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"This story almost makes me wish I didn&amp;#x27;t work from home, but the thought of changing out of my sweatpants is overwhelming.But back in my commuting days, the fact that I never had a meet-cute on the subway is a minor source of regret about my time living in New York. Seriously, all NYC women know the frustration of making eyes with a hottie standing at the next pole, only to have to get off at your stop to make it to work on time, never to see the scruffy guy in the blue t-shirt again. So it makes sense that a professional matchmaker is taking advantage of mass transportation as a source for single matches (another thing I miss about commuting: reading the New York Post, the source of this story!). Erika Christensen, a 31-year-old Brooklynite who calls herself the &amp;amp;#8220;Love Conductor&amp;amp;#8221; scouts the train system for single riders. OK, I might actually find it a bit freaky if this woman came up to ask me if I was single, then handed me a business card that read &amp;amp;#8220;You&amp;amp;#8217;ve been spotted,&amp;amp;#8221; as she apparently approaches her targets. However, she does have a genius point that the subway is a &amp;amp;#8220;great recruitment tool&amp;amp;#8221;&amp;amp;#8212;everyone in the city takes it! And I 100% agree when she says, &amp;amp;#8220;You&amp;amp;#8217;re lying if you say you&amp;amp;#8217;re not checking everyone out on the train.&amp;amp;#8221; Truer words were never spoken. But it can be an awkward (and you know, germy) place to actually strike up a conversation, which is why Christensen does it for you. Generally, she recruits single riders and later coordinates a date with a match she has found for them. But she&amp;amp;#8217;s also been known to jump in if she sees a potential twosome who aren&amp;amp;#8217;t going to make the move to connect. She&amp;amp;#8217;ll say to them, &amp;amp;#8220;I don&amp;amp;#8217;t know if you people are single, but you are clearly enjoying the sight of each other,&amp;amp;#8221; hand them each a card, and leave. She&amp;amp;#8217;s on a one woman campaign to make Craigslist&amp;amp;#8217;s Missed Connnections obsolete, apparently! A slight snag in plan? Christensen is so pretty, I can&amp;amp;#8217;t imagine the potential single guys are anything but disappointed to receive her business card instead of her personal phone number. Would you find it weird to be approached in a situation like this by a matchmaker? It might be awkward but you can&amp;#x27;t deny it&amp;#x27;s a good place to look for people! Have you ever met someone on a commute? Matchmaker matchmaker, make me a match: *The Millionaire Matchmaker&amp;amp;#8217;s Holiday Love Rules *Dating Advice From a Professional Matchmaker! *Would You Rather Be Set Up By a Good Friend or a Professional Matchmaker? Photo: Thinkstock "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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