Shoshaunna and Mark’s success story

I’ll admit I was reluctant to try online dating from the start. Of the hundreds of profiles/emails I received, I responded to just one — Mark’s. His profile spoke volumes to me.

We emailed and phoned one another for the last month I was living in D.C. before moving back home to Louisville, and let me tell you, it was the longest month before we actually met.

I drove ten and a half hours in horrid weather to get home, but I would’ve driven a hundred more. After I arrived, I was walking out to get something from my car, and we saw one another immediately. Our eyes met, we came together, and without uttering a word, he cupped my face in his hands and kissed me softly on the lips before our first word of hello. We haven’t been apart one day since.

Mark is truly a diamond in the rough; he’s witty, smart and always sees the bright side of things. We got "officially" engaged on our 8-month anniversary; Mark proposed to me while I was cooking dinner in our kitchen. It was a beautiful moment, and of course I said yes. We were married September 27.

I would recommend Match.com to anyone; it’s a great way to meet your "other half." Online, you’re more uninhibited about yourself and can get to know a person faster and better because you are sharing your thoughts and feelings with someone before actually physically meeting them. You feel less self-conscious and end up sharing the real you with that person, not trying to be something you’re not. People say we’re perfectly matched, and because of our success, others are trying it.

I was on the verge of giving up hope. I had met some interesting matches, but no one who was really right for me. Patty wrote me and when I looked up her profile, I thought she was too wonderful to be true.

We wrote for awhile, talked on the phone a few times and decided to meet. We quickly became the source of each other’s happiness. We knew after a few months that we belonged together.

We were married on December 31st and started a new life together on the first day of a new century. We are both happier than we have ever been. Match.com was the start of a new life for us both.