"We were trying to find a way to break out of the box and get to eligible men in a different way," Matt Neff explains as daughter Alex adds, "Why not try it?” Neff family Matt Neff helped his daughter Alex get her first post-college job through his LinkedIn account — so he reasoned the same strategy should work when she's looking for love. That's why Neff shared her dating résumé — so to speak — last month, writing alongside it, "Dating apps don't work for many people. And if you're reading this post, and know of a young man that could be a match for Alex, I would encourage you to reach out to me to introduce them.
She's brilliant and successful and tired of dating apps." Among other highlights, the résumé teases that Alex is "seeking the right person I can laugh with," is "creative at-heart" and loves sports and antiques. The scariest thing she's ever done? "Called off an engagement.
Ask me why." Her dad, an Indianapolis businessman, then waited for the prospects to come rolling in. The only shock he got was the realization that people thought he had posted about his daughter without letting her know first.
“I had one fraternity brother call me a 'yenta.' I looked it up. I thought it might be Yiddish for a matchmaker, but it meant a busybody,” Neff, 69, tells PEOPLE.
“It’s not like I’m trying to swoop down and insert myself into [her] social life. Well, I guess I am now.” Neff family But, daughter Alex assures, her dad has gotten involved with her.