How We Met

“I was returning from a solo backpacking trip in Australia when I read an It’s Just Lunch story on the plane. My work and travel schedule was very demanding so I decided to join as their matchmakers were used to working with busy professionals. I wanted to meet intellectual, professional women who were different than those I was meeting at the usual scenes.”

“The IJL dating process helped me narrow down what I was really looking for in a woman - and not looking for! The date scheduling was flexible which worked with my busy lifestyle.”

“I was very interested in meeting someone that was interested in taking it to the next level, serious relationship committed not just someone that's dating to date. It's Just Lunch was the absolute right choice. You really feel that you have a headhunter for your life, your love life. I really had confidence in the matches that were made for me and I got to meet just really high quality men and go to really lovely places in the city. It's the only way to date in my opinion.”

“I tried some online dating. The switch for me to It’s Just Lunch was I really needed someone who understood what I did – I do research, when you’re writing grants it’s pretty time consuming, that’s part of how I am and it’s not going to change, and research is something I love. For me, I was looking for someone who was serious and also understood science and academia – I wanted someone in that kind of realm and that was hard to find online. I figured IJL would have a higher bar.”

“My dating life before It's Just Lunch was basically friends, family and a small stretch online so nothing productive. It was a real pleasure to get to It's Just Lunch. I joined primarily because of my busy schedule. I'm out of town an enormous amount of time, and the online systems were just too cumbersome and almost like a second job in and of itself and I just really needed to find a better way.”

“My favorite feature of It's Just Lunch was the matchmaker. She made me feel really comfortable when I was talking to her because I was a little bit nervous to join a service. So the minute I talked to my matchmaker, I was ready to sign up.”