In honor of the wedding (and because I felt like I wanted to write it), I thought I'd share our story from two singles to KC squared :)
Let's backtrack about 2 years to a single Kristen, living in Philadelphia, enjoying time with friends and family. Kevin's living at his parent's house after finishing his Master's degree and working a crazy schedule at a warehouse facility.
A few of my friends were talking about online dating, over a few beers at the local bar. Online dating was everywhere: on TV commercials, in radio ads and even billboards driving up and down I-95. I had dabbled in online dating before, mostly through Yahoo Personals, but it always felt cheesy to me - sort of it's own version of MySpace (Does that still exist??)
My dear friend C wanted to try speed dating, where the participants are thrown into a bar and given minutes to talk to each person. She asked me if I wanted to participate and the thought terrified me. That was WAY too up close and impersonal. I politely declined her invitation but encouraged her to try it out because it might just be her speed (She did and it wasn't)
I went home that night, grabbed my laptop, sat in bed and started to surf the web. I knew of eHarmony & Match.com but I had never tried them. So in a moment of pure abandon, I signed up for eHarmony.
Let's fast forward through the crazy men, the ones with Mommy issues, the ones with ex-wife issues and the ones generally unfit for coupledom. I exchanged emails, went on some dates, did some dumb things (not THAT dumb!) and generally felt a little defeated. There's only so many times you can introduce yourself and talk about everything and anything.
Then one night, it all changed.........
STAY TUNED!
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