DATELINE: Issued June 7, 1999…The Right One, a personal introduction service based in Hingham, MA, has announced its merger of management staff and 17 offices with 70 national franchises of the Together Dating Service, Houston, TX, effective April 9. The combination makes this the largest dating service in the World with 87 offices. Additional franchises are also about to go on line.

The alliance, creating one of North America's largest introduction services, is a marriage of convenience for customers -- offering a more consistent product, a greater number of potentially compatible mates and more flexibility in transferring memberships to another geographic region.

Franchise owners will benefit from an increased corporate identity, expanded marketing efforts and national programs that ensure an ethical and results-driven service.

Paul Falzone, with 10 years of experience in the dating industry, is CEO of The Right One and will retain that title with the new company, Together Management Group. He shares management duties with Ray Walker, also with 10 years of experience in the industry, who will act as Chief Operating Officer of Together. Together's Brad Megahan, with 18 years of industry experience, will serve as the company's Chairman of the Board and President.

"Our profession has traditionally been dominated by individual 'mom and pop' operations with little uniformity and consistency," Falzone said. "With this merger, as well as our ongoing franchising efforts, we have created a nationally recognized company that will use its position of strength to ensure not only that we offer a safe, effective and honest introduction service but that our industry also sets similarly high standards of excellence and ethics."

The Right One has 17 company-owned offices throughout the nation, including California (Walnut Creek and Mountain View); Massachusetts (Hingham, Chestnut Hill, Worcester and Woburn); New Hampshire (Bedford); Rhode Island (Warwick); Nebraska (Omaha and Lincoln); Iowa (Des Moines, Cedar Rapids and Bettendorf); Illinois (Springfield and Bloomington); and Wisconsin (Madison). The Right One's corporate headquarters is located in Hingham, Massachusetts.

The new merger with Together Dating Service will add the following locations to the company's North American presence: Arizona (Tucson); California (Encino, Los Angeles, Sacramento); Colorado (Colorado Springs, Denver); Connecticut (Farmington, Norwich, South Norwalk); Florida (Clearwater, Ft. Myers, Jacksonville, Boca Raton); Indiana (Ft. Wayne, Indianapolis, Mishawaka); Kansas (Wichita); Kentucky (Louisville, Lexington); Louisiana (Metarie); Maryland (Columbia, Frederick); Michigan (Livonia, Okemos); Missouri (Kansas City), Minnesota (Edina); Nevada (Reno); New Hampshire (Hooksett, Nashua, Portsmouth, Salem), New Jersey (Bridgewater, Clark, Colts Neck, North Brunswick, Cherry Hill, Lawrenceville, Linwood, Rochelle Park, Toms River); New York (Bayside, Brooklyn, Hauppauge, Levittown, Mineola, New York, N. Massapequa); North Carolina (Charlotte, Greensboro, Raleigh); Ohio (Cincinnati); Oklahoma (Oklahoma City, Tulsa); Pennsylvania (Mechanicsburg, King of Prussia); South Carolina (Columbia, Greenville); South Dakota (Sioux Falls); Texas (Austin, Dallas, San Antonio, Beaumont, Houston); Virginia (Falls Church).

Offices in Canada include Calgary, Kelowna, Red Deer, Vancouver, Victoria and Edmonton.

Labor of love
To meet the demand of a rapidly increasing membership, new franchises are being sought by Together and The Right One in both major and secondary markets.

An intensive four-week training program covers key components of the company's unique approach to sales and member services. Franchisees are supported with on-site and telephone consultations, ongoing marketing initiatives, continuous research and development and assistance with account development.

For more information about Together Dating Service and The Right One, or to inquire about franchise opportunities, call (800) 818-DATE, or visit    www.togetherdating.com and  www.therightone.com  on the World Wide Web.