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Couples' personal stories
Singles with Children
Lisa and Lee
“I had been single since July 2008 after my divorce and found it difficult to juggle a social life whilst also caring for my two-year-old son, Thomas. In 2010, I decided that I was ready to move on from my past marriage and very much wanted to find that special someone to start a new relationship with."
“I had been single since July 2008 after my divorce and found it difficult to juggle a social life whilst also caring for my two-year-old son, Thomas. In 2010, I decided that I was ready to move on from my past marriage and very much wanted to find that special someone to start a new relationship with."
- From: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
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- Engaged: 1st January 2012
Stella and Peter
“We ended up meeting on the coldest day of the year in 2010. My friend had recommended we meet at a nice, rural pub but she obviously wasn’t aware that the pub was closed for renovations. After trying the door handle of the deserted tavern, we stood in the frozen car park in a snowy, country lane and burst out laughing…what a good start!"
“We ended up meeting on the coldest day of the year in 2010. My friend had recommended we meet at a nice, rural pub but she obviously wasn’t aware that the pub was closed for renovations. After trying the door handle of the deserted tavern, we stood in the frozen car park in a snowy, country lane and burst out laughing…what a good start!"
- From: Midhurst, West Sussex
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- Engaged: 8th October 2011
Juliet and Philip
"The fact that we have both survived losing a partner and having to bring up children on our own obviously forged a deep link between us. We both have a deep love of the arts and understand what it’s like to work at a really focused job. We have both been surprised and delighted to find love again after thinking that we’d already had our fair share!"
"The fact that we have both survived losing a partner and having to bring up children on our own obviously forged a deep link between us. We both have a deep love of the arts and understand what it’s like to work at a really focused job. We have both been surprised and delighted to find love again after thinking that we’d already had our fair share!"
- From: Ross on Wye, Herefordshire
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- Married: 17th February 2012
Nicola and Paul
"I remember sitting at my PC crying with laughter at his sense of humour and feeling moved by his caring and compassionate nature. We had similar views on most things that are important in a successful relationship and decided to exchange emails then after two weeks I contacted Paul by telephone and we spoke for over an hour."
"I remember sitting at my PC crying with laughter at his sense of humour and feeling moved by his caring and compassionate nature. We had similar views on most things that are important in a successful relationship and decided to exchange emails then after two weeks I contacted Paul by telephone and we spoke for over an hour."
- From: Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
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- Engaged: 29th August 2011
Luke and Emma
"After a while my friends and family, especially my Mum, kept on telling me I should try eHarmony. I told myself I wouldn’t and didn’t fancy looking online at all, but in the end I decided to have a look at the site although I really didn’t think it would work."
"After a while my friends and family, especially my Mum, kept on telling me I should try eHarmony. I told myself I wouldn’t and didn’t fancy looking online at all, but in the end I decided to have a look at the site although I really didn’t think it would work."
- From: Uppingham, Nottinghamshire
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- Engaged: 16th October 2011
Yemi and Rob
"By no means is any relationship a walk in the park and it requires a lot of work, especially if it’s long-distance. eHarmony just provides the platform for meeting someone that a lot of us struggle to get onto, especially in my case as a single parent."
"By no means is any relationship a walk in the park and it requires a lot of work, especially if it’s long-distance. eHarmony just provides the platform for meeting someone that a lot of us struggle to get onto, especially in my case as a single parent."
- From: Streatham, Greater London
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- Engaged: 10th December 2011
Helen and Russ
“Helen and I had both been divorced and had both been in long term relationships that had not aspired to anything other than life experience. From this we had gone our separate ways and encouraged by others decided to use eHarmony as a means of meeting/dating people, and so our destiny was set. Success wasn’t forthcoming initially, like all aspects in life you only get out if it what you put in. Eventually our profiles crossed when I viewed Helen’s, then a couple of emails later and a telephone call and our first date was set in place."
“Helen and I had both been divorced and had both been in long term relationships that had not aspired to anything other than life experience. From this we had gone our separate ways and encouraged by others decided to use eHarmony as a means of meeting/dating people, and so our destiny was set. Success wasn’t forthcoming initially, like all aspects in life you only get out if it what you put in. Eventually our profiles crossed when I viewed Helen’s, then a couple of emails later and a telephone call and our first date was set in place."
- From: Rochdale, Lancashire
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- Married: 1st October 2011
Trish and Mal
“I think we both joined eHarmony at around the same time in June 2009. Mal received lots more matches than I did but then he was more open minded in relation to distance than I was. I met one match before Mal and he was what you call a "flexible" match. We had a couple of dates, but we decided not to see each other again. That was in early July 2009. After that I didn't receive many matches at all and certainly no highly compatible ones."
“I think we both joined eHarmony at around the same time in June 2009. Mal received lots more matches than I did but then he was more open minded in relation to distance than I was. I met one match before Mal and he was what you call a "flexible" match. We had a couple of dates, but we decided not to see each other again. That was in early July 2009. After that I didn't receive many matches at all and certainly no highly compatible ones."
- From: Colchester, Essex
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- Married: 16th July 2010
Katy and Stu
"After becoming a single Mum I had sort of lost all faith in men and found myself on eHarmony for a 'bit of a laugh' really. I had been on the site for about two weeks and saw Stuart’s details on my match list. I quickly took interest and sent first communication, and didn't expect to hear back but when I did things moved quite quickly, we started to email and talk on the phone and met up a few weeks later."
"After becoming a single Mum I had sort of lost all faith in men and found myself on eHarmony for a 'bit of a laugh' really. I had been on the site for about two weeks and saw Stuart’s details on my match list. I quickly took interest and sent first communication, and didn't expect to hear back but when I did things moved quite quickly, we started to email and talk on the phone and met up a few weeks later."
- From: Stockport, Greater Manchester
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- Engaged: 11th June 2010
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