Joanne could feel the big 3-0 approaching, and the 28-year-old from the Indianapolis area knew she had already overcome a lot of life’s obstacles. She was looking for the fairy tale ending. And while such doesn’t really exist until one arrives on Heaven, Joanne is optimistic that she’s on the right track thanks to a flourishing relationship with her new boyfriend Eric.
Eric is 32-years-old and also from the Indianapolis area. It was right at the point when Joanne was going to give up on her subscription to CatholicMatch that he saw her profile and reached out. “I truly believe in my heart that God arranged for us to meet,” she said. If it’s true that God often acts at the 11th Hour, he surely did so in this case.
This past Christmas was when Eric & Joanne met for the first time. In spite of their proximity, it’s unlikely—in fact Joanne says probably impossible—that they would have met without an online connection. When they did finally get together they saw how much they shared—not just the prerequisite of faith that grounds a relationship, but the common interests that elevate it to a new level.
“We have an amazing aura of energy around us when we are together,” Joanne told CatholicMatch. And they’ve shared plenty of time together to allow that energy to work. “Christmas, New Year’s, St. Patrick’s Day, Easter, Memorial Day & the Fourth of July,” she said enthusiastically, marking the holidays that they’ve spent together.
This past February's Super Bowl in Indianapolis is just one of many festive events Eric & Joanne have attended together.
