Jeffrey came to CatholicMatch with high standards. The 26-year-old was in the Army and had just finished a two-year tour of duty in Korea. But Jessica, two years younger and living near Philadelphia, was no less insistent, when it came to wanting someone who knew something about chivalry and even more about his Catholic faith.
She was a little leery on filling out her profile, openly telling her CatholicMatch suitors that it was not something she was particularly good at, but that “maybe I’ll say something fascinating to charm you.” It worked on Jeffrey.
Jeffrey opened communication, but since he was stationed in Virginia at the time, he felt the 2.5 hour drive distance between them would end up being prohibitive. But when he was on a trip to see a friend and his sister, he called up Jessica to see if she’d like to meet up on his drive back south.
Everything clicked on that first date. “We hung out outside the Starbucks well after closing hours, despite the 2.5 hour drive still ahead of me,” said Jeffrey.
Jeffrey & Jessica at the Army-Navy game in Philly.
