By Tanni Deb

Finding love doesn’t come easy, especially when you have unrealistic expectations of your partner. If you don’t believe me, just ask professional matchmaker Marla Martenson, the author of Diary of a Beverly Hills Matchmaker.  Martenson gives readers an inside scoop of what really goes on behind the scenes when it comes to matchmaking.  Featuring real letters from clients where elite men search for supermodel look-alikes and women are on a quest to find a wealthy soul mate in one of the richest cities in California, the book is sure to shock and entertain readers.

Cupid had a chance to interview Martenson via phone about her book.  Take a look at what she had to say: …Interested in reading more? Click here.

By Marla Martenson, Author of  Diary of a Beverly Hills Matchmaker

There’s a new survey out in Britain that suggests the “three-year glitch” has replaced the “seven-year itch” as the tipping point where couples start to take each other for granted.  I notice that when I’m asked how long my husband and I have been married, I get a response that is a mixture of surprise, shock and awe.  “Ten years?  Wow!”  The reaction is then followed by a knowing nod of the head and a silly grin, as if we have unwittingly found the cure for cancer or something equally as impressive.   That said, marriages do seem to be getting shorter and shorter.  50% percent of first, 67% of second and 74% of third marriages end in divorce, according to Jennifer Baker of the Forest Institute of Professional Psychology in Springfield, Missouri.

…For more advice from this Beverly Hills matchmaker, click here.