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Loneliness, Capitalism, and the Call for a Love Revolution
As a millionaire matchmaker, community builder, and love anthropologist, and creator of the Modern Love Club. I want to address a topic...

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May 222 min read


Embracing Imperfection in the Age of Convenience
I encountered this Atlantic article this week, dubbing the time we’re living in the “Anti Social Century.” A quick summary: Americans...

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Jan 142 min read


Summer is For Being, and Staying, Cool
Sometimes, the way to be hot is to stay cool :) I’m saying this because we’re moving into peak summer, when temperatures make it easier...

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Jul 1, 20241 min read


If You’re Experiencing Fatigue from Online Dating, Step Back and Take A Breath
I think it can be easy to overlook our digital social lives as a cause of our exhaustion. What can feel temporarily energizing- matching...

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May 29, 20242 min read


New Year, New Love
It’s the darkest part of the year, and we are decorating our nights with candles and twinkling lights, donning festive metallics, and...

Modern Love Club
Jan 4, 20242 min read


Refinery 29 | For a Living | I'm a Luxury Matchmaker in NY
Refinery 29 got an exclusive sneak peek into our love operation! Have you ever wondered what matchmaking is like on a daily basis? Amy...

Modern Love Club
Oct 4, 20231 min read


The Power of Permission
Dearest Community, When I think of the most powerful loves I have experienced, and then try to trace the defining qualities that made...

Modern Love Club
Jun 9, 20232 min read


Books to Understand and Inspire Love
Alexa from Modern Love Club here! Sometimes, it’s easy to get caught up in ideas about love that are unhelpful or tiring- I know I do!...

Modern Love Club
Apr 21, 20233 min read


How to Be More Attractive? Shine from the Inside.
Today, I’m thinking about what makes someone attractive. Specifically, is there something beyond quantifiable physical attributes that...

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Apr 7, 20232 min read
3 Signs It's Time to Hire A Matchmaker!
Hiring a matchmaker is a super exciting process— one that takes you on a journey of discovery, both outside and in. Are you ready to have...

Modern Love Club
Feb 6, 20232 min read


Modern Love Club featured on DatingNews.com
DatingNews featured matchmakers and dating coaches Amy Van Doran and Emily Lesser of Modern Love Club this month! They asked us about...

Modern Love Club
May 3, 20221 min read


Friendship, business and matchmaking!
I match made my real-estate agent Victoria Alexander from Brooklyn's Reality Collective, made her my best friend, and then got my...

Modern Love Club
Feb 14, 20221 min read


Modern Love Club, Premiere Matchmaking for Extraordinary People Featured in Forbes
Amazing love coach, podcaster, and founder of The True Love Society Francesca Hogi wrote a piece for Forbes about "cuffing season" and...

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Dec 18, 20201 min read



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Aug 18, 20200 min read


Amy Van Doran, NYC's Matchmaker for Extraordinary People featured on the Adult Candy Podcast
Amy Van Doran of New York City's Modern Love Club talks finding love with Adult Candy.

Modern Love Club
Jul 1, 20201 min read
WGN Morning News Features Amy Van Doran, New York City's Feminist Matchmaker
Dating during COVID? Modern Love Club featured on WGN Morning News.

Modern Love Club
Jul 1, 20201 min read
Vogue Writes Up Amy Van Doran, New York City's Premiere Matchmaker for Extraordinary People
Modern Love Club, New York's premiere feminist matchmakers featured in Vogue.

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Jul 1, 20201 min read

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Jul 1, 20200 min read
Modern Love Club featured in The Temper's "8 Ways to Find a Date When You're Sober".
Sober dating can be hard! Kathleen Flood gives some great advice about sober dating, and reccomends Modern Love Club, New York City's...

Modern Love Club
Jun 30, 20201 min read


Open Letter to Emma Watson.
Please please please, pass it along to her if you see her. Emma, I am releasing this letter into the ether in the hopes that it somehow...

Modern Love Club
Jun 11, 20152 min read
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