I'm a matchmaker who charges up to $250,000. My clients want partners who are driven, but flexible.

Matchmaker Sameera Sullivan works with men willing to pay $100,000 or more to find their partner. Photo credit: Jules Slütsky Sameera Sullivan has run a matchmaking business since 2013. Clients pay her up to $250,000, with the fee due before their first dates. She says dating apps have made people too picky, and she pushes back on client preferences. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sameera Sullivan . It has been edited for length and clarity . As far back as high school, I loved giving people dating advice . My mom could see that I had real skill, and she encouraged me. Yet, I didn't even know that matchmaking could be a business. Then, in 2012, I was recruited by a matchmaking agency. Before then, I'd studied psychology and worked in education and defense.