Dating agency
A dating agency, also known as a marriage bureau, marriage agency, matrimonial bureau or matrimonial agency, is a business that provides matchmaking services to potential couples, with a view toward romance and/or marriage between them. Variations Face-to-face: Men and women come in person and ask a matchmaker to help them find a potential partner. Internet dating agency: A website where people register, post their profiles and contact other members who have signed up with the agency. Speed dating: A group of people rotate partners and describe their personality and desires within a set time limit. Marriage agency: An agency that specifically helps people find a marriage partner, rather than someone to date on a casual or serious basis. These can be domestic or international. The internet and speed dating agencies are the biggest of the group. There is a rise of businesses that teach men how they can meet women themselves without the use of a dating agency, some of which use the label pickup artist. Both dating agencies and marriage agencies have some organizations where people are paid to interact with other members and keep their interests high. Various agencies only have members who are genuinely seeking real partners.