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Sandra Hatton — Professional Matchmaker & Founder
Sandra Hatton is the founder of The Matchmaking Network™ and When We First, a professional matchmaker with 17 years of experience and more than 10,000 interviews with singles. Those conversations informed a network where relationship-minded singles can be discovered by multiple vetted professional matchmakers, privately and without swiping or public profiles.
Sandra is a veteran of the world's largest matchmaking service; her first seven marriages as a matchmaker began as blind dates. Her personal relationship advice, work with When We First, and The Matchmaking Network™ are distinct parts of her career. An appearance listed here does not imply an endorsement of the network by its hosts.
In conversation
Podcast interviews & relationship advice clips
Watch Sandra's full interview and selected clips from Advice Unfiltered with Chris and Tony. The original YouTube titles and artwork are shown below. Dates listed in this archive have not yet been independently confirmed with the publisher. Existing topic notes are retained; references to When We First or The Matchmaking Network™ within each recording have not yet been independently checked.
Full interview
Starting Over in the Dating Game? A Matchmaker Explains Why Dating Apps Keep Failing You
Advice Unfiltered with Chris and Tony
Hosts: Chris and Tony · Guest: Sandra Hatton
Archive date: October 13, 2026 · 2 hr 5 min
Sandra joins Chris and Tony for a relationship-expert conversation on why dating apps keep feeding you the same "type," the four kinds of attraction, romance-scam warning signs, lying about your age online, background checks, and why being single isn't wasted time.
- Why you can't feel chemistry from a photo
- The four kinds of attraction: physical, status, emotional, intellectual
- Romance scam red flags: WhatsApp moves, oil-rig personas, the money ask
- Texting vs. phone calls vs. voice memos — setting communication expectations
- Lying about your age on dating apps and what happens by date three
- Background checks: when they make sense
- The difference between being alone and solitude
Interview excerpt
Being Kind Without Over-Apologizing Is Attractive #shorts
Advice Unfiltered with Chris and Tony
Hosts: Chris and Tony · Guest: Sandra Hatton
Archive date: October 2026 · Short clip
A quick clip from Sandra's Advice Unfiltered appearance: why constant over-apologizing reads as insecurity, and how simple kindness without excessive apology comes across as confident — and attractive.
- Why over-apologizing undercuts attraction
- Kindness as confidence, not people-pleasing
Interview excerpt
Sleeping Together on the First Date: Does It Ruin Your Chances? #shorts
Advice Unfiltered with Chris and Tony
Hosts: Chris and Tony · Guest: Sandra Hatton
Archive date: October 2026 · Short clip
A clip from Sandra's Advice Unfiltered appearance on the question singles ask most: does sleeping together on the first date ruin your chances of a relationship? Her answer is that one night doesn't decide anything on its own — what matters is whether the two of you are actually compatible and whether he keeps showing up afterwards.
- Does sex on the first date end a relationship before it starts? Not by itself
- Why timing matters far less than whether he comes back
- Telling genuine interest apart from a one-night distraction
- Being clear about what you each want before you get physical
Interview excerpt
Free Matchmaking Service: Let Matchmakers Find You #shorts
Advice Unfiltered with Chris and Tony
Hosts: Chris and Tony · Guest: Sandra Hatton
Archive date: October 2026 · Short clip
A short clip explaining how The Matchmaking Network works: instead of swiping through apps, you create one free confidential profile and vetted matchmakers search for you. Joining costs nothing — the only fee is a one-time $9 identity check, and no introduction goes ahead until you approve it.
- What a free matchmaking service actually means here
- How matchmakers find you without swiping or a public profile
- Why your contact details stay hidden until you say it's OK
- What the one-time $9 identity verification covers
Interview excerpt
“My Situation”? The Dating Label That Left Her Stunned #shorts
Advice Unfiltered with Chris and Tony
Hosts: Chris and Tony · Guest: Sandra Hatton
Archive date: October 2026 · Short clip
A clip from Sandra's Advice Unfiltered appearance about the label one woman was given — “my situation” — and what it reveals about how casually a relationship gets defined. Sandra's point: if you can't name what the two of you are, that's information, and you should ask for clarity before you invest more of yourself.
- What “my situation” says about where you actually stand
- Why a vague label protects the person who isn't committed
- How to ask for clarity early without sounding demanding
- When to walk away from a definition you weren't part of
The network today
About The Matchmaking Network™
The Matchmaking Network™ is a private, referral-based network where professional matchmakers discover relationship-minded singles. There is no swiping and no public profiles — matchmakers review anonymized profiles and reach out only when they have a specific match in mind. Joining is free; a one-time $9 identity verification is required before any introduction is approved.
Learn more about the network or create a free confidential profile.