matchmaking
Setting people up
Matchmaking is the activity of bringing people together for romantic relationships or marriage, whether as a formal profession, a social custom, or the meddling of well-meaning friends and relatives.
The term extends to any deliberate pairing of compatible parties: business matchmaking connects investors with entrepreneurs, and in video games, matchmaking systems automatically group players of similar skill levels for competition.
My aunt fancies herself a matchmaker and won't stop setting me up on dates.
Pursuing romantic connections
- courtshipSeeking another's romantic favor
- loveIntense fond attachment
- compatibilityMutual suitability between things
- relationshipConnection between entities
chemistry · attraction · flirting · intimacy · affection · sweetheart · passion · amour
Marriage rite and feast
- matrimonyLegal union of spouses
- brideWoman getting married
- groomBetrothed man; stable worker
- betrothalFormal marriage agreement
nuptials · spouse · partner · vows · ceremony · fiance · fiancee · dowry
Mutual suitability between things
- filteringSelective passage of elements
- preferencesFavored options among alternatives
- criteriaStandards for judgment
- pairingJoining two together
database · ranking · optimization · questionnaire · metrics · scoring · analysis · app
Entryway or influence-seeking
- multiplayerInvolving multiple participants
- serverOne who attends tables
- queueOrdered waiting line
- rankingOrdered position assignment
players · online · session · team · opponent · balancing · latency · competitive
Creating and managing ventures
- marketplaceVenue for commerce
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
- nicheRecessed wall space
- platformRaised flat structure
startup · industry · clients · revenue · branding · events · singles · personalized
Power to act
- serviceAid or maintenance
- consultantProfessional advice provider
- clienteleCollective body of customers
- profilesSummaries of characteristics
introductions · subscriptions · membership · screening · interview · fee · broker · go-between
dating
Pursuing romantic connections
- courtshipSeeking another's romantic favor
- loveIntense fond attachment
- compatibilityMutual suitability between things
relationship · chemistry · attraction · flirting · intimacy · affection · sweetheart · passion · amour · proposal
wedding
Marriage rite and feast
betrothal · nuptials · spouse · partner · vows · ceremony · fiance · fiancee · dowry · arranged marriage
compatibility
Mutual suitability between things
- filteringSelective passage of elements
- preferencesFavored options among alternatives
- criteriaStandards for judgment
pairing · database · ranking · optimization · questionnaire · metrics · scoring · analysis · app · swipe
lobby
Entryway or influence-seeking
- multiplayerInvolving multiple participants
- serverOne who attends tables
- queueOrdered waiting line
ranking · players · online · session · team · opponent · balancing · latency · competitive · casual
entrepreneurship
Creating and managing ventures
- marketplaceVenue for commerce
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
- nicheRecessed wall space
platform · startup · industry · clients · revenue · branding · events · singles · personalized · venture
agency
Power to act
- serviceAid or maintenance
- consultantProfessional advice provider
- clienteleCollective body of customers
profiles · introductions · subscriptions · membership · screening · interview · fee · broker · go-between · intermediary
- courtshipcourting, courtship, suitor, betrothal, wooing
- matchmakingintroduction, setup, broker, fix-up, dating agencies
- game developmentgame engine, game design, game engines, game designer, rendering
- Elizabethan comedyTwelfth Night, The Comedy of Errors, A Midsummer Night's Dream, As You Like It, The Merchant of Venice
- Jane AustenEmma, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Northanger Abbey, Mr Darcy
- Jane Austen themespride, vanity, manners, courtship, social climbing
matchmakingbreaking up
Ending a romantic relationship
separation · cockblocking · homewrecking · splitting up · divorce
matchmakingchance encounter
Unintended crossing of paths
serendipity · random encounter · happenstance · fate · coincidence
matchmakingcockblocking
Sabotaging another's romantic pursuit
keeping apart · interference · obstruction · blocking · standing in the way
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