Both Pat and Jack had no luck in finding suitable partners in their hometown. But Pat set a goal of finding love by Christmas 2002. She tried the local bingo halls and OAP clubs, but she couldn't find anyone she really liked.

In the meantime, she bought a computer so she could email friends abroad. Within days of surfing the Internet she came across www.1to1.uk.com. After reading some of the dating profiles, she decided to try it.

Before the end of the week she received several replies. One, from a person called Jack, seemed very cheeky and funny. She liked his sense of humour so replied to him straight away. After two weeks of exchanging emails they decided to meet.

The met at a local cinema and had a great time together. Jack gave Pat a lift home at the end of the date. To his amazement he found that Pat lived at the bottom of his road!

So it wasn't too before the became an inseparable couple! And Pat had achieved her goal of finding love by Christmas!