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Two expats from the UK found each other via Expatica Date and have wed October 2008.If Craig Lovelidge hadn't read though his spam inbox carefully on 22 January 2007, there was a high chance that Cupid's arrow would have gotten lost in cyberspace.
It started with an email
On 22 January 2007, Vicky Hampson sent Craig an email that automatically landed in his spam box. Just as he was about to hit delete he saw Vicky’s name and thought: ‘Who’s' that?’ and clicked on it.
The 38-year-old Amsterdam-based, advertising creative director from London had previously spent three hours crafting, writing and re-writing his dating profile. It certainly paid off.
"I was looking for a profile that was interesting and I found Craig’s” said Vicky. “It wasn't the usual blend of hi, I am interested in music etc. It was fun, light-hearted and it made me laugh. That’s what made me contact him.”
The correspondence started off innocently enough, with Vicky and Craig expressing some interest in one another via smiley icons. This developed into a chatty email exchange. Then Craig threw out a casual invitation to his birthday celebration, which he was co-DJing.
"I wasn't quite sure if I would be going. I was out with a friend and had a few glasses of wine. By 12.30am, I thought: Why not?" recalled Vicky.
The first encounter between the two Brits was somewhat short of romantic. Vicky, drink in hand, boldly went over to the deck to introduce herself.
"I thought it might be nice to just walk over and introduce myself to him," said Vicky, throwing a mock accusing look at Craig.
"I was concentrating really hard at the moment when Vicky approached me, so I just said something like: Oh yah, thanks." admitted Craig sheepishly.
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