Dubai-based matchmaker on how tech is changing the way we look at relationships

Dubai-based matchmaker on how tech is changing the way we look at relationships

Christian Maxion talks about what it takes to be an expert mediator between potential couples

Christian Maxion. Photo by Shihab

Published: Thu 11 May 2023, 7:05 PM Last updated: Thu 11 May 2023, 7:11 PM

The modern, fast-paced life doesn’t afford the luxury of thinking about love. That is until we free ourselves from the trappings of our own ambition and other pursuits, and actually find ourselves lonelier than we think. Many, irrespective of age and cultural background, look for it on dating apps or social media feeds, keeping real conversations on the backseat. Like everything else, our emotional need for companionship is also being taken care of by matchmakers who understand what ‘vibing’ with a person truly entails. But what does it take to actually get into their shoes and bring two people together?

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Christiana Maxion started out with a career in finance and transitioned to the education sector, where she had a successful run as a curriculum coordinator, teacher trainer, school leader and author. And then came the pandemic, a time that made us look inwards. Christiana began to document her dating experience in Dubai during and post-lockdown and found that it had gained such a popularity that many of her