrogance and poor service and poor quality of work. I hired David several times in the past. The last two times his work was over priced and poorly done. I offered to pay him after he transferred my domains names which he repeatedly delayed doing. Once he transferred the domain he said he didn't want my money and then he shutdown my site during the transfer window of time. As I said, look elsewhere.

The Next Wave worked on original logo and marketing materials- everything from business cards and…read morestationary to custom real estate signs, all of which have generated business for me. The team is easy to work with and meets deadlines, and freely shares marketing advice along the way. Prices are very reasonable. Been a client for about 7 years now.