Debbie wasn’t fixated on finding her spouse. The 24-year-old from the Philadelphia area had a full and busy life. After graduating from college she’d volunteered to work for a year in the inner city in the AmeriCorps program.
“I had been urged to join the site for a while, but resisted,” Debbie told CatholicMatch. “My mom even offered to pay so I gave in.” Debbie came looking for friendship and was open to more if it developed.
It didn’t take long for things to develop. Debbie spent some time going through profiles and sending out some emotigrams to see what might stir up.
One of those she contacted was John, a 29-year-old arborist who also lived in the Philly area. He responded back.
“He sent a very nice message,” Debbie recalled. It led to several weeks of messages back and forth when John stepped it up to ask for her phone number and the opportunity to meet for dinner. “He was a perfect gentleman and I knew he was something special from the night I met him,” Debbie said. Five weeks later they decided to make their relationship exclusive.
