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Why men love bitches

Do you surreptitiously think catty thoughts? Do you think that selfish people live longer? Overall, would you consider yourself a little bit of a ‘bitch’?

Book Reviews

Acts of kindness creates friendships

Love and Friends

Sometimes an act of kindness on the streets of London by a complete stranger can make life in city seem so much more bearable and friendlier.

Dating Tips

Fake selfie

Keeping It Real

I haven’t had the best luck with phones; my most recent telephonic debacle led me to the ground floor of Selfridges in pursuit of yet another phone.

Dating

Marriages are Made in Bond Street

A Brilliant Book on How the Early London Dating Agencies Worked

Penrose Halson is the author of this fascinating book about The Marriage Bureau, a war time matchmaking agency based in Bond Street.

Book Reviews

Is it important for friends to like boyfriend

Friendship Approval in Love

Let’s face it, your best friend has probably been around longer than your boyfriend

Dating, Dating Tips

iDate Black and Gold card Date Coaching 2016

Drawing Down the Moon Wins Best Date Coach

Prestigious International award for our founder, matchmaker and now International Dating Coach 2016. The premier dating agency in London.

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Finding true love

How to Find Love

Actually your true love doesn’t exist. Or rather it doesn’t exist out there, waiting to be discovered. There is no destiny of love...

Dating Tips

Love is not a shopping list

Shopping for Love?

​L​o​​ok past the really quite unfortunate footwear (you can deal with that later – that’s what Selfridges is for!)​

Dating, Dating Tips

Mary Balfour of Drawing Down the Moon Matchmaking wins the Founders Award for her service to the industry at the UK Dating Awards

Drawing Down the Moon – Best Matchmaker at the UK Dating Awards

Mary Balfour, our MD, had won the Founder's Award for 30 years of service to dating and then DDM won Matchmaking Agency of the Year.

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The wrong type heads

Is your dating type serving you?

The French writer, Proust, in Swann’s Way talks of the protagonist feeling his deepest love for a woman who was not “his type”.

Dating Tips

Drawing Down the Moon is a finalist in the Matchmaking Agency of the Year category at the UK Dating Awards

UK Dating Awards Winner

Drawing Down the Moon has been shortlisted for Best Matchmaking Agency of the Year and I’ve been shortlisted for Dating Expert of the Year.

Awards

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Share a glass of mulled wine with someone special

We're currently offering an exclusive Autumn discount of 20% off all memberships until Friday 2nd October 2015.

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Moving On After Divorce

Dating After Divorce

You are recently divorced and ready make the first steps to finding new love. You never know what will happen if you just take a chance.

Date Coaching

Big wallets can mean big problems when dating

Does Money Cause Problems in the Search for Love?

Everyone who seeks our help to find love has a story to tell about why the last relationship failed.

Dating

Don't be a dating cliche

How to date differently

No matter who you are, no matter what you did, no matter where you’ve come from, you can always change, become a better version of yourself.

Dating

What to wear on a date

Matchmaker Approved First Date Outfit Tips

So, we’ve been over the basics on what to wear on a date before: keep it smart but comfortable, don’t bare too much flesh, make sure it’s CLEAN etc.

Dating Tips

Love myths

Busting the Myths in Dating and Love

Love Myths – If it’s not perfect in the beginning, there’s no point. Here at Drawing Down the Moon we’ve seen it time and time again...

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Date ideas from Drawing Down the Moon

Matchmaker Tips on How to Date

We've come up with a few #dateideas that are just little out of the ordinary. Things that keep you moving, keep those energy levels up and give you and your partner a truly memorable date

Dating Tips

Online dating slang

Dating Terminology To Help Your Online Profile Shine

Trying to follow the abbreviations used in online dating sites can be, well, trying. It's easy to get lost in the slang that other members of the virtual dating community use as shorthand

Dating Tips

Did the date go well, who makes the next move

How to Ensure a Second Date

The end of the first date is often the best time to secure the second. But if that didn't happen, text the following day...

Dating Tips

Dating and footware

Would You #DateTheseShoes?

They say so much about who we are and what’s important to us. Here at Drawing Down the Moon we’ve been discussing the importance of good footwear and the impression...

Dating

Don't fall for someone too quickly if you want a successful relationship. Take your time.

Getting To know someone before relationship commitment

One of the problems our DDM experts often see in our clients' past relationships is the 'falling too hard too fast' scenario.

Dating Tips

Marylebone Journal

Matchmaking Profile in the Marylebone Journal

Last week, amidst the craziness that pervades any introduction agency, I took some time out to meet up with the lovely Jean-Paul from the Marylebone Journal.

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Ever-lasting Love using a dating agency

How to Find Love

Dating in London? Dating in this beautiful city of ours is hard. Yes there are lots of intelligent, attractive, available men and women out there, but how do...

Date Coaching

Sapiosexuals - Dating intelligently

Drawing Down the Moon, The Thinking Persons Matchmaker

Does intelligence come above everything else when you are looking for a partner? We are a thinking persons dating agency that could help sapiosexuals.

Dating

Imperfect partner - don't keep picking losers

How to Find The Love of Your LIfe

With so many lovely people in the world why are so many of us attracted to the ones who make us unhappy? Find the partner that will love you.

Dating Tips

Christmas dating tips

How to Date at Christmas

It's party season and opportunities abound for meeting interesting, and hopefully available, people. The Christmas party can be a prolific hunting ground for a potential mate.

Dating Tips

Romantic Christmas date ideas in London - Ice skating

London’s Most Romantic Christmas Date Ideas

'Tis the season for some festive frivolity, which might mean you are looking for some Christmas-themed dates over the next few weeks. You know, something to get you and your date into the holiday spirit...

Date Ideas in London

Romantic 3D cinema dates

London’s Most Romantic Cinema Dates

One of the best points of being in or near a city like London is that is is still possible to track down something of the old fashioned way of doing things. The large metropolitan audience allows some to swim against the tide...

Date Ideas in London, Dating Tips

Best parks for romantic walking dates in London

The Most Romantic Walking Dates in London

In London, we're blessed with lots of beautiful parks, which means it is easy to head out of the hustle and bustle to find fresh air, a bit of greenery...

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