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Included below is a love story that Cindy recently sent to me and to the left is a picture of she and Mike on their 2nd date taken in December 1997.
About the picture, Cindy says “This was the first largemouth bass I ever caught…” but it looks like she caught something MUCH better that day! 
In September 1997 I was playing around on the internet and came across Matchmaker. Thinking it was a cool site, I thought it would be an easy way to meet men.
Earlier that year I had left a 20 year marriage and was really interested in finding out what men were all about.
I completed their questionnaire and the last question ??¦ ???Why did you sign up????
I answered ???Just Curious.???
Based on my answers I was matched up to several different men. I exchanged emails and phone calls with quite a few guys. I even met a few of them in person ??“ though I was extremely cautious and had a few set rules I followed.
One of my top matches was Mike. I read his answers several times and laughed each time I read it. I kept debating ??“ should I email this guy or not. Finally I decided to go ahead and email him ??¦ BEST choice I ever made. As I emailed him on the last day of his subscription to Matchmaker and he wasn??™t planning on resigning.
We began emailing each other daily. I loved his sense of humor! He made me laugh like I hadn??™t in ages. After about a month of emailing we decided to talk on the phone.
You see Mike was also being cautious ??“ as he states ???There??™s a lot of crazy women out there too!???.
Our first phone conversation was Eight hours!!! Mike had strep-throat at the time and I??™m sure we didn??™t help it heal any faster. J The next night we talked 6 hours. The third night we talked 4 hours and the fourth night we talked for 6 hours again.
It was at that time, that I told Mike, I couldn??™t afford the phone bill! (Remember ??“ we didn??™t have the luxury of cell phones or google talk at the time.) Mike continued to call me every single day. His phone bill was averaging over $300. a month!
We spoke on the phone for about a month before we met in person. He lived 200 miles from me, so we decided to meet in the middle ??“ in the city of Victorville.
We met for breakfast and then played miniature golf. We spent hours just talking in his truck. Before we parted he picked me a red rose. He made me feel like Cinderella at the ball.
On our second date we went fishing and I introduced him to my best friend. I caught my first largemouth bass.
We dated for a couple of years before I moved in with him.
We were married on May 10, 2003.
He is truly my soul-mate. I thank God for him every day.
Cindy is a writer and the webmistress at HonestDietReviews where she shares the story of the couple’s struggle with weight loss and how they are winning the battle.
Editor’s Note: Sage-Hearts no longer recommends Matchmaker as a dating service.
However, check out Perfect Match (read the review) for truly compatible relationships and matchmaking services instead.
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