Kendra was ready to give up on CatholicMatch. The 27-year-old physician’s assistant working in western Massachusetts still had her profile and a full membership, but her interest in online dating was definitely on the wane.
“I had spent several months communicating with someone long-distance and it didn’t work out when we finally met,” she recalled. “None of my other CatholicMatch first dates clicked. I just recently had my heartbroken.”
Then she got a message from Matt. He was 30-years-old and shared a similar profession and location as Kendra. “How had I not noticed someone that lived relatively near me, was quite eloquent and had an irresistibly handsome grin.”
Matt & Kendra had to work out some differences on questions bigger than the fact they cheer for the rival teams who played in last year's Super Bowl.
“He surprised me…with an honest and genuine response, so I decided to give him a chance,” Kendra said. We should also note that Matt’s pro-life convictions were a core part of his profile, including the importance of sharing those values with anyone he dated.
The couple got together for a first date that started as a hiking trip, but rain forced them inside, so they went to a Catholic young adult event in Boston on a Friday evening. The first date went well enough that the second and third dates came on Saturday and Monday. Those three dates laid the groundwork for a relationship that continued to grow.
Matt’s kindness and consideration stood out to Kendra. She recalled a time when they’d made plans for a lobster dinner, but she ended up getting sick and needing to see a doctor before she made it to Matt’s place. “By the time I got there I was stressed by the trip, tired from the day and not feeling well,” she told CatholicMatch. “Matt never complained when I felt too ill to eat and went home a half-hour later. I knew then I would never find another guy like him.”
Matt & Kendra came to realize how much they wanted the same things out of life.
