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Andrew: It was back in

November 2004 when I was about to give up with CM, when all of a sudden

I received a Friendship Request from Fany. I thought I had seen her

profile before, and had meant to go back to read it in more detail. So

I accepted, and from that day, we started exchanging regular emails. It

went on like this for around a month. Then we exchanged telephone

numbers. I called Fany for the first time, feeling quite nervous about

it, but whenshe answered I couldn't hear her properly. She was sick and

couldn't speak! I told her I would call again in a week, which I did,

and things just got better from then on.

Fany:

I still remember clearly the first time he called me. It was December

19th, 2004. I was pretty sick :P When answering my mobile phone, I only

said "Sorry, I can’t speak now, would you mind calling me later?

Thanks, bye"....Days after, I felt sort of guilty and thinking he would

never call me ever again :D But he did. Since then he called me at

least once a week...heheheh :). Now he calls me twice daily when

possible :X. On January 26th, 2005 he asked me if I’d like to become

his girlfriend, I asked for a time to think about it since at the time

I was looking only for friends was afraid of having a long distance

relationship--not to mention that back in June of the previous year, I

broke up with my ex-boyfriend. After that chat he told me I would have

a very nice surprise soon.

I also need to mention that after

that 'request', one day after received the Holy Communion during Mass,

as I was praying I heard a voice saying "He is the right one, the one I

choose for you, whenever you feel ready, tell him and go with him". I

didn’t say a word of this to him :) One week before St. Valentine's

Day, I got the first letter from him, a very lovely English handmade

card with a couple of hearts and a little rose :D I liked all of it.

Onn the envelope there was a sticker "Royal Mail", and I really felt

like a princess :D Then on Sunday I got a ring from the florist asking

for my address, as they were lost and needed to deliver a bouquet for

me!!! Such a huge and heavy basket of beautiful exotic flowers. I was

astounded, and everyone in my family was surprised too. Even my father

asked me if the man had the right name. It was the first time in my

life someone gave me flowers. When he called me on St. Valentine's Day

to find out if I received my gifts, he asked me again to become his

girlfriend, and I said yes.

Andrew:

For a few months, Fany and I spoke on the phone regularly. Her

birthday, her grandma’s sickness, Christmas, and New Year’s 2005

passed. Then St. Valentine's Day approached, I decided to send Fany a

small bouquet. The day arrived and I called Fany to see if she had

received my "surprise”. Little did I know that instead of a small

bouquet, she had actually received a huge basket of beautiful flowers!!

We finally met for the first time on 29th April 2005 in Mexico City. We

spent about two weeks together, when I met her family. We got on very

well together, and I gave Fany a lovely promise ring during my stay. I

went to Mexico again on 10 December 2005, and Fany had invited me to

her parents 25th wedding anniversary. Again, we had a wonderful time

together. I had led Fany to expect me to ask her THE question but I

didn't feel ready at this time. Fany became very upset and we didn't

speak for a few days.

About a week after I arrived home, Fany

and I began speaking with each other again, in even more depth. We both

made a greater effort in prayer and getting to know each other even

better. I booked yet another trip to Mexico so that we could spend more

time together, and so that I could ask her finally to become my wife.

It was at a lovely restaurant on St Valentine's Day 2006, accompanied

by live Mariachi music, that I got down on one knee and asked Fany that

special question..."Darling...Will you marry me?"...and she said "I

do!", with a big smile and tears in her eyes...she had no idea I was

about to ask!

Fany: I

had decided not to expect any more to listen to the 'question', and

just. to enjoy every moment we could spend together, as he spoke again

about shopping and jewellery I preferred not to think of rings and I

thought it was a locket. On May 2005 while shopping, he insinuated the

shopping of a ring with a special meaning for me...but it wasn’t an

engagement one. Then on May 9th, I got my beautiful promise ring.

Later, on December 2005, he came again and same thing happened. He

spoke about life, love, the future and things to do about asking

permissions and shopping jewellery...but once again it wasn't. That day

(Dec. 8th, 2005) brought my friend Benji, whom I also met here on

Catholic Match. Andrew and I argued because of him, and we did not

speak to each other for nearly a week. We started speaking and clearing

up the things before Christmas. He sent me a little basket of roses,

and started arranging everything for meeting again as soon as possible.

He came again on February this year. Such a good time we had

together--for celebrating our 1st happy anniversary, we had a trip to

Guanajuato, a very lovely and romantic small city in Mexico :P We also

met my cousin and her husband, who were also there for celebrating

their 1st happy wedding anniversary.

Feb 14:

That day was just wonderful. When picking me up for lunch he brought an

assortment of roses, a heart-shaped balloon and chocolates. :D. He told

me he had a special surprise for that night. We booked a special dinner

to celebrate our 1st happy anniversary, and after the meal I asked if I

could see my gift. He removed from his jacket a big envelope. It was

another lovely card saying lots of wonderful things. The last line said

"...and so my love now it is the time when a single word from you will

change our lives forever..." When I finished of reading the card I was

crying yet, when I put my eyes off from the paper he took my hand, got

on one knee, took out a little box with the engagement ring and he hit

the BIG question to me! Of course I said yes :P Upon returning home, I

knew that my mom and my sis helped him to plan that very special night,

and that he requested my parents permission.

I remember that

while I was dating a couple of foreigners, my mother was always saying

that I would surely end choosing a foreigner for getting married. She

didn’t like the idea, but changed her mind when meeting Andrew. She

loves him very much, and the rest of my family does too!

Now we

both are saving as much as we can to be able to afford to get married

(party, honeymoon, house, etc.). Maybe it will take us until next year

to set the date, but all of this is worthy to wait for. We have been

very blessed. I will meet his family this year, by December, when we

will go to his older brother's wedding in Italy!"I thank God, Our Lady,

of course Catholic Match, and all of you who have prayed for us. Keep

the hope and trust :) There’s a beautiful story that God has also

written for you. Just pray, open wide your eyes, ears and heart to be

able to discern when the person and the time that God is sending you is

there :)

Andrew:

Throughout our relationship, Fany and I have placed all our Hope and

Trust in God, entrusting our relationship to the Holy Virgin of

Guadalupe, whose Basilica I was so privileged to have visited. We have

regularly visited the Blessed Sacrament, prayed many novenas together.

We both thank Catholic Match, Our Blessed Lord and Our Lady for having

brought us together to share the rest of our lives together. We would

also like to thank all those members of Catholic Match, all those who

have read our profiles over the last year or so, andwho have prayed for

us. May God bless you all. Thank you.

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