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The original "digital matchmaking" company, Tawkify began harnessing technology to streamline and scale the age-old practice of matchmaking in 2012. Tawkify leverages the power of the Internet, along with advanced database and search technology, to help their "traditional" matchmakers find, screen and match eligible singles for a fraction of the traditional cost.

Tawkify offers a private, full service option that is the perfect marriage between the personal touch of a private matchmaker and the unlimited reach of online dating. The company works with select clients who enjoy one-on-one attention from personal matchmakers, guaranteed matches and proactive, individualized match recruiting. Each introduction takes place via a creative date experience orchestrated and booked by the Tawkify team.

February 14, 2023
Providing Cupid a helping hand
Tawkify Matchmaker, Jessica Hill hosts a one-hour meetup called the “Single Mingle for Valentine’s Day” in Mountain Home, AR for those who are curious about matchmaking.
February 13, 2023
Tawkify Acquires S’More App to Expand Services
The acquisition enables Tawkify to accelerate plans to launch a mobile application and expand its relationship services beyond its popular matchmaking approach – providing tailored services that cater to a wider demographic, vastly expanding the addressable market.
February 13, 2023
Dating App S’More Acquired by Tawkify
Tawkify is evolving and expanding their services beyond matchmaking to support a more intentional mindset among people who increasingly want more effective ways to build healthier romantic connections.
February 13, 2023
Matchmaking service Tawkify picks up ‘anti-superficial’ dating app S’More in mobile expansion
Matchmaking service provider Tawkify acquired S’More, an “anti-superficial” dating app that had experimented with blurred profile photos and video chats, in an attempt to get people to get to know one another without the focus on physical appearance.
October 21, 2022
Must Love Dogs, and Skiing
Mollie and Raj share their love story following their wedding after meeting through Tawkify.
October 18, 2022
16 Best Dating Sites for Single Parents
Tawkify is featured as one of the best dating sites for single parents seeking a serious relationship.
October 14, 2022
30+ Signs You’re Falling Out of Love (According to Experts)
Tawkify matchmaker and other relationship experts share the top signs you may be falling out of love.
October 10, 2022
Best dating app to try based on your zodiac sign
Those who work with a Tawkify matchmaker can show up to fun, curated dates without having to do any arduous work or make any pressing decisions.
July 23, 2022
How Long Does It Take To Know Someone in a Relationship? (With 30+ Tips)
Experts from the dating industry share tips on how long it takes to know someone in a relationship.
July 21, 2022
50+ Signs of an Emotionally Unavailable Woman (According to Experts)
Tawkify matchmakers and other dating industry experts share the top signs of an emotionally unavailable woman and the best ways to approach her.
March 3, 2022
15 Secret Ways to Say I Love You in a Text
Different ways to indirectly express your love to your significant other.
June 22, 2021
Dating in Your 30s? These Are the Best Apps to Help You Find Exactly What You Want
Tawkify is featured as one of the best dating sites to find exactly what you want. All about dating “with intention,” Tawkify is geared toward singles who know what they want and sign up in pursuit of a real, deep, and meaningful connection.
May 28, 2021
12 Signs Someone Sees You As Something Special
Tawkify matchmakers and other relationship and dating experts share the top signs someone sees you as something special.
April 2, 2021
5 Reasons Why Guys Struggle on Dating Apps and What They Can Do
Highlights reasons why guys struggle on dating apps and how to overcome them. Tawkify is listed as a dating app alternative for those looking for more face-to-face dating interactions.
February 26, 2020
What Is Glamboozling? This Dating Trend Is Unbelievably Annoying
Signs of ‘Glamboozling’ and understanding the typical characteristics of someone who is likely to postpone a date at the last minute.
September 15, 2018
9 dating mistakes you're probably making
INSIDER spoke to "modern matchmakers" — who help people navigate the dating world and find love for a living — about the mistakes they see people making in their quest for romance.
August 2, 2018
How Tech-Savvy Matchmakers Built a National Database of Over 200,000 Singles
The simple and efficient matchmaking services offered by Tawkify appeals to time-conscious daters who want to maximize their time in the modern dating scene.
June 25, 2018
This is the Best Dating Service for Busy Professionals
Tawkify has seen exponential growth over the past few years, and we’ve taken notice. I recently had the chance to sit down with Tawkify Certified Matchmaker and VP of Marketing, Michele Presley, to find out what sets this matchmaking service apart
June 11, 2018
How To Let Someone Know You’re Interested Without Being Too Obvious
Tawkify matchmaker and other relationship and dating experts share the top ways to let someone know you’re interested and create a spark authentically.
April 16, 2018
Tinder Is Destroying Your Love Life. These Matchmakers Can Help.
Tawkify matchmaker Remy Boyd says that when it comes down to it, dating is a numbers game — but Tinder isn’t helping users win at it.
March 23, 2018
The latest relationship trend is 'slow dating' — and it's a recoil from years of swiping through apps
You have double the odds of meeting someone through a matchmaker than through online dating.
March 20, 2018
How To Stay Positive While Dating, According To Matchmakers
Professional Matchmaker at Tawkify, Sophy Singer tells Bustle, "Shut down those endless texting sagas that lead nowhere. Create rules and stick to them."
February 8, 2018
Matchmakers Reveal the Secrets of the Most Romantic Restaurants
We asked five matchmakers from Tawkify, a company that offers full-service matchmaking in major U.S. cities, about the secrets of romantic restaurants. Here’s what they look for when planning dinner dates for their clients.
February 6, 2018
Meet Your Match: Beauty and Dating from Tawkify Pro Lauren Urasek
Dating is no walk in the park! What do you wear? What shade of lipstick reads classy and what says sassy? ABLE Cosmetics sits down with Tawkify Matchmaker, Lauren Urasek, to discuss.
January 25, 2018
9 Signs Someone Sees You As Something Special
You may have heard before that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. According to Alyssa Bunn, Professional Matchmaker at Tawkify, that rings true for first dates and with people you're attracted to after meeting for the first time.
January 19, 2018
Lust For Like — How social media and online dating apps are shaping our relationships
At Tawkify, matchmakers screen and handpick each possible candidate, arrange dates, and collect and provide feedback to help refine the process and recalibrate for the next match.
November 17, 2017
Stop Going On First Dates
The two optimal times for first dates (that lead to second dates) are Tuesday evenings and Saturday afternoons.
October 17, 2017
Pro Matchmakers Share Their Best Advice for Dating App Rookies
Learning how to navigate all the dating apps available to get what you want out of the experience might feel daunting, but Tawkify matchmakers Sophy Singer and Tania Abramova have some advice to help you get started.
September 7, 2017
An old-school alternative to Tinder is making a big comeback — step inside the world of modern matchmaking
We cut out the thousands of available people and bring it down to jam size. That's why we're so successful. You have twice the odds of meeting someone with a matchmaker than other online dating. Twice. That's what's happening now.
August 9, 2017
9 Date Nights That Are Actually Surprisingly Sexy
When you think of a typical date night, most people envision dinner and drinks. Those dates can be fun, but they tend to get repetitive, and not all date nights have to involve a fancy restaurant or a glass of wine. Yoga sounds daunting to many people, but it can be a new way to connect. "There is nothing sexier than seeing your potential lover or spouse stretching and sweating their anxieties away," says Remy Boyd, professional matchmaker at Tawkify.
August 4, 2017
20 Signs He's Going to Ghost You
Without a doubt, it's the single most maddening part of dating in a world where endless romantic options exist right at your fingertips: the ubiquitous practice of ghosting. "One of the top signs that you might be a victim of future ghosting is lack of personal information given during the time of the date or dates," says Melissa Rogers, a professional matchmaker at Tawkify.
August 1, 2017
The matchmakers helping New Yorkers find love right now
Being single in New York can be exhausting. At some point, we’ve all wondered if we might just be undateable. So it’s hardly surprising that Gothamites are outsourcing their love lives to professionals. If dating apps aren’t your thing, then you might want to consider a professional matchmaker.
July 31, 2017
Heart Beats: What Am I Doing Wrong? Matchmakers Reveal Top Five Tips for Dating Success
Remy Boyd is a Tawkify matchmaker who has noticed one pattern time and time again: Those who have trouble finding love in the present have trouble letting go of their dating pasts.
July 14, 2017
These Techniques Make Talking To Your Crush Easy
Julia Armet, Director of Matchmaking at Tawkify, and dating coach Stef Safran of Stef And The City, share techniques that make talking to your crush easier when you feel awkward.
June 30, 2017
You, Yes, You ... Stop Sabotaging Your Love Life Now
We've assembled five love experts—professional matchmakers from the nationally acclaimed matchmaking service, Tawkify—and asked them give their best pieces of advice so we can open the doors to a new dating life.
June 20, 2017
Relationship Experts Reveal The Best Pick Up Lines For Women To Use On Guys IRL
Julia Armet, director of operations at Tawkify.com, a matchmaking company, shares her favorite pickup line a woman can use IRL...
June 15, 2017
Physical Signs You're in Love
I asked Alyssa Bunn, professional matchmaker at Tawkify and creator of Love + Co, about the physical things that happen when you start falling in love with someone, broken down into stages from when you first start dating all the way to being in love.
April 25, 2017
Amazon Launches Self-Service Marketplace for Subscription Providers
Subscription providers of all sizes are selling on the Amazon marketplace, including SlingTV, Disney Story Central, Dropbox, Texture, eMeals, Fitstar by Fitbit, Creativebug, Headspace, LegalZoom, MileIQ, The Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, The New Yorker, Consumer Reports and Tawkify, to name a few.
March 30, 2017
30 Little Things You Can Do Each Day To Meet Someone IRL This April
Bustle is deeming April, "App-less April" and encouraging our staff and readers to delete their dating apps for 30 days and meet people the old-fashioned way: offline. With participants tracking their progress and tricks and tips from dating experts, we'll be helping you feel empowered to meet people IRL all month long.
March 2, 2017
Matchmakers Found the Best (and Worst) Times for a First Date
If you've ever wondered when, exactly, you should arrange first dates, the matchmakers at Tawkify have some thoughts — and maybe their data can explain why you're not getting a second date.
February 10, 2017
After widowhood: Matchmaker helps me learn to date again
So what did I get out of Tawkify? I got to safely stretch my legs, work on my own habits like my nervous over-talking, and remember what dating is supposed to be — sitting across from a new person, getting to know them and getting out of your own head enough to make a connection.
February 6, 2017
6 Things Top Matchmakers Want Single People to Know
There's swiping and liking, speed-dating, exclusive parties and clubs, and an app for every type of single. Yet with so many options, why do we still complain that dating is more challenging, competitive, and romantically ADD than ever? For a little optimistic guidance in preparation for Valentine's Day, we turned to eight well-known matchmakers from across the country to help us with the most basic question: What's your top advice for singles struggling to find love?
April 19, 2016
It's not the app, it's you
Instead of using tech to make the matches, a la Tinder, Hinge, etc., it just helps Tawkify's team of matchmakers "narrow down the options and reach out beyond our own database to find the best candidates wherever they are...because we've found that intuitive, empathetic humans just are — and probably always will be — better at doing that for other humans than the cleverest of machines."
March 14, 2016
Modern Matchmaking — Tawkify Makes Dating Effortless With No Profiles & Personalized Planned Dates
Tawkify has shifted the focus back on the simple core of dating — to get to know and enjoy another person. By eliminating the time-consuming and monotonous online dating requirements, like setting up profiles, taking selfies, and sorting through "matches," Tawkify matchmakers make dating fun again.
March 8, 2016
Turning passion into a job
New clients to the the company are also purposefully paired with matchmakers with similar personality types. "There's multiple levels of matchmaking happening, so I often get paired with creative types, intellectuals and more liberal people," Yanni said.
October 2, 2015
7 Signs You've Found "The One"
Every relationship is going to have its arguments and disagreements — it's unrealistic to think otherwise. It is, however, a reasonable expectation to be able to come away from a fight with all sides heard and respected. Tawkify matchmaker Alene Boon says you should ask yourself, "Do you fight well? Do you fight fairly? And can you put it back together honestly?"
February 14, 2015
What, Exactly, do Entrepreneurs Look for in a Date?
It can be difficult to get out into the dating scene tough, especially if you’re an entrepreneur; the very nature of entrepreneurship means that setting aside time for dating is often difficult. However, there’s an online matchmaking service out there, Tawkify.
February 4, 2015
A 72-year-old advice columnist launched a matchmaking service out of Stanford's startup accelerator
Human language is incredibly limiting. People are not always completely honest when describing themselves online. Algorithms don't work. A computer can't match people.
February 4, 2015
Singles Tired of Swiping Paying $600/mo for a "Dating Concierge"
[Tawkify's] vision, however, was of an online dating site that got people offline ASAP — no algorithms involved.
December 5, 2014
How to Find Love, the Matchmaker Way
People are starved to death on Tinder — getting dick picks and never going on dates!
November 22, 2014
Online Dating: A Less Stupid Cupid?
There’s Tawkify, which has gone back to the ancient practice of using human matchmakers.
November 4, 2014
What's a nice girl like you doing in a job like this?
Cooper flourished as a sharp matcher and devoted listener, calming even the most difficult of clients and leading seemingly-clashing couples to grand romance.
September 20, 2014
Meet Playboy’s new lady advice columnist
Cooper comes to Playboy from Tawkify, a matchmaking service.
September 17, 2014
StartX's first Demo Day in new home: From spray-on caffeine to iPhone stethoscopes
"We meet everybody for coffee before we introduce them to anybody for a date," he said. Tawkify charges for that human curation, too, with a $500 entry fee that positions it between traditional matchmakers.
September 11, 2014
Just the Tips: Meet Playboy's New Advice Columnist
"A lot of what clients are paying us for is to navigate some of the very uncomfortable waters of dating," Katherine explains.
September 11, 2014
My Blind Date at Tiffany’s
"The Most Dangerous Date in New York." It writes its own headline, she seems to indicate. Do I dare to shop dangerously at Tiffany's with a man I've never met?
September 8, 2014
How to Be Really Good at Dating, According to Professional Matchmakers
"Make time for dating (if you really want to) if you're unhappy with the way your dating life looks currently, then make it a priority," Orenstein says.
August 26, 2014
Meet A Professional Matchmaker Who Helps You Find The One
Carrie Parker is a professional matchmaker for Tawkify, spending her days planning dream dates and helping her clients to navigate the singles world.
August 3, 2014
Tawkify: Matchmaking gets modern - Matchmakers from dating concierge service Tawkify tell us how it works and why it's a unique solution in the modern age
One of the toughest parts of the job is convincing people that it's not natural to meet people based on pictures and profiles. We've become used to a process that we all admit is toxic.
February 14, 2014
TECH NOW: Look for love online with new apps
Dating is definitely complicated and not everyone has the time to fill out all of those online profiles. If you wish someone else would do all the hard work for you, Tawkify may be your ideal dating companion.
February 12, 2014
Bay Area matchmakers find business blooms as tech booms
For the consumer, the process is simple enough. Sign up, go through an extensive in-person interview and your matchmaker will find potential mates.
February 5, 2014
Partners over profiles -- optimizing your dating experience: Carrie Parker at TEDxRVAWomen
Carrie specializes in matchmaking and date coaching. She is the Mid-Atlantic Courtship Concierge for Tawkify, a boutique matchmaking start-up.
August 28, 2013
Don't wait for a man! The new rules of dating
Tawkify and Matthew Hussey, author of "Get the Guy," discuss whether women should pursue men, if dinner is appropriate for a first date, and the most controversial advice of all – no texting!
August 12, 2013
Dating Online With Help From An Old-Fashioned (And Famous) Matchmaker
The matchmaker steps in and takes control. She looks in your soul and sees things that you don't even know are in there.
March 12, 2013
Sunny's Matchmaker
We're playing matchmaker for our pal Sunny Anderson follow along as she tries new ways to meet her man!
June 29, 2012
The Best Dating Site You've Never Heard of Is Too Smart for Its Own Good
But you haven't heard of Tawkify. It's amazing. It also tried to get me to hook up with a coworker.
April 16, 2012
Dating Site Finds You a Mate Based on Your Klout Score
Tawkify believes a person's influence on the web is just as important as a profile photo.

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