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Blaine Anderson

Dating by Blaine

Coaches men·Price transparency: A·1 clean

Courses, 1:1 coaching and matchmaking for men — the rare coach who publishes her prices.

What Blaine Anderson costs

Observed 2026-06-07. Where a price is gated we say so — we never guess a number.

OfferPriceSource
Texting OS / Online Dating OS / Approach Academy (self-study)$149 eachsource
The Dating Masterclass$1,295 (often $995)source
Jumpstart Your Dating Life (1:1)$3,985source
Matchmaking

Reported to start at ~$15,000 in her own statements.

Gated — personalised plan via form(gated)(reported)source

Business model: Free content → self-study courses → high-ticket 1:1 → matchmaking

Claims vs evidence

What they promise — and whether anything backs it up.

  • 7,000+ happy clients since 2020

    No evidence shown

    Self-reported reach figure; no outcome-rate methodology offered.

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Flags

Red = a documented, serious issue · amber = a friction/credibility concern · green = something notably honest.

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    Publishes prices (rare in this industry)

    Explicitly markets the fact that she lists prices "unlike many folks in my industry" — basic transparency used as a competitive differentiator.

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Who's behind Dating by Blaine?

Blaine Anderson — solo founder, started 2020; appeared on Shark Tank (S15).

Independent solo operator.

The verdict

The transparency benchmark for the whole category. Real prices are on the page — from $149 self-study to a $3,985 1:1 program — and only matchmaking is gated. The "7,000+ clients" line is a reach figure, not outcome evidence, but you can at least see what you would pay before any sales call.

Same lens, the whole industry

We decode dating apps, coaches and the wider dating-help market the same way — what it costs, who owns it, and what the claims are worth. No affiliate money, anywhere.

Keep digging

We take no money from Blaine Anderson or any coach. Figures observed 2026-06-07from the coach's own page or mainstream press; gated prices are recorded as gated, reported figures are flagged. See methodology.