My Story and How I meet my Filipina.....The Love of My Life !!

[cjmc 10]

My Story- I had gotten a divorce and was in the dating game here in the Seattle area and was getting very frustrated over the opportunities.... :-(

I was whining in my office one day... about how disappointing my options were....

One of my co-works (a Filipino Man) asked me if I had an open mind about dating....I said "yes"... so he pulls out of his pocket a picture of a Filipina that lives in the Manila area who was the cousin of a co-worker of his from his 2nd job at Costco.

So I get connected up with this lady on FB and we start communicating for hours at a time every day....I am sure you all know how that goes...... :-)

Our upfront agreement was to just be ourselves and tell all with the utmost of honesty so that we could see if we were compatible and would want to move forward in a relationship.

After a few weeks of very positive conversation, I decided I wanted to go meet her in the Philippines so I booked a flight.

It was then that she told be about her two young children...... was that ever a shock....!!!! She had deceived me...I had told her in the very beginning that I had already done the kid thing, they were raised and gone and I was not interested in raising anymore.

She had lied to me and tried to put me in a position to come and see her anyway.....her reasoning was that when we were finally together that she would be able to convince me to accept her and her kids..... "not" !!!

I was devastated over all this.....

I was talking to another very good friend of mine, Bill (My Scuba Dive Instructor from over 20 years ago) who had been very happily married to a Filipina for over 16 years. I shared with him all about what had happened....he told me that his wife (MaryAnn) might have some ideas for me...

Backing up a bit......Bill had a house here in Seattle and also one in Angeles City North of Manila. 9 years ago, he was actively teaching diving in the Philippines and asked me if I wanted to come down and do some diving....I said yes and then put together a trip with my then current girl friend and some other local divers.

So, we went to the Philippines and went diving with a group of divers that Bill had put together, little did I know at that time, my future wife was also on that trip....and was Bill's sister-in-law....

So I was reconnected with Dahlia after 9 years and both of us have been full speed ahead with each other ever since....She had been working in Abu Dhabi for 7 years when we connected again and she agreed to fly and meet me in the Philippines so that the flight I had booked would not be wasted.

We both took a chance....we spent over a week together on the island of Palawan and had a great time...... it was at first sight....it was not work at all to be together...it was so easy, we got along extremely well and accented each other in our personalities. I had never felt this way about anyone.....she actually cared about me in a very sincere way...I could feel it in her actions...in her touch...

True love is a two way street....and needs to be unconditional from both parties for it to work......for the first time in my life, I felt like I had true love coming back to me

After 9 days....I proposed to her in front of her whole family in Angeles City..... was I ever hooked !!!!

As time has marched forward, our bond has only strengthened......she moved back to Angeles City from Abu Dhabi and we have been planning ever since trying to make the wedding bells happen for both of us.

This site and everyone on it have been a great help in moving us forward and we will be forever grateful to all of you.

Here's to the best results and happiness to everyone

Cheers,

cjmc

[six7one 17]

Great story!

[X Factor 1,112]

Awesome ~ I have been married for about 8 months to my sweet Filipina and it has been heavenly. It is a first marriage for both of us.