From Painfully Honest to Blissfully Happy
Something drew members “Lily_Rosie” and “jack213” to one another. They lingered on each other’s profiles, saw something that spoke to them, and clicked the button to reach out. These singles bridged the broadband gap and now they are much more directly connected — they’re married!
Shannon joined our site because she didn’t feel she had much choice. “As a single mom working full time, traditional dating was too hard for me,” Shannon informs us. “I knew I was not going to find love in my immediate area. I tried other sites with high hopes. Then I came to you after a Google search. Your site brought me the love of my life!”
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However, Shannon wants to remind readers that her happy outcome was a long time coming. “Don’t give up! I joined this site, hoping for the best, and it took me three years to meet this man. It took another three before we married. It doesn’t happen overnight! I know we wish it would, but it doesn’t.”
Paul was a divorced father of two. He begins his part of the story… “This was my first time with online dating. I was divorced and my children suggested I give it a try. I was very skeptical, but I hoped for the best. I had heard some horror stories from friends.”
Our site stood out to him as his best bet, so Paul took the plunge and signed up. After two months with us, he saw Shannon’s profile and was impressed. “Her pictures blew me away. She was very down to earth, and just so beautiful. She was everything I wanted and more.” So he sent her an email…
Shannon read it with certain criteria in mind. “My biggest factor was that my match have children and be comfortable with me having children,” she tells us. Looking at Paul’s particulars, she saw that he was in a similar situation. “It worked perfectly. His initial email was so honest and straightforward. I was attracted to his honesty from the beginning. He told me he was a single father who loved his girls and that was all I needed to hear. I thought he was very handsome in his pictures, too!”
So she wrote back and they opened up a dialogue. Paul says that Shannon didn’t come off as someone who knew her profile photos were “stunning,” as he describes them. He observed that initially she was “very quiet and shy, and it really caught me off guard.” Shannon was just nervous and warmed up pretty quickly. “He was very honest and open,” Shannon reports. “He was easy to talk to.”
Paul is grateful that he took a candid, “lay it all out there” approach. “Be honest,” he advises singles. “I told her everything, probably some things she didn’t even want to know, but I didn’t want her to be surprised by anything during our relationship. Some parts of your past may be embarrassing or painful, but it’s best to let people know upfront, rather than find out the hard way. I wanted an honest relationship with a good woman, and I got that by putting myself out there. It may be hard, but honesty is the best way to gain someone’s trust.”
To confirm their perceptions of each other, the pair scheduled their first date. “I wanted to see if the chemistry we had on the phone would be the same in person,” explains Shannon. Paul jokes, “I had to see if this beautiful person was real!”
When Shannon first laid eyes on Paul, she wasn’t disappointed. “He's adorable!” she thought to herself. “What a cutie!” He remembers his first thoughts being along the same lines. “She’s even more beautiful in person. Am I being punked?”
Shannon says she was most surprised by “how we immediately clicked. I just felt so comfortable with him. Our first date was so romantic. We didn’t want to leave each other’s side for a minute.” Paul noticed a turnaround in her demeanor. “She was so warm and friendly, definitely not shy!” He immediately asked her out again and Shannon was eager to accept his invitation. She tells us that Date No. 2 presented another point in Paul’s favor. “He can cook! On our second date he cooked, and that was a wonderful surprise.”
As this romantic liaison evolved from dating into a relationship, the wonderful discoveries kept coming. Paul reflects, “I’m finding out new things every day that make me love her more.”
We’re sure you’re wondering how Paul proposed. Shannon provides the answer… “New Year’s Eve of 2012, we went to Atlanta. As the peach-drop countdown began, he got down on one knee and proposed in front of everyone. Of course I said yes!!! I’m happier than I can ever imagine being.”
Paul is still marveling at his good fortune. “She has shown me what real, true love is,” he says. Shannon adds, “I have told my friends and family that online dating can work. Be open to the possibilities. I always had hope and faith and believed that my love would find me, and he did! I’m so happy I joined this site. We would never have met otherwise. THANK YOU!”
All in a day’s work, Shannon!
395 responses to "From Painfully Honest to Blissfully Happy"
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amen01 says:Posted: 25 Jul 14Mate we all have a past and we need a second life time to reveal our past life to a new relationship. Its our own values principles and morels that defines who we are.. The world says this is ok but our spirit doesn't lie. Listen to the spirit witg in. He doesn't lie. GB
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letlet30 says:Posted: 10 Aug 14Yes ur absolutely right Mr. ameno1.. everybody was learn to our life, no matter what and why have a failure relationship.. we must be accept the reality and we must be keep going to our new life now.. how life so beautiful. God give a reason and learn for us what is life..
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UHM says:Posted: 25 Jun 14congs jeff and kalama ilove ya testimony and my God bless your relationship in jesua name and ipray imeet someone ready to come see me here in uganda aswell.hugs for both of you
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amootious says:Posted: 05 Jun 14Congs to Paul and Shannon and may God bless you.I too believe Im onthe right site
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johnnel30 says:Posted: 04 Jun 14Congratulations to them for such a lovely happens
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prettysoogs says:Posted: 30 May 14
Hope I get lucky like them wushing them gods blessings
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Brbone says:Posted: 28 May 14Mysterious love thats what im looking something that i frel is real .I see u looking
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barrylegal says:Posted: 21 May 14
Milyana, it is nice to have you said hello to all of us out there !
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barrylegal says:Posted: 21 May 14
It is an highly inspirational success story .I hope to find my true love too on this site but pray not to wait for 6 years like Paul--Shannon 's before getting married .It pays to be honest and open up yourself and life to your partner from the onset I am looking out for my love and my love too will discover me on this site .
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malaak1986 says:Posted: 21 May 14i pray i find love som day..and by the will of god i knw he giv me my missing half .my true unconditional love becouse he is aloving god..
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malaak1986 says:Posted: 21 May 14
waw what an emotional and yet perfect love story...i pray for their happiness .god bless
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2dare says:Posted: 20 May 14
Its been said, that when you stop looking for love, you will find it. but you have to be open to receive love. I myself am still holding out hope that lighting will strike! All my best to the ones who've found there Ms. or Mr. Awesome! Staying strong for the rest of us who are in waiting, but enjoying life.
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sinawo says:Posted: 10 May 14Congrats you guys,its not often in life we are blessed to our equal enjoy being happy
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frankwod says:Posted: 09 May 14
This is really good to hear...God will surely connect us sooner than later.
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L524 says:Posted: 22 Apr 14
Your past can and will be a problem if you don't know how to deal with it . Life has a way of coming back that's why a good strong friendship will help in most cases get to know the people you're starting a new friendship with and give it time
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Karwo says:Posted: 14 Apr 14
These pictures are making me to be a bit jealous because I really want to be like each of you. To also have a strong and happy relationship that will lead to " yes I do ". You guys are all beautiful. Keep it up and may God bless your union.
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Reggie162 says:Posted: 03 Apr 14
What a wonderful story, it is evident that if you take the necessary steps you can find the one you are looking for. Congratulations.
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Milyana says:Posted: 13 May 14
Thanks for your reply and add my profile. Hope we keep in touch always at my Email milajani@hotmail.com
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76333 says:Posted: 28 Mar 14
I have been on and off this site for approx. 5 years .. I have met some great people and I have met some people that still need to grow . I have dated a few .. And even married one that I met here on this site .. It didn't work . But I blame myself for that judgement to marry her.. Yet I have never gived up and I am on here trying again .. I believe in every thing in life.. If u give up . U give up on life .. Never stop trying. .. Use your head .. Lillie your heart .. But never give up .. 76333
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bonitalovely says:Posted: 19 Mar 14
I've been on this site for almost five years now. I've given up countless times. I still buy a membership once in a while for no reason, I just don't seem to learn my lesson! This gives me hope though. Congratulations you two!
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wish_delish says:Posted: 13 Mar 14
This story gives me a lot of hope. Congratulations to the lovely couple!
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Sinamade says:Posted: 12 Mar 14Congrats to both of you, because u deserve it. As a new member, I know it will come to past as it were for both of uuuu..........
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Achompe says:Posted: 11 Mar 14
I really appreciate ur message. May god help u for ever. Congratulation
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Aumah says:Posted: 09 Mar 14
Congratulations Paul and Shannon.This is a wonderful story that gives hope to the hopeless:). I am only a few days old here but I hope to realize my dream of meeting a nice white guy. For those who are still searching, let's keep the hope a live. Let honesty be key and scammers and like minded people kept at bay for this site to stand out! I tried another site and left in a rush with a bitter taste in my mouth when I realized most people in that site were there for all the wrong reasons. Good luck to all still searching; congratulations to those who found love on here.
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Nathco says:Posted: 27 Feb 14Congratulation,May God bless your marriage with joy of over flow
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LANCEL says:Posted: 22 Feb 14
Congratulations! Three years worth waiting to meet the right one. When God says yes it's yes
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Dr.creampie says:Posted: 21 Feb 14Excellent interracial couple:-D! Creador bless them;-D! Thanks for sharing:-D!
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angy30 says:Posted: 20 Feb 14
hi interracial,am seeing all these happy couples and I just ask myself,where is my luck,a white good looking guy,faithful honest, who is will to have a happy marriage and happy family,GOD DIRECT ME TO THE MAN OF MY DREAMS.
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Nathco says:Posted: 27 Feb 14
Your luck is from God and vry soon God will answer your prayer,don't give up it's well you
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brendi2679 says:Posted: 13 Feb 14
good things don't always come easy......i wish u guys a married life
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busenshi says:Posted: 09 Feb 14
Three years on site without fing yur much.bur at last you are happy smiling after.i hav lean some thing frm you
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Blackbelt411 says:Posted: 09 Feb 14
That brass ring only comes around a few times in a lifetime. Way to go Paul, you reached out and grabbed it. I am happy you once again found love.
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