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Geri Brin has the perfect guy for any single woman looking to meet Mr. Right. Her son.
His name is Colby and according to mama matchmaker, he is one of New York City's most eligible bachelors, 31, physically fit, 6'2" and a college graduate.
Brin, 63, is so confident that her son is the #1 catch of the year she launched a website this week to prove her point. Date My Single Kid, part of the FabOverFifty.com social networking site for baby boomers, is designed for parents, like Brin, to help their children find ideal mates.
Although FabOverFifty attracted 40,000 members soon after it launched five months ago, the boomer mom knew something was still missing.
"When you are a parent, a common topic you talk about among your friends is your children. What are they doing, who are they dating, where are they working, stuff like that," Brin tells ParentDish. "As a mother, I can tell you I have spent over six years setting Colby up with dozens of girls I hear about from my pals. Then one day it came to me, why not create a place on the site so other moms can find someone for their children, too."
To make this available to all parents, Brin made the sign-up free of charge, unlike other dating sites. Once the parent enters the system, he or she must write a summary about why this son or daughter is so fabulous, then act as the child's agent for vetting potential paramours.
"Since we kicked off this section, we got over 18,000 hits in just one day for this particular feature, plus 40 new ads," Brin says.
Brin hopes for wedded bliss to emerge from the site, but confesses that she won't be disappointed if it isn't Colby walking down the aisle.
"I just want him to be happy," she says. "I hope he meets a nice girl who will see all of the wonderful things I see in him."
Chances are, mama's boy will get his pick of the crop who sign on. His day job? Running the day-to-day operations and marketing for FabOverFifty.
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ReaderComments (Page 1 of 5)
7-14-2010 @ 2:05PM
daniel said...Wow,
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7-14-2010 @ 2:33PM
lynn said...Just what every girl wants, a mama's boy. No sane woman would go anywhere near this one. Poor guy.
7-14-2010 @ 9:25PM
aaron said..."Just what every girl wants, a mama's boy. No sane woman would go anywhere near this one. Poor guy."
yeah they are too busy going to the guys that have no respect for any woman or anybody and then go crying to their mom's because their "bad boy" cheats, beats and whatever else to them.
7-14-2010 @ 3:24PM
lynn said...Aaron, surely you can't be implying that every man who DOESNT need his mom to find him a woman is an abuser?
My husband is close to his mom, loves her dearly and always shows her respect - but I can assure you she would never set him up on date after date. That's just weird.
If this mom and son are SO close that she needs to set him up with the right woman, where does the attachment end? Does she then decide when they marry? How many kids they have? How they are raised? etc...The women who are commenting negatively are doing so because they don't want a man they have to "share" with mom. When we marry we want to know we come first and the apron strings have been cut.
7-14-2010 @ 2:08PM
friskginger said...What a loser!
Mommy is still probably changing his diaper.
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7-14-2010 @ 2:15PM
ROB said...Yeah... and she keeps saying "kid" The guys a 31 year old Man.. I give him points for having the balls to go on the show... or did mommy dearest threaten to cut off his allowance MWhahaha 8D!
7-14-2010 @ 2:11PM
heidi said...He cant find someone by himself he needs his mommy's help,how ridiculous. If he was that much of a catch he would have someone already,he needs to get away from mommy and get his own life. He is not an attractive man maybe he has a decent personality but he needs to keep mommy out of the picture in any relationship he may actually have otherwise he will end up with only mommy till he dies.
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7-14-2010 @ 2:12PM
friskginger said...Come out of the closet Colby.
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7-14-2010 @ 6:04PM
sunshine said...lol, I so agree, I wished he would come out of the closet and maybe I would have a chance with him. lol. ..... this is kind of crazy for his mother of all people to match him up. lol, now just thinking about it i'm not sure if I would date him.
7-14-2010 @ 2:14PM
william robinson said...so what is new about this? i think you call it a dating service. how in the h--l did she get singled out to be on the internet????
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7-14-2010 @ 2:26PM
Sean said...This is pathetic...that's all I need to say.
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7-15-2010 @ 2:06PM
PatrickPain said...Shes a flake and he's a pansy.
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7-14-2010 @ 2:35PM
sunshine said...Hell I would date him, He's hella cute. If only he were gay. LOL
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7-14-2010 @ 4:05PM
Heather said...He probably is Gay. The problem is that mom doesn't know or doesn't want to know the truth and junior doesn't have the guts to tell mom that he likes men.
7-14-2010 @ 2:37PM
Momma Bear said...Don't think I would want her to be my mother-in-law!!!!
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7-14-2010 @ 3:24PM
mike said...Good point.
7-14-2010 @ 2:39PM
Lita said...I'm trying to figure out how this could be any creepier. Any woman who marries this guy can be guaranteed a lifetime of interference in the couple's life. And the fact that he is willingly going along with this emasculation is even more troubling. To see what that future would be like, go watch a few episodes of "Everybody Loves Raymond." This woman has "Marie Barrone" written all over her. Ladies? Run! And Colby? Live out the rest of your mommy's life in her house, let her feed clothe, and bathe you. I have a feeling these two sickos both get off on this.
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7-14-2010 @ 3:44PM
Maria said...Boy did you hit it on the nail! He's a nice looking guy and has probably had many dates/girlfriends, whatever. But they proabably meet and get to know his obviously controlling mother and go running for the hills!
7-14-2010 @ 5:22PM
thegrrrr8est said...Gee, Dayna, what a little ray of sunshine you are. Somebody expresses and opinion and you and your pals have to trash them? Loooooooser!
7-14-2010 @ 2:39PM
Greg said...Dude, stop being a momma's boy. Jeez, he's like every guy from NY, NJ, area.
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