| DATELINE: NORWELL, MASS…Valentine's | | | | in people's lives," noted Ms. McGarrigle. |
| Day is a day for couples, as Brenan McGarrigle knows | | | | Ms. McGarrigle studied to be a social worker in college, |
| only too well. The Right One dating service's | | | | graduating from University of New Hampshire with a |
| matchmaker is celebrating her silver anniversary with | | | | BA. |
| the company - on Valentine's Day. | | | | According to Ms. McGarrigle, "Being a matchmaker is |
| With approximately 600 marriages to her credit, Ms. | | | | definitely more appealing. I have the privilege of helping |
| McGarrigle has been introducing compatible singles to | | | | people who have a lot going for them who are just |
| each other and launching great relationships for 25 | | | | missing someone with whom to share their lives. There |
| years. | | | | really is someone out there for everyone and I love |
| Labor of Love | | | | what I do." |
| When Ms. McGarrigle first started working with The | | | | A native of Westport, CT, Ms. McGarrigle resides in |
| Right One, she wore many hats, from matchmaker to | | | | Norwell with her husband Tom and children Martin, |
| sales rep and administrator. She worked her way up | | | | Cole and Holly. In her spare time, she volunteers at the |
| to District Manager and frequently traveled to the | | | | Norwell schools. |
| company's offices located around the New England | | | | Now catering to more than 300,000 members at over |
| area. Desiring to spend more time with her family and | | | | 60 locations throughout North America, The Right One |
| cut back on traveling, Ms. McGarrigle became a | | | | and Together Dating are the largest brick and mortar |
| Relationship Consultant at The Right One, and now | | | | dating services in the industry The Right One and |
| makes matches, obtains feedback, gives advice and | | | | Together Dating offer a more consistent product, a |
| "keeps members positive, hopeful and realistic" about | | | | greater number of potentially compatible mates and |
| finding "the right one". | | | | added value of flexibility in transferring memberships to |
| "I started matchmaking right out of school and I can't | | | | another geographic region. |
| imagine doing anything else to make such a difference | | | | |