Recently divorced, I figured that at my age, I would have a hard time meeting someone to share my life with. After much soul-searching, I decided to sign up for Yahoo Personals on June 11, 2006. I submitted my profile and a photo, and set up my dating criteria. I had 19 "must haves" and it was suggested that if I broadened my search a little, I might have more success. I decided that I was not desperate, so I left all the requests in place. On my first search, a profile popped up that matched 5 hearts, and sounded too good to be true. However, I decided to email him and he responded pretty quickly. We spent the next day, Monday, corresponding and decided to meet at Barnes and Noble on Tuesday, June 13th after work. When he walked across the parking lot toward my car with a handful of home-grown roses, I was practically a goner! We spent the evening having dinner and walking on the beach. We made plans for a picnic 2 days later, and, with the exception of the time he went home for family reunion, we have been inseparable! As a matter of fact, 6 months to the day from our first communication, on November 11, 2006, we were married. We have so much in common, and enjoy each other's company so much. Here's the ironic things about our "relationship: " 1. For 5 years, we lived less than a mile apart. 2. Our children were in middle school together and his daughter's best friend had a serious crush on my son 3. Our grandchildren and nieces and nephews share several of the same names

My only regret is that I signed up for 3 months of Yahoo Personals and only really needed 1 day! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for providing a place for people to get to know each other. Your service eliminates the first 6 weeks of dating because you already know a lot about the person when you meet them! I found it a completely safe way to learn about people, and if you are as cautious as you would be meeting someone in any other situation, it can be a completely rewarding experience, even if you aren't as lucky as we were!