Love: Anna Moyer and Perry Budovitch

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In June 2010, Anna's conversation with a colleague was interrupted by her computer's alert sound. "It's probably just another loser on JDate," she told the colleague. Then she saw Perry's picture. "Helllllloooooooo, loser!" she said to the handsome face on her screen.

Anna works in sales for Horsham's ORBIT/FR, which specializes in antenna test and measurement systems for the defense industry. Perry owns CMP Plastics International Inc. near Toronto. They spent their lunch break engrossed in electronic conversation.

Perry, who grew up in Montreal, figured chatting with a pretty woman from the States would be a fine way to pass his lunch hour. But as the messages flew back and forth, he became genuinely interested. "I was quickly reading her profile," he said, "to find out who this woman was."

They talked by phone after work, and discovered a mutual fondness for family. Perry respected Anna's strong Jewish identity. Anna found Perry kind, honest, and interesting. "I think I might end up with this man," she thought to herself.

Anna remembered that a big industry trade show was happening in Toronto. She and Perry made plans to meet that week in person. Then, Anna persuaded her coworker friend to let her go to the show in his place.

The night after Anna arrived in Canada, Perry took her to a Greek restaurant, where he passed her his olives and asked what she was looking for in a man. "I want somebody who's serious and doesn't just want to date," she said. She shared her hazelnut gelato with him.

Date No. 2 began with a walk at Lake Ontario and ended with kisses in a wooded park, in the company of raccoons and skunks.

They fit one more outing around Anna's work schedule before she returned to Warrington.

There were phone conversations and e-mails, but it was three months before Perry visited her. Perry, who is now 52, said he really liked Anna, 43. "I just wanted to be sure. I do things a little slower."

But she became frustrated and confused. "Do you just want to be phone pals?" Anna asked as her August birthday approached without a planned visit.

She didn't know he had already mailed her a sweatshirt with a note saying she'd need it for her next visit. That reference to the future made Anna feel better, but enough doubt remained that she began dating someone else.