Dating Service News
"[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."
- Time Out New York
"While many experts don't expect online dating to take a nose dive, the recent plateau forces online dating companies to do some soul-searching to keep attracting young singles...'The big growth period is over,' said Nate Elliott, an online dating analyst with Jupiter Media in New York...The Atlanta branch of It's Just Lunch, a [dating service] business that relies on old-fashioned matching techniques and sets up singles for face-to-face dates, has cinched 3,000 members, a 25 percent jump over the past year."
- Atlanta Journal Constitution
"When Andrea McGinty was dumped by her fiancé just five weeks before her wedding, she came up with a unique idea: a dating service called It's Just Lunch! 'Suddenly you're single again, you're busy, you're working a lot of hours and it's hard to meet people,' Andrea says. 'And I found that when I was getting fixed up, I would either do lunch or a drink after work. But I learned really fast that lunch has a beginning; lunch has an end. It's kind of easy to say goodbye, there's no good-night kiss—it's just really easy!''
- The Oprah Winfrey Show
"It's prom season. Nightmare time for any young man. I know — I was one once. Unlike my brother, who had a girlfriend from kindergarten on, I never really 'dated' in high school. Never had a steady. I was still trying to figure out who I was, but prom season has never cared much about introspection. Come spring, you needed a date, a white dinner jacket and a corsage. And so I fell in line with the rest of the lads. For me, as for many, I suspect, prom night always was first-date night...It's Just Lunch, a national dating service, has just come out with 'must-know' tips for first dates. They translate nicely to prom nights, too. Far too late for me now, of course, but I was curious to see what they were and how close I came to using them to assure my date that oh-so-perfect prom evening."
- USA Today
"...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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