Old-school matchmaker Jill Epstein has been making love connections throughout Bucks County since 1986, when she started Bensalem’s Sweet Beginnings, writes JD Mullane for the Bucks County Courier Times.

At the start of her career, her clientele spanned everyone from 20-somethings to retirees.

“As online dating apps became popular with younger people, my clientele shifted to where I am today, clients in their 50s and 60s,” said Epstein. “These are people who aren’t thrilled with online dating, or don’t like it, or haven’t had any success. So, they come to me.”

For $300, she arranges five “introductions” among her clients based on their interests or temperament. After that first meeting, it is all down to chemistry.

“Holidays really are a tough time for single people, but for me, it’s my busiest time of year,” she said. “No one wants to be alone as everyone else is having a good time.”

One of the misconceptions she often has to correct with older clients is how times have changed when dating due to their age.

“They have this idea that they’re still 25 and things still work the way they did back then,” said Epstein. “But things are a lot different now. I have to get them into reality about how the dating world has changed.”

Read the entire interview with the Bucks County matchmaker at the Bucks County Courier Times.

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