Trish McDermott

Romance and Dating Expert

Trish McDermott is a world-recognized authority on singles, matchmaking, dating, romance and love, having spent the past 16 years in the dating industry. She is currently the “Vice President of Love” for Engage.com. McDermott helped launch the world’s largest online dating site, Match.com, in 1995 and served as the site’s “Vice President of Romance,” and Vice President of Communications, introducing online dating and offering romantic advice to singles in 31 countries around the world. In 2005, Trish left Match.com to help found Engage.com. She also helped create the first trade association for the dating service industry, where she developed an industry code of ethics and consumer guidelines.

McDermott has been featured as a dating expert in many national news outlets including 60 Minutes, 48 Hours, The Today Show, CNN, US News and World Report, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, People, US Weekly, Glamour, Cosmo and many others. She lectures about singles and online dating at sites around the country, teaches dating classes, hosts dating chats and writes regular online columns about dating.