Patti
Stanger
photography by Adam Bouska
It’s not easy catching up with the most famous matchmaker in Los Angeles. On first time with both straight men and gay women. It is the most fun, rollercoaster
the same day of our interview, Patti also was interviewed by Katie Couric of CBS ride that you will ever see on the show. It’s awesome! (laughs) It’s just a free for
news and was rushing around and getting ready to celebrate the show’s premiere all! People do get a chance and fall in love. This season, we have had the most
of the new season of the The Millionaire Matchmaker. In the fast lane, Patty said, matches in the history of MM.”
“Tonight, I’m hanging with the cast and crew. We’re getting dressed up and going Patti also did publicity recently for the “No H8” campaign. What are her thoughts
to The Falcon.” about marriage equality? “I’m for gay marriage and I’m against Prop. 8 as you can
Stanger’s childhood in New Jersey was as far as you can get from the glitz and see. I don’t think that the government has to intervene in what type of marriage
glam of Hollywood. She explains, “I’m from Shore Hills, New Jersey where the mall we have. Two consenting same-sex adults should have the right to marry and
is. Everyone knows it because of the mall. I grew up in Florida. I have a BSA in film adopt children. If we can get married, they should be able to.”
from the University of Miami so I thought I was going to come out here and be the Stanger comes from a long line of matchmakers. She explains, “It’s one of those
next Sherry Lansing and I ended up doing this. It was really a fluke. I realized that I things where I get credits in heaven and there are people I match that I do pro-
had a gift. I was working for a Fortune 500 company and this business was taking bono and there are people I match where I charge. Overall, matchmaking is in my
off. I was making so much money in this business. There was no point in going to blood. I couldn’t stop it if I tried. It’s like an addiction, like smoking or doing drugs.
work everyday. My matchmaking business was bigger. The geek always wants to It’s a very hard, but healthy addiction.”
be turned into a sheik. So it was a kind of a thing where I was constantly doing this Just what does she think about gay dating? “It seems like for gay people, to me,
every day, going out and doing the makeover, closing the deal servicing them it seems like they [gay people] are in a shopping market. Yes! Or they flake or they
and getting them the girl. I had to build up my staff because of that.” want to have sex right then and there and they’re not thinking about courting.
Stanger does gay matchmaking as well. “Yes, we have gay millionaires and we Courtship is what love is all about. It’s taking your time to get to know someone,
have a bi-curious female millionaire, so we’ve got both! Trisha is one of our bi- planning an exceptional night and making it fun. The build-up is the best part but
curious women. She had a divorce and got cheated on and was really hurt. She when you have sex right away without getting to know someone, you don’t have
always had this crush on this girl in college and had a little fling with her. So she any build-up and what are you going to do from there but crash? You really have
thought maybe she made the wrong move by getting married to this man. Then, to have your list of parameters, your deal breaker set up, so you don’t waste your
maybe she was gay. I always feel like either you know or you don’t. But there are time on looky-loos who are not right for you.”
bisexuals out there, so I’ve got to see where she stands. So I send her to Dr. Nikki With her service come rules and if those interested in finding love can’t abide…
and Dr. Nikki tells me that she doesn’t know yet because she doesn’t know herself. watch out! “I think there are two this season who I throw out. They break their dates
photography courtesy of Bravo
In other words, nobody can tell you if you’re gay or not. I made a mixer for the all the time. Zagros broke the commandments of dating last year by sleeping with
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