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The Resurgence of Professional Matchmaking
Once stigmatized, matchmaking is now experiencing a renaissance, buoyed by increased Hollywood representation and a societal reevaluation of dating. Bonnie Winston, a prominent matchmaker who founded her own agency, reports a significant boom in her business, offering services that can cost up to $150,000. Her agency provides a range of options—from a free database of actively single people to bespoke, one-on-one consultations, full-time scouting, and connections rooted in her extensive network. Clients—mostly billionaires and multi-millionaires—seek her out because they have achieved success in almost every area of life except love and want to avoid loneliness at all costs.