Recommendation.

'Geoff' - 52, Divorced Business Professional, Melbourne

"I would like to recommend your process by which I have managed to meet with a wonderful lady after many long years post divorce. Your ability to sift through the major aspects of compatibility has enabled me to quickly find someone who has similar relationship goals thus ending a number of short and unfruitful previous attempts. Thank you."

Appreciation.

'Susan' - Melbourne

"Would you please convey my thanks and appreciation to Yvonne for meeting with me. It was a very fulfilling and interesting discussion. It also gave me confidence in moving forward and managing, what I hope, is an interesting and exciting search for that special person."

Looking for what’s there.

'Charlotte' - Queensland

“I have been in several long-term relationships with partners who ended up not being right for me – underneath the strong physical attraction there wasn’t much left. Unfortunately, once I started dating again, I found that I continued looking for that physical attraction and if it wasn’t there immediately, despite the fact that he was a great person, I would walk away.

Through talking with Yvonne and her team I became aware that I have potentially been turning away from the ‘right’ type of people purely because I was focused on what wasn’t there instead of looking at the positives about the person and what they had to offer. I am now allowing myself to get to know people better without making judgements, and am more open to meeting people for a second, third, fourth date!

Most importantly I am enjoying myself! - Thanks Yvonne.”

It's a YES!

'Hilary' - Melbourne

"Dear Team at Yvonne Allen,

Much has happened since our last contact and I have to advise that I am no longer "available" for current or future profile matches. I have got back together with Keith, whom I originally met through YAA and not only is he in the process of moving in with me, but I have just accepted his proposal of marriage. So all in all, I am very happy with my situation and grateful to you for bringing this man into my life!"

An Enjoyable Process

'Mark' 48 - Melbourne

" I wanted to let you know just how much I am appreciating the process of joining Yvonne Allen. It has been an easy transition, the process easy and I feel there is a lot of personal care taken when choosing profiles for me. Once again thank you. "

A Very Happy Ending

'Richard & Lucy' - Melbourne

"Thank you for the email. Delighted to tell you that Lucy and I have married…thanks to you. We are both wonderfully happy and full of admiration for the role you played in bringing us together. We have never been happier. Our thanks and best wishes, Richard."

Of Tremendous Benefit

'Brian' - Melbourne

"I would like to state that I have found the program to be tremendously beneficial to me in terms of learning more about what/who I am looking for and would be best suited with. It has also been enjoyable meeting new people and holding interesting discussions, and I can say that all those I have met have been really good people and very genuine."

Did you learn something about yourself and what you feel you can offer in a friendship/relationship from this meeting?

'Greg' - 50, Self-Employed

"That I have confidence in Yvonne Allen's matching and so I am looking forward to meeting other women in this program. I really enjoy meeting the women on this program and I am enriched by the experience. I feel free of any obligation or pressure (not that Yvonne Allen is exerting any of course)"

Perfect Match

"Hi to the Yvonne Allen team,

Sorry it took me so long to write to say 'BINGO'! and to thank you for introducing me to Paul. We've been happily enjoying each other's company since March, and since neither of us really expected to ever fall in love again, we are both surprised and delighted with how things have turned out. There is much laughing and talking and affection and we are both committed to making this a long-term relationship. You could not have matched two individuals better: we just fit with each other in all kinds of unexpected ways.

It makes me smile to think that I came into your office with quite low (or realistic?) expectations - maybe a couple of dates, a couple of interesting conversations, a safe way to get back into the dating scene after a long time on my own. You also had quite realistic assessments: after all I'm a bit of an odd-bod, so we were even talking about what to do if all else failed. Lo and behold, the very first person you introduced me to was Paul! 

So thank you! One thing that Paul and I figured out quite early on is that without you guys, we would have been very unlikely ever to meet considering our respective jobs and interests, and we also figured out, hilariously, that neither of us would have even remotely considered asking the other one out. We both would have expected the other to be 'out of our league' and already taken! 

I hope it works out as smoothly for everyone who comes to you."

Happy engagement

‘Meagan’ - 39, Nurse

"Firstly I would like to thank you for all your hard work and secondly to let you know that your matching me up has led to an engagement... and... ’Michael’ and I have been seeing each other for just under 5 months and we are getting engaged!!

I thought you all might be glad to hear that you have successfully matched us up and that we love each other.

Thank you Yvonne Allen and staff!"

Solo Dad

'Jerome' - 49, Lawyer

"I just wanted to thank you for all your support and encouragement in my interesting journey with Yvonne Allen. I really appreciated the sympathetic ear and words of encouragement; it has been a terrific boost for my confidence.

As a very busy lawyer with four young children and a single father - I really never dreamt that I would meet someone who would want to take us on! I envisaged meeting some interesting women, with the aim of enjoying their company and putting some sort of balance into my life again. Having been introduced by your agency to a delightful woman who has three children of her own, however, and enjoying seeing each other regularly, I realise that our friendship has a lot of potential for a long-term relationship.

Thank you once again for encouraging me along the way"

Happy client refers on

’Bill’ - 52, Medical Practitioner

"Dear Ms Allen, I am writing to let you know about the efficiency and consideration shown by the staff at your Melbourne office. They have been very helpful to me individually, and in particular to the significant number of people I have referred to your organisation. Some of my patients have married people they met through your organisation and are very happy."

Christmas greetings from a couple who met some years ago!

’Lee’ - 34, Accountant

"Dear Yvonne,

Hope you have a wonderful Christmas and New Year. As you can see (from the photo) we have a baby! Well he turned one on the 17th Dec and is already walking. We think of you often! We are both enjoying parenthood very much."

First Anniversary!

‘Carolyn’ - 50, Business Consultant

"I thought you would like to hear that it is now coming up to a year since you introduced ‘Mark’ and me to each other. I am happy to report that things are going wonderfully well and we have no doubt that our futures will be spent together. As you can imagine, there's a lot of driving up and down the highway between Geelong and Melbourne, but it's all worth it!"

"We have been together this year to celebrate the wedding of my son, the birth of Mark's first grandchild and the announcement of the engagement of his daughter, so it has been a happy year for our families too."

A very happy man!

'Simon' - 63, Consultant

'Suzie' is a beautiful woman; she is lovely there's no need for me to fill in my feedback sheet. I will tell her again when we're lying in the sunlight under the trees in the gardens in the hills. Thank you for bringing us together. Have a wonderful day."

‘Kate’ and ‘Mark’ to marry...and bring their six children under one roof!

'Mark' - 52, Doctor

"Both Kate and I phoned separately a number of months ago to let you know we will be getting married. We have now set a date in December. We just wanted to express our appreciation for helping us get together. We do seem to be incredibly well matched, and that was self-evident from the first meeting. Our relationship has gone from strength to strength over the past year. We would not have met without your introduction given that she lives in Terrigal and I live in Sydney. The service you offer is fantastic. We are looking forward to merging both our families at the end of the year. Once again, many thanks to you both for the introduction."

Potential for Special Relationships

'Andrew' - mid-fifties

"I just wanted to write you a quick note to say how much I have appreciated everything that YAA has done in helping me back into relationships after my separation. I have valued your counsel and professional approach to helping me build some wonderful and beautiful friendships; after 25 years of marriage I didn't know where to start and your caring style and genuine skill in matching people has made a tough period in my life easier. I now see the potential to build a really special relationship with the right person and I know I would not have been able to do that without you - thank you."

8 Years On!

"Last week I saw an advertisement for your service in a national paper. This coincided with our 8th wedding anniversary and so I resolved to drop you a line. You introduced us in August 2001 and we married on 26 October 2001. Our friends and family say that we are a rare match.  We're very contented and settled together and can each enumerate even more things that we appreciate and respect about the other than we could in 2001!  We continue to fascinate each other intellectually and we share similar social, political and religious ideals. This is love, deep and abiding.

So, thank you - 8 years on!!!"