Hi, I’m Date Girl and the lovely folks at Speeddate.com have asked me to share with you all the story of how I met my fiance Match. As my wedding day fast approaches, I can’t help but look back at where it all started, two years ago.

After months of being single and playing the field, I decided I was finally ready to date someone seriously. I was so tired of the game playing and all of the other crap that goes along with dating. Through the encouragement of a few friends, I decided to try online dating, where it seemed people were trying to find their right one, instead of their right now.

I signed up on a Sunday night on a whim, and by Monday I was already discouraged. It was a 3 day trial so I decided I’d give it the final day and then I’d just delete my profile. I was getting messages from old guys, or super shy guys. For as nice as they were, I just don’t want to date any more shy men. I want an outgoing guy who can carry on a conversation.

Tuesday rolled around, and I got a message in my inbox. He said, “wow you seem like an incredible girl  . I like what you had to say in your profile and i would love to chat sometime. If you are interested let me know. if not that is fine too. either way I hope you enjoy the beautiful weather.

There was something so nice about that simple paragraph, so I clicked on his profile. I was greeted with a picture of a Greek god. It was a guy with his shirt off, exposing his incredibly sculpted shirtless chest. I was kind of turned off by the fact that it was his main picture, but I looked at the others he had posted. He had a really cute face, with a contagious smile.

His pictures were silly, he even had one where he was wearing mini short shorts and a wig. His profile was so similar to mine I couldn’t believe it. We had even worded some sentences the same. I messaged him back, and right away he replied. We exchanged screen names and started talking online.

Before I knew it we’d talked the afternoon away and we’d exchanged cell numbers. There was just something different about him; he was so easy to talk to and the conversations just flowed. As I drove home from work he called.

Wednesday was a repeat of Tuesday, with enthusiastic instant messages and witty banter flying across the internet. We decided we should meet, and made plans to go on a date for Friday. I told him I was going to my usual karaoke spot that night, and he had plans to hang with friends at a local pub.

I got out to the karaoke spot and I was in a great mood. I just couldn’t stop smiling and I found myself replaying my conversations with Match Guy in my head all evening. I had just finished a song and sat down next to a karaoke buddy of mine when I got a text from Match.

He asked how karaoke was going and said he was bored and didn’t feel like going home yet. I don’t know if it was the slight buzz I had or just instinct, but I invited him to come out. I figured it was a well populated place, with people I knew, and it was safe. What better place to meet a guy than this?

It was also casual and non threatening for him, instead of a dinner. He showed up right when I was rocking the mic to “I’m Just a Girl” by No Doubt. I saw him in the doorway out of the corner of my eye and I knew right away it was him. He looked better than he did in the pictures which was saying a lot!

It was so easy, right away I felt like we already knew each other. We found a corner in the lounge and sat really close together talking and joking around as if we were old friends. Everything was so comfortable, and I didn’t feel at all hesitant or shy like I typically would on a first date. I was just myself and didn’t try to be someone I wasn’t just to impress him. I was just me.

When I got home, Match texted me that the night was a tease because now he has to wait all the way till Friday to meet me. I couldn’t believe this gorgeous, funny guy was saying this stuff about me. I went to sleep with the biggest smile on my face.

We were pretty much inseparable after that. We went on our first official date the next day, and by the next week we were an official couple. When my friends met him they said they just knew there was something special about him. He proposed a year and a half later, and we’re getting married in September.

Before I met Match I was lonely, bitter and so sick of the dating game. I almost didn’t take the risk and put myself out there. Imagine what I would have been missing if I hadn’t gone online! Here we are two years later, and I’ve never been happier in my life. He is my best friend and my other half.

We asked Date Girl what advice she had for our readers. “The best dating advice I can give is to put yourself out there,” she said. “Don’t be afraid to take that risk and get to know someone. Be yourself on your date and drop the game playing. You never know when you could be meeting your very own Match : ).”

Date Girl is the blogger of “Date Girl Diaries.”

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