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BY
VALERIE MCLAUGHLIN
Can’t
find that perfect Valentine to share your love and affections with
today? Tired of searching in all the wrong places for that special
person? Next Valentine’s Day you don’t have to be alone.
Love can be a hard thing to come by these days, and looking
for your soul mate can be equally frustrating. But with Linda Miller’s
services your dreams of finding love can become reality.
Ms.
Miller, owner and CEO of Misty River Introductions, has been pairing
couples across Ontario for the last eight years. Thousands
of clients over the years have sought out her help.
So far, it has been tremendously successful.
Last year, 100
couples Misty
River
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FINDING
THE RIGHT PERSON —
For
those
having trouble finding
love alternatives are available such as dating services. Misty River
Introductions
has been pairing couples
up for
the last eight years in
their
quest
for
love.
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and his girlfriend, Julie, have been dating for about a year and a half
now.
“It is just easy to meet somebody. Everything is up
front. There is nothing hidden,” remarked Glen.
Time
constrains with work and family is one main reason Ms. Miller believes
people are turning to her company.
“It
is not because our customers can’t find dates, they can’t find
anyone for a long-term relationship,” said Ms. Miller.
Dating
services like Misty River Introductions are becoming more commonplace
and an acceptable way to find that special someone, she added.
Traditional ways such as trying to find someone at a single’s bar are
falling by the wayside.
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Introductions
assisted in their dreams of love were married.
“We never even dreamed it would be so successful,” said
Ms. Miller. “I thought it would be a nice part-time job, but now we
have eight employees. It has grown very fast.”
Before
she founded Misty River Introductions (the name of her company is
derived from the view of the Mississippi River flowing by her
home
in
Carleton Place). Ms.
Miller considered herself a matchmaker.
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Before
she even started the business, she
matched up many of her friends from college, her own sister and
friends of her mother.
The service works like this - clients are interviewed
by either Ms Miller or or a
Misty River Introductions staff member about their likes and dislikes
and preferences. Women,
who always do the calling, receive a list
consisting of phone numbers of seven men fitting with their interests
and tastes. Potential couples start out with their relationship with
telephone conversations which may possibly lead to a date.
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If
the match is not successful, the woman can continue with her list.
Despite the fact the first encounter is by a telephone call
and not face to face, good impressions are still crucial.
“It is still personality driven,” said Ms.
Miller. “You still have to make a good
impression. There has to be a spark.”
For
35-year-old Glen meeting a woman through Ms. Miller’s introduction
company was easy, especially since he doesn’t have a lot of extra time
because of his career. He
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Wed. February 14, 2001