Angie's Story
I met my husband Paul just over 5 1/2 years ago via Internet Dating. I can honestly say that signing up to a Dating Website was one of the best things I ever decided to do.
At the time, I was living & working in London. Whilst it is a wonderful city - full of energy & buzz, if you are single, it can also be a very lonely place.
My main focus was on my job - afterall, I had moved to London from Worcestershire to 'make mega bucks' & was working hard to achieve success. I was in the Telecoms / Datacentre industry, which is very socialable, with plenty of networking events to go along to - so you would think it if you were single, it would be fairly easy to meet someone.
Well think again - at my age (then 35) the majority of the people I met 'within my age bracket' were 'not available'.
Now I have never been known to be backward in coming forward, so I took the plunge & signed up for a couple of internet dating sites. I was happy to tell people I was doing it - nothing ventured nothing gained - and it meant that I could rope in a couple of friends to help me put together a good profile. Infact, if I had known then what I know now about blogs etc - I would probably have put a blog journal up !
After meeting up with 7 'dates' - I made a mistake, that would change my life forever. I was searching for 'suitable matches' & instead of searching for men in the London area only, somehow searched further a field, including Manchester. Without noticing this, I 'winked' at a man called Paul, to tell him that I liked the look of him. He responded positively, but raised a question about the distance between us - approx 230 miles !! My heart sank as I read this & of course I was somewhat puzzled, as I had thought I had only approached men in London. Anyway, to cut a long story short, I responded with a 'nothing ventured nothing gained attitude' & the rest as they say is history:
First emailed in Dec 2003
First telephone conversation 5th Jan 2004 (which lasted over 4 hours !! - yes you read that right)
First meeting 15th Jan 2004 (I drove to Manchester)
Officially moved in together April 2004
First son James born Feb 2006
Second son Matthew born April 2007 (14 month gap - madness)
My 40th Birthday & our Wedding Day !! - Sunday 4th May 2008
So there we are - proof that Internet Dating really does work !
Thursday, 2 July 2009
Internet Dating Websites - Paul's Story
Paul's Story
When you really don't have the inclination to "go clubbing" or spending the night in a bar, where do you go to find a date?
That was the problem I had 7 years ago.
So, I decided to do something different and looked at the internet. To my amazement, I found a number of sites and joined a couple to "see how things go." Sound familiar?
At the time I didn't realise how much it was going to take over my life and change it for the better. I'd get home from work, make a meal, and then I'd be on the computer until 11pm searching and "chatting" to potential dates.
The hardest part at first was accepting that many nice looking ladies rejected me without even meeting and getting to know me. I came to realise that actually, it wasn't me at all. After all, they didn't know me. They already had a particular look, height, age in their minds and I didn't match the criteria. Once I understood this, I literally went "next."
I was always nervous meeting a date for the first time, although the benefit here was that I'd already got to know them a little. I followed the rules about where to meet (you know, public places etc) and just had a good time. You soon get to know whether is some chemistry or not. There's many occasions when I left the venue saying to myself "she's nice, but..."
The key here is not to give up or become disheartened as there really is somebody out there for you. By using the internet, I believe you're a major step closer to finding that special someone.
It had turned December and I remember thinking "oh well, another Christmas single." Soon after that I got a message from Angie. My first reply to her was, "thanks for your interest although you're in London and I live in Manchester." Her response was "nothing ventured, nothing gained."
We struck up a relationship online but didn't get to meet until January the following year. Angie had a busy Christmas and New Year so we didn't actually talk until Janaury. Our first conversation was 4 hours and I was paying. Ouch! I was phoning from my landline to her mobile.
Two weeks later we met up. By April Angie had moved in with me.
In August 2005 we moved into our new home together and by this time Angie was expecting our first child.
As you can see from the photos, we got married in May 2008, the 4th best day of my life. Meeting Angie turned out to be the best day of my life, followed by the births of our sons James and Matthew.
We are living proof that internet dating can work for you. No matter what your circumstances, there is definitely someone out there for you. So, keep looking and never give up and you will be as happy as I am.
When you really don't have the inclination to "go clubbing" or spending the night in a bar, where do you go to find a date?
That was the problem I had 7 years ago.
So, I decided to do something different and looked at the internet. To my amazement, I found a number of sites and joined a couple to "see how things go." Sound familiar?
At the time I didn't realise how much it was going to take over my life and change it for the better. I'd get home from work, make a meal, and then I'd be on the computer until 11pm searching and "chatting" to potential dates.
The hardest part at first was accepting that many nice looking ladies rejected me without even meeting and getting to know me. I came to realise that actually, it wasn't me at all. After all, they didn't know me. They already had a particular look, height, age in their minds and I didn't match the criteria. Once I understood this, I literally went "next."
I was always nervous meeting a date for the first time, although the benefit here was that I'd already got to know them a little. I followed the rules about where to meet (you know, public places etc) and just had a good time. You soon get to know whether is some chemistry or not. There's many occasions when I left the venue saying to myself "she's nice, but..."
The key here is not to give up or become disheartened as there really is somebody out there for you. By using the internet, I believe you're a major step closer to finding that special someone.
It had turned December and I remember thinking "oh well, another Christmas single." Soon after that I got a message from Angie. My first reply to her was, "thanks for your interest although you're in London and I live in Manchester." Her response was "nothing ventured, nothing gained."
We struck up a relationship online but didn't get to meet until January the following year. Angie had a busy Christmas and New Year so we didn't actually talk until Janaury. Our first conversation was 4 hours and I was paying. Ouch! I was phoning from my landline to her mobile.
Two weeks later we met up. By April Angie had moved in with me.
In August 2005 we moved into our new home together and by this time Angie was expecting our first child.
As you can see from the photos, we got married in May 2008, the 4th best day of my life. Meeting Angie turned out to be the best day of my life, followed by the births of our sons James and Matthew.
We are living proof that internet dating can work for you. No matter what your circumstances, there is definitely someone out there for you. So, keep looking and never give up and you will be as happy as I am.
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