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Well if you use this site you must have more money than sense! They write a load of rubbish and then keep you hanging on for a date, line two months ! . Plus they need to take a crash course on UK geography as they work on post codes but you could be many many miles apart. Its all waffle, especially your pr, plus you get pressurised into contacts, that when you chat you both realise there is no way you are compatible. Or are you far apart!!! If you want to line their pockets fine, you may as well go to the bookies at least you may win something! Not love, but it may be more fun!!

I wish I'd read the reviews before signing up! If you are sitting on the fence and thinking of taking the plunge....RUN FOR THE HILLS! Take your $2000 and burn it! At least you'll have a warm feeling for a while from the heat of the burning notes! Although, if you can afford to burn $$$, you might be happy to spend a significant amount with nothing to gain other than disappointment at poor service at the end of your membership. After a long phone relationship with their recruiter (who was very good at her job and gave the impression of caring) I signed up full of optimism and hope. What a fool I was!!! That's 9 months of my life I'll never get back not to mention the $$$$ I found pouring my heart out to someone quite emotive, then to find that person, the one with whom I had started to build a relationship, was NOT my matchmaker and I had to go through it all again....well! My profile was diabolical, did not represent me as a person and was full of grammatical errors and spelling mistakes. I also received profiles with errors! Not what you would hope from a 'professional matchmaking service '. As a team I found them to be fairly dismissive and not interested in the outcome, just happy to be paid for playing with people's emotions. I also received passive aggressive comments and once, when gently questioning that they were not providing the service I signed up for, I was threatened to cease badmouthing them or expect to be taken to court for libel! I'm a professional adult Ms Office Manager, not a six year old! Your defensiveness implied to me a lack of confidence in your service. They cite numerous 'exchanges' like a badge of honour. This means two people have exchanged numbers. I spoke to two people in 9 months, one of whom was holding a conversation with someone else while we were on the phone! Two men decided not to exchange numbers but they still counted towards my quota! There did not seem to be any matchmaking, I was introduced to people to whom I completely unsuitable, they naturally didn't take further, but that still counted as a 'match'!!! I was introduced to expired members -strange when they claim to have a vast number of males and females on their book!?! I also had the "I know you have nothing in common but that will give you more to talk about" "you're only committing to a phone call" "opposites attract" quotes from my matchmaker who still didn't know my name after 9 months! I think she was only interested in ticking sufficient boxes to meet her goals, and not finding me a suitable, or even acceptable, date. I honestly believe, if the agencies under the umbrella had successfully matched clients there would be photos of happy couples all over their sites....plus they'd have the numbers and data to support spurious claims. The best I ever got was 500people went to exchange in the first quarter (exchanged phone numbers) but I don't have figures on how many successful relationships we have created in our trading lifetime....HMMMMMM Having experienced this company's way of doing business I suspect the 5*reviews are possibly fictitious. If older me could give younger me one bit of advice it would be, "don't waste your time or money with this agency...they don't care about you or your well-being "

I am impressed by Dating Options and have received a first class service from my matchmaker. I had no previous experience of using a matchmaker but wish I had found this years ago. This is miles better than using dating apps.

I joined Dating options in May 2024 and it’s been an excellent membership so far. I have had 5 excellent introductions so far and I have to say the standards are very high. I am currently dating Raj and I am so pleased to have met such a perfect gentleman. Thanks to all of the team.

I joined Dating Options via their Avenues site - I wanted to try something a little more upmarket as I was getting nowhere swiping left and right on a dating app. I have been welcomed professionally, I went into the office to meet my matchmaker and we got on like a house on fire from day 1. I have had some excellent dates and met some really nice people. I am currently settled with Stuart and have a real hope that he is the one permanently now.

I had no idea that this type of dating existed quite frankly. I had been brought up using online sites and apps as a way of meeting people. But in the last 2 years or so it simply wasn’t working for me in terms of getting dates and meeting new people. Dating Options and working with a Matchmaker worked straightaway and I am enjoying being part of this concept.

A cracking service has been received from Dating Options. I had no idea that professional companies like this still existed, having been let down so often by dating apps on my phone. I’m just delighted with the quality and service afforded to me. I wholeheartedly recommend them.

This has been a revelation to me as a traditional matchmaking service is something very new. But have had a very good service from the team at Dating Options and the difference between my dates with them and a dating app is a huge gulf- this has been an enjoyable experience and very successful in terms of the quality men I have met.

I had a great membership with Dating Options, I had no idea what to expect as I have never tried a traditional service before. But it was a really good service from Lucy my matchmaker and that was truly appreciated. She introduced me to Patrick on my 4th introduction and the rest as they say is history. We are so happy together.

I struggled on online dating and typical dating apps as I just wasn’t getting anywhere. This was a big investment for me but I genuinely wanted to meet someone and so judged it to be worthwhile. I am now dating Sophie and things are going brilliantly. I am so glad we have been brought together. Thanks to all of you.

I feel I have received an excellent service from Dating Options since joining. I had no previous experience of using a personal matchmaker but it’s been a real positive. To have an ally that knows the client base so well and is able to recommend people specific for me is an outstanding resource and one I thoroughly endorse.

Dating Options and face to face matchmaking has been excellent for me. I refuse to use Dating Apps now with so many scammers - someone was approaching me almost every day. it’s not worth the risk.

I was skeptical at first as this type of dating is so much more expensive than ‘DIY Dating’ online or your phone. But it has been a revelation for me. I have enjoyed working with Holly my matchmaker, who always has my back. It’s been a top class service so far and I am now dating Stuart, who I feel may well be my special someone. Thanks so much.

I am a 53 year old male who lost my wife 2 years ago and had no previous experience of ‘modern’ dating. Joining Dating Options has been very good for me and having a matchmaker to interact with for support and advice. At a fraction of the cost of London based agencies too. Thank you Dating Options.

Based in Northumberland in a rural location has many strengths and advantages but dating is not one of them. I sought the help and expertise of Dating Options and it has been a very good experience for me working with a matchmaker. I read the article in The Guardian of the 17th August that dating apps and online sites no longer work and totally agree with that. I would urge more of you to utilize personal matchmaking and to give Dating Options a go. You may well be surprised.

Really bad experience for the price you pay. Very disappointing. It appears there are bad reviews from women and good reviews from men - I think this shows that there are many more women than men in the database. I have had a similar experience to all negative reviews: 1) Friendly staff when they want to rope you in, but can be passive aggressive when you challenge them. 2) People who they suggested, did not all meet my criteria, then the men did not even want to speak on the phone with you. 3) One guy I was set up with asked to borrow £2000 from me!!! This should not happen from a supposedly 'high end service’. I didn’t even get a simple apology from the agency when I informed them of this. 4) Quite a few of the 'matches' did not even know how long they had been with the service and their profiles were out of date, according to themselves. As someone is paying so much money for this service, the least the company can do, is ensure that all profiles are kept up to date. Please do not waste your money on this company - I wish there was another way to tell more people that it is a complete con. Affects your self esteem also, which is not what a dating company should do.

I have been impressed with Dating Options. Much higher quality ladies than I was meeting online and great to have the services and sound advice from Karen my Matchmaker who is always there to work with and to provide advice. A good service and provides decent value.

I feel saddened to see negative reviews on here as for me the team at Dating Options has done me proud. I have had excellent service and some excellent matches. When I have to say online dating apps just didn’t get me anywhere. Please disregard the negatives and give face to face dating a try.

An excellent service and one that I wholeheartedly recommend. If you have never used a personal matchmaker before then this is a much safer and higher quality alternative to trawling yourself online. There are just so many scammers out there and people who would harm you. Don’t take the risk.

In a word - superb. Genuine people who are always around to help and advise, a decent quality database to pick from and positive, caring matchmakers who I feel are always batting for me. Thanks to all of you.