Coordinates | 6°7′55″N1°13′22″N |
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name | Patti Stanger |
birth date | May 31, 1961 |
birth place | Short Hills, New Jersey, USA |
death date | |
nationality | American |
known for | ''Millionaire Matchmaker'' |
occupation | Reality Television producer Reality Television personality |
years active | 2002–present |
education | University of Miami }} |
The hour-long show follows her matchmaking at Millionaire's Club. Each episode features her matchmaking two millionaires and occasionally a millionaire and a millionairess. First they submit a tiny biographical sketch on a DVD describing the type of partner they want. Stanger then meets them individually to better understand their desires and welcome them to the club. She's been called "The Simon Cowell of Dating," and makes very quick, very direct comments. "I am not paid to hide my true feelings," she said. Her 'casting calls' or "recruiting sessions" where she screens women can be brutal. She told one woman she had a beautiful face but couldn't meet her millionaire because she was 10-15 lbs overweight. "I can't do much for women over 45," Stanger said in an interview, "and if they're overweight, it's almost impossible." She told another woman to take off her wig; then she suggested she come back after she got hair extensions.
The millionaires and 30-40 women first meet at a cocktail party she hosts called a "VIP mixer," where they mingle and the millionaires get to evaluate the women. The men choose their top two women and have ten-minute "mini dates," then they pick the one that they like best. Stanger announces the choices to the group, and then the millionaires set up their "master dates."
The Millionaire's Club has a few rules. For example, millionaires cannot discuss sex or trade phone numbers at the mixer. "No sex on the first date," or at any other time if the couple is not in an "exclusive, committed, monogamous relationship." There is also a two drink maximum enforced on each date. If a millionaire violates the terms of the club, then Patti can even throw them out of the club.
At the end of each episode after the dates, Stanger calls each millionaire, or invites them into her office to discuss how the date went; this is after she calls the person they chose for their master date.
The show concludes with updates on each couple, saying whether they are still together or not.
In 2003, Stanger started dating Andy Friedman, a real-estate executive whom she met through a matchmaker. On July 22, 2009, Lalate.com announced that Andy proposed to Patti Stanger on May 31, her birthday. They did not agree on a date for the wedding, although episodes of season three of ''The Millionaire Matchmaker'' showed Stanger engaged in wedding planning activities and she spoke openly to the media about details of the wedding.
On August 14, 2010, Stanger announced via Twitter that she was ending her relationship with Friedman, stating, "I just ended my relationship with Andy. It hit me really hard that I want kids in my life. You have to agree on the non-negotiables," inserting dating advice typical of her tweets.
Stanger's first book on dating was published in 2009. It is entitled ''Become Your Own Matchmaker: 8 Easy Steps for Attracting Your Perfect Mate''.
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