{"id":31148,"date":"2025-07-14T07:12:50","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T14:12:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onlinebootycall.com\/blog\/?p=31148"},"modified":"2026-03-11T10:49:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T17:49:10","slug":"why-pay-a-matchmaker-when-you-can-just-not","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onlinebootycall.com\/blog\/why-pay-a-matchmaker-when-you-can-just-not\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Pay a Matchmaker When You Can Just\u2026 Not?"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-31148\" data-postid=\"31148\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-31148 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_uokl133 tb_first tf_w\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_rpm7133 first\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_t3rp170 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"802\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onlinebootycall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pdc_materialists1-1.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-31149\" title=\"pdc_materialists1-1\" alt=\"pdc_materialists1-1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onlinebootycall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pdc_materialists1-1.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.onlinebootycall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pdc_materialists1-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.onlinebootycall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pdc_materialists1-1-1024x513.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.onlinebootycall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pdc_materialists1-1-768x385.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.onlinebootycall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pdc_materialists1-1-1536x770.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/>\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_r0to936   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t    <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n\t\t<p data-start=\"61\" data-end=\"462\">If you\u2019ve seen the recent rom-com <em data-start=\"95\" data-end=\"109\">Materialists<\/em>, you probably laughed, gasped, and maybe even screamed \u201cGirl, no!\u201d at your screen more than once. Set in the sparkly trenches of New York\u2019s elite dating scene, the movie gives us a peek into the world of high-end matchmaking\u2014complete with six-figure price tags, staged rooftop meet-cutes, and people getting emotionally ghosted <em data-start=\"438\" data-end=\"445\">after<\/em> paying for it.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"464\" data-end=\"585\">So let\u2019s just get real for a sec: Do you <em data-start=\"505\" data-end=\"513\">really<\/em> need a matchmaking service to find love or even a decent brunch date?<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"587\" data-end=\"622\">Short answer: <strong data-start=\"601\" data-end=\"619\">Absolutely not<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"624\" data-end=\"661\">Let\u2019s break it down.<br data-start=\"644\" data-end=\"647\" \/>Matchmakers:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"662\" data-end=\"847\">\n<li data-start=\"662\" data-end=\"692\">\n<p data-start=\"664\" data-end=\"692\">Cost more than a used car.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"693\" data-end=\"771\">\n<p data-start=\"695\" data-end=\"771\">Give you a limited number of handpicked (read: filtered-to-death) options.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"772\" data-end=\"847\">\n<p data-start=\"774\" data-end=\"847\">Are basically the human version of \u201clet me talk to the manager\u201d energy.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"849\" data-end=\"883\">Meanwhile, casual online dating:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"884\" data-end=\"1189\">\n<li data-start=\"884\" data-end=\"931\">\n<p data-start=\"886\" data-end=\"931\">Costs less than your favorite coffee order.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"932\" data-end=\"1069\">\n<p data-start=\"934\" data-end=\"1069\">Gives you access to a sea of singles who are looking for anything from flirty fun to something more serious\u2014no judgment, no pressure.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1070\" data-end=\"1189\">\n<p data-start=\"1072\" data-end=\"1189\">Lets you filter your own matches <em data-start=\"1105\" data-end=\"1114\">without<\/em> someone named Meredith charging you $15K to tell you you\u2019re \u201ctoo picky.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1191\" data-end=\"1456\">Sure, matchmaking might look fancy in the movies, but real-life connections are built over laughs, texts, spicy selfies, and maybe a little late-night oversharing\u2014<em data-start=\"1354\" data-end=\"1359\">not<\/em> from a curated binder full of \u201celigible candidates.\u201d We don\u2019t want resumes. 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Set in the sparkly trenches of New York\u2019s elite dating scene, the movie gives us a peek into the world of high-end matchmaking\u2014complete with six-figure price tags, staged rooftop meet-cutes, and people getting emotionally ghosted <em data-start=\"438\" data-end=\"445\">after<\/em> paying for it.<\/p> <p data-start=\"464\" data-end=\"585\">So let\u2019s just get real for a sec: Do you <em data-start=\"505\" data-end=\"513\">really<\/em> need a matchmaking service to find love or even a decent brunch date?<\/p> <p data-start=\"587\" data-end=\"622\">Short answer: <strong data-start=\"601\" data-end=\"619\">Absolutely not<\/strong>.<\/p> <p data-start=\"624\" data-end=\"661\">Let\u2019s break it down.<br data-start=\"644\" data-end=\"647\" \/>Matchmakers:<\/p> <ul data-start=\"662\" data-end=\"847\"> <li data-start=\"662\" data-end=\"692\"> <p data-start=\"664\" data-end=\"692\">Cost more than a used car.<\/p> <\/li> <li data-start=\"693\" data-end=\"771\"> <p data-start=\"695\" data-end=\"771\">Give you a limited number of handpicked (read: filtered-to-death) options.<\/p> <\/li> <li data-start=\"772\" data-end=\"847\"> <p data-start=\"774\" data-end=\"847\">Are basically the human version of \u201clet me talk to the manager\u201d energy.<\/p> <\/li> <\/ul> <p data-start=\"849\" data-end=\"883\">Meanwhile, casual online dating:<\/p> <ul data-start=\"884\" data-end=\"1189\"> <li data-start=\"884\" data-end=\"931\"> <p data-start=\"886\" data-end=\"931\">Costs less than your favorite coffee order.<\/p> <\/li> <li data-start=\"932\" data-end=\"1069\"> <p data-start=\"934\" data-end=\"1069\">Gives you access to a sea of singles who are looking for anything from flirty fun to something more serious\u2014no judgment, no pressure.<\/p> <\/li> <li data-start=\"1070\" data-end=\"1189\"> <p data-start=\"1072\" data-end=\"1189\">Lets you filter your own matches <em data-start=\"1105\" data-end=\"1114\">without<\/em> someone named Meredith charging you $15K to tell you you\u2019re \u201ctoo picky.\u201d<\/p> <\/li> <\/ul> <p data-start=\"1191\" data-end=\"1456\">Sure, matchmaking might look fancy in the movies, but real-life connections are built over laughs, texts, spicy selfies, and maybe a little late-night oversharing\u2014<em data-start=\"1354\" data-end=\"1359\">not<\/em> from a curated binder full of \u201celigible candidates.\u201d We don\u2019t want resumes. 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