Well, Matt and I met the old fashioned way...on the internet. Luckily that statement won't raise too many eyebrows as it's 2012 and people are finally coming out of the closet about online dating. It never bothered me. I've always been pretty open about my online dating escapades...the good, the bad, and the very very ugly. But come on...I was 35, no kids, and the only single girl in my group of friends. It was the only option. I embraced the experience.

At the time when I met Matt, I had just come out of one of said "ugly" situations. So one evening, I activated my online profile and started to peruse the new users; and there he was, MFulls. He was so cute, wrote well, and I loved how sweetly he spoke about his son. I couldn't help but send him a message. I never expected to get one back, but the next day, I got one. We went back and forth about a week, graduated to the phone, and eventually set up a date. 

Dating Matt was like nothing I'd ever experience. It was easy and fun. He welcomed me into his world. He let me be a part of his son Kyle's life. He trusted me. I could be 100% Lucy, and that was fine with him. Needless to say, I fell very quickly.

Every day with Matt is better than the day before. Since that first date, I have laughed every day. He has been unwavering in his support, and has celebrated the highs with me, and supported me through the lows. It is love that I never knew I could have. He is such a gift to me, and I am so grateful to have him and Kyle in my life.

It was a cold rainy night when she shuffled into the bar.  She was crying drenched with rain and her make-up was running down her face.  The contents of her purse spilled out onto the floor as she looked for her driver’s license and her cell phone to call a cab.  I could see the terror on her face and I wanted to help....

Ok, that isn't how we met.  For several years I had lowered myself to meeting girls at bars, so after several bad experiences, I decided against that practice.  I turned to internet dating.  I wasn't too keen on the idea, but being a shy person, I felt like I was left with no other alternative to meet people.  I dabbled in a free web site and a paid web site off and on for a while.  I met a lot of people while internet dating.  I had some one time dates, some small one sided "relationships", and I met a few crazy people.  I was really down and had lost all confidence in the opposite sex.  I decided to basically give up on dating, take a huge step back, and just enjoy being a single parent.

That all changed when TxChick74 emailed me out of the blue.  I will admit, I was a little bit excited.  Not overly excited for the reasons I stated above.  I decided I would just take this one very slow and not have any expectations.  At one time I even blew her off.  We finally connected on the phone and really hit it off.  From there, we decided to actually meet up for a date.  What was supposed to be a simple date turned into a night on the town and we haven't looked back.  We have seen and/or talked on the phone to each other every day since.

Even though I was skeptical at first, I must admit, never in my wildest dreams did I realize you can experience love of this magnitude.  Relationships are a lot of give and take and a lot of compromise, but with Lucy, it doesn't feel that way.  There was no work involved, we are able to be ourselves and enjoy each other, for the good and the bad.

Lucy was a gift to me and my family.  She has stepped in and become a loving stepmother to Kyle, and great support system for my mother in a time of need, and she has been my rock, my conscious, she had been the sensible one....she has been the love I have been seeking for a lifetime, and I am grateful every day for her.