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At Match.com, we’re excited for all our success couples. [...] I called all my friends to make sure that they knew where I was (hey, you never know who is out there). [...] As soon as I signed up, the emails started coming in, but there were none that really caught my attention… until I got Paul’s note. [...] He had also been through a divorce recently and we did seem to have similar interests, so we finally made arrangements to have coffee. [...] It was nothing really, just a nice email that said he thought we had a lot in common and that he’d like to know more about me. [1]
Etymology: ME macche < OFr mesche, wick of a candle, match < VL *micca, prob. [2]
I figured that, if anything, I would appease my friend and have fun browsing around all the profiles. [...] So don’t be shy, send us your success story! [...] I never would have met the love of my life if it was not for Match.com. [...] I always told people that it would take someone to knock me over the head several times with a ton of bricks to get my attention. [1]
A candidate for matrimony; one to be gained in marriage. [...] Anything used for catching and retaining or communicating fire, made of some substance which takes fire readily, or remains burning some time; esp., a small strip or splint of wood dipped at one end in a substance which can be easily ignited by friction, as a preparation of phosphorus or chlorate of potassium. [3]
She had gone there to buy some paint, and by the time she got me off the phone, they had closed and she had to come back the next day for her paint. [...] I called her when she was in the Lowe’s parking lot ready to go in, and we talked for over an hour, laughing and getting to know each other more. [...] After a couple emails, she gave me her cell number. [1]
Sources:
[1] Match.com Success Site
[2] match - Definition of match at YourDictionary.com
[3] Match Definition | Definition of Match at Dictionary.com