Dating Service News

Definitely go to your company's holiday party, but if you're dating someone new, consider whether to bring him or her along, says Alana Beyer, vice president of It's Just Lunch, an international dating service for busy professionals. "If you just met or it's been a week or two, you may feel uncomfortable and they may feel uncomfortable," explains Beyer, whose Palm Desert, Calif.-based headquarters has offices in 100 locations worldwide.

"CEOs aren't the only ones who have discovered the Waiter Rule. A November survey of 2,500 by It's Just Lunch, a dating service for professionals, found that being rude to waiters ranks No. 1 as the worst in dining etiquette, at 52%, way ahead of blowing your nose at the table, at 35%."

"'Sacramento is friendly,' says Linda Granlund, who works hard to make it even friendlier. She is the owner of the local It's Just Lunch franchise, which she opened two years ago. The dating service sets you up and even sets the table by making restaurant reservations...Granlund helped write The It's Just Lunch Guide to Dating in Sacramento...She includes lots of specific suggestions on places to flirt, go for first dates, cheap dates, and even where to relax before a date. She says Sacramento singles are more casual than their counterparts elsewhere and more likely to go outdoors to mingle, whether it's playing in a sports league or taking in a River Cats game."

"Being single is never easy, but being single in Sacramento can be even harder...And yet, as with all trends, the tide appears to be turning. The dating scene in Sacramento is slowly but surely becoming a bit more enjoyable, thanks in part to a small but diligent surge of alternative methods for meeting people. Those who prefer to leave the matchmaking to someone else, yet remain a bit wary of traditional dinner dates, are gravitating toward lunch dates. And It’s Just Lunch! is there to help them out. It’s Just Lunch! is a [dating] service that is a relative newcomer to the Sacramento area, but has been operating successfully in other cities across the United States since 1991."

"Linda Grandlund, owner of It's Just Lunch, and her team match busy professional in the greater Sacramento area. According to It's Just Lunch, 87 percent of singles prefer lunch or a drink after work for a first date…'We minimize stress and maximize efficiency by taking care of all the dating details. All the client has to do is show up and have fun,' say Grandlund."

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