On Sale 5/20/2025
The one book you need to find the one.
With nearly 15 years of matchmaking experience, Maria is a media darling and an expert on modern dating, appearing on media channels and in publications such as CBS News, Good Morning America, The New York Times, The Skimm, Bustle, and more.
Maria is the sane and loving but realistic friend that you want at your side … If you follow her well-honed guidance from years in the matchmaking trenches, you can steer clear of some of the toxic potholes on the road to a healthy committed relationship.Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D., psychologist and bestselling author of It’s Not You
MARIA AVGITIDIS is the CEO of Agape Match, an award-winning matchmaking service based out of NYC, and the host of the dating and relationship podcast, Ask a Matchmaker. For over a decade, she has successfully combined four generations of family matchmaking tradition with modern relationship psychology and search techniques to ensure her professional clientele are introduced to their ultimate match. As the Founder of Agape Match, Maria combines strong intuition with matchmaking methodology to leverage each client’s unique personality, style, and history. Countless clients can attest to this success, and their true love stories are a testament to how Maria has transformed matchmaking utilizing behavioral science and the unique know-how gained through her four-generation matchmaking inheritance. Better known as “Matchmaker Maria”, she has a lot of theories to help people navigate dating, such as her green theory featured on CBS Mornings or her Stanley Tucci theory featured in the New York Times. Her 12 Date Rule method has helped thousands of couples enter committed relationships.