Whether its fate on a blind date, or falling for a longtime friend, you never know when love will hit. But singles looking for a little help in that pursuit for romance are finding it through a matchmaking service in Brandon.

When Dave Ross and Jenny Stubblefield first met, they knew something special was brewing.

"I hope this is the one, that is what I was thinking," Ross said.

Ross is from Toronto, South Dakota, and Stubblefield is from Sioux Falls, but they're two of many singles in KELOLAND brought together by Caroline Fenno and Teri Loosbrock, who run the matchmaking service Selective Singles out of Brandon.

"We want to match up those that haven't had any opportunities to meet up with people. We just provide that bridge for people, or that liaison for them," Fenno said.

Loosbrock and Fenno have been pairing up singles throughout KELOLAND for years in separate dating businesses, turning countless singles into brides and grooms, but they decided to team up under one operation last August.

Singles come in for interviews, and check off what they're looking for in a relationship.

"We'll have someone who has a specific level of income, education, religion - that's a big factor that could be a deal-breaker in many cases," Fenno said.

But Fenno admits sometimes singles' requests can get a little too selective.

"We do have a few requests for specific age range that they're looking for. It may or may not be reasonable, we try to evaluate that," Fenno said.

Once they nail down what a single wants, the duo works on experience and instinct to set up a first date.

"Sometimes opposites do attract, most of the time they probably don't. We want to find like-personalities," Fenno said.

The matchmakers say privacy and confidentiality set their business apart from these e-dating services on the internet.

"To put yourself out there online, people can recognize you," Loosbrock said.

And Ross completely agrees.

"You find out that not too many people are honest on those, they all put up a picture that isn't theirs, they all say they're from a place that they're not. So I just don't have very good luck with that. I wanted something local," Ross said.

It's a belief that Stubblefield says many singles share, which is why Selective Singles fills a need.

"There's a huge market for it because you never know where to go to meet people, family and friends can get you set up," Stubblefield said.

These two singles have been dating for the past four months now, and they're liking where the relationship is going.

"We're taking it kind of slow, we don't want to jump into it, we are progressing very well, we get along very well, we just seem to mesh together pretty well," Ross said.

"The future's looking pretty good. I think If things keep going the way they're going, I look forward to it," Stubblefield said.

Which has been a relief to the women who made it all happen.

It's been a really nice relationship, they're growing together, and they're spending time together. And it's been a journey that I think they're going to take forward, maybe to marriage. We'll see.

But like any *selective single, Stubblefield says there's only one thing that will get in the way of their relationship.

"As soon as he parts his hair the wrong way, he's out of here," Stubblefield joked.

It's that sense of humor that brings a smile to the singles, and the people who brought them together.