When Julie McIlroy signed up for a worldwide dating service, she might have expected it to take her to exotic climes.
But instead it pointed her in the direction of a neighbour living just seven doors away.
The 46-year-old primary school teacher had been a member of the service for just three months.
She was skimming through thousands of pictures of eligible men on the Dating Direct site when she spotted one that caught her fancy.
She began chatting with divorcee Allan Donnelly, 53, via email - and was surprised to discover that they both lived in Cardiff.
But after Julie plucked up the courage to ask for his address, she was stunned to discover they live in the same street in the Rhiwbina area of the city.
The pair walked out of their homes and met each other in the street for the first time.
Now Mr Donnelly, an electrician, has proposed - and the couple are planning their wedding next year. He popped the question at a surprise birthday party he threw for her at his home.
Miss McIlroy, a mother-of-three, said: ‘I was totally stunned. It’s an incredible coincidence, but it just goes to show that you never know where you will find love.
The dating website could have put me in touch with someone anywhere in the world. But happily Allan lives just a couple of hundred yards down the road.’
She added: ‘Things have gone from strength to strength - I couldn’t be happier. Well, they say “love thy neighbour", don’t they?’
Mr Donnelly, who has two children, said: ‘I had been on the dating site for a while when I hooked up with Julie.
‘It was an amazing coincidence that we live so close to each other. What were the chances of that?
‘But it was my lucky day - we’ve got the perfect compatibility. She’s right up my street.’
Source & Picture : dailymail
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