Erica Fultz has chased a woman down the street in Miami, chatted up a retired banker at Starbucks in Scottsdale and approached businessmen at a bar in Chicago. Fultz, 45, of Stillwater, is a professional matchmaker. Her company, Erica Suzanne Fultz, specializes in matching men and women in their 40s and 50s. Mary absolutely was under the table. Love never rests. Yes, everyone with a cellphone has access to online dating sites like Tinder, Match.
You have this menu, and then you swipe your selections. Nobody ever invests in each other. Who can manage that? She does background checks, scours court records and conducts in-person interviews. She likes to meet potential matches at restaurants, putting them to the test as soon as they approach. How do they treat staff?
Fultz works with about 15 to 20 paying clients at a time. You have to be willing to invest in yourself — and your future. The fee includes a lengthy consultation with Fultz, fashion advice, beauty tips and a professional photoshoot.
They want you to be happy. People are hiring me to be honest with them and to help them find love. A board she made for a Minneapolis client showed photos of women with long, layered hair; the woman, who is in her early 40s, has short brown hair and bangs, Fultz said.
Another Pinterest board — created for a year-old client in Houston — featured a photo of a woman wearing white jeans, a blue-and-white striped shirt and cork wedge sandals. I wanted her to show her figure. She does not like to do that, but she has a great figure.
