The only matchmaker working in Scotland told how demand trebled during the pandemic and shared her top tips for finding love - including having zero expectations on a first date.
Laura Smyth, 34, met her fiancé Emmanuel Ofori Duah, 31, through her matchmaking service after he signed up for a consultation. The couple had been on a few dates at uni and were Facebook friends for 10 years, and Laura said she would never have considered dating a client because it would have been unprofessional.
She wasn't looking to date anyone having just left a seven-year relationship but realised their life goals matched when she did a two-hour consultation and they began dating. Laura, from Armargh, N. Ireland, worked in recruitment when she decided to use her skills as a headhunter to start Match Made in Scotland - although she was in a longterm relationship with someone she couldn't see herself having children with.
