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Shalene DeMarco

Owner, It's Just Lunch Dating Service | Columbia, SC

Last major purchase: The South Carolina franchise of It's Just Lunch.

My first job: Putt-Putt miniature golf.  

Words I live by: Always surround yourself with positive people.

I am guilty of: Loving celebrity gossip blogs.

Right now I’m reading:  Book of the Dead by Patricia Cornwell.

The one thing that has changed my life: Being a Nordstrom buyer for 13 years.

Favorite web site: nordstrom.com

If I could do it all over again: No do-overs!!

The most important thing I ever lost:  The ability to see my best friend every day when I moved south.

I still can’t get the hang of:  Cooking.

The world would be a better place, if only:  There were no racism, of any kind!

I’d like to learn to: Surf.

My family:  Parents in Hilton Head, younger sister in Charlotte, two older brothers in the DC area, dog Beanie and cat Bella.

My hometown: Rockville, MD

My mother always said: I ask a lot of questions.

What are you most vain about? Everything-I think it's important to look put together.

Always... Look forward.

Never... Regret.