livebythelake is offline livebythelake Post #1  February 1,2012, 6:35am
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Honey and I met a little over 4 years ago on eHarmony...and we're still going strong! He is the most amazing, kind, gentle, funny, smart, caring guy I've ever known! Even after all this time, I still take a gander over at him and smile at how lucky and fortunate I am to have him in my life!

We are an older couple (he's in his 50's and I'll be there soon enough). We both have kids (he has one still at home). I LOVE our "blended" family, my guy, his kids, his family...all AMAZING!!! To be honest, when I joined eH, I didn't really think I would find someone. I thought I'd go out on a few dates, but really didn't expect to find someone to spend my life with.

When I was matched with my honey, I didn't see anything "special". We went through all the guided communications, some of his answers weren't what I had hoped for, but I stuck with it to see what else there was...when we got to open communication and started emailing, then talking, I knew I wanted to meet him. Our first meeting lasted 6 hours! We talked, ate, walked around, talked some more. I'm sure it would have lasted even longer, but he had somewhere to be.

I guess what I want to share with you is that he wasn't 100% of what was on my "ideal" list...but he was kind, genuine, caring, our core belief system, moral compass are very compatable. I didn't look at him and do a double take, however now I find him to be the sexiest man alive (in my book) I took a chance and ended up with a truly fantastic life companion.

Like I said, 4+ years and we're still doing great! I can't imagine my life without him. He brings out the best in me. While we are our own individual persons, we are also amazing together.

Thank you eHarmony, for helping me to find what I didn't even know was missing in my life!
 
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harnomygirl is offline harnomygirl Post #2  February 1,2012, 9:29am
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Congratulations!

Did something in your life trigger this post, or did you just stumble across the site and decide to share the good news with us?
 
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livebythelake is offline livebythelake Post #3  February 1,2012, 2:09pm
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I've been lurking here for a while...just realized I had something to post! It was the anniversary of our meeting a couple of weeks ago and I thought I'd share.
 
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harnomygirl is offline harnomygirl Post #4  February 2,2012, 1:44pm
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Do you think living with him might change things in a negative way? I get the impression that you don't live with him now.
 
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We've been living together for a little over 2 years. We lived about 2 hours apart. At first we would spend weekends at each others homes, weekends turned into long weekends. We vacationed together. I lived in a city, he is in the country. We enjoyed what each area had to offer. When we decided to live together, I chose to live where he is. Living here is where I've always dreamed of living. We are in the country, on a lake, lots of land. My daughter moved here as well (she is renting a house about 1/2 a mile away). My family isn't close, rarely get together (which has always made me sad) his family is very tight. I LOVE having his family over and getting together. I love his kids (18 and 22). I can't begin to tell you how wonderful this relationship is! (and I thought I'd just have a few "meeting" people!)
 
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harnomygirl is offline harnomygirl Post #6  February 3,2012, 12:56am
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Things sound pretty close to perfect! Keep your fingers crossed for everyone else still hoping to find what you've found.
 
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emma_hazards is offline emma_hazards Post #7  February 22,2012, 7:40am
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Thanks for sharing your story!! So glad to hear that you found what most of us are seeking. Guess one of the take-aways is to be open to matches even if they don't perfectly match what we think we want. Something I am trying to work on this year.

Thanks again, and best of luck!
 
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Congratulations for you, it gives me a little more hope for the time I have left on this site, even though the past few months on here have not been what I was hoping for or even expected, thanks for giving me hope in this site again, I think I needed it.
 
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