Dating Service News
Recently-polled readers of American Way, the in flight magazine of American Airlines say that when on a first date, 66% of them will decide in just a half hour whether they will see the other person again. Sixteen percent say they make the decision in the first five minutes, and another five percent of total respondents know “immediately.”
The survey, conducted jointly by the magazine and specialty dating service It’s Just Lunch, found that 22% of the respondents would give the other person a bit more time - one hour, total.
Click here for full survey results.
- It's Just Lunch and American Way Inflight Magazine Team Up!
The current recession is giving one thing a boost: romance. The Today Show interviewed It's Just Lunch clients about what role the economy has played in their decision to join a dating service. When asked if she felt the expense was worth it, one IJL client ansered “For me, at the end of the day money in the bank get you nowhere. I’m looking for somebody to share my life and those life experiences. So it's worth every penny." View the segment here!
- The Today Show
"It's Just Lunch Offers a Snapshot: Do Politics and Dating Make a Match? ----- Lately, the upcoming election is permeating every aspect of American life. Not surprisingly it has become a topic of discussion in the dating world as well. How important is it for you and your significant other to share similar political views? Could opposing views impact a relationship? Recently, It's Just Lunch ( http://www.ItsJustLunch.com), the world's leading matchmaking authority, began conducting its own poll on the 2008 Election to determine how political beliefs are playing a part in dating today. The results are rather surprising..." Click here for the full story.
- Market Watch
"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 Just Lunch, a whopping 96% of single men say they 'love it' when a woman makes the first move."
- New York Daily News
"What do you do right before a first date? Buy a new outfit? Brush your teeth a dozen times…Nope, apparently you Google your date on the Internet, according to It's Just Lunch, a national dating service. In a survey the company conducted of 1,167 singles 43 percent have Googled their date before their first outing. Asked if they would be offended if their date Googled them, 88 percent said, 'no way'."
- St. Louis Sunday Post Dispatch
"'It's Just Lunch is such an easy way to get out and meet people. We help people find balance in their lives.' The upscale non-threatening dating service is a fun solution to that age-old problem many busy professionals face: finding time to date," says It's Just Lunch."
- Minnesota Monthly
"We've all been there - the first meeting with the boyfriend or girlfriend's parents. You're wrought with anxiety, worried if they'll like you (and if you'll like them)…A survey of 2,631 single people done by It's Just Lunch, [the international dating service with locations in Minneapolis and St. Paul], found that 42 percent of them wait six months or more before bringing a significant other home."
- Star Tribune
"Maybe crashers are onto something, though. Singles surveyed recently for It's Just Lunch, a dating service, said they believe weddings are great places to meet other singles, and 91 percent of survey respondents believe it's a good idea to go stag to a wedding — although they don't expect a relationship to last long. Among Californian singles, only 3 percent are still with the person they met at a wedding, while Minneapolis men reported a better success rate at 23 percent."
- Pioneer Press
"In the month since I signed up with the [dating] servic eIt's Just Lunch, my social life has been a whirlwind of dinners, dancing and pleasant summer strolls. I've met three men. They all were interesting, attractive and fun."
- Crain's Detroit Business
"Just a decade ago, only 8 percent of American singles stated that they had ever used a dating service. Times have changed. Today's singles are taking modern, proactive steps to improve their dating lives. According to a recent study of 3,968 singles, 48 percent of men and 52 percent of women have used a dating service to increase their odds of meeting someonw special. The study was conducted by It's Just Lunch, a professional dating service [with an office in Baltimore] that studies the behaviors and attitudes of single people."
- Daily Times
The dating service, It's Just Lunch surveyed 1,576 singles to find out "How do women feel about the men in their lives watching football on Thanksgiving? 40% said it's OK, because they will be watching, too. 38% said it's OK, as long as the men help with dinner. 12% said no football on Thanksgiving and 10% said it's OK to watch if it's only one game."
- USA Today
"A management consultant, he spends the workweek in Manhattan and weekends at a second home in Fairfield County where he sails and plays tennis at a country club. Most of the women he's met through the service are "striking and from good backgrounds," he said, and he nearly married his first set-up."
- The New York Times
"...A dating service is trying to revolutionize the blind date. It's Just Lunch! offers clients a chance to get acquainted over lunch. The firm does all the work, making reservations, clearing the matches with customers. All couples have to do is show up."
- The Wall Street Journal
"There had to be a civilized and convenient way to meet potential partners. Wouldn't it be nice if there was a dating service that arranged prescreened lunch dates for busy professionals? Her clients are highly educated: About 95% graduated from college, and 80% have post-graduate degrees."
- Forbes Magazine
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