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Love in the 21st Century

As a young single woman I admire women who graciously juggle with a 50-60- hour working week, 2 young kids and on top of that they manage to go to the gym, take 2 yoga classes a week and look amazingly radiant despite the doubtlessly hectic lifestyle. How do they do it? For most women it is indeed a struggle and sometimes circumstances mean that they end up choosing one or the other – career or family life instead of being able to successfully combine both not to mention looking after number one. However, it is increasingly in demand for women to be able to do exactly this.

Drawing down the Moon has plenty of women (and men!) in this situation – career-minded with busy social life, active hobbies but one important thing is missing, the love of their life and potentially a family. If you are a woman who feels you’d appreciate someone to guide you through how to balance it all and how to make the right choices in the first place there are some options. A seminar called Female Balancing Act held by two wonderful women Sophie Sabbage and Pascale Ascher is something we highly recommend, covering the following topics:

As a woman in business, how do you balance the demands of your professional life with your other priorities outside the workplace – your family, your friends, your own well-being and your other interests.  How do you make clear and discerning choices and do so without suffering feelings of dissatisfaction, stress, guilt, grief or a sense of inadequacy or failure?

The Female Balancing Act training is a one-day seminar for women in business who want to master the balancing act and transform their ability to participate fully in the different domains of their life.  During this training, you will get clearer about what you really want from your life, learn how to make choices that are in alignment with who you really are and what you believe in and then act on them with confidence, And, you will leave with tools to take back into your professional and personal life to support you going forward.

Please see details on how to book here:

http://www.drawingdownthemoon.co.uk/lifestyle/self

This entry was posted on Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012 at 6:25 pm and is filed under Dating, Dating Tips, Drawing Down the Moon, Events, General, Helpful Tips, Independent Women, Successful Relationships. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

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Win tickets to see Saracens vs Harlequins!

Do you know some eligible male friends who fit DDM’s criteria whom you can recommend to us?

Not only will we give you a referral fee of £50-£500 for any friend you refer to us, who joins us an honorary or paying member, but you will also be entered into a prize-draw to win two fantastic seats to watch the Aviva Premiership at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 31st March 2012. You will see rugby union champions Saracens play London rivals Harlequins. Your name will be entered into a prize-draw for each referral made.

The closing date for the prize-draw is Thursday 22nd March and the winner will be notified on Friday 23rd March 2012. There is one prize of two seats in Block 144, level 1 – a perfect view from the half-way line!

Call us on 020 7224 1001 for further details.

Look forward to hearing from you!

 

This entry was posted on Friday, March 16th, 2012 at 11:43 am and is filed under General. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

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Valentine’s Day…

So January is now over and, for one reason or another, most New Year resolutions have by now been broken. Be honest. Are you still going to the gym as planned? Are you still abstaining from having that glass of wine? Has chocolate crept back into your diet? Well don’t beat yourself up over it as over 75 percent of the country break their good intentions by now!

But wait, we now have to think about that one particular day a year when a) if you’re in a relationship or dating you’re probably going to need lots of extra cash to impress your partner/date or b) if you’re single or you may well be wishing you weren’t! Yes I’m talking about Valentine’s Day and it’s only 7 days away! The world of dating doesn’t get much busier than on 14th of February.

So how are you going to be spending your Valentine’s Day? If you are happily coupled up then your choices really are endless – a romantic dinner for two, a weekend in Paris, a Spa day for two – one thing is certain, you’ll be spending far more on everything (especially in London) than their normal price the remaining 364 days of the year! But when it comes to love, does cost matter?

And what if you’re single? Do you stay at home feeling sorry for your self whilst couples are out enjoying themselves? Well that could be an option, but not a very tempting one. Valentine’s Day is the one day when bars may well be full of other single people (forget restaurants, you’d be the odd one out!) so why not organise a night out with your single friends or better still, organise a singles party and get in the dating mood? If however you prefer not to celebrate with others, why not treat yourself and be your own Valentine! Have a night in with a good film and delicious food enjoying your own company. As a singleton on Valentine’s Day you do have plenty of options and with the added bonus of no need to worry about the dent in a wallet!

If however you’d prefer to spend your next Valentine’s Day with your own special someone, being whisked away to an overpriced dinner (!) why not contact Drawing Down the Moon, the professional dating service in London, as we have a special Valentine’s discount for you: 020 7224 1001 We look forward to hearing from you.

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This entry was posted on Tuesday, February 7th, 2012 at 11:42 am and is filed under Dating, Dating Tips, Drawing Down the Moon, Flirting, General, Meeting New People, Valentines Day. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

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iDate – Dating Conference, Miami – January 2012

Hi, Pier Reid here, the general manager of Drawing Down the Moon. I was lucky enough to go to Miami last week to attend the iDate conference 2012 where I met up with other personal matchmakers from all over the world and lots of great people who own online dating sites. It was really interesting to hear all about the latest online dating technology and also ideas from those who , like Drawing Down the Moon, provide a personal matchmaking service.

Whilst sitting in one of the seminars, I was telling everyone about some of our ‘happy endings’ who are going to be filmed shortly so that they can share their stories with you on our website. Well, practically everyone broke into hysterical fits of laughter to my complete surprise! I asked why there were all laughing as we obviously believe that there is no better advert for Drawing Down the Moon than our ‘happy ending’ couples and again this caused even more hysteria. Comments started to be shouted out ‘oh if only this was on video, she’d go viral’ and ‘oh Pier I need to take you for a massage’.

Thankfully all was finally made clear by one of the lovely American matchmakers who whispered in my ear that in the States a ‘happy ending’ is something which certain masseurs offer to chaps at the end of their massage! I don’t think I have ever wanted the ground to open up and swallow me faster.

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This entry was posted on Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 at 4:09 pm and is filed under Drawing Down the Moon, General, iDate, Matchmakers, Online. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

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Best matchmaker in the world?

We are proud to announce that Mary Balfour’s contribution to the world of dating has been recognised  with her being nominated for ‘Best Matchmaker’ at the iDate industry awards which take place in Miami in January 2012. After 25 years of successful matchmaking we are all thrilled with the news! If you are one of our ‘Happy Endings’ please vote for her: http://bit.ly/tpCtMg – we would, of course, love to see her come back with the trophy!

This entry was posted on Wednesday, November 16th, 2011 at 3:33 pm and is filed under General. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

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Checked the Lifestyle Options section?

If not, you could be missing out as there are some great offers available for DDM’s members.

In the ‘Social’ section – Suffolk Character Cottages are offering ‘a third night free’ in one of their beautiful properties- fantastic if you are in need of a long weekend away from London. Plus there are great discounts on theatre tickets available from TheatreTickets.net

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! Susie has already worked with some of our members and the feedback has been fab. If your wardrobe needs a revamp, she’s the woman for you!

Our ‘Self’ section includes a free dating app which you can download, plus introductions to some terrific women we’ve recently met who specialise in Life Coaching and a new programme designed especially for divorcees.

We will be adding a host of special offers for our members over the next few months so please do check the Lifestyle Options pages on a regular basis.

This entry was posted on Friday, November 4th, 2011 at 1:20 pm and is filed under General. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

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News International? Dare we say thank you?

The Times Newspaper last Saturday

Umm… Crumbs…  not sure if it’s entirely  judicious to express this sentiment re. above publication right now, but Drawing Down the Moon got a great mention in dating article in the Body and Soul section of the Times last Saturday!

And I have to admit we’re delighted because the DDM phones have been ringing off the hook this week! If you’ve been trying to contact us and the lines have been continuously engaged, please do keep trying – we’d love to talk to you.

PS Although the article referred to Drawing Down the Moon as one of the “megabucks matchmakers” – actually most of our members don’t pay megabucks to find their happy ending through us.   The fee for our most popular Option C membership hasn’t changed for several years now and stands at around £1700.

This entry was posted on Thursday, July 14th, 2011 at 9:35 pm and is filed under General. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

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Three more DDM babies due!

Yes, that’s right.   Today we spoke to  more happy couples who are expecting…

Pier, who is our General Manager, has just told me that we are responsble for three more babies – all due before August!  And these are just the ones we know about. We learn about lots of DDM births from guilty Christmas cards enclosing pics of the new arrival with an apologetic note saying “we really meant to tell you straight away, but we hadn’t realised that we’d be so, so busy”.  Or often we hear about them via their single friends applying to join DDM who’d been told how the couple met.

We look forward to the pics.  Best wishes for healthy and happy babes!

This entry was posted on Wednesday, March 16th, 2011 at 1:54 pm and is filed under General. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

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Valentine’s special: blindfolded chocolate tasting!

Valentine’s special: Blindfolded chocolate tasting!

020 7245 0993

I’m really hoping my lovely husband of 25 years will buy me some delicious, handmade Rococo chocolates on the 14th!   What about you?  OK, you’ve had the first short date over a drink and found you really want to see each other again. So you’re wondering what to suggest for a 2nd date that’s a bit different.  Why not book a really delicious pre-Valentine’s treat. Tasting includes handmade truffles with original wine pairings and a goody bag of chocolates to share.  By the way, the chemical in chocolate which induces that wonderful feeling of bliss and sensuality is called phenylethylamine!

Places are limited, so please book by clicking on photo for details, instore or on 020 7245 0993

Tickets cost £25 per head.
Saturday 12th February 2011 6pm-7pm
At Rococo Chocolates, 5 Motcomb St, W1X 8JU

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This entry was posted on Saturday, February 5th, 2011 at 1:01 pm and is filed under General. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

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Match the UK!

Play Cupid to your friends this Valentine’s:

We’ve all got matchmaking ability and have friends who’d like a partner but haven’t found the right person yet.  Why not check out your address book and start matching now?

Perhaps throw a “just for singles” party on 14th February – each guest must bring another single person of the opposite sex.

In the past they’d have met through the extended family, the church, balls, friends, the village green, etc. –  but now our privatised lifestyles offer few chances of meeting new people  – especially after thirty.  So give them that nudge they need!

Or if your friends all  say they need a wider choice, tell them about Drawing Down the Moon. Suggest they come to my Singles Seminar next Wednesday 2nd February at Waterstone’s in Piccadilly. They can learn about dating strategies that work and  mingle with other single professionals  -  and maybe even leave with a date!  Click here to register.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, January 26th, 2011 at 10:48 pm and is filed under General. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.