Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to our most commonly asked questions
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Q. How does it work?
Q. What can Avenues do for me?
Q. What type of people join dating agencies?
Q. Will I be videoed
Q. Are people who join only looking for marriage?
Q. Is Avenues a confidential service?
Q. Why should I choose Avenues?
Q. I'm attracting the wrong kind of people - can you help?
Q. I'm too busy to meet someone - Can Avenues help me?
Q. I'm new to the area.
Q. I've just ended a long term relationship.
Q. I'm over 50 am I too old.
Q. I have been on my own a long time.
Q. Pubs, clubs and singles bars are not my scene.
Q. I have young children. Is that a problem?
Q. I'm very particular about who I meet.
Q. Does it really work?
A. All potential clients are interviewed by one of our local consultants. In order to establish whether Avenues is right for you, we need to find out about you and about the kind of person you would like to meet. At the interview our consultant will explain in detail how Avenues can work for you. If both parties agree that it is the right step to take then the consultant will offer a tailored membership to suit your needs. You will only be offered an Avenues membership if we believe we can be of service to you.
Q. What can Avenues do for me?
A. Avenues can change your life. If at this moment in time you are single, but would prefer not to be, Avenues can help you change that. Not only will we help you find that special someone, you will also have the chance to make new friends and expand your social life. We can help you like we have helped thousands of other people find the right partner. We can introduce you to people who you will be compatible with.
Q. What type of people join dating agencies?
A.. People who are single, who have never been married before. People who have been divorced, are separated or widowed. but one thing everyone has in common is that they are single and looking to meet someone. People like you.
A. No, we don't use videos during the interview or matching process. An Avenues consultant will conduct a personal one to one interview. This gives you the chance to meet us, understand our matching process and how we work. At Avenues we talk to you - find out about you and then personally select introductions for you based on compatibility. At Avenues we ensure that everyone you meet has been screened by us at their own private interview, exactly as we will do with you.
Q. Are people who join only looking for marriage?
A. There are many people who join looking for close friendships and long term relationships. Whatever your reasons for joining you can be sure that we will introduce you to people with whom you are compatible.
Q. Is Avenues a confidential service?
A. Avenues is a totally confidential service. Only details previously agreed with you will be disclosed to other screened members.
Q. Why should I choose Avenues?
A. Avenues is the country's largest introduction agency. We are recognised for the quality of the service we provide. Avenues are a confidential, friendly, successful and caring service.
Q. I'm attracting the wrong kind of people - can you help?
A. We hear this all the time. Sometimes it's easy to meet people, just not the right types. At Avenues we are experienced at selected introductions to suit, you taking lots of factors into account, filtering out the wrong types of people for you.
Q. I'm too busy to meet someone - Can Avenues help me?
A. With UK professionals working longer hours they have less time to hunt for a mate. When they do raise their head above the work station parapet they don't want to waste time going on speculative dates or on wasted nights out. Avenues can select compatible partners for you, solving your relationship problems.
A. It can be very difficult to meet people when you are new to an area. Where do people like you socialise. You know that they are out there, but where? At Avenues our extensive marketing campaigns mean that many thousands of new members join up every year. When you join Avenues our experience of matching will find the right people for you.
Q. I've just ended a long term relationship.
A. If at this moment in time you are single, but would prefer not to be, Avenues can help you change that. We will give you the opportunity to make new friends and expand your social life, or even help you find that someone special.
A. This age group is currently our fastest growing membership sector. They seem to have very positive attitudes about romance and tell us they have stopped worrying about the past and are now more concerned with the future and who they are going to spend it with. They want to go out and meet new people and Avenues is a safe and respectable way of doing this. Age is no barrier.
Q. I have been on my own a long time.
A. Taking that first step is never easy. Avenues can make that first step for you. Using a combination of personal selection and information technology, our experienced and friendly consultants will provide you with the best possible service to find that special person.
Q. Pubs, clubs and singles bars are not my scene.
A. Meeting new people in clubs and singles bars is not for everyone. All members are interviewed before joining Avenues. We ask all the important questions that are hard to ask when you meet someone for the first time, especially in a noisy club or pub.
Q. I have young children. Is that a problem?
A. No, quite the opposite. Avenues membership covers a wide range of people including many single parents just like you. Our large and ever growing membership gives our matchmakers the opportunity to find someone to suit you and your family.
Q. I'm very particular about who I meet.
A. Making choices about the person you would like to meet is all about our matching process. Different things are important to different people at different times in their lives. At Avenues real people match you, taking your choices and opinions into account.
A. Yes it does. Don't just take our word for it, read our testimonials.