The matchmakers had gathered 60 local single men and women, ages 19 to 30, for a Champagne brunch. Asked if their intention was marriage, the matchmakers smiled benignly. Such neat kids. We thought it would be fun to get them together. Confident that other local mothers also desired introductions to worthy marriage candidates for their offspring, Pat Ferrell and Sharon Pellino addressed letters to friends.
The response was enthusiastic. Then the eligibles arrived. I have a degree in computer science. I work in Westlake. Hoegeman, who moved to Woodland Hills after graduation from the University of California, Santa Barbara, said she finds it difficult to keep in touch with old friends. Lisa, who was graduated from Pepperdine University, commutes 30 miles each way to work at an engineering company in Westwood.
Lori attends California Lutheran University. On the surface, the gathering appeared rather provincial. But conversations were spiced with anecdotes of travel. Steve Lavendier reported on a ski trip to Switzerland.
Savage, who is interested in international business, lived in Germany for seven months. Beverly Durand also stayed in Germany one summer, hoping to further a career as a professional ballet dancer.
Other appearances were also deceiving. Michelle MacAller and Chris Baker seemed to be a couple. Indeed, McAller acknowledged, they soon will be members of the same family. Marriage is one of the things that complicates social lives in this age group, several guests pointed out. Matt Wehn, who has lived in Thousand Oaks 21 years, said he has spent so much energy in starting his own landscaping business that he has little left over to meet people his own age.
