A professional matchmaker has shared her advice for singletons finding love - including the one thing you shouldn't talk about on a first date. Laura Smyth, 34, claims she is the only matchmaker in Scotland and says demand for her services trebled during the pandemic.
She now has around 500 people on her books and even met her own fiance, Emmanuel Ofori Duah, 31, through her matchmaking service after he signed up for a consultation. The couple had been on a few dates at the same university and were Facebook friends for 10 years - however Laura thought she would never consider dating a client due to it being seen as unprofessional.
The dating expert wasn't looking for love at the time, having just left a seven-year relationship, but realised their life goals aligned when she did a two-hour consultation with him. Laura switched to matchmaking after a career in recruitment, utilising her headhunting skills to start Match Made in 2020.
