LOS ANGELES, Feb. 3, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- As the Reality TV craze spreads, so does the desire for America to see Todd Santos of TODD TV (FX) fall in love and get his life together. America chose Renee Piane, President of RapidDating.com, and author of "Love Mechanics" for the ultimate challenge: To find TODD a good woman to straighten him out.
Piane claims, "He was resistant and insulted that anyone believed he was in the need of coaching in his personal relationships with women. Todd rebels against feeling forced to do something that he is not ready to do ... not unlike millions of singles who feel that same pressure from family and the media to find the `ONE'. That is the Reality!"
Piane has been on a personal mission to change the `stigma' of being single and unhappy. "I'm here to inspire hearts to open, and dispel the loneliness of the single soul. I have dedicated my life to it! Todd knows he is not ready to be committed and I have to commend him for that truth. He may seem like a loser to people in America but TODD does have a heart," she said.
In her 15-year research of single life, Piane believes that it is the way society pressures us to be in a committed relationship which causes depression and forces people to get married when they know they are not ready. "I'm here to remove that stigma, create alternatives, and make it okay for people to live happily single with support and powerful tools to win in the game of love."
Piane believes: "Todd does represent the hidden side of men in respect to how women want to control the way men behave and their rebellion to that control. Women took away the role of men and now they expect men to just `know' what women want ... magically. With no role models available and many men being brought up in single parent homes (like Todd), who is there to teach men love and dating skills? No one! This is my job," claims Piane, "and I love it."
Renee began her research to help men understand women while on the set of "Men Across America" where she interviewed hundreds of single men, and while teaching communication seminars to men on "What Women Really Want" for the last 10 years. She heals and inspires many broken hearts with her Rapid Dating service and has matched up over 30,000 people. Her Tune-Up tools and love advice columns are featured in six local Los Angeles publications and on numerous international sites such as AskMen.com, IVilliage, Men's Health (and many more), in addition to her 30 appearances on national TV last year. "All of my love advice is geared towards men so that is why I was asked to be the dating coach on TODD TV."
Piane has hosted hundreds of events and has observed thousands of picky and closed-hearted men and women who want love but have high expectations. Piane says, "Once they come to an event they can see they are not alone in their quest for love and it opens them up. Men are extremely private about their love challenges and naturally Todd is no exception. Todd knows he does not want a primary relationship at this time ... yet America is still obsessed thinking love will change him. Who knows, maybe other men in America will grow from watching TODD squirm! We all have to be fulfilled from the inside out and at least Todd is doing something to change. I am honored to help!"
See Renee on TODD TV this Wednesday 2/04/04 at 10PM on FX
To find out more about Renee Piane, Rapid Dating Events or Love Mechanics, Go to:www.LoveMechanics.com or www.RapidDating.com or Email us at: info@RapidDating.com or call 310-571-0981 for interviews.