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"Interesting people aren't sitting in bars. They're out doing interesting
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The old fashioned art of matchmaking is back. Ann Wood used to be a journalist. I'd never met a matchmaker who was a reporter first. |
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Ann Wood, the matchmaker,
said a surprising number of men in their mid-30s know how to cook. "There's
a generation gap that runs through the 40s somewhere," Ms. Wood said.
"Older men may know how to cook but will leave it to others because
of the way they were reared. Roles are just not as rigid as they used
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"What I like to
hear is, 'She was just as you described her.' That means I've given you
good information, and you felt comfortable with it," says Wood. |
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"There are more professional singles
here than in any other metropolitan area in the country," says Ann Wood.
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Ann
Wood is a professional matchmaker. She matches men and women who
have high expectations for themselves and the people they date. |
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When seeking
a dating service, Ann Wood says, "Be a good consumer and shop around,
...the minute someone starts to pressure you, walk out." |
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If more best friends are marrying
now, it's because there are more best friendships between the sexes. As
Washington matchmaker Ann Wood points out, "boys and girls go to Princeton,
Harvard and Yale together. They grow up with their own lives, their own
apartments -- as peers. |
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Je me suis entretenue
avec Ann Wood, qui dirige une agence dans le quartier très select
de Georgetown à Washington. Sa clientèle est assez hupée
-- des yuppies, bien éduqués et à l'aise financièrement.
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WASHINGTON WE LIVE IN |
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The Hoya
As the world of online dating continues to expand, some
Washingtonians seek an old-fashioned approach. Catering to the needs
to busy professionals, Georgetown's own cupid, Ann Wood, is making
matches long after Valentine's Day has come and gone.
Georgetown University's Newspaper of Record Since 1920
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