Jeff and Nancy were on opposite sides of the country, but through CatholicMatch thought they could be of mutual support to each other. Both had gone through the annulment process and both were ready to start anew.
“Jeff had seen a post I made on the divorce support forum,” Nancy said. It resulted in him taking her profile questionnaire and her checking out his profile.
“I got his humor and felt very comfortable responding, she recalled. “We exchanged a few cordial emails over the next few days and began to enjoy our correspondence.”
That initial exchange in January 2011 wasn’t seen as being more than platonic. With her living in SoCal and him in North Carolina, it seemed that was the likely path God was calling them. Ironically, the relaxed sense that created between the two enabled conversations to flow more freely. The irony grew when Nancy made some profile recommendations, the better to help Jeff find his ideal woman.
A feature of CatholicMatch at the time was the ability to post videos. It wasn’t something that was commonly done, but Jeff was one of those that took advantage. The 48-year-old was more comfortable in general with the reading of body language rather than the reading of words, and it turned out the video drew Nancy closer to him.
“I was able to hear his voice and southern accent,” Nancy told CatholicMatch. “I saw his mannerisms and most of all I saw the sincerity and honesty in his eyes. Oh Jeffrey, I thought to myself What have you done?” What he had done was persuade Nancy of something. The 47-year-old graphic designer was going for Jeffrey herself.
