Episode 108
108. Matchmakers
Some singles choose to skip the apps and get fixed up the old-fashioned way — but it doesn't come cheap. Zachary Crockett puts himself out there.
The Economics of Everyday Things
September 29, 202523m 20s
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Show Notes
Some singles choose to skip the apps and get fixed up the old-fashioned way — but it doesn't come cheap. Zachary Crockett puts himself out there.
- SOURCES:
- Maria Avgitidis, C.E.O. of Agape Match and author of Ask a Matchmaker: Matchmaker Maria's No-Nonsense Guide to Finding Love.
- RESOURCES:
- "Dating Apps Have Hit a Wall. Can They Turn Things Around?" by J. Edward Moreno (New York Times, 2024).
- "Love, (un)automated: Human matchmaking in the era of online dating," by Liesel Sharabi (Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 2024).
- "The New Old Dating Trend," by Faith Hill (The Atlantic, 2023).
- "What It’s Like to Work With a Matchmaker," by Alyson Krueger (New York Times, 2021).
- "New York State Dating Service Consumer Bill of Rights."
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