Mary Balfour
Mary Balfour
The Age of Dating
At Drawing Down the Moon one challenge we face quite frequently is managing people's expectations with regards to age...
Mary Balfour
Exciting New Ventures and Dating
At Drawing Down the Moon we’re always looking for new & inspiring ways to spread our wings so to speak and increase our clients’ happiness by offering little extras to their memberships.
Mary Balfour
Love in a cold climate
an love truly blossom in the current cold weather? It doesn't seem so does it? How are you supposed to have warm feelings towards someone when you're freezing throughout..
Mary Balfour
What does Valentine’s Day mean to you?
The concept of Valentine’s Day originates from early Christian martyrology associated with Saint Valentine who was imprisoned for performing weddings for soldiers who were forbidden...
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Matchmaking in Washington, DC..
Matchmaking in Washington, D.C. is unique. This city is comprised of successful politicians, lobbyists, attorneys and a myriad of other highly successful professionals...
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Matchmaking in the City of Angels…
Ever wondered what's it like finding love for the beautiful people in LA? Here a top matchmaker in the city of Angels tells you exactly that..
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Price of Love?
Is your online dating profile failing you? How to improve it to get more dates? Here Mary Balfour gives you advice on that.
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Dating venues in London – Boho Mexica
DDM's Matchmaker Miia reviews another great venue that could be perfect for your date..!
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Why does Love hurt?
I wonder though if when talking about love to a child instead of focusing on how ‘another person’ can bring happiness & love, would it be better to talk about
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The Joy of Text
Are we cancelling and delaying dates too easily with the help of modern technology?
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Watch “speed dating” at 1939 Marriage Bureau – courtesy Pathé Pictorial
Authentic film footage of a 1939 marriage bureau in action - courtesy of Pathe Pictorial newsreel and Guardian Unlimited.
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Men and their Ex-files
Drawing Down the Moon's dating advice for professional men in London and the South East of England. The topics of conversation to avoid on a first date.
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Win tickets to see Saracens vs Harlequins!
Refer a London based male interested in finding a relationship who fits our membership criteria you could receive £50 to £500 and a chance to win rugby tickets.
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Blondes or Brunettes?
At DDM we ask people based in London interested in dating and relationships if real beauty can be defined by short or tall, blonde or brunette.
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Didn’t we do well!
Successful relationships of couples in London introduced by our dating service at Drawing Down the Moon.
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Valentine’s Day…
The world of dating doesn't get much busier than on the 14th of February. What do you have planned this year?
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Best matchmaker in the world?
Mary is nominated for a prestigious award in Miami, in recognition of her 25 years of successful matchmaking.
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Checked the Lifestyle Options section?
In our ‘Style’ section we welcome the very lovely Susie Rogers – ‘stylist to the stars’ who also spent many years working with the man himself…Tom Ford!
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Three more DDM babies due!
Pier, who is our General Manager, has just told me that we are responsible for three more babies - all due before August! And these are just the ones we know about.
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Spring = New beginnings + New love! Pt 1
While we may still have a few months to go before we feel the heat or at least a change in the weather, I believe this is a great time to start preparing other areas of our life for the new season. Lets prepare, and turn the temperature up in our relationships!
Mary Balfour
Speed Dating – flirting in the fast lane
Speed dating is tremendous fun and, because its purpose is to go for volume, you can practice Domino Dating and spread your net wide.
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Stuck in a single rut?
It's your choice: develop your strengths or indulge your weaknesses. "A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle." Gloria steinem
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Guys take note: Here is how to get her!
Mary Balfour, MD of Drawing Down the Moon Dating Agency, explains how to find your soulmate.
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A couple – two halves or two wholes?
Throughout history, simply in order to survive, people have nearly always had to live in some sort of group. In most societies it has been difficult for women to own property and live independently.
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How does Chocolate affect your relationship?
Mary Balfour met the founder of Rococo chocolates and discovered how Chocolate affects your health, relationship and sex life!
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Valentine’s special: blindfolded chocolate tasting!
For a really different follow up to that fantastic 1st date Drawing Down the Moon Dating Agency suggests blindfolded chocolate tasting at Rococo Chocolates
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Play Cupid to your friends this Valentine’s Day
Give your friends the nudge they need and introduce them to another single friend or to us!
Mary Balfour
Why Career Women Reject Internet Dating
The internet is creating a growing asymmetry of expectations between men and women in the dating market. Men are increasingly turning away from personal introduction agencies...
Mary Balfour
10 Ways to Improve your Text Life
Smart phones don’t necessarily signal the death of the ancient arts of courtship and conversation as suggested by some.
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Dating Tips for Men
How to get and survive a first date that leads to a relationship…..
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The Significance of Food and Wine in the Dating Game
The whole process of eating and sharing food and drink stimulates our body language and plays an essential role in creating a lasting relationship...
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Picking Up at a Party: Guide for Men and Women
It's the festive season, which means end of year gatherings, Christmas celebrations and New Year's Eve. Here are practical and workable guides for men and women for attracting the opposite sex successfully...
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Are You Ready for a Relationship?
Are you sure you really want a relationship? Perhaps you’re actually quite content with being single but have difficulty admitting it.
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Listen to dating tips webinar…
Heaps of effective strategies for dating success in this lively webinar. It's quite long so perhaps pour yourself a glass of wine, then click on the link above to reach the Daters Anonymous site where you'll see the play button for the webinar!
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Mary’s Domino Dating Strategy – make it work for you.
The Domino Dating Effect is central to learning new flirt skills. By aiming to date as many eligible people as possible, you create a ripple of even more dates
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Women-only dating boot camp!
Hi, Mary Balfour here. I'd like to invite you to join my next women-only, dating workshop where I'll share my insider tips on how to develop a dating strategy that really works.
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A Couple – Two Halves or Two Wholes?
As society has changed the reasons for having a partner through life, and the methods of finding one have changed too, and for the better.
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Article in the Financial Times
Another excellent piece in the FT about Drawing Down the Moon last Friday - here's the link:
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Getting a Buzz from Independence
Let’s look at the joys and advantages of being unattached and then imagine how great it would be if you could also enjoy most of these in a relationship! What’s the secret?