intimate – v. involving sex or sexual relations
background – n. the experiences, knowledge, education, etc., in a person's past
prefer – v. to like (someone or something) better than someone or something else
matchmaker – n. a person who tries to bring two people together so that they will marry each other
impact – v. to have a strong and often bad effect on (something or someone)
profile – n. a brief written description that provides information about someone or something
nominal – adj. very small in amount