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The Golden Path
Personal introductions
Where new paths meet
No swiping. No public profiles. No time wasters.
Just personal, considered introductions.
Meeting someone new shouldn’t have to mean spending hours on dating apps, scrolling through photographs and exchanging messages with people you may never meet.
The Golden Path offers a different approach.
It is a personal introduction service, run by one person. I take the time to get to know the people who join, understand a little about their lives, personalities and interests, and consider who they might genuinely enjoy meeting.
There is no algorithm deciding who you should meet and no database of profiles for members to browse. Your information remains private. If I believe there is someone you should meet, I will approach you both individually. If you are both interested, I make the introduction.
What I do is listen, look carefully and introduce people whose paths might otherwise never have meet.
Where it goes from there is yours to discover.
About Ben Molyneux
The Golden Path grew from a combination of professional experience and my own journey with dating.
I have spent much of my working life bringing people together.
I founded The Oxfordshire Project, a business community that grew to 24 groups and around 300 members. Through it, I got to know thousands of people and made countless introductions. Some led to business opportunities, others to friendships and collaborations. I learned that sometimes one thoughtful introduction can change the direction of someone’s life.
Before that, I ran a modelling agency representing around 120 models. I have also run personal development groups and worked individually with people through coaching, including helping clients explore dating, relationships and what they really wanted from the next stage of their lives.
Alongside that professional experience, I understand modern dating first hand.
As a divorced man dating through my mid-life, I have used dating apps, attended speed dating and experienced many of the same frustrations as the people I now work with.
I know what it feels like to put yourself out there. To discover that someone isn’t quite who they presented themselves to be. To encounter fake profiles, misleading information, inappropriate messages and people who consume your time with little intention of ever meeting.
There is also something strangely exposing about putting yourself on a dating app. Your photograph, age and personal information are suddenly available to strangers, colleagues, neighbours and people you might know. You swipe, message, explain yourself, start conversations that disappear without warning and eventually begin the whole process again.
I believed there had to be another way to meet people. Something more private, more considered and much more human.
The Golden Path takes me back to something I have always been good at and have spent much of my life doing: getting to know people and recognising when two of them might be worth introducing.
When you speak to The Golden Path, you speak to me.
I get to know you. I make the decisions. I make the introductions.
Because a good introduction begins with knowing the people you’re introducing.
The Little Black Book
Free to join
Join my private network
No public profile
Be considered for suitable introductions
Contacted when I believe someone may be worth meeting
No obligation to accept
Personal Search
£79 per month
Everything from the Little Black Book
Personal consultation
I actively consider potential introductions for you
Search across my network and beyond
Private and discreet
Personally considered introductions
Dedicated Search
£199 per month
Everything from Personal Search
A priority proactive search
I search beyond my existing network
Targeted outreach where appropriate
Personal guidance and support
The Little Black Book
Join the private register. It's free!
Not everyone wants someone actively searching on their behalf. You may simply be open to meeting the right person if an interesting introduction comes along.
That is what The Little Black Book is for.
I will ask you to tell me a little about yourself, the life you lead and the kind of person you might be interested in meeting. Your details are kept privately and are never published for other members to browse.
There is no commitment and no promise of a certain number of introductions. You simply become part of my private network of people who are open to being approached.
If, at some point, I come across someone who makes me think of you, I will get in touch.
What happens if I find someone?
I will contact you privately and tell you that I have a potential introduction in mind.
Before any personal details are exchanged or an introduction takes place, I will verify both people. There is no need to complete that process when you first join.
If you are both interested in meeting, I make the introduction.
What joining doesn’t mean
Joining The Little Black Book does not mean you are entering a dating database or creating a public dating profile.
Other people cannot search for you, browse your information or contact you.
It also does not mean I am actively searching for someone on your behalf. That is available through my Personal Search services.
The Little Black Book simply means that you are open to the possibility of a thoughtful introduction if the right person meets your criteria.
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Personal Search
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A personal search for someone worth meeting.
Personal Search is for people who would like to take a more active approach to meeting someone new.
It begins with a private conversation where I take the time to get to find out a bit about you.
I want to understand your life as it is now and what you would like to find through meeting someone new. We will talk about your previous experiences of dating and relationships, what has worked for you, what hasn’t and what you have learned along the way.
I will want to understand the things that matter to you. Your values and outlook on life, your interests and the qualities you are naturally drawn towards in another person.
Just as importantly, I want to understand the personalities, behaviours and differences that you know would make someone unsuitable for you. Everyone has their own red flags, boundaries and things they simply do not want to repeat.
All of this helps me build a much richer picture than a conventional dating profile ever could.
Then I start looking.
I draw on The Little Black Book, my wider network and my ability to seek out new people who may be worth meeting.
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When someone catches my attention, I consider what I’ve learned about both of you and whether there is enough there to make an introduction worthwhile.
If it feels promising, I approach them privately.
If you are both interested, I arrange the verification and make the introduction.
From there, the path is yours.
Personal Search puts a real person behind your search. Someone who knows you, is looking for you and is thinking carefully about who might be worth meeting.
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Dedicated Search
£199 per month
For people who would like me to take a more proactive and personally involved role in their search.
Dedicated Search includes everything offered through Personal Search, plus a greater level of time, attention and support dedicated specifically to you.
A wider, more proactive search.
I actively look beyond The Little Black Book and my existing network to find people I believe may be worth introducing to you.
This might involve drawing on my wider contacts, seeking referrals, researching new possibilities, approaching people directly or using targeted advertising to reach people I might not otherwise encounter.
Rather than simply waiting for the right person to enter my world, I go looking for them.
Personal guidance when you need it.
I have spent many years working closely with people, building communities and helping individuals explore where they are, what they want and what might come next.
That experience is available to you as part of Dedicated Search.
You may want perspective, encouragement, practical advice or simply somebody independent to talk something through with.
The aim is always the same: to help me understand you better, help you understand what you are looking for, and create more opportunities for the right paths to meet.
Dedicated Search is my most personal service.
£199 per month.
The Golden Path brings together people who might otherwise never have met.
Privacy, discretion and trust sit at the heart of the service.
An introduction from The Golden Path means I believe two people are worth introducing.
What happens next?
Choose the path that feels right for you.
You might simply like to join The Little Black Book and be open to an introduction if someone interesting comes along.
Or perhaps you’re ready for me to take a more active role through Personal Search or Dedicated Search.
Whichever you choose, the next step is simple.
Book a private consultation with me.
We’ll talk about you, where you are now, your experiences of dating and relationships, and what you might like to find next. You can ask questions, get a feel for how The Golden Path works and decide whether it feels right for you. Then, if it feels right, take the plunge.
You never know who might be waiting a little further along the path.
Request a consultation
Let's start here
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