Steve and Em were two young adults committed to their faith, and both dedicated to their career goals. Steve was in training to be an insurance agent and Em was in her residency towards becoming a surgeon. These admirable traits left them one problem—there was precious little time to meet that special someone.
“I never had any time for dating,” Em recalled. “I was happy, working hard, but I wanted more. I never felt I was supposed to go through this life’s journey alone.”
Em wasn’t the only one who noticed—her mother called around Valentine’s Day 2012 and offer to pay for her subscription to CatholicMatch. “I was very skeptical,” Em admitted. “But didn’t want to disappoint my mother.”
Steve didn’t have the same skepticism toward online dating. He had put his profile up on several different sites, and even though success hadn’t been forthcoming, he liked being able to find out basic compatibility questions without wasting a lot of time in the process. When he saw a CatholicMatch ad in his parish bulletin, he decided to try it out.
Em might have had her doubts as to whether this online dating thing would work, but she made sure to put every effort into giving it a chance. She crafted her profile with great care, filling out every section and uploading ten photos. She got online a few times a week and had some basic correspondence. Nothing really clicked, but Em was doing the legwork that makes ultimate success possible.
Prior to their first date, Steve and Em had shared with each other the things most important to them.
