Kaye and Terry were both faithful Catholics who had gone though pain in previous relationships and had been looking to start fresh. They each found out about CatholicMatch in their parish bulletin. Little did they know it they were in the same Jacksonville-area parish and it would only take a single word to start a special relationship.
This past May, 38-year-old Kaye joined the site as a free member and got an array of emotigrams and messages. She waded through the profiles of those that sent, waiting to see if there was anything that would inspire her to become a full member.
She came to 50-year-old Terry, who had sent her a message. “Now this guy is cute,” she recalled thinking to herself. And his profile, which shared his old-fashioned values and desire for a “nice Catholic girl,” was compelling. Kaye took out a full membership and opened the message. It contained one word—“Hey.”
Great things come from small beginnings, and though Kaye was a little disappointed in the message, she still like Terry and decided to proceed. She picked out the part of his profile where he said this was his first time on a dating website and not a venue he ever expected to be using.
“I just mentioned it was my second attempt at online dating,” Kaye told CatholicMatch. It was the type of low-key, friendly opening message that opens doors when the situation was right. And this one was right.
After further communication online, Terry asked her to meet him at a Starbucks. Kaye admitted she kept finding reasons to not meet him, until a friend persuaded her otherwise. “I had nothing to lose and could end up making a friend, which is a good thing,” Kaye acknowledged realizing. So at the end of June they got together for coffee. It was here they found out they both attended the same parish, just at different times.
After experiencing past heartbreak, Terry & Kaye followed the broken road to each other.
