Alicia knew what she wanted from life, but the 25-year-old living in northwest Ohio wasn’t certain CatholicMatch was the place where she was going to find it. The oldest of four siblings, Alicia knew she wanted marriage, children of her own and that faith would always be first, but it was with reluctance that she checked out CatholicMatch.
“I wasn’t really into it,” she admitted. “The prospect of meeting someone Catholic sparked my interest, but God’s plan was different.” Alicia created her profile, but stayed as a free member until her heart was in it.
Unbeknownst to her, the profile was viewed by a non-member. 22-year-old Roberto was also deciding whether he wanted to join and while it would be a stretch to say viewing her profile made him instantly fall in love, the prospect of meeting women like her didn’t hurt the cause of his signing up.
Over the course of the ensuing years, Alicia’s mindset began to change and she decided to become a full member. Roberto sent her a message. After reading his profile she didn’t hesitate to reply. With both of them online, they moved to the chat system and before they knew it, literally hours had gone by. Something special was underway. “God waited until we were both ready,” Alicia told CatholicMatch.
The couple set up nightly chats and after two weeks they exchanged phone numbers, beginning frequent talking and texting. He was living just east of Columbus, in the central part of the state—not long-distance, but less conducive to a quick get-together.
When Roberto did come to visit, Alicia was concerned that maybe they had run out of things to talk about. “That was SO not true,” she recalled. “We found even more things to talk about and enjoyed each other's company more than we both expected.”
The prospect of a wedding toast is very much alive in Roberto & Alicia's future.
