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Was the right guy really out there somewhere? I use to ask myself this all the time. I had heard from people I worked with that online dating was really hot. I even worked with a girl who married a man she met through Yahoo! Personals.

At the time, I thought to myself, "You have to be nuts to meet perfect strangers online," but my friend's experience made me curious. So one night I was sitting at my computer and I looked up Yahoo! Personals. I was amazed at the enormous amount of men who were out there searching for a special someone -- just like me!

After two abusive marriages I thought, why not give online dating whirl. I put my profile up with a few recent photos. The next day, after I got home from work, I had 27 emails from men who wanted to meet me. I was stunned and thrilled.

A date every weekend

Well, for the next year I was hooked. I had a date every weekend and then some. I made so many good friends. I had a short serious time with one guy, but realized he was a little too young and wasn't who I wanted for my future.

Then I came across Wayne. I loved what he had to say about himself and he was extremely nice looking. I sent him an email and that night I got a response. We emailed back and forth for a few days and then exchanged phone numbers. We talked for three hours on our first phone call. I couldn't wait to meet him.

One night after work I was cleaning the kitchen and Wayne called me and said he was going to this really cool place that had a patio jazz thing going on. He said, "Can you meet me in an hour?" I thought to myself, "OK, it is a Wednesday night, I have to be up for work at 4:00 a.m., but the hell with it." I really wanted to meet this guy. When I arrived I called his cell phone and he met me outside. As I walked up to him he had this big smile and took my hand and led me inside. He was gorgeous. We danced and talked the night away. There was truly something special about this man.

"Sometime" in date-speak

The next day I sent Wayne and email and told him I had a great time and to call me, "sometime." I didn't know that "sometime" in date-speak meant I had a good time but not a great time! A few days went by and I wondered why he had not called. (I didn't know then that I missed call he made to me the day after our first date.)

The next week, on Thursday night, I was getting ready for a date with another guy I met on Yahoo! and he called at the last minute and canceled on me. I was all ready to go out and thought to myself, I'll give Wayne a call and see what he is doing. We decided to meet at this nightclub and once again, we had a fantastic time. I ask him why he had not called. He said he had called. Then he explained what "sometime" meant. What a misunderstanding!

He invited me to a come see his band play at an outdoor party to be held the next weekend. I love a man who can play a guitar! When I arrived at the party, a little nervous because I didn't know, I walked into the backyard and there was Wayne, walking through the yard with a cordless mike playing a mandolin.

"Just a Dream"

My heart skipped a thousand beats as he walked over to me with a big smile, still playing, "Just a Dream," by R.E.M. It was as though everyone had disappeared from the earth and we were the only two people left.

After that night, we spent everyday together. I was in pure heaven. I never believed in "soul mates," but if they existed, this had to be what it was like. This man became by best friend. Four months later we were planning a trip with friends to Puerto Rico and thought, "Why not? This would sure make a nice honeymoon."

Two weeks later we went to a justice of peace and got married. Everyone thought we were crazy, but we knew in our hearts that we would always be together. Wayne even told me that he had planned to never marry again after the insane seven years he spent with his ex-wife (he had been divorced for two months when we met). Wayne told me I changed his whole world and that there was something remarkable about me. He said he knew that if he didn't hold on to me, he would regret it for the rest of his life.

Now we have been married for more than two years and we are still totally in love -- and we're the best of friends. Not even one fight or argument. All I have to say to anyone out there who is skeptical about taking a chance to meet someone online, don't let another second pass; you could be missing the best years of your life.

Tips from Patricia

• Don't be afraid to give online dating a try, it could be the beginning of a whole new life. It was for me.
• Ladies, if you are meeting a new person always let someone know where you are going to be. I myself even had a friend call me about two hours after I left to meet a guy just be sure everything was all right.
• Don't be afraid to send emails to a man first. That is what I did and now I have the greatest guy in the world to show for it.

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