Dating Service News

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

"[The dating service] It's Just Lunch, which arrranges low-pressure meetings over lunch, brunch or drinks for time-strapped professionals. I gave director Jill Vandor the details of my dream date in a face-to-face interview and got a call the very next day with two possible matches...A satiwsfied IJL client...Philip...told us that his setups have been on the money in terms of looks, personlaity and compatibility."

"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.'"

"$210- The average amount men spend on dates per month, according to It's Just Lunch, a dating service for busy professionals."

"It was a great date. He promised to call. He never called. The average single woman will stare at the phone, willing it to ring. A long list of possibilities noisily circling her brain…'Ultimately, chemistry is impossible to predict,' said Nancy Kirsch, senior vice president of It's Just Lunch international dating service. But women, she says, are much more prone to second-guessing than men. 'We want to figure it out. We want to fix it.'"

"Striking out more than you're scoring? It may seem obvious, but the easiest way to snare a single dude is simply to approach him. According to a new singles survey by the dating service It's Jus tLunch, a whopping 96% of single men say they "love it" when a woman makes the first move."

"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."

"We have something that might be the perfect stocking stuffer for that friend or relative you're trying to marry off. It's a new 'Guide to dating in Southwest Florida [published by the dating service It's Just Lunch]…In this new guide to dating, geared specifically for Soutwest Florida [including Fort Myers, Sarasota and Naples], maps out the places to go and the things to do to meet and keep that special someone."

"In Southwest Florida, franchises stretch beyond the obvious, big-name companies to offer opportunities in niche markets...Lynne Adams’ current franchise gig has little relation to her previous position as a Cisco Systems executive, but it has a lot to do with the heart. Nearly five years ago, Adams decided to try It’s Just Lunch, a dating service that pairs singles over noontime meals. It worked—Adams met her current husband, Marshall Peterson, on the date at a restaurant in Washington, D.C. The couple eventually moved to Southwest Florida, and Adams, who had left her position at Cisco, looked into an It’s Just Lunch franchise [in Fort Myers, Sarasota and Naples."

"Nothing tops a new dating guide; and we're lucky yo have an excellent one just out. It's called The It's Just Lunch Guide to Dating in Naples, Ft. Myers and Sarasota. 'It's Just Lunch' is a ntionwide dating service you may have heard of…I found the advice in the book excellent, particularly the part about splitting the check. They also have lists of such things as Five Best Places to Flirt and Five Best Places for a First Dinner Date."

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