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        <title>&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;font color=#B0B0B0&amp;gt;Article source: &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;http://www.kabish.com/&amp;quot;&amp;gt;http://www.kabish.com/&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;. Used with author's permission.&amp;lt;/font&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- AdCentsPro --&amp;gt;   &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Do you think online dating is only for the young and the foolish? Not  true! Lots of men and and women of all ages are finding the love of their  life through online dating. I did it and so can you. &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;  &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Oh, No, Single Again!&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; When I separated from husband number three, I was 47 years old and  plenty scared that I would never find a good man to love. I read all those  stories about how a woman over 40 has a better chance of being hit by  lightning than getting married again. It's all nonsense. Your life is  determined by the state of your consciousness.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; When you end an unhappy chapter of your life, it means you've got  some &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;soul-searching and spiritual work&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; to do. If you are willing  to do the work required to heal your emotional hurts and resentments,  you can write a new chapter with a very different ending. I went through  a real Dark Night of the Soul following my third divorce, but I had such  a big, stubborn ego that the only way I was going to learn the lessons I  needed to learn was to be completely humbled.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;I didn't really find my own spiritual truth until I lost everything else. It took  some time, but I eventually &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;turned my life around completely&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; on  every front-health, finances, work, and relationships.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; As you get older, it becomes more difficult to meet eligible men. More  and more people of every age are using online dating to find their  special someone. My story should give you lots of confidence that you  can &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;meet the right man for you&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, no matter what your age or  geographical location. When you're having trouble meeting eligible  prospects in more conventional ways online dating is certainly worth a  try.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; If anyone had a good reason to complain about how hard it was to meet  a good man, it was me. I was over 50, living in a very small mountain  town where most people in my age group were married couples. It's a  community of pickup trucks and blue jeans. The local joke is: If you find  a guy in Big Bear who is still single, he's either in recovery or on parole.  In nearly three years of living there I met a few single men, but no one  that I wanted to date. &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Finding My Soul Mate&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; Two weeks after I moved in to the new house I bought, I met my soul  mate. It all started several months before, when a woman I knew  showed up at church one Sunday with a nice looking, neatly dressed  guy in tow. In a sport coat and slacks, not blue jeanswow!&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; He's not from around here, is he? I asked, Where did you meet him?  &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; On the internet! she replied.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; Are you serious? I gasped! She told me there were lots of nice men in  our age group using the online dating sites and encouraged me to try  the one where they met.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; I put my &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;profile and picture&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; on the website she recommended  and a whole new world opened up to me. Quite a few men contacted  me, and this gave me the opportunity to practice and hone my skills at  determining whether they were worth the time and trouble to actually  meet in person. &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;I was very specific about my basic  requirements in my profile and it amazed me to see how many guys  seemed to just ignore what they read. I stated that I did not want a long  distance relationship. He must live close enough geographically so we  could see each other at least twice a week. I'd get e-mails from New  York, Florida, Texas. I stated flatly no smokers. Then I'd find out in a  phone conversation that the guy smoked! What were they thinking?  Couldn't they read?&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; I did meet several good men and dated them for a period of weeks or  months, but no one really clicked with me. That was all right. It was fun  checking the internet site to see who contacted me, then writing and  talking to lots of different men. Sure, a few were losers or idiots, but most  were just &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;decent men&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; who wanted to meet their special woman  and fall in love. &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; The whole experience restored my faith in the male of the species. I saw  that &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;most men want someone to love&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; just as much as we  women do. They touched my heart and strengthened my resolve to keep  the faith. I  believed with all my heart that my soul mate was out there  looking for me and wanting me as much as I wanted him.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; I read some of the success stories posted on the site and noticed that in  many cases, the &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;woman had made the initial contact.&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; It gave me  the confidence to try my own search instead of just responding to those  who contacted me. I wondered if there might be anyone interesting who  lived anywhere nearby. My search turned up dozens of men who lived  within an hour's drive.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; Something immediately &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;drew me to Stephen's profile.&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; He lived  in a nearby town right at the bottom of the mountain. His face was blurry  in his photo but he was wearing a sleeveless tee shirt, which revealed  his muscular upper arms. I'm a sucker for &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;a great pair of biceps&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;,  so I contacted him by e-mail. In his online dating profile he said he liked  to write poetry, so in the subject line I wrote: &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Your muse awaits.&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;  &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; He was intrigued by my message. He wasn't quite sure what a muse  was and had to look it up in the dictionary. (A muse is someone who is  an inspiration to an artist, especially a poet). He told me later that my  clever, romantic line made his day.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; We wrote back and forth a few times, and then talked on the phone for  several weeks. He sounded rather casual on the phone and I &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;wasn't  sure I wanted to meet him.&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; He was persistent though, and  convinced me to meet him at a coffee house called Grounds for  Enjoyment. Little did I know how prophetic that would turn out to be!&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt; I still didn't know what his face looked like. Oh, but there was no mistake  about those biceps! I assumed his looks would be nothing special  because of the blurry photo. I kept my &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;expectations low and my mind  open&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, so I wouldn't be disappointed, no matter what happened.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;The First Meeting&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; I was waiting outside when he pulled up in his purple Explorer. He got  out and walked toward me and my heart nearly stopped! He was &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;tall,  slim, and extremely good looking&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt;, half-Italian with dark hair and  eyes, an aquiline nose, and strong jaw line. He was wearing a black  leather jacket that immediately reminded me of my old high school  swains back in New Jersey.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; We said hello, and then he impulsively gave me a hug. It caught me off  guard but I liked it, and it was okay with me that he did it.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; We hit it off immediately. We &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;talked for hours&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; that first night.  Before I drove back up the mountain I told him that he felt like family to  me. He reminded me so much of my Italian family back east. Being with  him was easy and comfortable. &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; We dated, got engaged, and then married a year and three months later.  Online dating worked for me better than I could have dreamed!&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; If I had not done all that &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;spiritual work&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; before I met him, none of  this would have come to be. He is so grateful to have a woman in his life  that enjoys being in charge. And I am so grateful to have a man in my  life who accepts and loves me as I am. We've been together five years  now and every day I'm thankful to have such a &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;good man as my  partner&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; in life.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; Great relationships are created through your consciousness (as is  everything else in your life). That's what I know to be true through my  own experience. &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Great love is possible&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; for every one of us so  don't give up! Online dating could be the perfect way for you to meet  your soul mate just as it was for me.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;  Barbara Wright Abernathy helps take-charge women be as successful at  love as they are at work. She's the author of &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Venus On Top: Women  Who Are Born to Lead and the Men Who Love Them.&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; Get your FREE  report3 Biggest Mistakes People Make While Dating at &amp;lt;a target=&amp;quot;_new&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;http://www.free-dating-online-secrets.com&amp;quot;&amp;gt;http://www.free-dating-online-secrets.com&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; </title>
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