LOVE, Kloudiia

My sister Grace’s Nokia hp went beep once. Well, she’s got a sms. None of us were expecting this: 

“Hi Grace, me and xx are getting married!” 

Too excited, my sister passed the phone to me, as I was very conveniently just beside her. We both went ecstatically crazy for a few moments, receiving some stares as we enjoyed being happy then.

Haha… Actually I got wind of this super good news about some weeks ago. Remember my good ole’ days when I ran a dating agency called Two To Tango? Well, we’ve got another couple hooked, for good!

Congratulations to T and L! To protect their privacy, I shan’t reveal their names here. But that’s not going to stop us from sending them our best wishes and loving thoughts, isn’t it?

Compared to the time when we first started the dating agency, this concept was still relatively new in Singapore. We had our hard time educating the public about the differences between a modern dating agency verus a traditional matchmaking agency. Eventually, people got warmed up to the idea and started to find that dating can actually be fun, and hassle-free!

Now, four years later, we keep hearing about more and more success stories from friends and media of how singles, who were once reluctant, signed up a dating agency and got to meet their Mr/Miss Right. As much as you may envy that they truly got it right this time, while you could still be wondering when such wonderful moments are going to fall on your lap, you may also like to know these are people who could have went to few dates that flopped, or didn’t quite match their expectations and had their own share of disappointments too.

But, why they still found their match was because they continued to date. That’s the key. Action always produces results. If the results aren’t what you want, then tweak your strategy or plan, and take action again!

I remembered the story behind T and L. Initially, T (very attractive one to boot) was very reluctant to meet someone from her own industry. In fact, she insisted that she didn’t want that! After speaking to my sister, who was our Principal Dating Consultant then, she decided to give one particular date a shot. (a very nice, nice guy)

Not that my sister has a magic wand to change her mind, but that through the conversation T had chosen to give herself, and the person, L a chance. An opportunity to see what may happen. That’s what we’re selling to all our members then – an opportunity. You never know what will lie behind that meeting.

And yes, she never knew nor expected that she would meet her future husband. And you’ve probably guessed by now – they are from the same profession!

Why didn’t we give up asking her to consider going for this date? Because, through our computer match, and most importantly, our gut feeling after we did a manual matching, that they could be just the one for each other. Even not so, they would enjoy each other’s company over a yummy dinner. Isn’t that’s what dating is all about? Making one more friend!

There were also numerous cases of our members who came back to us complaining about some bits of their dates that went wrong. Still, we asked them to give their dates a second chance. And if they still behave unacceptably to them, then they can consider striking them off as potentials.

Why? Because you never know a person good enough to determine, on a first date. Yes. So, I think each one of us deserve a second chance, don’t we?

So, if you are single, I really hope that you will never say never. Because, he/she could just be at that exact spot where you would never look at, in the first place!

[tags]modern matchmaking, dating agency, Two To Tango, love and marriage, dating & relationships, looking for partner[/tags]