Jezebel: patti stanger

Is Matchmaking The New Online Dating?

Jessica — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:30:00 EDT

Patti Stanger, aka Bravo's Millionaire Matchmaker, just got a six-figure book deal to dispense her dating advice to the literate public. That deal was reported yesterday by GalleyCat, and today, the Christian Science Monitor has a profile of another California-based yenta, Julie Ferman. In eight years, Ferman, who runs a business called "Cupid's Coach," "has paired 100 couples who married or are still together," reports the Monitor. Apparently there are 1,500 independent matchmakers in the US, and part of their current resurgence is due to the fact that online dating freaks some people out: according to the Pew Internet & American Life Project , 66% of internet users believe online dating is dangerous.

Most of Ferman's clients aren't of the internet age in the first place: she estimates that most of her clients are in their late 30s to early 60s. The most interesting thing Ferman says in the interview is that her difficult clients are not the ugly ones — they're the ones who are unhappy. "They think that's all that is lacking from their lives - the right person...They're impossible to please because they're looking for a panacea, not a person."

Professional Matchmaker Makes Dating Less Of A Chase [CS Monitor]
'Millionaire Matchmaker' Patti Stanger's Six-Figure Book Deal[GalleyCat]

Earlier: Matchmaker Patti Stanger Gives Surprisingly Good Advice On Tyra

Loose Lips

Jessica — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:30:00 EST

Ugh: Terrible news. The New York Post is confirming the National Enquirer report: Patrick Swayze does have terminal pancreatic cancer. Swayze was diagnosed a little more than a month ago. According to the Post, the average life expectancy for those with pancreatic cancer is six to nine months. • TMZ is wondering: is Millionaire Matchmaker Patti Stanger the new Heidi Fleiss? Turns out that the two girls on last night's season finale, Cidney and Marcela, were, respectively, a Playboy Cybergirl of the month and an escort. Bravo called Cidney a "journalist." Is that part of our job description now? • ABBA's "Dancing Queen" was named the gayest song ever by an Australian website called SameSame. Runners up: "YMCA" and "I Will Survive." [NY Post, TMZ, DListed]

Matchmaker Patti Stanger Gives Surprisingly Good Advice On Tyra

Slut Machine — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 13:00:00 EST

We've given a lot of grief to Millionaire Matchmaker's Patti Stanger for being abrasive, judgmental, and generally just gross for prioritizing looks and money when setting up couples on her reality show. But she was on Tyra yesterday and managed to dole out some practical advice on dating to single women who've been unlucky in love. When she's not being ridiculously shallow, she can actually be sage! Clip above.

Earlier: Beauty Is In The Eye Of The Shallow Millionaire Matchmaker

Beauty Is In The Eye Of The Shallow Millionaire Matchmaker

Slut Machine — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 19:00:00 EST

We recognize that Millionaire Matchmaker's Patti Stanger is doing her job when screening potential girlfriends for her male clients, but we can't get over how harsh she is to these women about their looks. Especially considering that she criticizes them on their hair, clothing and bodies, telling them that their lack of perfection in these areas is the reason they aren't married, when Patti herself is still a single gal (who happens to look horrific in the red satin pantsuit in her promo, not to mention having lips that look like hemorrhoids.) In the clip above, she picks girls for her next matchmaking party, extending invitations to some and insults to others.

Millionaire Matchmaker: Patti Stanger Doesn't Like Plain Women Or Low-Income Housing

Slut Machine — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:30:00 EST

When Millionaire Matchmaker premiered on Bravo last week we tried to look the other way, because we figured that we'd really hate the reality show's star Patti Stanger. Turns out we were right! Stanger is the CEO and founder of The Millionaires Club, a high end matchmaking service that pairs wealthy men with attractive women. Hired by the men, she gives them makeovers, has them speak with therapists, has them meet with a stylist—anything it takes to give women at least one other reason to date these guys besides their bank accounts. She's actually kind of fascinating and a little bit awesome in that "I can't believe she just said that" kind of way. Some would say she tells it like it is, others would say she's a judgmental bitch. To be fair though, her clients sign up to be treated this way. Anyway, in the clip above, watch her discuss how the pool of female applicants aren't hot enough (they're only 7s, in her book), and then minutes later bitch about how men only care about looks.