Summer may feel over, but this is the season to find love! - Gay Matchmaking Agency - London New York Berlin Toronto - The Echelon Scene

Hello all you lovely single people reading this! I hope you all had a great summer and have begun September feeling refreshed. Or if not refreshed then at least with the intention of refreshing soon enough. The past few months have been a whirlwind of activity at The Echelon Scene working with new Clients in cities across Europe, the USA and the UK. But September is our favourite time of year. Everyone is back, there is a feel of a new school season and everyone is geared up and ready to date! This is the time of year to meet someone, when everyone is looking good, feeling rested and can commit to seeing the person they're dating properly, without jetting off on holiday the next week!

So rather than let the colder days and greyer skies weigh you down and make you nostalgic for the summer. Here are some top tips for keeping that summer feeling alive long enough to meet your perfect Mr Right, right now.

1.     Keep socialising. Ignore the grey skies and keep busy. The tendency to hunker down as the summer ends may creep in but we have time yet till winter- so get out there! It’s never too late to make new friends. Make it your goal to meet new people any which way, whether through a new gym, or travel or through other friends. Don't be shy. This is your key to expanding your network and meeting Mr Right. Just be careful not to get lost in the scene and never come back. Which brings us to our next point..

2.     Refocus. The summer can be distracting as we travel and relax we see our life through different lenses. Now is your time to fine tune what you really want out of life and love. Think where you imagine yourself in 5-10 years and what the person next to you is like. If you find yourself zoning too much on tick boxy qualities and less on values, I think it’s worth analysing why. Are these needs coming from your ego or your values.

3.     Keep working on yourself! We just naturally look after ourselves in the summer we're more active, we get outside more and spend more time with loved ones. Keep that up. If this comes in different formats, so be it. Our recommendations at The Echelon Scene are getting outside in nature, therapy and writing things down. Therapy whilst working with a matchmaker can be extra key as dating has its highs and lows. It's a fun process ultimately but it is a rollercoaster and having a therapist to analyse why we might be triggered by various things can come in handy.

4.     Appreciate how far you’ve come. 2022 has felt normal(ish) and whilst it has still been a turbulent year in a lot of respects, you’ve grown and changed- give yourself that credit. Look at where you are today compared to this time last year and note how you’ve grown. And if you haven’t, maybe you just can’t see it yet- but you will. Life’s turbulent patterns all make sense eventually and I’m sure you’re that bit stronger. At The Echelon Scene we love to work with men who have had experiences, good or bad- and have grown from them. It actually makes people easier to match as they tend to know themselves better than those who haven’t had any experiences.

5.     Maintain strong boundaries. At The Echelon Scene we believe that life continues to give us patterns and situations until we hold our own, stand our ground and don’t accept things that don’t work for us. Don’t settle for second best, know yourself and your boundaries and keep strong in them. If you see a toxic pattern unfolding, take action, or remove yourself from the situation. Life will then take you down another path, which is positive and better for you.

6.     Reach out! We can help you have something to get excited for! As we said, this is a great time of year for dating- so we would love to help you on your search to find your perfect, compatible, long-term partner.