Page 4/The Battalion/Monday, February 27, 1984
Local matchmaker aiding Cupid
By REBECCA DIMEO
Reporter
For almost two months Jan
Oorbals has been in the busi
ness of making dreams come
true.
She helps people Find the
perfect mate through her
matchmaking service called —
appropriately enough —
Dreams Come True.
S ue
I is
she asks
those who call is if they know
the difference between a dating
service and matchmaking.
“A dating service is where
you just provide a telephone
number,” she says.
Oorbals, a Texas A&M grad
uate, started Dreams Come
True in early January. She says
she is pleased with the response
so far and has processed about
60 questionnaires. She conducts
all her matchmaking business
from her home using the mail
and telephone.
If someone is interested in
her service, she gives him a code
number and sends him a ques
tionnaire and a letter of expla
nation. All fees for her service
are non-refundable and must
be paid in advance.
After Oorbals Finds potential
matches, she calls person A and
gives him the opportunity to re
view the questionnaires of the
possible matches, say B, C, and
D. If A and B agree to meet she
arranges a meeting in a public
place, usually a restaurant.
“I want them to be able to
run off if the other person lied
on his questionnaire,” she says
in jest.
Oorbals uses only the code
numbers to identify her clients.
She stresses that it is up to the
individuals to share names and
telephone numbers if they
choose. All of her information
is conFidential.
Ninety-seven percent of her
clients live in Bryan-College
Station. The other 3 percent
come from Franklin, Cen
terville, Caldwell and Brenham
— all towns covered by The Ea
gle — since she does most of her
advertising in the personal col
umn of that newspaper.
Most of the clients for
Dreams Come True are 35-55
years old. She attributes the
higher ages to the pressures
older adults face in dating.
“When you get older your
time becomes very precious,”
she says. “You’ve gone through
your disappointments. You
know what you want.”
Oorbals says that more peo
ple going to college are delaying
marriage, adding to the num
ber of career people in the 35-
55 age group who have never
married. She Finds that the
more educated ones set higher
standards of what they want in a
mate.
As for the widowed or di
vorced, Oorbals says they also
are more cautious aoout dating.
She knows, because she has
been a widow for 12 years.
“They come with precondi
tions,” she says. “Most are par
ents, career oriented. I hey
don’t have time to waste when
looking for a mate."
lege students from he;
service.
"The younger persorn
interested in preselect*;
says. "They want fun.'
One client who aslei
be identified is
Oorbals’ idea for Dream
True. He completed m
cation three weeks
lieen given twoothemo*
Although she has no age re
quirement for Dreams Come
True, Oorbals discourages col-
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Western sources in London
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Iran said that, in a thrust in
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