I Owe My Family To eHarmony

After leaving a bad marriage and starting a new life in Denver, I spent a year or so watching Oprah and writing in my journal. I made a list of qualities I wanted to find in a spouse; it was a very long list.

When I was ready to date I tried a couple different websites. I went on what seemed like a hundred dates and met some interesting men. We'd go out for a couple weeks, and then things would fizzle. I was finding that many of these men weren't looking for a long term relationship. They were looking for a good time...if you know what I mean.


My final date did end up lasting several months, but it was because this gentleman's Greek mother was holding me hostage in their house.

After a short break from dating, I did some research and discovered eHarmony. I was encouraged by the fact that I was given a quiz about my personality and lifestyle and that I'd be matched up with men based on our answers. I will admit I was a little skeptical.

I ended up with several matches, but one of them stood out. His answers to my questions were very serious but also witty. It was an added bonus that he was handsome, and I looked forward to our emails. Within a couple of weeks he asked to meet me!

Our first date was 5 hours long over coffee at The Village Inn. I remember thinking I could listen to this man talk for the rest of my life! We discovered our families were so similar, and we felt the same way about so many things. It didn't take long for us to feel like we'd known each other for years and to start spending all of our free time together.

Four months after our first date, Keith proposed to me on a trip to Dallas so he could meet my parents. He popped the question at the Wax Museum in front of my Mom and Bill Clinton, which is comical because we are both Republicans!

A month later, we closed on our first house. In July 2004, we tied the knot in the backyard of our home, in front of our friends and family! I think we told our story a dozen times that day because everyone was amazed we had met less than a year before.

On a sunny day in April 2006, we became parents for the first time! Our son was born, and I became the most popular person in the family because I produced an heir. Ten and a half months later...our daughter was born! Our family was complete!

It's always been our inside joke that we owe our little family to eHarmony!

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