If you've made it this far, I probably can't think of a question that you will not answer in a way comfortable to me, so perhaps I should now tell you a bit about myself. I'll start with a nice picture.
I was graduated from college in 1983 with a bachelor's degree in computer science. I didn't have any luck finding a job, but meanwhile I continued my education and was granted a master's degree in computer science in 1987. Some time ago, I read that in 1987, 60,000 computer science graduates were competing for 25,000 jobs in the field. In hindsight, then, one cannot be surprised that neither degree proved to be of any value to me, and I was left little choice but to try to manage on my own. I started a very modest business distributing shareware programs to computer bulletin boards, but it never provided me with any more than a very modest income, although it took most of my time. This business withered and died in 1998 as bulletin boards were bypassed by Internet, CSi, and AOL.
In June of 1999 my father mentioned me to a customer of his whose son-in-law runs a modest computer consulting business of his own, and the fellow is thrilled with me; in May of 2000 he decided to make me a full-time employee, and I'm now earning more than I've ever earned in my life, so things are definitely looking okay financially, and I have been able to accumulate some small amount of savings in the last 25 years. I now have enough for a decent-sized down payment on a house, and at the rate I'm going I'll be able to pay cash for one, but I don't see much point in buying one unless I have someone special to share it with me.
Writing has always appealed to me, so in 1995 I wrote a novel about a fellow who falls in love with a married woman who is unable to obtain an annulment. (Because she is separated from her husband, he doesn't realize that she is married when he falls in love with her.) I sent a letter to Ignatius Press about it, but it was rejected sight unseen. Since that's not the way to get anything published, my plan now is either to find an agent to market it or to print 200 copies myself somehow and run ads in Catholic newspapers trying to sell it on my own. (If you have a better idea, yell!) I also started a book of prayers and reflections for single Catholics, but finishing that may take some time, and, frankly, right now it's on the back burner.
At 62, it does get rough when everything seems so utterly hopeless. After about thirty years of praying with little to show for my efforts, I'm tempted to find a monastery somewhere and just forget about women. Still, I have to trust in the Lord, and all I can hear from Him is "do something." I have created this set of questions in an attempt to attract that special woman. I can only pray that this effort will be successful.
What in fact is a Catholic marriage? It's first and foremost a sacrament. Sacraments provide the grace we need to get to heaven. Looking at my life, I have practically arrived at the conclusion that I need to be married in order to get to heaven. (At best, it's going to be mighty difficult for me to get there on my own.) They say, "Behind every successful man is a woman." I like to take that maxim in its best sense-- a man and a woman working together can go places that either alone cannot dream of going.
If you found all this interesting and appealing, and you think you would fit in the empty space alongside me, by all means let me know; we may have a future together. If you found it offensive in any way, please accept my apologies-- but, as I said, I think that perhaps as much as 90% of a good marriage is picking the right person to start, and like everyone else, I'm merely looking for someone compatible. (One woman suggested that this quiz is too "judgmental." I'm not condemning anyone who "fails" it to eternal punishment or ecclesiastical sanctions-- I'm just saying that you probably wouldn't want to spend the rest of your life with me.)
In case you're a bit intimidated by this automated screening device, or you're still not sold on the idea of a countercultural Catholic husband, take a look at my recipe page. The holy lady I marry gets to have these tasty dishes prepared for her!
My favorite recipes
My dream of a first date
An original joke
More photographs
The ad I won't run in my local newspaper
My "What I Did on
Sunday" series of articles describing my visits to a
different parish for Sunday Mass each week
How to swipe this quiz for yourself
Future Catholic Homeschoolers
Association of Long Island
My Ave Maria
Singles profile
Buying Shoes in the
AMS Shoe Store
Questions and
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