Jamie’s reasons for selecting our site were a little more tangible. He reveals that he signed up specifically to “find a beautiful black woman, because I was too shy to approach one!” Jamie put his chances of achieving his goal at about 50/50. And even those iffy odds were colored by the power of positive thinking. “I was being optimistic,” he notes.
The move from phone call to in-person meeting was made quickly. “We had exchanged numbers and I just wanted to see what we had, face to face,” says Dara. Jamie was quickly convinced himself. “When I heard her voice, I was a wrap — sold,” he laughs.
The often awkward-first date just didn’t play out that way — not with these two. “He was so gorgeous,” gushes Dara. Jamie summarizes his first impression with “Wow!” He was a little rattled by his date’s grace and charm. Dara noticed. “He was so nervous!” she remembers fondly. The two shared “hours of conversation” before reluctantly calling it a night. “We didn’t want to part!” Dara says.
One thing led to another and eventually, Jamie got down on one knee. More or less… “He just asked repeatedly,” giggles Dara when asked exactly how her beau proposed. Jamie elaborates, “I didn’t want to be without her.” When she said yes, his spirits soared. “I’m the happiest man in the world,” he says gratefully.