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Nov 21, 2007 I met Jesse at the beginning of 2000 thru veggiedate, and we got married a year later, and are still going strong! It's been a wonderful adventure. There are so many details in between but this isn't the best place to do the write-up. What is amazing is that Jesse's daughter, Sharese, also met her now-husband on veggiedate as well, and we now have 2 lovely grandchildren......the whole family is strong vegetarians. As a matter of fact we'll be having tofurkey tomorrow for Thanksgiving. So I just wanted to put in those comments of mine. Veggiedate can work wonders! Thanks. Lilashuka Nov 21 2007 Hi Steve- I met a very nice person on Veggie Date and now we are getting married! thank you! Carolyn From: Cheong & Janine April 24th 2007 I've been a VeggieDate member since 2003 but a couple of years ago I met a lovely lass who was into both of my interests(dancing & yoga) and fast forward two years later and we're married! We met on our first date at a Farmer's Market in Guelph. Most recently we got married at an Indian Temple in Richmond Hill as she now shares the same Yoga philosophy teacher as myself. The entire menu from the temple, to brunch, to dinner was entirely vegetarian(me) with options for vegan(her) and now we're getting ready to move into our new condo next month! We never would've found each other had it not been for VeggieDate! Thank you so much, Namaste, Cheong & Janine Ng www.blueskiesyoga.com From: "Harm M. Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 Hello Steve, Due to your VeggieDate site I met a nice person with whom I am conducting a very regular correspondance already for about 1 1/2 year now! Thanks a lot! Harm M. Netherlands		Highlights: Marriages/Partners:Mark, Jesse & Mel, Sarah & John, Kimberly & James, Ann and Ilya, Cary & Nathan, Kayla & Kris, Campbell & Sue, Latha and Sean, Diane and Ken, Sharon and John, Debra and Daniel, DG and Jeff, MichelleFelipe, Debra & Daniel, Daniel & Alisa, Lenore and Jason, Jen&Rob, July 03, Nov 02, Jan 02, Oct 01, Sept 01, June 01, Feb 01, Jan 01, Feb 00 Inclusion in:   Page 18 Body & Soul Magazine May/June 2002 America's honor roll of green companies 15th as of 7/01 5/21/01 LA Times April 26th 2001 Feb 01 Veggiedate is profiled on VegFamily - Dec 00 quit my job, and moved out Iowa to be with Suzanna 12/00 24 Carrot Award - from Vegetarians in Paradise 2/00

Nov 13th 2006 Angela Writes: Hi there, I just wanted to say thank-you so much VeggieDate! I had never joined an e-dating service before as I was wary of who was on them. I found the link to your website via some information I got from Farm Sanctuary folks. I was a new vegetarian at the time (I'm vegan now), and their literature suggested getting out and meeting other like-minded folks in the community and they also mentioned veggie dating services was one way to do that. I had no idea such a thing existed at the time, but I thought hey, great! At least we would have some important lifestyle/ethical things in common so I gave it a try. The first picture I saw, the first ever e-mail I sent via a dating service and YIPPEE!! I met my future husband on your website. We got engaged 18 months after we first met, and got married 2 months later. We are very, very happy!! Thank-you so much VeggieDate!! You helped pave the way to a very happy, fulfilling and truly blessed life for my husband & I and our little family. Cheers! Angela :) Nov 6th 2006 From Heather in Lexington, Kentucky My sexy veggie man and I are getting married! We met on your site 2 1/2 years ago. I wasn't expecting much, maybe just a pen pal. After a few emails, we met for coffee and fell in love. He's exactly the man I had been deaming of, but didn't think existed. There's nothing in the world like true love. Thank you Veggiedate! Nov 2006 From: Joy - from Ottawa "I have truly met the love of my life. We not only share the same diet but the same principles and life priorities. There does not seem to be any topic we cannot discuss, nor a problem we are not both willing to work out. The more we get to know each other, the more we realize we are meant to be together. Truly he is my soul-mate! We both had profiles posted on other singles sites but neither of us were meeting other people who were really like-minded. Rather coincidentally I discovered Veggidate.org and signed up June 11th...which just happened to be his birthday. I found him through a VeggieDate search in July and, after a few encouraging phone conversations, he drove 12 hours from his city to mine so that we could meet in person. That was in the middle of August, and now in November we are planning our wedding, and in the new year we will bridge the distance between us when I move with my two children to live with him in New York. We were both married and divorced and knew what we didn't want...but it wasn't until we met each other that we realized what we had been missing and now know exactly what we do want! I wish everyone can find a partner and relationship equally as amazing and fulfilling as ours is!" Mark From New Jersey Writes September 30, 2006 I met the most wonderful person through veggiedate... we got married this July. I just wanted to thank you for offering your services Date: Sun, 02 Jul 2006 Subject: RE: VeggieDate Quarterly: Free 3 months, for getting new member. Hi, please take me offf of your mailing list. With your help, I met and married the love of my life. Thank you!!!!!!!! David Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 Jesse and I met through Veggiedate a couple of years ago : ) Email correspondence led to a few meetings and we fell in love : ) We are a family now and expecting our first baby in January 2007! Thank you so much! Mel. From: Ramona To: veggiedate.org Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 Subject: VeggieDate comments about deleted ad Thanks for your concern. I actually met somebody on your site over 3 years ago and we will be married in September. Thanks for the opportunity for us to meet as I'm sure we never would have otherwise. Ramona Nov 17th 2005 Lorraine writes: Hello Steve, Just wanted to send you a very BIG Thank You! Joe and I met thanks to your web-site, we've been together now for 9 months, and we are very happy!:o) We both wanted to find our "someone" and we have! It's almost impossible now to think of a time when he wasn't in my life. He is my Honey and my best-friend! Thanks again! Much love, Lorraine x Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2005 James writes: Another success story Kimberly hot listed me almost a year ago to the day. I immediately emailed her and we chatted via email for a couple of weeks. Our first date was Dec. 10 - we went to Sunflower Cafe in Vienna, VA - an all vegetarian asian restaurant. We hit it off right away. Kimberly moved closer to me and we spent weekends with our 3 doggies at the dog park and checking out all the good vegan restaurants in DC. As our relationship progressed, eventually we started talking about moving in together. Then, two weeks ago, I surprised Kimberly with a trip to the vegan B&B, Sweet Thyme Inn, in West Virginia. While on a hike, I asked her to marry me - and she said YES! Anyway - thank you so much for providing this incredible resource. We're looking forward to spending the rest of our lives together thanks to your website. We wanted to share our happiness and hope your other subscribers find what they are looking for as we did. Best wishes - Jamie and Kimberly (and Sophie, Molly and Rory, too) Friday, November 11, 2005 From: Anna Hello, VegieDate! I want to thank you for helping me meet my husband. I put my ad on winter 2004, within a few days, Ilya emailed me. We both live Russia, but then we lived on separate sides, he lived in Moscow and I lived in Irkutsk. We both have been vegetarian since we were 13. Actually, I couldn't have even imagined that I could find a vegetarian guy! We have so much in common, we wrote so many huge letters to each other. Then, on March 3rd, he invited me to Moscow (and payed for the plane tickets and everything else) for the weekend! It was great! Then, when I got back to Irkutsk, I realized that I want to live in Moscow and be close to him. So, I moved to Moscow in late April. His mom found me a job and we were dating. It was great! Then, in autumn 2004 he proposed to me. On July 9th 2005 we were married! Everything is wonderful! I want to thank you for helping me find my soul mate. Anna and Ilya, Moscow, Russia From: Sarah Tue Nov 1st, 2005 Married last year, baby due Jan. 15th, 2006!! John and I met on Veggie Date 5 1/2 years ago (March 9, 2000), and got married in Oslo, Norway, on November 27th, 2004! THANK YOU, VEGGIE DATE!!!! I tried Veggie Date on a whim, after seeing an ad for a 3-month trial period for the site. After meeting some neat (and, well, less neat) guys, I became a paying member. John wrote to me shortly after the trial period was over, and it was love at first phone call! We talked for an hour, and I felt really connected. We met at a Chinese veggie restaurant in NYC, and continued connecting. It felt so good to be with him. Time flew, and I felt so comfortable. It was so nice and natural! To make it even sweeter, my fortune cookie that night said that I was "about to embark on my life's journey of love!" I shyly read it to John, who lifted his glass (of NYC water) and toasted to that! Ah, it was so romantic! The relationship blossomed, and we moved in together a year later, in 2001. We moved to Oslo in 2002, and have been here since. Our traditional Norwegian (vegetarian) wedding (with a Jewish flavor, as I'm a rare specimen of Norwegian Jew), was so beautiful that it takes my breath away thinking about it a year later! Our first child is due on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday! We're thrilled, and can't wait to meet our little veggie! THANK YOU again, for helping to make dreams come true! The happiness you have helped me to find--how can I thank you enough for the biggest gift life has to offer?? I can only say thank you a million times more!!! I thank you every day of my life! Sarah and John Waters Thursday, October 20, 2005 From Cary HI, there. I met my an amazing man on VeggieDate in 2000. We are now married with a 3 1/2 year old son and a brand new baby boy. I have never been happier and feel so lucky to be with him. Having our ethics in common has been so essential to how we operate as a couple, and is so important in raising our boys with continuity. Nathan really is a man I admire and look forward to growing old with. I am grateful to have benefited from your site. Thank you!!! Sept 17th, 2005 Lisa writes: Hut and I met on your web site last summer. Our first date was wonderful and we have been together ever since. We are now engaged and have a home together. Thanks for the connection! Lisa Sept 1st, 2005 Hi Steve, Just thought I'd share some happy news with you...and a success story for VeggieDate. After having met via VeggieDate (we both had ads on your site)...Kris and I were married on Sept. 17th of this year! Kayla Rae :) Thought you might enjoy adding this to your list of successful love stories! Sept 1st, 2005 Dear Veggie Date, Just to update you on another success story.Campbell and Lemur Lady (Sue) met through your Website last year. The attraction was instant and magical. We set up home together earlier this year and were married on the 29th July. We had a wonderful Ceremony at Haughmond Abbey, Shrewsbury, followed by a 'vegan' Reception at a local Hotel. Carnivores and veggies alike commented on how fantastic the food was! Many thanks for bringing us together. we are completely and blissfully in luuuvvv Best wishes Campbell & Sue xx Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 8:21 PM I wanted to thank you for providing me the opportunity to safely meet other vegetarians through your lovely site. Not only did I meet some interesting people but I met my fiance. I never had the chance to meet, much less date, other vegetarians but through your site I was able to find many others with the same conciousness as myself, eventually leading Victor and I to finding each other. Thanks again! -Sharese P.S. I forgot to mention also that my dad and step mother (Jesse and Lila) met on this site about 6 years ago and have been happily married ever since. Thanks again! Sent June 6th 2005 Here is our story: Ken had 5 bicycles (and no car) and looked on veggiedate. He found me. I also have 5 bicycles, though I did have a car. In one of my pictures, I was wearing a helmet and rain gear. Who else but a bikie would find that attractive? :-) Ken emailed me. Needless to say, I emailed him right back. After a while we spoke on the phone. Among other similarities, we found that our politics meshed. Ken met my big three (wants in a man - vegetarian, cyclist, politics); who would have thought. About a month and a half after the first email, we met in person. Since we lived about 50 miles apart, I had to be the one to drive down there. Our first meal together was a Jamba Juice smoothie and Noah's bagels. For a year and a half, with no cell phones and only one car (we're both on the low tech side), we saw each other other every weekend and spoke often on the phone. Ken was willing to do the grueling trip to my place by bicycle and public transit; it took him 3 hours! In July 2004 we moved in together and continue to be happy together. Another interesting aspect to this story is that I used to live in this area from 1979 - 1986. Ken had seen me bicycling around many times, but he wasn't a cyclist then, so I never noticed him. He'd even almost spoken with me once at a health food store but was too shy. (I wish he had!) Evidently, I was one of his inspirations for getting into cycling and eventually getting rid of his car. We knew a lot of the same people in the bicycle activist circle. Unfortunately, I had already moved away by the time Ken started pedaling. Of course, the happy ending is that veggiedate got us together! Diane and Ken Sent June 6th 2005 Dear Steve and VeggieDate, Just wanted to send you yet another happy story. I've been a member of VeggieDate on and off for over the years, since I was in college. I've met many good people through VeggieDate in that time. In fact, the first man I had good conversations with through your site is still a good friend. Just over a year ago, I met Alex, who is now my partner. He did a search on VeggieDate for women with "rock climbing" in their profile. He found two, and one of them happened to be me. We started talking even though he lived several hours drive away, on the other side of the Sierra-Nevada mountains. Our first kiss was at the top of a climb at Lover's Leap near Lake Tahoe, about halfway between our homes. On the anniversary of that kiss, he moved in with me. Thank you so much for providing the meeting ground. I never thought I'd meet someone with whom I have so much in common and with whom I feel so at home. The pool of people might be smaller on VeggieDate than on other sites, but there are some darn fine fish in that pool. Best wishes, Laura Sent: Thur, April 07, 2005 Hi Veggiedate You really were responsible for a wonderful thing. I registered on veggiedate without any pre-conceptions, as a UK citizen. Very quickly a chap called John contacted me from Maryland in the US. We emailed for a while, then talked for hours into the night on the phone for a while before meeting last May, June, July & August. I then went out to the States on a career break for 6 months and lived with John during that time. I'm back in the UK now earning some cash to pay for my next career break - which will be getting married to the very same, gorgeous, wonderful John next June. Yippee!! Thank you for giving me the opportunity to meet the person I've been looking for my whole life. If you could just have arranged for him to be this side of the Atlantic, it would have been all the better!! Having said that, both he and I are looking forward to the stimulation and challenge of living and working in each other's countries. Kind regards Sharon Sent: Thur, April 07, 2005 Greetings! Thanks to VeggieDate, I have a serious relationship with a wonderful man and also a new good friend! VeggieDate your service has been a blessing in my life!!! I will not be renewing membership at this time - since my life is quite full. THANK YOU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Artist Karrel Karrelart.com Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 Dear Steve, Just a quick thanks to you and all at Veggie date. Last year, I emailed Lemur Lady.. didn't expect much.. this year we are officially in love,buying a home together and all. Best wishes to you and keep up the good work. Regards Campbell Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 Subject: VeggieDate Web Email: Question/Comment for VeggieDate/Testimonial From: Gary & Sarah On behalf of both Sarah and myself, I would like to take a moment to sincerely thank VeggieDate for offering such a fantastic service that allows compassionate, like-minded individuals the opportunity to find true love. One and a half years ago Sarah and I shared our first date, a beautiful, picturesque autumn day that seemed as though it belonged only to us. As if they had leapt from the most finely crafted pages of a storybook romance, from the first day until now, and for many more to come, each day brings with it the truth of what dreams may become. We have found our soulmates in each other, and for that we are truly grateful. Thank you, Gary & Sarah Feb, 24th 2005 Hi Veggiedate, I just wanted to thank your service because nearly four months ago I met someone through this who is now my fiancee. Without your website I might have never met her and I really appreciate what you do. Many many thanks, Gurudev Jan 15th 2005 Subject: Another Success Story: My membership expired yesterday. I have not renewed because I met the man I want to spend the rest of my life with through VeggieDate. He wrote to me last December, a few days after I joined. The first time we talked on the phone I knew I loved him. We live 500 miles apart and get together about once a month. I'm looking for a job near his home, as he can't change locations for a few years. We plan to marry eventually. Thank you for bringing me the best relationship I've ever had. Linda & Jerry December 28th, 2004, update of Aug 2003 story. Just to summarize what has occurred in our lives, my wife and I were both listed on Veggiedate. We got married August 3, 2003 in a small civil ceremony. We did it again a formal ceremony which included family and friends and got remarried on September 4, 2004. It was performed by an interfaith minister, in Oakdale New York (we live in Florida) and we had an Indian prayer read. Your site played a HUGE role in our getting together. That is why we wanted to send you an updated photo to include in the testimonial. We still love your site and will check it out. Again, thanks. Your site is excellent and there is someone out there for everyone. My wife and I are both over 50 and never married. Neither one of us thought we would meet anyone. Now, we are very happy. Sincerely, Daniel Furlin Debra Siegel-Furlin 27th of December, 2004 Pregnant Australian Vegan and Canadian Vegan in Korea Fall In Love... ~ Jeff and I found each other in July 2004 through the VeggieDate website. Jeff is Canadian and I am Australian. (I am "Desert Girl," member 33843 and Jeff is 1608.) Jeff moved to central Australia in October and we are now living here together very happily with a beautiful baby. The baby's other biological parent is from a previous bad relationship that I was in, which ended a few months into my pregnancy. I had awful morning sickness and quit my job as a tour guide. Alone, feeling sick and sometimes sad, unemployed and pregnant I thought I would not find a new partner for a couple of years. Despite the circumstances I was mostly happy and enjoyed my social/family life and my pregnancy. One day I was searching for my favourite website "The Food Revolution" by John Robbins when I stumbled across VeggieDate. Very curious but a little shy I investigated. I have never seen or used an internet dating/connections site before so when I tried this one, I couldn't help feeling embarrassed and kept it a secret. I took up the free trial offer and created a profile. I posted a picture of myself and stated that I was seeking friendship (not dating). I did not look at other profiles and I soon forgot about my ad. Then a couple days later I received three emails from friendly strangers. How exciting! Then I discovered I could look at all these profiles of other people. It felt wonderful to be in a virtual environment full of other vegetarians and like-minded people. Suddenly I was in the majority! As I was scrolling through summary profiles of people I came across Jeff. I noticed the country "Korea" and that his face was not of Korean ancestry and found that curious. I was also impressed that he was a vegan and didn't drink or smoke just like me. . I have never met anyone else before who shares these values. I read his profile (luckily he had recently renewed his membership) and discovered he was teaching English in the city of Daegu. Coincidently my best friend did exactly the same thing the year before. I emailed Jeff's profile to my friend and she suggested I write to him. So I did! Was I glad I did that! Jeff and I shared an instant connection. We have soooo much in common. It's so wonderful. He was surprised of course when I told him I was pregnant and single. We wrote very long intellectual emails to each other about animal rights, the state of the planet, Aborigines, our country of origin, our diet, we sent photos of each other, then followed long phone calls. South Korea and central Australia coincidently share the same time zone so phoning at the right time was easy. For the first time in many years I was able to have intellectual conversations that really challenged my paradigms of thinking. After resistance at first, I have changed the way I think about our relationship with animals. I now see that animals (unless rescued from their deaths) such as dogs, horses, bees and cows who are used for their milk are our slaves. Like the black slaves of America, given the choice, would rather be free. We decided to meet. My baby was due to be born in early October. Jeff was due to finish a university course he was taking in early October. Two days after he graduated, Jeff packed up the life he knew in South Korea and flew down to Australia to be with me and the baby. While Jeff was on a jumbo jet plane, I was in labour! He arrived the day after my son was born and we met in the hospital! We looked into each other's eyes for the first time and fell inlove! (Well actually we had already fallen inlove over the internet.) We were both suddenly parents, experiencing the joy and the stresses of a newborn baby. Jeff is really enjoying parenthood and I think it's great too. He is now settling into a new town and also continues his animal rights activism. I am a full time parent but I also continue my environmental activism and Greens politics. We love our baby and each other enormously and embrace our future with excitement, confidence and boundless possibilities. ~ My first impression of "Desert Girl" (DG) was attraction and apprehension. I was very attracted to her passionate soul and dedication to helping animals and our environment. I was apprehensive because I have very radical animal rights beliefs and I was afraid that she would find them unfamiliar. When I saw that she liked horse riding (something I strongly disagree with) I did not expect that we would become romantic. I also was not expecting to ever find a life partner. But when we communicate with each other it is so beautiful; we share such a genuine and loving connection. Our understanding and appreciation of each other grows and grows. A third thing I never expected was to be a parent, but now that I am I love it very, very much. Nurturing a vegan child to build a strong, positive, altruistic character is as challenging as it is rewarding. The baby's smiles make my heart smile and I feel so at peace in this family. Aside from the many things that DG and I have in common, we have perfect chemistry and compliment each other absolutely. I teach her what I know about animal rights and she teaches me what she knows about environmentalism. We continue to learn from each other as our love deepens every day. I love DG so much, she fills me -- overflows me -- with joy and warmth and love. It is so amazing that the foci of our passions are different, as we share and embrace the other's passion and they overlap into one. That is the metaphor for our life. Desert Girl and Jeff Dec 6th 2004 From: Michelle & Felipe Dear Veggie Date Team, We want to thank you so much for providing a platform for other vegans/vegetarians to meet. I had become a member after seeing a posting at a local Whole Foods Market because I had realized I could never date another meat eater. Soon after I decided to see if any vegans existed south of the border, and to my suprise there was one! Felipe and I met in February of 2003 and were recently married, August 14th, 2004. Thank you for bringing us together and allowing two lives, two hearts and two cultures to come together! Much Love, Felipe & Michelle Nov 8th, 2004 veggiedate resulted in a marriage a little earlier this year between another former veggiedate member and me. :) I met plenty of odd people along the way, but I ended up finding and marrying an extraordinarily wonderful man through veggiedate. Thanks, Gail Oct 14, 2004 Hi Steve, Thanks for the wonderful service you provide. I met my soul-mate, the love of my life, after only two weeks of rejoining veggie date. I've never been happier! We are planning our new life together thanks to you... In gratitude, Karina Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 1:45 PM Subject: VeggieDate Ad UPDATE Name: Lianne, Member Number: 25102, city: Clifton myself = I just un-hid my ad to announce to the Veggie Date world that I met my match, Jason, in November 2003, he proposed to me in August and we are getting MARRIED in January 2005! We are having a lovely all vegan wedding in my home town, and then I'll be moving states for the first time in my life to be with the man I love, and our two cats, forever. Good luck everyone! We'll post our story and picture after the wedding in "testimonials"! seeking = I already found him!		Highlights: Marriages/Partners:Mark, Jesse & Mel, Sarah & John, Kimberly & James, Ann and Ilya, Cary & Nathan, Kayla & Kris, Campbell & Sue, Latha and Sean, Diane and Ken, Sharon and John, Debra and Daniel, DG and Jeff, MichelleFelipe, Debra & Daniel, Daniel & Alisa, Jen&Rob, July 03, Nov 02, Jan 02, Oct 01, Sept 01, June 01, Feb 01, Jan 01, Feb 00 Inclusion in:   Page 18 Body & Soul Magazine May/June 2002 America's honor roll of green companies 15th as of 7/01 5/21/01 LA Times April 26th 2001 Feb 01 Veggiedate is profiled on VegFamily - Dec 00 quit my job, and moved out Iowa to be with Suzanna 12/00 24 Carrot Award - from Vegetarians in Paradise 2/00

Sent: Saturday, July 2004 I wanted to let you know that thanks to your site, I met my husband after just a couple days of being on your site! As it turns out, we both lived within walking distance of one another, but we needed your site to bring us together! We met in November 2002 and became engaged last October (2003) after returning from a trip in Switzerland. We were married in July. We had a South Indian Hindu wedding with some Irish aspects, as I am Indian and he is of Irish descent. Of course, there was vegetarian food throughout all of the wedding festivities, including a lemon-flavored vegan cake! I am attaching a couple of our wedding photos. In appreciation, Latha (and Sean) www.seanandlatha.com Sent: Saturday, July 31, 2004 6:51 AM Greetings! My husband and I met on Veggiedate a couple years ago. We'd like to express our thanks to you for making it possible for vegetarians like us to connect! How else would we have met?! We're currently working together on a couple projects related to vegetarianism, including the creation of an online resource for vegetarian women and mothers: vegetarianwomen.com. Our most exciting creation, however, is our adorable son Owen, born May of this year! Many thanks! Warm wishes, Melissa & Tony Hi, CLICK FOR UPDATED STORY and Picture Both my wife Deb and I were on Veggiedate. We both hid our ads because we got married last year on August 1 in a civil ceremony. The ironic thing is both of us had ads on other dating sites. But we are both vegetarians, never married(Deb is 53 and I'm 54), born in New York, lived in Los Angeles and now live in Florida. When I moved to the Gulf Coast(Dunedin), I didn't know anyone. Deb lived in Orlando. We began corresponding through emails, eventually met and are now married. We are each other's soulmates and VERY HAPPY! It just shows that it's never too late to find happiness. Veggiedateplayed a big part. But, for some reason, you never posted out testimonial. Maybe you can this time. We are getting married "again" on September 4 in a regular ceremony in Long Island, NY. Sincerely yours, Debra & Daniel To: Veggiedate.org Sent: 1/29/04 Subject: success story To the veggiedate team... We would like to thank you so much for being 'something' through which my husband and me could get to know each other. It was October 2002 that Daniel and me first met...my rejection for him blossomed into pure love, which I received as a gift from God. He is from Mexico, I am from Australia, so I was desperate to see him. By God's grace I saw him for the first time on the 11th of November 2003. The exciting news is that on the 6th of December 2003, Daniel and me were married. God has used your webiste to bring two young hearts together and we thank God for making our love story one of the best. I now have...not my 'better half' but my BEST HALF... Thanks a bunch...and to God be the glory!! Much love, Daniel and Alisa To: Veggiedate.org Sent: 1/5/2004 Subject: Re: VeggieDate comments about deleted ad Hello Steve, Sorry, but I am sure that I had given you my reason (for deleting my ad), which I am glad to say was "success", and thank you very much. May your site prosper: us veggies are comparatively rare in some parts, especially here in Scotland, so we need all the help we can get. Paul. To: Veggiedate.org Sent: 12/28, 2003 Subject: Deleted Ad I just deleted my ad, and you asked for comments. I deleted my ad because another veggiedate member and I, from the next state, have met in person and really hit it off! He feels like a perfect fit for me, and we've both decided to delete our ads as a statement of our feelings for one another. This is a success for your site, and I commend you for keeping your costs low enough to make it a feasible place to look, and for helping vegetarians find one another. Thank you! I sincerely hope to NOT be back, but not because you aren't worth it...but because I find continued happiness with this person. Tammy, Founder Dogs Deserve Better: No Chains! Make a Dog's Life Worth Living www.dogsdeservebetter.com To: Veggiedate.org Sent: 12/27, 2003 Subject: found someone on veggiedate Thanks, I have found the love of my life on veggiedate and just wanted to let you know I appreciate all that your site has done for me. Thanks again, Rocky To: Veggiedate.org Sent: 12/27, 2003 Subject: found her! Dear Veggiedate: Just a note to say "Thank you!" I found the woman for me after one day on Veggiedate! I couldn't be happier to report that I will propose to her this week, and hopefully, live happily and healthily ever after. Gratefully, Adam Los Angeles, CA From: K To: admin@veggiedate.org Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 6:51 PM Subject: deleted ad I deleted my ad, and I wanted to let you know that it was not due to a problem with the site, but rather that I met the love of my life through veggiedate and no longer need the ad. Thank you so much. K To: Veggiedate.org Sent: 12/2, 2003 Subject: Re: VeggieDate comments about deleted ad Thanks for your email. I recently met my match through Veggiedate! More details to share with you later on. Claire To: Veggiedate.org Sent: 10/28, 2003 Subject: my sweet Rosemary Hello!This is James. It's been a while since I've used your fine website,because I've met the woman I love through it!Her name is Rosemary,and we met in August when I took a chance and signed up for a free trial membership.It worked;Rosemary was one of five ladies that I contacted,and one of two that I actually talked to. Everything has gone so well so far,I'm afraid talking about it will jinx it!Thank you,Veggiedate,thank you so much.I didn't think I could feel like this again. To: Veggiedate.org Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 Subject: Very Happy! Dear Veggiedate, You have made two people very happy indeed. Through you I have met the man of my dreams and we are very much in love. We are living happily, peacefully and blissfully together and plan to marry sometime soon. We cannot thank you enough. If you would like us to send you photographs and updates then let us know, we would be very happy and proud to keep you informed! With much affection, Louise and Martin. Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2003 From: jennette Subject: Thank You So Much!! VeggieDate.com,    We both signed up with Veggiedate.com and met in March 2001 at Printers Inc. Coffee shop Mountain View, California. We talked till 3 in the morning and became instant friends. After just a few months we fell in love. May 14th we went to Maui with my family and were married on a cliff overlooking the ocean. Thank you so much for your services to the Veggie community - we would never have met without you. Jen & Robert From: Jaimi Subject: Testimonial Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 It was just about 3 months ago when I met my boyfriend here at veggie date. Things are going great. Next week we are going on a cruise together. There's great future potential in this relationship. Thank you so much! --- Jaimi From: Sam Date: Monday, July 14, 2003 11:06 AM Subject: Testimonial We met on your site and were married in less than four months. We can never thank you enough for giving us the opportunity to meet. -Sam & Terry From: Tiffaney Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 8:41 PM Subject: It all vegan with veggiedate...! I met the most complex, sensitive and conscientious man through veggiedate in September of 2001. He lived in California and I in AZ but it wasn't long before we moved in together (a week before the very best vegan Thanksgiving ever *2001*.) Our beautiful vegan daughter, Eva, was born in October of 2002. Fast-track romance? Heck No! We feel as though we've known each other forever - veggiedate just helped us locate each other! Attached is a picture of the most wonderful veggiedate.org creation - our baby! Thank you, a million times over! Tiffaney - Phoenix, AZ Subject: Our wedding date Date: Monday, March 31, 2003 My fiance Kristie and I met on your website in early Sept. We are getting married this May and we want to thank you for this site. It's especially nice to be able to look at profiles without having to pay. That is how she found mine. Once she saw my profile, she created her own and contacted me. The rest is history! So thanks again from the both of us! Marc and Kristi From Paul (United-Kingdom) Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2003 Hallo, The reason I am cancelling my ad is *because* your service was extremely succesful, at least for me and the lady I am now happily involved with! Tara contacted me back in September of last year from America - We established a connection straight away and since then chatted via email, Instant Messaging and latterly by phone almost every day. She planned to move to England in January of this year, and it must be said that three months never seemed to last so long! At last though, the big day arrived, and I was able to meet Tara - Everything that I had hoped for came to pass, and we are now both extremely happy and looking forward to a great future together. I would like to pass on both my thanks, and those of Tara for being the facilitators of this meeting - I have often believed that vegetarians shre many other common beliefs about conscience, responsibility and Spirituality, and this has only been confirmed by the unerring way in which the two of us have clicked. We may well have met (Fate being what it is) without your site, but you certainly made things much easier for eyes to meet across a crowded world.. My profound thanks and best wishes for you, yours and everyone else using your site. Kindest regards, Paul, United-Kingdom Subject: please take my ad down/ i met someone special Jan 2003 From: Sean. hi yes your site works wonders. through you i have met an amazing woman. thank you for your site. your good people. please take my ad down, my heart has been hijacked. sean		Highlights: Marriages:MichelleFelipe, Melissa & Tony, Debra & Daniel, Daniel & Alisa, Lenore and Jason, Jen&Rob, July 03, Nov 02, Jan 02, Oct 01, Sept 01, June 01, Feb 01, Jan 01, Feb 00 Inclusion in: Page 18 Body & Soul Magazine May/June 2002 America's honor roll of green companies 15th as of 7/01 5/21/01 LA Times April 26th 2001 Feb 01 Veggiedate is profiled on VegFamily - Dec 00 quit my job, and moved out Iowa to be with Suzanna 12/00 24 Carrot Award - from Vegetarians in Paradise 2/00

Subject: success story..... Wed, 18 Dec 2002 08:49:50 +0000 From: D. Just to say thanks to the site!! Can't thank you enough... I had first contact with my girlfriend from the site at the end of May 2002. By November, we were engaged to be married. So thanks veggiedate, you've certainly made 2002 very memorable for us both. D. Subject: It Worked! Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2002 Hello: I'm happy so say that I'd like to cancel my veggiedate ad. I've met an incredible man through your service. Please thank the gent at Veggiedate who contacted me when I pulled my ad, after I sent my photo. He wrote, asking if I was sure I wanted to pull the ad, and that he could put the photo on your homepage, which he did. Had he not put my pic on the homepage, Mark wouldn't have found me. Mark and I feel very lucky. Thanks so much. Peace, Sue Subject: RE: VeggieDate ad status Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 I won't be renewing my membership. I am currently dating a very special woman that I was introduced to by Veggiedate. Thank you for your wonderful service! Andre Subject: testimonials Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 dear veggiedate staff, i wanted to take the time to write and thank you for your great service. i had moved to a new area a couple of years back that wasn't as vegetarian-friendly as i was used to. a friend suggested i try your dating service...and yes, i found true love. (well, he found me.) we immediately took our ads off veggiedate after our first phone call! we moved in together a few months after meeting. it was clear this was unlike any relationship either of us had experienced; this was meant for life. we've been together over a year now and couldn't be happier. in fact, he proposed last week and we'll be married in spring! your site allowed us to find each other across the continent...we owe our sincere and heartfelt thanks for your dedication and hard work. your work is truly important and your service is complete: professional, safe, thorough, and popular with vegetarians around the globe. blessings to you all! all the best in your future growth, j & c ontario, canada Web Sighting - Page 18 of Body & Soul Magazine May/June 2002 Veggie Valentines      Single and vegetarian? Veggiedate.org, an online personal-ad service, matches up members who are seeking vegetarians and vegans for dating, serious relationships or just getting together for vegetarian events and dinners.      With more than 7,000 active ads now on the website, Veggiedate.org has 14 categories of search criteria. Members can exclude drinkers from their searches, find veggies who live in the same area code and specify what ages and body types they're interested in. It's even possible to narrow your search to find only macrobiotic nonsmokers, "almost-vegetarians" who live in Australia or Buddhist vegans. And since the "vegetarian-level" search category ranges from "vegetarian-ish at home" to those who only eat raw food, members represent the entire spectrum of the vegetarian lifestyle.      There's no charge for becoming a Veggiedate.org member, searching the ads, placing your own ad or responding to contacts from other members. But members must pay $9.95 each time they (correction: for 3-months of) respond to an ad. The site also features a chat room for visitors who want to connect with other vegetarians without going through the ad service. Subject: Re: VeggieDate comments about deleted ad Date: Fri Mar 29th, 2002 Steve, I don't think I ever replied about your service. I will give you the short story and if you need the long version, I would be happy to share that as well. I used your service back in Feb .of 2001. We dated for ten months and then got married. We are a perfect match and could not be happier. Thanks soooo much! Kim, Fort Worth Tx. Subject: it worked! Date: Fri Mar 29th, 2002 Hi this is Sasha in Hamilton. I just wanted to send a note to ask you to remove me from the profile catalogue. You see, i don't need you services any more because thanks to you wonderful folks, I have met the man of my dreams (pardon the cheese but it's really true)!!!!! I have to admit that at first the thought of placing an ad on a personals web site seemed a little strange, bordering on pathetic (in fact I didn't tell anyone that I had done it) however, with my really busy schedule and willingness to keep and open mind I tried it. The long and short of it is that this way of meeting gave us the opportunity to really communicate, something that sometimes goes on the way-side in conventional dating. When we met, we knew what to expect (for the most part). We got to skip much of the awkwardness and get to the good stuff. Anyway thanks so much! I'll keep you posted ; >) sasha 2-06-2002 - VeggieDate mentioned in click success ! Tue, 15 Jan 2002 Dear Folks, I was on Veggiedate for about three months, and then I met just the right person ! She and I have joined forces and look forward to enjoying the uncanny harmony of our interests, diets, work interests, and recreational activitites for a very long time to come. Thank you for your help! It means so much to us to be able to cook dinner for each other and share the same food, which would have been pretty much impossible without a matching service like yours, since we both are vegan and have wheat allergies. Also, because of meeting through your service, we were able to discuss many important aspects of relationship which might have been avoided otherwise, before we got involved. I realized from these conversations what was most important to me and that we had what it takes to succeed as a couple. And since I made the difficult move of leaving my home town and entering a new country to be with my new lover, please leave my listing on your service, which now says I am looking for new friends ! - Carl of Victoria, BC. Subject: One happy veggie family... Date: Jan 2002 What a great service! We met in June, 1999 on VeggieDate and married on Valentine's Day, 2000. We just became proud parents to a sweet and petite baby daughter, Freya, on November 17, 2001. Thanks again! Michelle and Craig Subject: Thank you Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2002 I just payed my membership. Please delete my profile, I don't need it any more. I have met an amazing woman, here, this month! There is nothing more I can gain from your service. I thank you from the bottom of my heart. You are doing a wonderful thing here. You've changed my life forever. Ben Vegging out - article For vegetarians, food can represent one of travel's biggest challenges By Reed Parsell -- Sacramento Bee Staff Writer Published 8:05 a.m. PST Sunday, Jan. 13, 2002 http://www.sacbee.com/content/lifestyle/story/1459281p-1535754c.html Subject: Happily married, thanks to you! Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001 Dear Steve, My husband, Kyle, and I were married this past June at Poplar Springs Animal Sanctuary in Poolesville, MD. He saw my ad in '99, and joined so he could reply. I'm so glad he did. Thank you, Maura Subject: A happy marriage...and family! Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2001 Hello at Veggie Date, Thank you for providing the service that you do. It was truly a blessing to find your website as it lead me to my husband, Jack. We met on Veggiedate in '99, married in January '01, and had a baby a few months ago!! Jack is the most compassionate, kind-hearted person I have ever met and would have never found him if it weren't for you. All it took was one search and there he was- an hour and a half away from me. From that very first e-mail we clicked on so many different levels. I have truly found a soulmate in him. Blessings, Ashley ps...we had a 9 1/2 baby after a completely vegan pregnancy and he was born at home!		Highlights: Marriages: July 03, Nov 02, Jan 02, Oct 01, Sept 01, June 01, Feb 01, Jan 01, Feb 00 Inclusion in: Page 18 Body & Soul Magazine May/June 2002 America's honor roll of green companies 15th as of 7/01 5/21/01 LA Times April 26th 2001 Feb 01 Veggiedate is profiled on VegFamily - Dec 00 quit my job, and moved out Iowa to be with Suzanna 12/00 24 Carrot Award - from Vegetarians in Paradise 2/00

Subject: thank you for your dedication to the vegetarian community! Date: Dec 2001 Hello! We, at veggie.ca have chosen veggiedate.com as our feature business of the month. Every month, we choose a noteworthy company who provide a product or service for the vegetarian community and we honour them with a little free publicity! Subject: TESTIMONIAL Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2001 "Now that I met an Angel through VeggieDate, I'm keeping my ad, not deleting it! When I think of the joy Carlina brings me - that VeggieDate brings me - I want to join, not leave. I want to use VeggieDate even more, to meet more friends like Carlina who add meaning and fun to life. So our membership fees are en route, and we want to thank you, VeggieDate, for bringing two animal friends together."     Billy Subject: T H A N K S :-) Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2001 Dear Veggiedate: Thanks for your note of concern, and most of all for your WONDERFUL work. The reason of my ad cancellation is a story of total SUCCESS. Through your services I met a man that has already made me the happiest being on earth. He is a sexy, truly spiritual, rawfoodist and much more. All this should tell of the amazing, and conscious work that YOU do. It is my pleasure to contribute with $10 donation. Gratefully and sincerely.............annie Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2001 HI THERE, I THINK THAT IT IS ABSOLUTELY GREAT WHAT VEGGIEDATE IS ABOUT. I HAVE ALREADY FIND MY VEGAN FRIEND BUT I AM GLAD FOR ALL THE OTHER NON-MEATEATERS TO HAVE A PLACE TO GO. KEEP ON WITH ALL MY BEST WISHES. EVA FROM CZECH REPUBLIC Subject: A Happy Marriage Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2001 Thank you so much for your service! Due to the excellent service you offer, my fiance and myself met each other three months ago, and are being married tomorrow, October 14th! We had a whirlwhind courtship, and it feels to everyone who is close to us that we have known each other forever, and indeed it feels this way to us as well! Should it not have been for your service we may not have met each other as we live an hour and a half apart. We are truly kindred souls and are so delighted to have found each other again. Jennifer and Larry Sept 2001 VeggieDate recommended by Cincinnati Enquirier & Post Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2001 Hi, I believe my subscription has run out and I wish to have my ad taken off of the site. I met someone from the site and we are getting married! Thank you, Kimberly Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Subject: Re: VeggieDate ad status Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 Dear Steve, I will most definitely give you a year's membership fee in the next two days. I just wanted to tell you that I have made several connections with people which seem at this point far more satisfying than any "regular" date computer offering. Thanks, a satisfied customer. Subject: Re: VeggieDate ad status Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 Hi, I'm not going to renew... but that's because it worked! I met Annette from Veggiedate 6 months ago. We're still going strong and plan to get married in March. Kick ass, huh Allen		Highlights: Inclusion in: America's honor roll of green companies 15th as of 7/01 Feb 01 Marriages:Oct 01, Sept 01, June 01, Feb 01, Jan 01 Veggiedate is profiled on VegFamily - Dec 00 quit my job, and moved out Iowa to be with Suzanna 12/00 24 Carrot Award - from Vegetarians in Paradise 2/00

Subject: Thank You Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2001 I put an ad up in January. And luckily enough, Jeremiah saw it and placed his own ad just to meet me. Feb. 2 we met at Bouldin Creek (a veggie coffee shop). We talked for 5 hrs that night. During our conversation, we found that we went to alot of the same places, but never saw each other. The coincidences didn't end there. It turns out for the last year we've lived on the same street. He was 2403 and I was 2512. I never saw him riding his bike through the neighborhood and he never saw me hanging out on the front-yard swing or taking my daily walks. I remember checking out his car in the driveway once. That was almost 5 months ago, we haven't been apart more than a day since then. We may have never met without veggiedate, we would have just kept missing each other. We moved in together 3 weeks ago and life is great. I meeting his parents next week. Thank you for bringing people together. May6700 VeggieDate is mentioned in the LA Times, Thursday, April 26, 2001 Tech Times section page T3 (note that in the actual paper there is a picture of VeggieDate home page!!) The Net Gets Personal goto VeggieDate mention By ROBERT BURNS "Chains of Love" is a new show on UPN in which one person is chained to four others of the opposite sex--the goal being to narrow the four down to one for the perfect match. The show proves people will do just about anything for a date. For those enamored with the Net, that means thousands upon thousands of online personal ads, mostly with photos. It's no wonder these people don't have the time to get out of the house and meet someone. Almost every portal and e-mail site has a personals section, from Yahoo (http://personals.yahoo.com) to Excite (http://personals.excite.com). Also out there are huge personals pages such as Match.com (http://www.match.com) and Cyberdating (http://www.cyberdating.net). A lot of the sites are free, but some do charge, mainly for responding to the ads. Voyeurism is still a bargain. Match.com, for example, charges a whopping $24.95 per month. Gay and lesbian site Planetout.com (http://www.planetout.com) recently started charging a $49.95 annual fee. There are three ways to enjoy these kinds of sites. The first is to narrow the search to as close to home as possible and see whether you recognize anyone from the neighborhood. Not that you'd want to date them, but you'll know who's looking. Second is checking out the dating pool in very obscure places, such as Selangor, Malaysia, or Rankin Inlet, Northwest Territories, Canada. And third is strolling through the "other" category, which is usually for relationships that don't fall into men seeking women, women seeking men, women seeking women or men seeking men. Sure, you'd think that wouldn't leave much out, but you'll find more than enough material for a new Showtime series. There are also plenty of specialty sites. After all, who'd want to date someone who doesn't share their exact world view? Christians have their own sites (http://www.meetchristians.com), as do Jewish singles (http://www.singleandjewish.com). Too mainstream? Pagans Meeting Pagans (http://members.delphi.com/strix1/index.html) has personals for a variety of nontraditional religions (but heavily Wiccan), all apparently united in a tenet against good Web design. Sample ad: "Just another lonely wiccan who would love to connect with others of like mind. I practice a blend of Scots Gaelic and Dianic. I've danced with the Faeries and have ridden the same Dragon for years . . . 8, to be exact." Righto. Astral Hearts (http://astralhearts.com) is for the "metaphysically minded" single. Even clairvoyants need help once in a while. But is channeling really a hobby? If you're a vegetarian, as most of Europe is right now, there's Veggiedate.com (http://www.veggiedate.com). The site is so PC you don't even have to pick a gender for your search. But you can rule out anyone who isn't as vegetarian as you. That's a good thing because those vegan-lacto-ovo couples almost never make it. Kind Planet, a "community celebrating life," has personals at http://www.kindplanet.org/connections.html. We didn't get very far into this one because the search criteria asked essay questions, such as "What is love?" and "Describe your first meeting or date with someone you connect with here." Of course, if you're really kind, maybe you want to put a little joy in someone else's life. Someone like a prisoner. Inmates for Penpals (http://www.inmates-for-penpals.com/index.html) does have personal ads (with photos yet), but it was a little too "Oz" for us. There are hundreds more personal ad sites out there, but right now we feel an overwhelming need to exterminate every cookie we picked up on this surf. And then we're going out. Robert Burns is an assistant Business editor at The Times. - - - Robert.burns@latimes.com

24 Carrot Award - February Vegetarians in Paradise would like to bestow its 24 Carrot Award on environmental activist Steve Urow for his efforts on Green People, BioDemocracy and the Organic Consumer's Organization (formerly called Campaign for Food Safety), and VeggieDate. Zel and Reuben