Sue & Dave's story:
Sue's and my Great Expectations experience has been truly remarkable. Having the same ultimate goal of finding a lifetime partner; we have come from completely different journeys.
After a 26 year marriage and a little more than 2 years of separation and divorce, I was ready to find a friend first and hopefully a partner second. The typical negative internet experiences and casually meeting someone on my own had me very anxious.
Sue had been out on her own for 2 1/2 years as a single woman with a few bad relationship experiences. She pproached Great Expectations /Charlotte office with some optimism, but was also reconciled to spend the rest of her life without a partner.
I was very impressed with the counselors' obvious attempts to get to know me and my wishes once I joined. I picked a handful of women, but contacted none of them due to a life altering experience that caused me to freeze my profile despite being a brand new member.
Sue joined during my short hiatus. When I decided that I was ready to venture out, my Great Expectations counselor told me about Sue as a new member whose profile I had not seen yet. I read her profile and added her to the top of my list.
Sue accepted my reuest to communicate. After a few phone conversations, we met and knew we had both met someone special. Ten months later we are deeply committed to each other and still giddy about the remarkable circumstances surrounding how we met each other.
Having exceeded our expectations with the first dating experience as members, we realize that we are a unique story. However, we feel that our experience is a great example of what can happen with the Great Expectations program.
As our relationship continues to climb to new heights, Sue and I will always be indebted to Great Expectations and the counselor who recommended Sue to me as some one she thought would be a great match for me!
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