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Well, for us Zoosk was a great social tool, you know... that's how we started, from
there things just progressed, we were able to connect on Facebook, and then later through
the cellphone, and eventually in person, and so, you know we are very grateful
that we had Zoosk to start us off that way. When I joined Zoosk I was definitely not trying
to get a serious relationship or date anybody, I was just trying to maybe meet some new friends,
but Manny wrote to me so that all changed. First thing when I came across her profile:
I saw her pictures, I thought she was drop dead gorgeous, and then I read her profile
and it was a very sincere, genuine, down to earth, and so I thought I'd give it a try,
send her a message, and she responded. What I saw in Manny's first message was a
very genuine guy: he was polite and it seemed like he took time to actually write to me,
and want to get to know me and that's what made me want to write to him.
I had actually never been on another dating site, so when I came across Zoosk I thought
it'd be exciting to try it out, and sure enough it was.
What I like about Zoosk was that it was really simple and easy to use, it wasn't difficult,
you just put up a profile and you just start connecting with different people.
We actually corresponded for two months before we actually went on a date: he wrote to me
and told me that he wasn't sure if I was interested in meeting him; and I told him
I was, I was just a little nervous, and so I decided to just go for it, and we decided
to set up a date for the next week. Live music, nice food, some drinks, good conversation,
it was awesome. From the minute we saw each other and we started
talking, we just wanted to be around each other, we wanted to keep seeing each other,
we wanted to keep getting to know each other, and it was just instinct, it was a spark that
we just felt automatically. Just from the eye contact, and the conversation,
the smiles, everything, it just felt right, you know
From his profile I knew that he could sing, and that he played music. Maybe within like
two-three months of us dating and having fallen in love with each other, for my birthday he
surprised me and wrote me my first song. Everything's ok, everything's all right,
'cause when you look my way, girl I see the light
Six months after we started dating, when he got diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma, it
was heartbreaking. Especially with the previous relationship that I had, and having finally
found an amazing man, and what I had always been looking for in life. It was probably
one of the hardest moments in my life, but at the same time I couldn't imagine not being
with him at that moment and supporting him through whatever he had to go through.
It was very depressing but she was always there with so much positivity and love no
matter what, and she was like a rock for me, you know: something that gave me hope to
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Once I was ready to propose I wanted to use this song that was always special to me: I
always told myself and when I find the one, I wanna sing her this song, and I did so;
it had to be a spectacle, though. Without question the woman for me we'll
be happy as husband and wife. Zoosk Review
The best memory of our wedding I would have to say would be the vows: there was a point
in the vows where he got choked up, in the part where it says "in sickness and in health".
The advice that I would give to people on Zoosk would be: don't force it, just take
your time, I wasn't even looking for it and I found Manny.
Yeah, I agree, don't force it, just be yourself: you know, there is definitely someone for
you, just take your time. I had never thought that a dating website
could actually help, but the way that Zoosk was set up, it made me believe in dating
websites, and having met Manny even more so. He is honestly the man of my dreams, no matter
how cliche that sounds, but he honestly is an angel and a dream come true.
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