"Parent's Pick"

A mom vetting a potential boyfriend for her daughter experiences an unexpected connection in Mara Mindell's unique love story.

Georgia says:

What if your mom helped choose your next partner? That’s the premise of Parent’s Pick, the titular dating agency in this week’s love story. Julianne Rockwell has an enviable career as the founder of an angel investing firm. She’s cool, classy and confident, but as a sixty-year-old divorcée, Julianne assumes love is behind her. She’s meeting Trevor Johnson to assess him as a match for her adult daughter. But this New York-set non-date may surprise both of them…

I first met Mara in 2010 at famed comedy school/theater, the Upright Citizen’s Brigade, when we were both placed on an indie improv team. We stayed in touch and Mara took my virtual Romance Workshop last year. She was a stand-out student and so I was thrilled when she agreed to write an original story for Heartbeat. “Parent’s Pick” proves you’re never too old to experience a connection, and that age—and age gaps—are no impediment to love. I’m sure you’ll enjoy this week’s story just as much as I did.