Even in a phone call to me about my matchmaking service, I have experienced people who just make me feel great about representing them or even declining to. Then there are those who are totally combative, are running their own agenda and argue with me about everything I explain to them.
Yesterday I received an email from Philip Fernbach, a professor at CU Boulder wanting to set up a phone consultation. As always, I do some amount of research before I speak with someone. There is a fair amount on him on Google. So, I took the call and from the outset this guy bragged about himself, stipulated that he ONLY is interested in the most beautiful women BUT why would beautiful women pay for a service? Well, if you’re so great, why would YOU pay for a Denver matchmaking service???
The reason anyone pays for a service is they want their matches to be vetted. Especially successful, attractive, accomplished singles want to know that the people they meet are equally invested in finding love and someone knows them.
Mr. Fernbach brought out the absolute worst in me although I was trying to contain myself. He was just combative. So shortly after I declined to work with him, he jumped on Yelp (predictable) and TOTALLY LIED about our interaction. There were legitimate things he could have said, but he chose to lie. This guy is a professor! I venture to say that even if he met his “perfect” woman, she would have no interest in him. I wouldn’t put my clients through the disrespect and condescension he would cause.
So, I take responsibility for the way I handled it as I could have done better. But he brought out the worst in me, so I ended the call and after that decided I am taking a well deserved break.
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