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“He is so patient and kind with my young daughter.”
"Jerry and I met on Yahoo! Personals during August 2004. We started dating in September and things are going great we've recently been talking of marriage. We live almost two and a half hours from one another but that never stood in the way. He is my angel sent from God. He is so patient and kind with my young daughter. She has emotional problems and is partially deaf. Most men would have walked away. I have had a couple who did because they couldn't handle my daughter. Jerry is so loving and has such patience, kindness, and guidance with my little one. He is truly a blessing. I love him with every fiber of my being! Thank you Yahoo! for bringing us together. God Bless!" -- Kimberlee S., 38, Front Royal, Va.
Tip: Even though it may seem your not getting the responses you thought you would, keep persevering in finding that one true love because it will happen.
Tip: Include a photo, Tell as much about yourself as possible.
"We found just what we are looking for in each other."
"The man I'm dating and I are just blown away by the fact that we are sooooooooo alike, same birth signs and our life experiences are similar, although this was not apparent in our profiles. We are both so lucky to have found just what we are looking for in each other. We have both been divorced for more than four years. I had been searching on Yahoo! Personals and other dating sites during the past three years. However I didn't give up. I came back to Yahoo! Personals just last month and we met within a few weeks. I'd say that we might even be soul mates." -- Barbara W., 52, Boxford, Mass.
Tip: Hang in there, don't give up, keep looking, and keep an open mind.
"Call it 'Love @ first email.'"
"I had been using Yahoo! Personals for about one year to see what was out there. On March 4, I received a Matches by Mail that included a photo that caught my eye. I was instantly taken with her smile, and even more taken once I read her profile. I sent her an Icebreaker and she responded. Then, I subscribed in order to contact her. We exchanged emails all day the following day. On Sunday, March 6, I suggested that when she felt comfortable, I would love to contact her by phone. We spoke that evening. Our first conversation lasted three hours. Monday's conversation lasted four hours. Patty and I made plans to meet on the following Wednesday. Call it 'Love @ first email.' The profiles take a lot of the guesswork out of the equation in finding your 'special someone.'" -- Joseph O., 48, Carlisle, Pa. (Giver / Romantic)
Tip: Set up your profile, telling as much as you can, in a short precise way.
Tip: Be honest about yourself and what you are looking for, and listen to what your possible matches are saying in their profiles.
Tip: Look over the picture you're submitting, and make sure it is what you want others to see. First impressions mean a lot to most people.
Tip: Look through your possible matches, and don't be afraid to use Icebreakers to make initial contacts.
"Now we have been blessed with finding each other."
"I'll admit it; I put a profile in as a joke. And -- no joke -- I was contacted by my soon-to-be husband! Ron was the first man I spoke with, and he will be the last. He was perfectly made for me. We could not be more alike and compatible if we tried. We had each been divorced for six or seven years and only dated infrequently. Now we have been blessed with finding each other. If you were to have asked me a month ago if this would be happening or even possible, I would have laughed. However, to the amazement of both of us, we have found our soul mates. I told Ron he owes me $19.95 since the only way I could respond to him was by getting a subscription. But, what the heck, $19.95 for a lifetime of happiness -- I'll pick up the tab." -- Kimberlee S., 35, Sloatsburg, N.Y. (Idealist / Romantic)
Tip: Don't be ashamed of online dating!
Tip: Take the personality and love test. For the most part, it weeds out any unwanted matches.
"Jeffrey was an old high-school friend from 15 years ago."
"I was on Yahoo! Personals on and off for more than a year, but nothing seemed to click the way I expected. After a while, I was a bit skeptical until the day I decided to search again and guess who I found? Jeffrey was an old high-school friend from 15 years ago. I decided to contact him. Now, ever since that day, we have been inseparable. We have so much in common; both of us have been divorced and have children. We're both seeking a long-term, meaningful relationship. We've both had failing relationships and were at the point where we almost gave up. We decided to get together the very next day, spent hours talking in the car about old times and now, we just can't be without each other. Thanks to Yahoo! Personals our paths were able to cross again." -- Marisol F., 33, Bronx, NY
Tip: Be selective; you have every right to be.
"He is everything and more than I was looking for."
"A friend told me about Yahoo! Personals and said she had been pretty fortunate with the men she was meeting. She said that even though she hadn't met Mr. Right yet, she had made a lot of new friends. I was skeptical, but thought I would give it a try on a one-month trial basis. Well, here I am, two years later, married to the most amazing man, Sean, who also happens to be a wonderful full-time father to two beautiful little children -- a boy and a girl. We always laugh when we tell people that we met on Yahoo! Personals. He is everything and more than I was looking for and we feel truly happy, and blessed to have found one another. I love our new family." -- Kimberly B., 31, Tampa, Fla.
Tip: Have fun meeting people online. The best part is you can talk to them for as long as you like, or until you feel confident that you know enough about them and are willing to meet in person.
Tip: Be honest with yourself about the kind of person you are looking for, as well as the kind of person you are!
Tip: Rest assured, the person you're looking for it out there, and they're looking for someone like you.
"He was stationed in Iraq when we met online."
"I can't believe it! I met my soul mate online at Yahoo! Personals! At the time I signed up, I wasn't looking for a soul mate or any kind of relationship, just someone to talk to. After about five months, Heath and I found each other. We hit it off so well. Look at us now, we are engaged! He was stationed in Iraq when we met online. We talked online and on the phone every day, and when he came home on his two-week leave, he asked me to marry him. We are going to Vegas to get married." -- Aalesha C., 30, Clinton, Ark.
Tip: Just look and have fun. Don't be scared to try something new.
Tip: Narrow your search to what you really want. Be picky.
"We believe our prayers were answered when we met each other."
"My husband and had been using Yahoo! Personals for about four months before we met in September 2003. Our meeting was unique as I was in my native country, the Dominican Republic, and Dave was in Dallas. Cyberdating required us to use emails, Yahoo! Messenger, and phone calls to get to know each other. I returned to Dallas in October 2003, and after dating for a little more than six months, we got married on Kapalua Bay, Maui, Hawaii, on April 1, 2004. (This was Dave's parents' 50th anniversary!) We believe our prayers were answered when we met each other. Who would have thought that God would have chosen Yahoo! Personals to work a true miracle of love for Dave and me? Our first anniversary is approaching, and we are forever happy and forever thankful." -- Maria R., 37, Plano, Texas
Tip: As with any relationship, it's very important to get to know each other. Online dating allows people to write to each other, not unlike the old days when people were courting. Only today, our "love letters" can be answered immediately.
Tip: Long-distance (we were international) relationships are possible. Take advantage of Yahoo! Mail, Messenger, and Voice Chat to get to know someone.
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