FAQ'S - Frequently Asked Questions
Why should I choose Select?
What makes Select different to online sites?
Is Select a National company?
Is Select part of a franchise?
Does Select belong to any regulatory body?
What can Select do for me?
What type of people join dating agencies?
Will I be video'd?
Are people who join only looking for marriage?
Is Select a confidential service?
I'm attracting the wrong kind of people - can you help?
I'm too busy to meet someone - Can Select help me?
I'm new to the area.
I've just ended a long term relationship?
I'm over 50 am I too old?
I have been on my own a long time?
Pubs, clubs and singles bars are not my scene?
Does Select provide a speed dating service?
How does Select introduce people?
I have a young children. Is that a problem?
I'm very particular about who I meet?
Q. Why should I choose Select?
A. Select is the most successful offline introduction agency covering the entire Northwest area and is purley for single, articulate professional people. Our high standards and our friendly, confidential, ‘one to one’ personal service is acknowledged as second to none giving you a personal introduction service with a difference. Many personal introduction agencies simply offer access to a database of potential partners, without providing any reassurance that members’ details are accurate. We understand that our members want more. They want a genuine personal introduction service, with qualified personal portfolios and expert help to identify the right introduction for a long term relationship.
Whatever advice, information or support you need to make the most of Select Personal Introductions, our committed in–house support team is here to help. The individual attention and high level of assistance provided gives you the quality of service expected from an exclusive personal introduction agency.
At Select, we place a great deal of emphasis on safety for everyone and check each applicant to verify that they are who they say they are and live where they say they live. Our safety guidelines are the result of consultations with the Greater Manchester Police and are published in our membership welcome manual together with hints, tips, advice and useful addresses/telephone numbers.
Confidential and discreet at all times – Select is registered with Data Protection and regulated through membership of the Association of British Introduction Agencies.
Q.What makes Select different to online sites?
A. Select Personal Introductions is a first class introduction agency and we pride ourselves in offering the highest quality personal introduction service and provide an unrivalled level of commitment and enthusiasm in the quest to finding your ideal partner. As relationship experts, we offer even more - from advice on finding the perfect partner and making relationships work, to exclusive member offers from carefully selected partners.
Our members enjoy unlimited personal introductions put together by dating
experts, not by computers and benefit from every introduction being
discussed with them personally.
Q. Is Select a National company?
A. No, you often find that National Companies hold the majority of their membership base in the South of England. Select covers the entire Northwest region and has more professional members in the area than any other agency and as such can provide local introductions.
Q. Is Select part of a franchise?
A. Historically franchisees stay in business for approximately for 2 -3 years. This is due to them having to pay a large percentage to the main Francishor and not being able to build up their database quick enough. You are left in the lurch - having paid out hundreds of pounds and once the agency has stopped trading, your only contact will be with main headquarters - based miles away!
Q. Does Select belong to any regulatory body?
A. Yes, We are proud to say that we have been established since 1997 and have been members of the Association of British Introduction Agencies since year 2000!
A. Select can change your life. Have you had enough of being single? Fed up of being on the side lines watching couples having a great time together? Select can help you change that. Not only will we help you find that special someone, you will also have the chance to make new friends and expand your social life. We have helped single people for over 13 years by introducing them to like minded and compatible people – we can help you too.
Q. What type of people join dating agencies?
A. Single people who have never been married before, or who have been divorced, separated or widowed, but all with one thing in common... they are single and looking to meet someone like you.
A. No, we don't use videos during the matching process. When you arrive at our offices you will be met by one of our trained dating consultants for a personal one to one interview. This gives you the chance to meet us, see where we work, how we work and helps you to fully understand our matching process.
We like to talk to you - find out more about you, learn about your philosophies on life, your interests and carry out partner searches using a non-computerised selection process. Introductions are personally hand selected using your specific requirements and our invaluable feedback system, and our unique personality profiling methods assist us in finding you the most likely personality match.
Q. Are people who join only looking for marriage?
A. People join us for many reasons, all of them very personal. Mainly however, they fall into three groups – those looking for marriage, those looking for a long term relationship and those looking for close friendships. Whatever your reason for joining us, you can be sure that we will introduce you to people with whom you are compatible.
Q. Is Select a confidential service?
A. Select is a totally confidential service. We don't use computers, video tapes or any gimmicks to do our matching. A team of full time matching consultants are constantly searching to find someone you would really like. We are data protected so all information relating to members is kept securely and information is treated in the strictest of confidence.
Q. I'm attracting the wrong kind of people - can you help?
A. We can help. It isn’t always easy to meet the right type of person but seemingly, all too easy to meet those who aren’t. At Select our experienced matchmakers introduce by standard compatibility markers. We take many factors into account, including our personality questionnaire, thereby effectively, positively and exclusively searching for those members who would be right for you.
Q. I'm too busy to meet someone - Can Select help me?
A. Professionals are working longer and longer hours. Everyone seems to be in the ‘career trap’ leaving very little time for the ‘hit and miss’ game of chance that visiting pubs and clubs entails. There is little hope of meeting your ‘ideal partner’ through these channels. At Select, we experience the ‘hits’ time and again by cutting out ‘chance’, thereby giving our members a ‘head start’.
A. Meeting new people can be daunting especially if you are not familiar with the area either and it is difficult to know where to go to find like-minded people. Our reputation is well earned. We are constantly recruiting new members and taking feedback - that is how we know our methods work and because our service is so personal, we are able to get to know our members in a way that helps everyone to become far more relaxed about meeting people. When you join Select our matching department start work right away to find the right people for you.
Q. I've just ended a long term relationship?
A. This can be a time of ‘limbo’ and low confidence but, if you want to put the past behind you and start anew, we can help you to do just that. We are waiting for your call and are ready to offer you the opportunity to make new friends, get back into the ‘social whirl’ and, when you are ready, to find that special someone - your ‘ideal partner’.
A. You are never too old! Our mature members have a relaxed, carefree and positive outlook to membership and enjoy it for all it’s worth. Quite simply – they couldn’t care less what people think and this seems to be the key. They are forward looking and open about how they are going to spend the rest of their lives and feel that Select offer the most professional and caring service with a more local membership. Because we specialise in the Northwest area, they do not have to travel the length and breadth of the country to keep appointments.
Q. I have been on my own a long time?
A. Ask yourself this – “where will I be in three years time?” the probable answer will be “where I am right now only three years older.” Having the courage to take that first step is taking control over the rest of your life and Select is here to help you make your membership a most eventful and enjoyable phase of your life. With our guidance the possibilities are endless and all positively geared to enhancing your quest for that special someone.
Q. Pubs, clubs and singles bars are not my scene
A. These venues are O.K. for a ‘one night stand’ but not usually conducive to meeting new people with a view to a lasting relationship/friendship. Wedding and engagements rings are hardly ever worn so there is no indication if a person is ‘free’ or ‘taken’. All Select members are interviewed and their I.D. verified before membership is offered. We ask all the important questions on behalf of our members thereby overcoming those first ‘hurdles’.
Q. Does Select provide a speed dating service?
A. No, speed dating can be fun, fast, but short-lived and matching often happens a few days after the event - most organisations match people at random without taking into account all the important factors that make for a long term relationship.
Q. How does Select introduce people?
A.At Select, all our members are skilfully introduced. When we make a new personal introduction, our personal matching consultants examine all your requirements in conjunction with other member portfolios.
Our consultants and our matching team meet to discuss individual progress taking into account personality, interests and the kind of person you would like to meet. Our invaluable feedback system and unique personality profiling methods also help in finding you the most likely personality match.
Unlike other personal introduction agencies, our consultants do all the hard work for you. We do all the partner searches for you to save you time and contact you directly to discuss each personal introduction. We also send reminder details of your introductions through to your private and personal member page, where you can also view photographs before your meeting takes place and if you wish to upload your own photograph, we can assist you in choosing the right one.
Q. I have a young children. Is that a problem?
A. Children of any age – not a problem. Our wide ranging membership means that we can help those who are open to children and also those who wish to meet someone without children.
Q. I'm very particular about who I meet
A. Eveyone is different – that is what makes life more exciting - it would be rather pointless and dull if we were all the same. That being so, we are all looking for different things in people and in our relationships. What each individual is particular about, is part of each membership record and preferences are taken into account when introductions are being matched.
"I appreciate everything you have done for me and thank you for your friendly, honest and professional manner, I am overwhelmed with the feeling that you really do care"