Matchmaker & Co

Matchmaker & Co Amy B
Founder & Professional Matchmaker
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Sunset Singles Events
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It’s interesting how differently we choose love as we get older.When we’re young, we can be so certain. We fall in love,...
12/08/2026

It’s interesting how differently we choose love as we get older.

When we’re young, we can be so certain. We fall in love, build a life, get married and genuinely believe we’ve found our person.

Sometimes it works beautifully.

Sometimes life gets busy. Careers, mortgages, children and responsibilities take over and somewhere along the way two people become more like roommates.

Sometimes people simply grow in different directions.

And sometimes, with the wisdom of hindsight, you realise you were never really aligned in the first place.

The latest Australian statistics show the median marriage ending in divorce lasts around 13 years, and the average person divorcing is now well into their 40s.

Something I hear often from people dating again later in life is:

“What was I thinking? I wouldn’t choose that person now.”

That doesn’t mean the marriage was a mistake.

You can value the years you shared, the family you created and everything that relationship taught you, while also recognising that you are no longer the person who made that choice.

But I think this is where dating later in life gets interesting.

We become wiser, but sometimes wisdom turns into a very long list of what we will and won’t accept.

Height.
Age.
Location.
Career.
Looks.
Lifestyle.
A particular “type”.

And yet sometimes I wonder…

If your usual type hasn’t worked for you before, could being open to something different give you a different outcome?

Not lowering your standards.

Not compromising your values.

Just being open enough to recognise that the right person may not arrive in the package you imagined.

Sometimes experience teaches us what we want.

And sometimes it teaches us to look somewhere we never would have looked before.

Just a thought.

Amy B
Matchmaker & Co

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“How can you be a matchmaker when you’re single?”I get asked this more often than you might think.I also get, “I can’t b...
11/08/2026

“How can you be a matchmaker when you’re single?”

I get asked this more often than you might think.

I also get, “I can’t believe you’re single.”

So I thought I’d answer it.

Yes, I’m single. And no, it’s not because I couldn’t find someone for myself.

I’ve had prospective clients decide they’d rather ask me on a date than become a client. I’ve had men I’ve approached through my work think for a moment that I’m asking if they’re single for myself.

But then I say, “I’m a matchmaker.”

And sometimes I can actually see the disappointment.

The truth is, when I meet an interesting single man, my brain immediately goes to my clients.

Who would I put him with?
Who would he connect with?
Whose values and lifestyle would align with his?

That’s genuinely how my mind works.

Matchmaker & Co. isn’t a way for me to meet men. It’s my business, my passion and something I have poured an enormous amount of myself into.

I work seven days a week because I choose to. I’m also a mum, and my children, my business and travelling with my family have been my priorities.

Could I make finding a relationship more of a priority? Absolutely.

Would I love a romantic weekend away with someone special? Of course I would.

But I also believe there are seasons in life.

Right now, I spend an enormous amount of my time helping other people find what they’re ready for.

And that’s actually what I admire so much about my clients.

They’ve reached a point where they are ready.

They’re open.

They’re brave enough to say, “I want someone in my life,” and then trust me to help them find that person.

When I’m ready to give my own personal life that same energy, perhaps my chapter will come too.

Or maybe I’ll meet someone completely organically when my Matchmaker brain is switched off for five minutes.

Stranger things have happened.

Until then, when I ask a man, “Are you single?”

Chances are, I already have someone in mind for him.

Amy B
Matchmaker & Co

https://events.humanitix.com/the-perfect-match-with-matchmaker-and-co THE PERFECT MATCH IS BACK… FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY!It’s...
11/08/2026

https://events.humanitix.com/the-perfect-match-with-matchmaker-and-co

THE PERFECT MATCH IS BACK… FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY!

It’s been 37 years since the original Perfect Match left our screens, and it’s time to bring back a little old-school dating magic!

On Saturday 7 November, Matchmaker & Co presents The Perfect Match at Green View Gallery, Kincumber.

Four different age groups. Four rounds. One contestant separated by a wall from three potential matches. They’ll have to choose their Perfect Match based on answers, personality and chemistry alone and the audiences help.

Expect plenty of laughs, great entertainment, prizes for our winning contestants and perhaps even a little romance along the way.

And you don’t have to be single to come! Married, partnered or single, everyone is welcome in the audience.

Saturday 7 November 6:30pm to 9:00pm
Tickets $50

Registrations open soon for contestants.
Amy B

https://events.humanitix.com/oktoberfest-singlesOKTOBERFEST SINGLES 🍺Dust off the lederhosen, grab your stein and round ...
11/08/2026

https://events.humanitix.com/oktoberfest-singles

OKTOBERFEST SINGLES 🍺

Dust off the lederhosen, grab your stein and round up your single friends because Oktoberfest Singles is coming to Kincumber!

Join us at green_view_gallery for an afternoon of German food, music, great company and plenty of Oktoberfest atmosphere, with the celebrations flowing inside and outside the gallery.

There’s no age bracket for this one. If you’re single, you’re invited!

Come dressed for the occasion because BEST DRESSED will win a prize!

📍 Green View Gallery, Kincumber
📅 Saturday 10 October
⏰ 2:30pm to 5:30pm
🍺 Bring Your Own Stein
🌭 German Food Trucks + Music
🏆 Best Dressed Prize
🎟️ Tickets $59
18+

Bring your friends. Bring your stein. You never know who you might meet.

www.matchmakerandco.com.au

I was interviewed for an expert role on Australia’s No. 1 entertainment program, MAFS.I don’t think I’ve actually stoppe...
10/08/2026

I was interviewed for an expert role on Australia’s No. 1 entertainment program, MAFS.

I don’t think I’ve actually stopped to appreciate what that means.

I was fortunate enough to progress through the casting process and eventually sit down via video call with the executive team.

I won’t pretend I didn’t want the role. I absolutely did.

Being an expert on Married At First Sight Australia would have been a life-changing opportunity, not only personally, but for everything I’m building with Matchmaker & Co. The exposure and the opportunity to bring what I do every day to a national audience would have been incredible.

Of course I was disappointed when I found out I hadn’t been chosen. When you get that close to something you really want, you can’t help but wonder, what if?

But more than anything, I’m incredibly proud that I got that far.

I believe in the executive producers, I respect the casting process and I trust that they chose the person they believed was right for the role.

Someone else receiving an opportunity doesn’t diminish what I achieved.

Brigitte deserves the chance to step into the role and show Australia what she can bring to MAFS, and I genuinely wish her every success.

When the new season airs, I’m sure there’ll be a little part of me thinking, imagine if…

But mostly, I’ll be thinking how extraordinary it was that this matchmaker from the Central Coast got into that room in the first place.

And perhaps the biggest thing I’ve taken from the experience is this:

I’m building something worth noticing.
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SINGLE DOESN’T MEAN YOU’RE NOT A CATCH.Sometimes you’re single because you’ve built a full life.You work.You have respon...
10/08/2026

SINGLE DOESN’T MEAN YOU’RE NOT A CATCH.

Sometimes you’re single because you’ve built a full life.

You work.
You have responsibilities.
You have friends, family and routines you enjoy.
And somewhere along the way, meeting someone just became… harder.

Not because there’s nobody out there.

But because we’re not 25 anymore, going out every weekend and constantly meeting new people.

That’s exactly why I created Matchmaker & Co.

Whether it’s through private matchmaking, a Matchmaker’s Table or one of my singles events, I’m simply creating opportunities for people who may never have crossed paths otherwise.

You still have to show up.

You still have to be open.

And sometimes, one new person is all it takes.

www.matchmakerandco.com.au

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