Pipeline to Engagement

Margaret Ferreira:

Michael was my last referral and I was his first. We hit it off right away. When he first called me, we talked for three and a half hours! We started out talking a bit about ourselves and our backgrounds. I tried to tell him who I was and what I did, but when I got to the part about my Dad being a plumber, that was it! His father is a plumber and he's a plumber who works with his Dad. He gets his master's license in plumbing this year. Since then, it has been a never ending story.

Still, I was a little nervous on our first date. We met at TGI Fridays and it was a rainy night. He was such a gentleman. He paid for dinner and opened my door when we went to the movies. We had a great conversation at dinner. We just hit it off.

In less than a month, we were having dinner with our families. Our Dad's love each other! Two plumbers together, what can I say! It was a nice warm feeling. My nieces and nephews love him to death. He is such a family-oriented guy; it is just wonderful.

I come from a huge family, I am the youngest of six. He is the youngest of two. That's a big difference, but we all get along very well. It was Father's Day 2006 when he met the whole, entire family. Ever since, whenever my little niece sees me, it's "Where's Mike?" We have all come together so nicely.

Even our engagement August 31, was a family affair. He called my Dad for permission, which is so romantic and old-fashioned. Then, we went to a restaurant with eight of his family members. He went down on his knee and asked me in front of his family!

We are getting married Nov. 7 of next year and it is going to be big!

I felt like The Right One knew me better than I knew myself. I could have never found someone this great on my own. I work such a busy life in a hospital in patient access. I am 30 and Michael is 31, we are eight months apart, and we have so much in common. He understands me so well. The Right One brought me to Michael and I knew he was the right one to take care of me.

I wanted a safe way to meet someone. My previous fiancé had died suddenly of heart failure. It took me a year to really say, "I need to do something." I don't like to be alone and I believe he would have wanted me to move on. That is why I joined The Right One. That is part of my life, and a phase of my life. I had to be honest with Michael about it and I said "I am not trying to scare you, I just want you to know." Michael totally understands.

I felt very safe with The Right One. I don't trust the online with what this world is now. It is just horrible and I am not taking any chances. I felt comfortable with the people at The Right One and they made me feel better about who I was dating. You can't judge a book by its cover , when you meet people, so it was nice to have them screen for me. Every guy I met there was very nice, just no chemistry, until Michael. I am still good friends with some of the guys I dated and keep in touch. It is a great way to meet people.

What is funny is --- I worked with his cousin for three years. It is such a small world! Yet, she is his first cousin and never introduced us. We laid it on her head because we had to pay to meet each other!