This story is published on AOL Personals.  Lori is living her dream after learning a valuable lesson about what True Love looks like!  I know you will enjoy her story!

Drew and Lori met on Match.com and they went on one date. “He just wasn’t my type,” said Lori. “I wanted a corporate guy, who wore suits and lived in Manhattan. This guy was a chiropractor and showed up wearing jeans and sneakers. Although he did bring roses.” According to Lori, the date went well, but Drew didn’t meet any of her criteria. So, she didn’t call him back and continued on with her life.

Lori describes the next three years of her life as a time of transition. Lori began to realize that her “list” wasn’t helping her find the man of her dreams. “Slowly,” Lori said, “I began to date men who didn’t fit the list or what I believed was my type.” Lori began to open up to new people and new experiences and three years later, when Drew contacted her again she was ready. “I hadn’t forgotten him,” Lori said. “He had the same birthday as my sister.” And Lori’s own chiropractor knew about Drew. She had never really forgotten him.

Drew found her profile again on Match.com and wrote her a message telling her that he still thought about her and asking her why she hadn’t called him back. Lori responded with a “flirtatious” message and they agreed to go out on a date. The Friday, when Drew came to pick her up, he was wearing jeans and sneakers and carrying roses. Lori laughs at the memory. “He still wears jeans! I can’t break him of that habit.” During their date, Lori told Drew about how she hadn’t felt ready at the time to date someone she described as “the type of man you marry.” But now, the timing was perfect.

Drew was determined not to let Lori go. On their fifth date they went skiing in Vail, Colorado. On their 14th date, Drew took Lori to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, where he proposed. “We were stuck on the plane leaving New York for almost four hours and when we got there we discovered our luggage was lost, so for four days we had not clothes,” said Lori. “But we still had fun anyway and I knew that this was the man for me, because even stuck on the airplane and wearing day-old clothes, we still laughed and had a good time.” Nine weeks after they started dating a second time, Lori and Drew were engaged.

As Lori looks back on their whirlwind courtship three years in the making, she notes that had they tried to date that first time they met, their relationship would not have worked. “Love is all about timing. I needed time to become the person who I am now.” Since marrying Drew, Lori’s life has gone a completely different direction. She laughs happily when she talks about it. “I went from being a single, PR executive, living in Manhattan to a stay-at-home mom, living in Brooklyn.” It’s a lot of change, but Lori says she was ready for it.

Lori now writes a dating column for SingleEdition and has her own blog at LoriBizz.com. The No. 1 thing Lori tells people who come to her for advice is this: “Lose your list; and if you can’t lose it at least be willing to compromise on a few things.” Lori sincerely believes that lists hold people back from finding the love that is right in front of them in jeans and sneakers. Trust her, she knows.
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In a competitive match in my early golf days, my opponent commented right before I hit my shot, “That sure is a narrow opening up there between those traps.”  Fortunately, I put it on the green in spite of her jab.  Not sure why it is so, but women players can be pretty wicked to beginners.

When I decided to take lessons and improve my golf game, I made a specific plan to get my game into shape.  I loved to practice.  Being at the chipping green at the end of the day and honing my shots was heaven on earth to me.  The women at my club pretty much thought it was odd that I actually practiced more than I played. continue

This message was sent to my http://Meetup.com group The Law Of Attraction and Soul Mates. We meet in San Diego and have a meeting this Saturday. For more info check out http://LOAinLove.com

Enjoy:

“My firm belief is that when a MAN meets a WOMAN that HE really, *really* likes, then HE will move heaven and earth to be with HER.

A quick phone call to say “hi” will not be a task HE has to try to find time to fit into HIS incredibly busy day of working and sitting through meetings HE doesn’t even want to attend, but an exciting, joy-filled moment purposefully snatched to bring sanity and reason to why HE is putting up with all the other BS.

Spending some time together will be something that becomes a priority simply because it brings HIM great happiness. No other reason needed. HIS need and willingness to shower HER with love, affection, and attention (or just be in HER space), to make HER feel special and cared for (liked, loved, whatever), will be in the forefront of HIS mind throughout HIS day, because seeing HER smile and hearing the happiness and excitement in HER voice is a measure of success HE lives by.

HE will be HER greatest cheerleader in life, certain SHE can walk on water with beauty, grace, and ease and HE will forever stand by HER side reminding HER how talented, brilliant, and accomplished SHE is and always will be.

And simply looking in HER eyes will remind HIM how special HE is to HER.

And, without a doubt, for ALL OF THE ABOVE, SHE will be all of that and more to HIM.”

Beautifully written, Thanks Tom!

On Oprah today I watched as she did a segment on the women living in Copenhagen, Denmark. I was struck by the comments of one particular woman.  She is tall, lean, blonde, 44 years old and enjoying her singleness.

Denmark has been named by researchers as the happiest country in the world.  There is free health care, free college (as a matter of fact, students are actually paid to attend college), a year paid maternity leave and four years support if you lose your job.

How is this paid for?  A 50% tax rate. Yet these beautiful women that Oprah interviewed were glowing with happiness.  The 44 year old single woman commented that because she is financially secure, she doesn’t need to be married to be happy.  Oprah described how different it is in the States were women obsess over being married.  Or better said, they obsess about GETTING married not being married.

That really got me to thinking.  I have two friends who are desperate to be married.  Beautiful, intelligent….actually tall, lean blondes in their thirties who are so anxious about NOT being married that they are a wreck. continue

It never fails.  The moment a woman really gets it, the moment she realizes that there are countless opportunities to meet great men in golf, the opportunities for some innocent flirtation and fun pop out of the woodwork.  How can you capitalize on all that great opportunity just waiting for you to jump in?  It is not as hard as you think. continue