DATELINE: ISSUED AUGUST 23, 1999…As the final days of the century draw to a close, members of Together and The Right One, recently merged to form the world's largest personal introduction service, will continue to be bitten by the "love bug," and not the Y2K variety.

And the dating service is holding a "Romantic Notions" contest to encourage lovers everywhere to share their romantic plans for the final hours of 1999. Winners will receive romantic notions in the form of a special "Y2K survival package" including scented candles, bottled water (French, of course), wine goblets and a gift basket of other surprise essentials for meeting the millenium. No purchase is necessary. Your romantic plans can be e-mailed to carole@therightone.com, or mailed to Together/The Right One, 160 Old Derby Street, Suite 339, Hingham, MA 02043, c/o Carole Walsh. Deadline for entry is December 1, 1999. Winners will be contacted by December 15, 1999.

No matter what challenges Year 2004 conflicts may present the world's computers in the coming year, Together/The Right One's proprietary computer system for bringing together compatible singles will continue its high-tech matchmaking unhindered by so-called Millenium Bug crashes.

High-tech Cupid
The system, referred to as "The Right Match System ®," is a cornerstone of Together/The Right One's successful approach to helping singles find true love. Together/The Right One's team of consultants, who work one on one with members, use the customized computer hardware and software system to crunch personality, values and lifestyle profiles and list a series of compatible matches with other members.

To ensure that its members will enjoy uninterrupted service into the next millenium, Together/The Right One's computerized matching system has been fully upgraded and, after recent testing, determined to be fully compliant with Y2K requirements.

"When the clock strikes midnight on Dec. 31, there will be two things on a lot of people's minds," said Paul Falzone, CEO of Together/The Right One. "Finding someone to kiss, will be first on the list, followed by the sinking feeling that the ATM machines may not work.

"We may not be able to help our membership with their cash machine glitches. But now that our matching system has been proven to be fully Y2K compliant, our members are assured that they will be able to find a special someone to share the next millenium with."

Growing into the next millenium

The Right One® has 17 offices throughout the nation, including California (Walnut Creek, 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); Wisconsin (Madison) and Georgia (Atlanta). The Right One's corporate headquarters are located in Hingham, Massachusetts.

The new merger with Together ®, with 70 existing locations, 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 (Boca Raton, Clearwater, Ft. Myers, Jacksonville); Indiana (Ft. Wayne, Indianapolis, Mishawaka); Kansas (Wichita); Kentucky (Louisville, Lexington); Louisiana (New Orleans);  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.

In April 1, The Right One's® 17 offices merged with 70 national franchises of Together ®, creating the world's largest introduction service with 87 offices. The alliance 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.

For more information about the "Romantic Notions" contest, membership or business opportunities with Together/The Right One, please call (800) 348-DATE or visit websites, www.togetherdating.com and www.therightone.com.

Editors - To arrange for an interview with Paul A. Falzone, CEO of The Right One and Together Dating, please contact Steve Dubin, PR Works, (781) 878-9533 or sdubin@prworkzone.com