At the beginning of my career as a matchmaker, I was naive to the judgement society has for fatness in the dating world. If you're like me, hearing that word 'fat' uttered so plainly may make you cringe. Fortunately, my amazing, queer event consultant, Harley Pye, explains the power of taking back the word fat. Harley explains, "It makes a lot of people uncomfortable but in my experience, taking back the word queer for myself and taking back the word fat for myself has had th

For all of you amazing followers who have been watching since my humble beginnings, thank-you. Some of you were very vocal in your support and love of my journey from host of my first Speed Dating event two years ago, to Halifax's local Matchmaker. Others were just silently observing the evolution, and what an evolution it was. I have never kept my mistakes, successes, failures, lessons and growth hidden from all of you. You are all aware that I am running side by side with y

We all know those "hard to get" people. Those individuals that have passion and drive in everything they do. They're hard to get because they are most at risk of losing themselves in a relationship. When they do something, they put their entire heart and soul into it, and relationships are no different. They're hard to get because they are currently passionate and driven about their careers, their children, their social lives, their business or just their lives. You pursue th