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The Politics of Love How The Election's Hitting the Dating Scene By Kyle Reyes If you're not totally sick of polling yet, here's one last one you might find interesting: "It's Just Lunch", a company in Connecticut that prides itself on hooking up busy professionals, conducted a poll looking at the impact of the elections on love. And the results may surprise you more than any of the election results. Click here for the full story.

Definitely go to your company's holiday party, but if you're dating someone new, consider whether to bring him or her along, says Alana Beyer, vice president of It's Just Lunch, an international dating service for busy professionals. "If you just met or it's been a week or two, you may feel uncomfortable and they may feel uncomfortable," explains Beyer, whose Palm Desert, Calif.-based headquarters has offices in 100 locations worldwide.

"Two-thirds of women say baseball make for a good date, according to a survey of 8,500 singles by It's Just Lunch dating service [in Hartford]. Seventy-four percent also say it's a great place to met men. Of course for guys there's the small matter of the game itself. Only half of guys think RBIs plus beer equal date: 38 percent hate hate hate when she pulls out her cell phone."

"Can you find love on the road? For help, a new series of romance-focused guidebooks pinpoints the best places for singles to meet in dozens of U.S. cities. It's Just Lunch (itsjustlunch.com), the dating service known for penciling social lives into busy professionals' calendars, so far has compiled nearly 50 local guides ($9.95 each) that give the top dating locations in 36 categories."

"In this day and age of busy professional lives, dating services such as It's Just Lunch have been successful for many individuals. The service, which sets up prospects for a lunch date or drink, may be a good sustitute for some."

"...A dating service is trying to revolutionize the blind date. It's Just Lunch! offers clients a chance to get acquainted over lunch. The firm does all the work, making reservations, clearing the matches with customers. All couples have to do is show up."

"There had to be a civilized and convenient way to meet potential partners. Wouldn't it be nice if there was a dating service that arranged prescreened lunch dates for busy professionals? Her clients are highly educated: About 95% graduated from college, and 80% have post-graduate degrees."

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