Patti sets up financially prosperous people with matches that hopefully bring enough other assets to the table to put them on an even playing field with the millionaires. Sometimes it's wealthy straight men looking to meet beautiful women, sometimes it's wealthy cougar ladies looking to meet young studs, sometimes it's lesbians or gay couples. There's no discrimination here. Gold diggers come in all shapes, sizes, genders, orientations, socioeconomic statuses etc. I think this show really irks some men who think they should be able to land young, gorgeous women even though they're not rich. That's not very realistic and they should adjust their standards in dating instead of shaking their fists of fury at the world and calling Patti "evil." She didn't make the laws of attraction, she just understands them.Patti tells it like it is. I agree with almost all of her dating advice. She's also funny. I enjoy the format of the show: The assistants find the millionaires by scouring through hours of self submissions. Patti reviews their choices and then sets out to meet them in person. She tries to assess why they're having a hard time finding a partner and although her assessments are often cliché, (the men can't commit because they always think they can do better and are worried about what they're missing out on; the women can't commit because they work too hard to make these millions and are married to their jobs,) she's usually accurate. I love when she tells her clients that they're dating too young. The one thing I do wish she'd say to them is: "If you want to get married...but you won't consider a woman over a certain age...what do you think is going to happen in 5-15 years??" Clearly some of these men have no intention of mating for life. But that's neither here nor there: Good show. Good times.

I am outraged. Not by this show but by the sheer number of closed minded people who just don't get it."This show portrays woman as gold-diggers" No! This show portrays SOME women as gold diggers. ...SOME...! Which is absolutely true. Some women, yes... some women, that is to say, a minority are so cash poor that it actually starts to make sense that they could, by meeting a man with more means than sense, infinitely improve on their situation. And besides, people should realise that a woman who is very pretty, single and waitressing can either continue waitressing or... take a chance on meeting a millionaire - AND NOT all of the aforesaid are awful, fat old men either."...This show just milks the stereotype of a rich old man seeking a young beautiful woman for a lifelong bed partner" Firstly not everyone on this show is a poor woman seeking a rich man. Many of the female seekers are not waitresses or students but engaged in worthwhile occupations! Some are also poor gay men seeking a rich gay man too! And some are rich women seeking a rich (there's that word again!) good looking male! However the majority of people would prefer to believe that it is either immoral or particularly "stupid" to be poor and deliberately seek a richer partner in this appallingly awful economy. Of course, none of whom take the time to explain exactly why it is a sign of stupidity to be a poor beautiful woman who would prefer to better her life. But perhaps that says far more about the reviewer...Sigh, it's very obvious that those who rated the whole series of shows at one star barely watched a whole episode - let alone the whole series before reviewing! Please try watching more than one episode before reviewing the whole series on it! So, having watched three series of this show I can tell you angry one shot, one star reviewers that: it's not just about cash poor bimbos hoping to solve their life problems with male millionaires. In some episodes (that you didn't bother to view) it's a rich, single older woman, cougar who is seeking a young playboy. Why then are there so many scathing reviews here? Well, it's not because the show is poorly produced, or uninteresting. Fact is: Most people just can't handle the truth that for a minority of beautiful, but cash poor people (regardless of their assumed intellect, or lack thereof)there is a potential easy way out - meet and marry a person with means, and bye bye money problems! That that solution is only open to a very few people makes it an unpopular one and, by definition, an unpopular show.Meanwhile, the very real reason that Millionaire Matchmaker is rated so lowly is this: People want to believe that the only MORAL way to success is to slave away for years on end and hopefully be one day promoted. They hate to think that for a very few - there is a short cut to success which is not available to them. And this show is based on that indigestible reality which pains so many people who have taken out their anger at the unfairness of such near instant, luck blessed success - by repeatedly rating this show at a just as unfairly low one out of ten. In other words, sure - life sucks for most of us, but at least this reviewer very much enjoyed watching many episodes of this most interesting show, simply by - keeping my mind open.The fact that this show rubs instant success in the faces of so many who are unqualified for the fantasy within - because most male AND!! female millionaires on the show really are seeking an unusually attractive partner with which to settle down. Also if people bothered watching more than one episode they might find it interesting that quite a few of the so called millionaires are more dumb than the women they are seeking to date, which is very amusing to watch. Anyway, please blame nature for the unfairness of the reality within this show. Thankfully it's also the nature of a few which makes this show so interesting.Take the show with a pinch of salt and you should enjoy it far more than the majority of closed minded, 'morally superior' folk. BUT please don't blame this show - at least without giving the reason for your blame some cold+hard+truth analysis!

This show demonstrates what is wrong with trends in television today. Take away talent, tasteful writing, acting skills, and replace them with trash, and you have this show. The "star" of the show seeks to match millionaires with mates. One of her rules : Millionaires should flash their wealth. This show has no redeeming value. It is not even good to watch for any amusement.On one episode, the matchmaker visited the home of one of her client millionaires. Although the home was decent and clean, she didn't think it displayed his wealth enough. She talked about the home as if it were a piece of trash, topping it off with something like, "I think I smell a vagrant passing by."

I know everyone who has a comment on this show says it's revolting and awful but I beg to differ. In my opinion, it's a good way to see how other people live. It may not relate to anybody that has a family and/or a career, but it's a way to look into how shallow some men are and how desperate some young women are. I find it highly entertaining, and it's one of the few shows that doesn't have anything to do with drugs or sex, and has minimal language. I think we can all agree with that, right? People who enjoy watching factual, more educational programs wouldn't enjoy this. But, a young generation of kids would watch this if they're into Hollywood pop culture. I really like the show but I hear that it was canceled, I hope not!