Welcome to Nobody Told Me. I'm Laura Owens. And I'm Jan Black. What does it take to find true love these days? What can you do to improve your chances of finding love?

And what mistakes do people make in their search for Mr. or Ms. Wright?

Our guest on this episode, Millionaire Matchmaker Patty Stanger, has plenty of thoughts on those questions.

In addition to starring on the Millionaire Matchmaker television show,

Patty founded the Millionaires Club 20 years ago,

and is the author of Become Your Own Matchmaker, Eight Easy Steps for Attracting Your Own Mate.

Patty, thank you so much for joining us.

Thank you for having me.

You're a third generation matchmaker, so tell us a little bit about your family history.

Well, basically, my grandmother and my mother did it.

And they did it for free, you know, like for the local neighborhood, for the temple.

And then I went on to work for great expectations, the oldest dating service.

And this is pre the apps.

They might have been Match.com at the time.

But it was the oldest and largest dating service in the United States.

And I was the head of events, special events, great, and their marketing department.

And that kind of gave me the business side because I already knew how to match for my parents,

basically.

And then when I went off to, you know, create my own business.

And why did you do that?

Why did you decide to create the Millionaire's Club?

Oh, it's a long story. Basically, on a dare, actually. A friend told me it would never work.

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