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The NY Times Magazine ran a big article (reg req’d) about matchmakers, quoting Janis Spindel extensively. $750 for a 30-minute meeting, $20,000 initiation fees, $250,000 marriage bonuses, what a business model! More than 90 percent of her clients, she claims, settle on one of the first three matches. For the tiny sliver of humankind that can afford her, Janice delivers the goods. Update: more over at the Customer Intelligence blog.