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Sep 22, 2013 1 hr 24 min

Haley Hill - London Matchmaker

from London Real Hosted by Brian Rose

Haley Hill, who built the UK's biggest matchmaking agency, talks to Brian Rose about expectations in dating, the pressure on women, self-publishing her novel and life after the agency. 💰 Source hot AI deals in our Investment Club 🏦 Invest in luxury Dubai property 🍿 Watch the full interview with chapters and transcripts for free Chapters 6:52 Brian introduces Haley Hill and Colin Pyle 8:54 Haley is back in the hot seat 10:40 Generalisations about men and women 11:29 From pharmacist to dating entrepreneur 13:39 Handing out business cards in London bars 16:00 Why Haley sold the agency 17:26 Measuring success and managing expectations 20:28 Age, power and the pressure on women 23:35 Is it biology or social pressure 24:47 Why do we want the perfect partner 29:42 Chasing happiness outside ourselves 31:54 Is monogamy flawed 34:13 Would Haley go back to matchmaking 37:02 Why Haley wrote It's Got To Be Perfect 39:36 What the book covers 44:25 Fictionalising clients' stories 45:19 Self-publishing versus traditional publishers 48:23 PR, Grazia and drinking in the matchmaking years 52:13 Giving up heavy drinking 54:43 Motherhood, identity and getting older 57:10 Clubs, online dating and what people want 1:01:58 Dating advice for men and women 1:05:50 The power of suggestion in what we want 1:08:35 Launching the book 1:12:37 Life without a five-year plan 1:15:29 Advice to the 20-year-old Haley

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