SCAM! SCAM! SCAM!
MatchMaking is a total scam and a complete waste of money! I paid thousands of dollars for a service that promised to bring me highly qualified, optimized matches, specifically and professionally picked for me, based on my specific criteria. Even with all of my concerns and reservations, I was told “we have been in business for 40 years and you just need to trust us, trust the process, and you will be very happy”. This program costs several thousand dollars and that is just to go in to this blindly. If you want to see pictures of your matches first, that will cost you a couple thousand dollars more for that package. I spent almost two hours with MatchMaking, answering their questions, telling them about me, who I am, what I am looking for, interests, etc. and its like they were not even listening. My matches were NOTHING like what I was looking for. I am an athletic guy with a thin build so I had clearly stated that I am interested in petite, thin, or athletic women. I had even emailed my matchmaker with pictures of my last couple girlfriends and several other pictures of women that I am or would be attracted to. My matches were not any of these in any way. Not even close. I am not at all interested in heavy, thick, big boned, or a few extra pounds. That is not what I am looking for. Am I being picky? Yes, I am. Absolutely. I am looking for a beautiful woman that I want to spend the rest of my life with. I was told “…but you scored a 95 in our system and had some common interests so it should have been a great match”. One match was in the system for 5 days and one match was in the system for 2 days. Whether they fit my criteria or not, it was basically, “well, here is a new girl. Lets give him this one and see how it goes”. My first three matches asked me about my career in real estate. I am not, was not, do not, nor am I wanting to get into real estate. Because I had mentioned to matchmaking during the interview process that I owned a duplex that I rehabbed and rented, real estate somehow became my full time profession. It took three matches and three phone calls to MatchMaking to finally have that removed from my profile. I had left a lengthy voicemail for my matchmaker about my frustrations, not having my information correct (after repeated requests) and not getting the quality of matches I was told I would. They had one last chance and one more match to go. Now explain to me how this is OK…. I am Christian man, a Conservative man, never been married, brought up in a Cristian Reformed church, went to a Christian school, go to church every week, strong in my faith and looking for someone to match that energy and join me in that part of my life. And yet, somehow, because we scored very high in the system, I was matched with a Russian, Democrat, Atheist who is twice divorced and lives 45 minutes away from me. “But you both scored very high in our system and you shared some common interests” is what I was told. And “we only provide you with matches. We cannot guarantee you will have a relationship or fall in love. That is up to the individuals”. Basically your information is put into a computer and given a score regardless of common sense or any personal opinion or input. This process was NOT what I was led to believe. I paid THOUSANDS of dollars for this service and this is absolutely not the expectation I had or was given. And because they do not offer refunds, their only suggestion was to buy additional matches as they continue to “learn and define” who I am looking for. You are out of your mind thinking I am going to give you MORE money so you can continue to “learn” about what I want. Absolutely not! And the only four and five star reviews you see online are because of the friendly staff and nothing to do with the matches they received. Of course they are going to be friendly when they are trying to get that much money from you. Once you sign the contract, that money is GONE. TOTAL SCAM!!!!