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Balletomane123

66 - Bury-St-Edmunds, Suffolk, England

I am a genuine fun loving person with a positive attitude. I enjoy several hobbies including ballet and Spanish....

AllIeverWanted

63 - Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

I am well travelled, interested in culture, art, architecture, music, songwriting. I’ve been heavily involved...

Cooper26

64 - Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England

I like to think I have a really positive outlook on life and try to include both humour and kindness in what I...

Rubixqueen

57 - Haywards Heath, West Sussex, England

Life has treated me well, and I’m making the most of it. I’m warm, independent and adventurous, with a curious...

Mach1X

69 - Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

I still have a passion to get the best out of life every day whether it be work, travel or spending time with...

Edward_Lewis

68 - Warwick, Warwickshire, England

Thoroughly nice chap, happy in his own skin, easy going, uncomplicated, good company, well spoken, kind. Looking...

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I met a lovely woman on my first date through the site and we immediately hit it off, there is a definite spark and we can both see a long term relationship going forward.

Ian, 06 November 2025

The profile process is great, and very thorough, and being specific about what you're looking for makes it easy to see who's a match for you. We had a 90% match rate, and once we started talking it was clear that we were destined to be together, and this platform gave us the nudge we both needed. I can't thank you enough, I can honestly say that I have never been happier.

Carol, 07 September 2025

I was about to give up when I saw a single photo of a lady who seems to be my soul mate and who had just joined this site. We met for three dates but knew on the first one that we had never enjoyed so much ease in anyone's company ever before. We have never laughed so much or had so may sleepless nights as we communicate daily, several times a day and night. This is definitely it. At our age, we should know. (-;

Brendan, 14 December 2025

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