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5/13/2008 - Thank you, Green Singles!

He "smiled" me in October, we emailed for 2 days, then spoke on the phone and fell in love in 3 days. We met in November, he moved 1000 miles to be with me in December, and we plan to be married in September. We are truly soul mates, but we never would have met if it wasn't for Green Singles!

Allison
4/11/2008 - Thank you greensingles! We are very grateful to your site for helping us find our true love! We meet in December and now have been happily dating for about two months. We are already thinking about the possibility of marriage! We will keep you updating! Again thank you so much!

JC and NG
3/7/2008 - Subject: getting hitched

Message - Just wanted you to know that I met my sweety on your site and we are getting married in October. Thanks so much for helping me to find my love. DH in WA

3/3/2008 - I met a really swell fellow through the site last spring and it has been greensingles bliss for both of us ever since. Great site, have sent many friends your way. Keep up the good work.

Diana
3/2/2008 - I just cancelled my membership to Green Singles. I'd like to say Thank You to Green Singles for helping me to find the love of my life!

I am hopelessly and eternally in love with a real man who was previously only a figment of my imagination. Stephen and I have found each other after a lifetime of searching for the unconditional love and acceptance we only glimpsed in our dreams. We compliment and complete each other in temperament and humor. I never imagined I could find someone so perfect for me this late in my life (I'm 49). It has only been 51 days -- we are both still in awe of the whole process -- but we know that our search is over.

As we embark on our future together, joyfully exploring the unknown while cherishing the familiar, we will never forget how we met. I am singing the praises of Green Singles to anyone who cares to listen!

Thank you!! Sabine

2/26/2008 - Magic is everywhere and your site was its means to happen to us – through space and time, out of the blue, only as Santa can do it. We are on both ends of the world but I have not felt another person so close and loved so dearly and truly. I feel it every moment and I feel it is growing, and it doesn’t matter when it started. All we have is Today. No destination, just the journey of Each day. Today we love each other, today it is a ‘Success story’, it is Happiness and it is all and only up to us to keep it, up to us to have more and more of it, up to us to Enjoy it all. And the best is yet to come… Magic never ends.

Namaste! Dani

2/22/2008 - Hi Mary and Alan,
 
Thank you for making GreenSingles for people like me!  As luck, fate, angels, or whatever would have it, I met someone within the first couple of weeks I was a member - he was also a member- and we have created a great relationship which appears to be "The One."
 
I would like to hide my profile and have it revert to a free membership for the immediate future. I will hide my profile and trust the world of automatic deadlines to take care of reverting the membership to a free one.
 
Thanks So Much! April
2/21/2008 - Please remove me from your site. Thank you first! I found the love of my life on your site. I don't believe that I could have found her on any other site. We came from totally different worlds, but connected on your site.

Thanks! Jim
2/14/2008- happy story!

We met thru green singles last October (when I took you advice and sent smiles out to everyone who looked interesting, not waiting to be contacted first!). After initial correspondance, turns out we have a dear friend in common, who vouched for both of us as being really who we said we were in our profiles. That led to several months of lengthy emails, sharing of cd's and cookies by snail mail, and finally meeting for a weekend at a midway point in Arkansas (I am in Mississippi)at a beautiful state park in Jan. That went so well that Dave came to my place for a long weekend, which cemented our relationship.

We have the same core values and spirituality, and sense of humor. We challenge each other to live ever more "green" lifestyles, and consider ourselves a couple now and are planning several more visits (carpooling with friends, so as to leave a smaller carbon footprint) and combining work and pleasure to justify the travel. Though neither of us can relocate at the moment, it doesn't matter - we are delighted to be a part of each other's lives, and look forward to how things will unfold.

Though it turned out we had common friends, living in different states we would never have met were it not for Green Singles. We tell everyone about your wonderful service. What a joy to be with another vegetarian, btw, living in Mississippi, the land of "big meat."
Dave and I look forward to cherishing our times together and apart, and to dedicating our energies for the healing & happiness of all sentient beings, including you too! Thank you!

peace, nan ("organic farmer in land of Monsanto"
2/12/2008 - Dear Mary and Alan,
I have been very lucky and found the most wonderful man on your web site. I was not going to use the internet, but found your ad in the Co-op America Quarterly and it was so different and encouraging. The first and only person I contacted turned out to be "a perfect fit" and we are happily making long-term plans. You may cancel my membership. You are providing a great service by helping people to find someone like-minded. Thank you very much!
2/2/2008 - Hi,

I started writing Michael the same day I applied for a transfer within my company. He lived within 40 miles of where I would be transferring. We wrote and talked on the phone for the two months I was still in my home state. Our first date was wonderful and we fell deeper in love, cementing what had been formed in long distance communication. We have been together for six months now and got married a week ago. We were soulmates and meant to be together and I thank Greensingles for allowing us to meet. Looking forward to a lifetime of love and laughter with my best friend,

Serena and Michael
12/19/07 - It is probably no revelation that many people search through your site for their matches in the evening hours. One particular evening, discouraged by the lack of available, ethical, vegan, compassionate and environmentally-aware singles in my area, I decided to discard the idea of geographical proximity and type in all the characteristics that I hoped for in a mate: vegan, in my generation, someone who has a child and who wants another child in their lives and so on. My match appeared and he lives in New York. I live in North Carolina. I took a chance and sent a smile. After two and a half months of nearly nightly phone calls that lasted 2-3 hours each and hundreds of text messages between the two of us, this past weekend I finally met "BenNYart" in person. I had the strange sensation of meeting someone for the first time but with whom I already felt deeply connected - as if we had known and cared for each other for much longer; someone I share quirks and values with. We both decided after this weekend together that we were very happy and that we would delete our accounts immediately. We don't know yet what the future holds for us but it looks promising and we both realize that your site made it possible for us to meet. Thank you for helping us find each other. ~ "vegmama"
12/3/2007 - Dear GreenSingles,

I heard about you from an acquaintance who had met her match on Greensingles at age 67, and moved from Maine to Vermont two years ago to marry. I had been on several other dating sites and was discouraged and ready to quit looking. Little did I realize that in a short while after signing on I would meet my soulmate on Greensingles at age 64, that he would be across the country in Seattle and that our phone conversations would be so wonderfully connected that I would fly out to meet him after just three weeks of 4 hour phone calls. We exchanged a couple more visits before he moved to Vermont to live with me. We are delighted and amazed at our good fortune in finding each other, and full of gratitude to Greensingles for making this great joy possible. Miracles do happen, and my
advice to all is not to give up, and to get really clear about what matters.

Thanks, Dinny aka artseer, and Pan
12/1/2007 - Greetings Green Singles,

Wrensong and Dunewalker thank you for making our relationship possible. Without your outstanding site there is no way that the two of us would have met and fallen in love. One in Missouri and one in Nebraska, almost 450 miles apart. We exchanged over 50 pages of email and a number of phone calls before we actually saw each other. By our second meeting (after 7 weeks) we knew that we had found the person we were longing for all this time. Thanks again for making it possible for us to meet.
11/28/2007- Dear Mary & Alan, I'm more than happy to inform you of another Green Singles success story. This Kindhearted Gal met her Counting Crow. I was on the site for a few months and had many correspondences from interested parties in and around my location, as well as from far and beyond. I met with a few for a first date or two and although they were nice guys, the connection just wasn't there. So, I decided to take a chance and send a smile to a fellow whose profile kept grabbing my attention (Counting Crow). It wasn't just his inviting smile which pulled me in, but his words of expression in his writing. He responded sort of wearily with some concern about the fact that I was a little taller then himself - "You do realize I'm shorter then you, don't you?", "If this is an overlook, I understand". Well, it wasn't an overlook and I really didn't care.

We continued our correspondences with growing intrigue. As days turned to weeks, we began speaking on the phone about meeting for lunch or dinner perhaps. Finally a couple months from our first correspondence, we met. Well, we had planned to meet on an AMC (Appalachian Mountain Club) hike, but I couldn't find the carpool location and had no idea how to get to the hike's starting point. I gave him a call and he came up with a resolution to our predicament - meeting at a central location and going on our own hike. From the moment I saw his smiling face the attraction was apparent. I noticed too, that his grin continue to expand as the date drew on. We had a wonderful time on the hike and decided to extend our outing by going to a local restaurant for a bite to eat. It was nothing fancy, but the warmth between us was definitely permeating. When we finally returned to our vehicles he looked me in the eyes, leaned over and softly kissed me... "Wow", was both our reactions! We've been enjoying our time together thus far learning, living, loving and being truly grateful for our connection and the powers that brought us together. My Forever Love was found. Keep reaching for the stars! Warmly, Lauren (Kindhearted Gal)
11/16/2008 - I just wanted to tell you I sent a smile to a man the very first day I posted my profile on Greensingles several month ago. Several days later he contacted me back and we've now established what looks like a very promising and beautiful relationship. We have agreed by way of commitment to each other to close our accounts, so that is what I am doing today. Thank you for establishing an internet dating site of such consciousness and integrity that it attracts members of the same quality. I'm thrilled with my new man. B.B. - Santa Fe NM
11/15/2007 - Hi--  I have just closed my account because I don't need you anymore. I have found the perfect woman--- thanks to you. And thank you for the great experience you have created for your clients. It's easy, it looks great, and it has everything I needed. I know there are many services like yours 'out there' and they're all a little different, but you seem to have all the right stuff and you're friendly too.

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you,
11/4/2007 - Hi Mary & Alan,

I won't be renewing because I've met the most wonderful man on greensingles already! We met within a month of my joining--after I had been "looking" for someone for several years. I was impressed with the many interesting people in my area that I found on your site. I like the way you run it, and I have referred several friends. I am happier than I've been in many years.

Thank you!!... Kathy
11/4/2007 - Dear Green Singles: I want to very warmly thank you for connecting me, Ilanit, with B. I always appreciated your service, which is so caring of our planet and all its inhabitants, whose members are -- all I chatted with -- very fine people, and whose web-system has been so reliable and esay to use. AND, it worked, because it put B and I in contact, which I doubt would ever had happened without Green Singles! We are very compatible indeed, and both of us "one of a kind", so not easy to find compatibility without an excellent service like Green Singles. Please discontinue/erase my profile, because I found a very good man and partner. I attach photo. THANK YOU AGAIN, ILANIT

Hey, Mary and Alan,

Thanks to you folks, I'll no longer need your swell service. So, I'll let my membership lapse and keep my profile hidden. Best, Barry
10/25/2007 - Dear GreenSingles,
I am happy to report that I have met someone special through your site and we have been dating since June. We get along very well and it is such a pleasure for both of us to have met someone with similar interests and dietary preferences. Thank you for your service. I have posted your site details (the flyer from your site) at a local natural food market and I will continue to refer your site to those who are looking to meet someone. Blessings for continued success!
Kind Regards, Kimberly
10/14/2007 - Hi Mary.

I think it's time to close my account and thank you very much for your great service. It's true that we could have not met without you. He, 67. divorced, lives in California, and I, 59, divorced, live in Texas, a two thousand mile distance. We started emailing in February 2007 and decided to meet two months ago at his ranch in California. After that meeting or that one week stay, we found that we were destined to be for each other. One obstacle is the distance between Cali and Texas. We don't want to move. Each has his/her good reasons which are understandable by both. We, finally, agree to fly to each other every two or three months. I'm going to fly there again next week at his own expense just like last time. He's generous and kind-hearted. This time, I will stay for three weeks. Then sometime next February, he will fly over Texas to see me. We are working on the 2000 mile obstacle. Even if we cannot have a happy ending like other couples, we still can have each other and enjoy our company. This arrangement is perfect in our case and we decide that this is our only love and also our last love.

Thank you again for your good work which is very helpful and meaningful. Also, I would like to send my best wishes to those green friends who are still seeking. Good luck to you all. Keep seeking and you'll find. A happy ending is not for everyone, but a good companion and a true soulmate can be found by him who himself is what he is looking for. Once you have found him or her, don't let the long distance get into your way. Physically, you are separated but your heart and your soul are not. That counts.

Tam.

9/13/2007 - We got married, thanks to GreenSingles!

Hi--
I met Ian through Greensingles in February of 2006, and I am happy to report that we just got married on September 1, 2007! He was living in Philadelphia and I was living in Virginia Beach at the time, so without your website, it could never have happened! Thank you, GreenSingles!
Elizabeth and Ian
9/12/2007- Hey, Alan & Mary... No wedding bells yet. or photos. But yes, you can hide my profile. And thanks, again, for your service. The best for conscious folks. And should I become engaged, I'll send you that testimonial and photo. Barry

9/11/2007 - Just a quick note to let you know that I have met a lovely woman thanks to your service. Thank You for the platform to connect with like minded souls. Barry
7/10/2007 - Just to let you know that I am deleting my account, prompted by you, because I have met someone through GreenSingles.  Daniel lives in Maine, I in Philadelphia; he is 76, I am 65; he was divorced, I widowed.  We clicked the first time we met in Philadelphia in January and have been seeing each other ever since.  Neither of us is willing to move, so we have a house in the city (mine) and one in the country (his) - the best of two worlds.  So far we are willing to travel back and forth though the distance (10 hours by car; cheap flights 4 hours from his house) is an obstacle of sorts.  We are treating our new relationship and the complications of visits as a new adventure, one inspiring both of us.  We feel amazingly young.
 
Sara
5/12/2007 - Dear Mary & Alan ~
 
You are such sweet people ! The work you do ...changes people's lives !!!
I am so happy greensingles...exists ...as I have met soo many beautiful people on your site !
 
Peace within ,
Ronni
4/29/2007 - Yes, I have met my soul mate and soon will be making our commitment in just a few weeks. Please remove my profile from your site and thank you for your assistance.

Sincerely, cleo

3/29/2007 - Hi Greensingles,

"Thank you Green Singles for helping Kristin and I connect. Though our relationship is new, I have faith that we will have a long and loving partnership. This confidence is based on our shared values, lifestyle choices, and dreams. It feels wonderful to have a 'green' partner; someone who understands and values myefforts in support of environmental and social sustainability. We currently live in different states, and without this service might not have found each other. It takes a lot of courage to buy a ticket and make a date with someone you've not met in person (Thanks Kristin!). Fortunately, the process of mutual exploration that starts with the profiles really does translate into a high probability of it working out in person. I am glad to have found someone who is available for the loving, committed, and close relationship I've been dreaming of. Kristin, and our relationship, feels like a dream come true. - Shandin"

"Internet dating doesn't feel like the most romantic way to meet a potential partner, but I am grateful
that it exists and that it helped me connect to an incredibly beautiful, passionate, gentle man. Best
wishes for all you out there who are currently seeking love. Have Faith. - Kristin"
4/23/2007 -Subject - appreciation

Message - I just wanted to thank you for your site.

I do recall when you were a newsletter! Your website is clear and easy to use.  It gives a thoughtful and useful way to join or to participate in stages. For those new to the world of online dating, they won't know how lucky they are if your site is their introduction! Your site has a markedly different and superior group of users. Who knows if it is too late for the planet- but for online dating - you arrived just in time!

Thank you.
3/28/2007 - Hi Mary and Alan,

I wrote to you about a year ago to tell you I'd found him. Told you I'd keep you posted. Well, after an amazing summer (2006) of growing things and selling our chemical-free produce at the local farmer's market, he proposed in our bean patch. We are currently planning our green wedding and our second year of farmer's markets, and we have you to thank.

Darin and I just spent the evening in the garden, as we do almost every night. We have put up two greenhouses this season and are working on getting a CSA started for our community.

Just wanted to let you know we never would have met if it weren't for Greensingles.

Thank you again!

Deb and Darin
Wedding Date: Sept. 15, 2007
3/28/2007 - I found your site easy to navigate and very wholesome in content. I met someone extraordinary within 2 days of placing my profile. Someone with whom I would have shared mutual interests and a mutual attraction if we had met in a non-online way. However without Green Singles our paths would not have crossed. Thanks. Quantum Blonde Agapegirl
Should I be kissing a meat-eater?
Dating sites for environmentalists help separate the true believers from the poseurs

ALEXANDRA SHIMO | Apr 2, 2007 | Mcleans Magazine, Canada

The problem with dating is that people often turn out to be not quite as advertised. Take Steve (not his real name), an Ottawa man in his twenties who on the surface seemed to Jodi, then a twentysomething living in Ottawa, to be extremely promising dating material -- attractive, funny, intelligent, kind, generous, well-dressed and sociable. Quite a catch, in other words. Everything seemed to be going swimmingly, but then a small slip revealed Steve's true nature. "He flicked a cigarette butt on the ground. How could he do that? I was aghast," said Jodi, an environmentalist who takes her activism seriously. "He said he was environmentally conscious, but here he was, littering. Some people give off the green symbols, but they are not totally green at heart."

To find a more authentic greenie, Jodi joined GreenSingles, one of the growing number of social and professional networking groups serving environmentalists, tree huggers, vegans, fruitarians, vegetarians and raw-food vegetarians who would like to meet people of similar interests. She is also a member of veggielove.com, a dating site for vegetarians.

Green dating is the latest manifestation of a movement that has become akin to a secular religion, says Keith Neuman, vice-president, public affairs group, for Environics Research Group. The growing popularity of environmentalism in Canada has likely helped these sites become more popular, he adds. The group Green Drinks has branches in 22 countries, including the U.K., the U.S. and Canada. Since opening its first Canadian branch in Vancouver in February 2005, it has spread across the country with 20 new chapters nationwide.

GreenSingles boasts similar expansion. "We've grown about 20 per cent every year in the last three years," says founder Lee Schulman from his Ohio-based office. "We are now in every province in Canada and right across the United States."

GreenSingles, which is owned and operated by vegetarians, lets members choose a gay or straight match from any age group within Europe, Canada, or across the U.S. Other networking sites allow members to further refine their search. The website loveisgreen.org lets participants search for gay or straight dates, relationships or polyamorous relationships, or dates from any age group and a variety of lifestyle choices. Categories include almost-vegetarian, vegetarian, almost-vegan, vegan, raw-food vegetarian, raw-food vegan and fruitarian. Love is Green did not return Maclean's requests for an interview, though their on-site mandate makes clear why they believe such an extensive list of choices is necessary. " 'Love is blind.' We don't think so. Even love can't ignore certain facts like e.g. the treatment of (non-human) animals."

Jodi, who works as an advertising representative for an Ontario newspaper and runs a store specializing in hemp products, has not yet found a green soulmate online, but has found like-minded friends. The websites also provide an outlet for discussing the trials and tribulations of the green lifestyle -- the morality, for instance, of kissing a "meat-eater" and the dearth of non-gay vegetarian men in the southern United States.

As with religion, environmentalists have a wide range of perspectives, says Neuman, some more extreme than others. When opinions differ, it can put a strain on the relationship. Brenna, 26, a Toronto environmental researcher, has a boyfriend who shares many of her ecological beliefs. Like her, he recycles almost everything, prefers to walk rather than drive, and tries to eat vegetarian. Brenna is concerned, however, that he may not be as serious about saving the world as she is. The conflict is over showering. While she takes very short showers -- about five minutes -- to conserve water, he likes to enjoy much longer ones. "The long showers have been a sticking point with us. It bothers me. I thought when we started dating he was more environmentally friendly than he is. Environmental beliefs are a big part of who I am."

Jodi concurs. "The problem is that environmentalists don't go around with signs around their necks. They might wear hemp clothing or batik jewellery, but you just don't know whether they are completely committed. These sites are really useful to find those who walk the walk, rather than trendies who just look the part."
2/28/2007 - Dear Mary and Alan,

It is with great fondness and gratitude that I bid you adieu, and close my account. I joined GreenSingles.com in November of 2002. I’d been divorced for several years, and hadn’t been meeting men that resonated with me.

Over the course of my membership, I met several men that I still hold in high regard, even though things did not work out for a lasting relationship. One or two will hold especially fond memories. In addition to that, I met one man that is a good friend. Along the way, there were a few dates that, while not my cup of tea, will provide humor should I ever decide to write my memoirs!

I had also tried other sites, one of which promised to match people based on compatibility, but none could compete with the consistent quality of the membership of your site.

My last GreenSingles date, “Jack826,” (though still Green) is no longer single, and neither am I! He first contacted me in June of 2005, and we were married in October of 2006. I’ve only kept my free membership this long to occasionally peruse the early correspondence between my husband and me.

Thanks again for everything.

With Gratitude and Love, “Leela”
2/14/2007 - Hi Mary & Alan,

I just deleted my account and wanted you to know why. I enjoyed my time with Greensingles and met some super, really truly truly, super people. My kind of people. Nothing but great things to say about Greensingles. Out of all the online services I have used over the years yours was by far the best. The only reason I am not doing it anymore is cuz I'm just burned out on the whole on-line thing. I seem to do much better in real life, close up and personal situations.

So good luck and thank you for all you've done!! Laura
2/14/2007 - Subject - a great love story (for Valentines Day)

Message - I feel like this should have been written so long ago. I contacted Rob on this site in June of 04, met face to face July 26/04 and were married on May24,05. We just moved into our new home that we built in the woods near Bellingham Wa. I had joined green singles twice and met a few people for coffee and that was it. I was recovering from back surgery and decided to join again just to have something to do in the middle of the night when I was bored. You're someone new in the area alerted me to Rob's new listing. I was somewhat amused as new to my area was really 350 miles away. I never answered ads without pictures but, his profile was so sweet and honest I thought I would take a chance. This morning I awoke to the most honest, sincere, healthy happy Valentine ever!  I have told many people about you and I know a few have also met there true love. Rob even mentioned you during the wedding. Thank you so from Rob and me, I can't say we never would have met without your help, we just may have been too old to do anything fun.
Sincerely, Cindy and Rob
2/8/2007 - NOW Toronto Magazine

Q Where can a girl find a cute earth-conscious guy who doesn't drive a gas guzzler or chain himself to a tree?

A Nothing like a holiday dedicated to romance to freak singles out about the slim pickin's in their immediate vicinity. But the Valentine's Day build-up can be even more of a headache for anyone with extra dating filters - you know, like if you'll only smooch non-smoking vegan environmentalist cat- lovers.

First of all, you've got to establish realistic expectations that are right for you. Maybe you don't mind a guy who eats chicken as long as he recycles fervently and bikes to work.

And make sure to allow room for improvement. He may not turn the lights off as often as he should, but you can work on that. You never know, perhaps he's not aware of how polluting his water bottle habit/running toilet is. The critical factor here is that the person is open to new ideas and won't pop a blood vessel when you suggest a switch to compact fluorescent bulbs.

But where do you find such a guy – or girl? (This applies to you, too, single boys.) Well, you can rule out most typical pickup joints, although you might find cute artsy types with a conscience at places like the Social or the Gladstone, depending on the night. Check the listings for eco fundraisers or carbon-neutral band nights (not sure if those actually exist, but you get the point). Or do a little cruisin' at vegetarian restaurants. (Hey, people often eat lunch alone and might enjoy a friendly, non-creepy conversation!)

Really, one of the best ways to find tree-hugging men and women is go straight to the source - volunteer at an environmental org. This way, you can pick the degree of activism you feel comfortable with. Not into the radical tree-chainers? That's okay, just suss out the level-headed folk at more mainstream groups like Sierra Club.

Or get your hands dirty and join restoration efforts in your area (you never know, all that sweaty tree planting and litter collecting could be sexy, or at least an ice breaker). The Ontario Environment Network lists nearly 1,000 eco orgs across the province (www.oen.ca), be they habitat restorers or pollution probers.

Like fresh-air, active types? Join hiking, biking or canoeing troups. The Toronto Bicycling Network doesn't just hold Friday-night rides; it also hosts cross-country ski expeditions and weekend getaways (www.tbn.ca).

Of course, I must reiterate that none of the above groups want their events or meetings turned into predatory meat markets. I'm just saying they provide potential exposure to like-minded people. Green Drinks nights are another good way to broaden your social circle. Every third Wednesday of the month, enviro professionals and greenies meet up for cocktails at the Bedford Academy on Prince Arthur for after-work pints. Average attendance is said to be between 70 to 100, and there are always lots of new faces (www.greendrinks.org).

The only surefire way to know you're mingling with Inconvenient Truthies who are also single and willing to be hit on is to check out some green singles networks. Yes, they exist! Wouldn't you know it, online dating has also gone to the bird-lovers.

GreenSingles.com is probably the biggest online eco dating network, with countless tree-huggin' men and women in the Toronto area (and around the world) to pick from. You'll find every type here from clean-cut therapists to grizzly mountain men – none of whom you'll have to debate on the validity of climate change science (phew). EarthWiseSingles.com has a few dozen across the province. Greenpassions.com has only a handful of single peeps in T.O. posted this week.

Greenfriends.com is a veggie environmentalist site whose motto is "Where vegetarian friends and singles feel at home." Lovesorganic.com is another meat-free, earth-conscious singles network.

Loveisgreen.org has fewer listings for Toronto but lets you look up potential dates based on whether they're "almost vegan," "raw food vegetarians" or "fruitarians" and want a gay, polyamorous or plain old hetero relationship.

The point is, there are tons of different avenues you can travel to find your true green love (or just a good roll in the pesticide-free hay). You just have to branch out.

Oh, and don't forget to save a little extra lovin' for the planet.

2/7/2007 - I have found a sweetheart!!! Isn't that wonderful. We'll discuss posting our story soon. Thanks. Wonderful to be in love! Sue

2/6/2007 - Dear Mary - I am only willing to share my "anonymous" success story, if that's okay....
 
I had given up on online dating, but when I saw an ad for greensingles in Body and Soul Magazine, I decided that I'd give it a try.  Since I have always been into healthy and organic and taking care of myself, I thought maybe finding someone with similar ideas might be worth a try.
 
The man I met is the only date I went on.  I  took a chance because he didn't seem like my type physically or professionally.  However, when we spoke on the phone, I knew we had a lot in common and he sounded really special.  The date was great and we've been seeing each other for 4 months.  He was on your site because he also takes good care of himself and because he loves to hike (which I also do).  He's not quite as green as I am, but I'm converting him slowly!!
 
Anyway, thanks for doing something different - you brought two very unique individuals together who might not have otherwise found each other.
 
Sincerely, CD
1/30/2007 - Hi Mary & Allen,

I am letting my Greensinlges membership expire for good reason. I've met an amazing man through the site! It's been an amazing process for both of us. Sean and I e-mailed for a week and then began a series of wonderful phone conversations about a week into our phone calling knew we needed to meet in person. We met in person for the first time last past Saturday.

Thanks, Kat

Seniors discover new way to connect — online
By Marsha King, Seattle Times staff reporter

Multiple choices exist in online-dating world
Choices abound for online-dating services.

There are larger, more generalized sites like Match.com and Yahoo Personals, and niche sites that seek to capture a certain market — Jdate.com for Jewish singles, for example, SilverSingles.com for seniors, Gay.com, an internet site for gays and lesbians, and GreenSingles.com for the "progressive singles in the environment, vegetarian and animal-rights community."
Excerpted from the February 2007 issue of Discover Magazine, "Adventures in the Petri Dish of Love" Page 43.
"... but the truly dedicated green soul can try another, similarly specialized site, GreenSingles (www.greensingles.com). In a sense, environmentalists and scientists face similar obstacles when it comes to finding partners; They are often uncompromising in their ideals, do not suffer fools gladly, and carve out lives for themselves that may take them to remote spots in which dating options are few." 
1/21/2007 -
Dear Green Singles People,

Thankyou.
Daisy Girl sent Cheese a message.
And Cheese said YES.
We emailed.
We talked on the phone.
We met.
We're getting married in September.
And we are going to live together for 54 years.
LOVE
Daisy Girl and Cheese.
1/16/2007 - Hi Green Singles, We found each other in less than a week. Since then, we've hidden our profiles. Hence we've no need for greensingles.com anymore. Thank you thank you thank you!!!

Kristi

1/8/2007 - Jan. 8, 2007 issue of Newsweek Magazine By Joan Raymond - You don't have to ditch leather or sell your car to help the environment. We've gathered 10 simple tips for living greener in 2007. Hey, it's a lot easier than losing those 15 pounds.

10. Find an Eco-Date: There was the metrosexual. Then the retrosexual. Now there's the ecosexual. So if one of your goals is to find that special, ecofriendly someone in 2007, check out social-networking communities like Vegan Passions (veganpassions.com), Earth Wise Singles (ewsingles.com), Green Singles (greensingles.com) or Green Passions (green-passions.com). Because two recyclers are better than one.

Read the whole story at http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16399617/site/newsweek/

12/30/2006 - Dear Mary & Alan, we joyfully announce that neither ApolloMinstrel or SoulShine will be renewing our memberships. We are grieving however as your website has been such a beautiful way to connect with and learn about each other. Thank you and the best of luck to everyone.

SoulShine: I had hoped that someday I would be writing you a success story and here it is, sooner than expected. Meeting Dale has been like catching up with a long lost friend; effortless to know, full of love and so many similarities. He is my match made in heaven! Our love is full of soul, passion, practical dreaming and laughter. I am ever thankful my friend told me about this site. Reading people’s profiles woke me from a deep moral slumber. I have reclaimed those ideals and manners of living that have more meaning and care for myself, each other and our planet. Thank you for creating such a wonderful forum for conscious communication.

ApolloMinstrel: Alan and Mary, I bow to you deeply, sincerely, so gratefully now after contemplating the beauty of this website you created. I have spent many hours on your website communing with Soulshine. Long distance love is an amazing phenomenon...I feel that our communications are very sacred. I will save all of the emails we have exchanged on our beloved Greensingles, periodically read them and relive Act One of this amazing love story. This forum is a place of miracles. I now tell all my friends, Look and see
the amazing people on GreenSingles, they are Earthy and Spiritual...simply fascinating. Look what I found there; Let me tell you about the amazing Mary Soulshine. I got exactly what I asked for and much more. Thank you for this meeting place, thank you for
introducing us. She is so amazing, so fascinating, so compassionate and wise and sexy. She is my muse and I am hers. I am on fire with inspiration, and it all feels Holy and miraculous.. I bow to you again, Alan and Mary and to all the seekers of love who might read
this. May you be inspired by our success story. May soulmates all over the world continue to find eachother, with your help. May Love shine on you all. 

Both of Us: With faith and sheer excitement Dale & Mary will be married on the Summer Solstice 2007 in New York. Mary is happily letting go of her well created life in Tahoe to move across the states and join her true love in NY. Dale is happily making room in his already full life and beautiful home for her. Both sides of our families and friends share in the belief that this is a wonderful union. It’s All Good!
12/21/2006 - Dear Alan and Mary,

You have created a space for me since 2003 to find wonderful friends. I live downtown Chicago, but I dated a Montana man for the entire year of 2003. He loved coming to Chicago and I fell in love with Montana. He introduced me to my favorite place on earth, Glacier National park. Then all of 2004 I dated a pilot from Green Singles as well.

Both these guys are life long friends and are also part of my Freelife business, one as a Goji drinker and one as a rep partner.
I don't market my business to Green Singles, but my business is a big part of my life and my friends from Green Singles are very aligned with health wellness and people helping people.

Thanks for providing an ethical mindful space for the green collective consciousness to find camaraderie and friendship. I just wanted to say that I appreciate you, T J, Chicago
12/20/2006 - I owe heartfelt thanks to you. In the last few days I have been contacted by another member of Greensingles and plans are being made to get acquainted by correspondence, then by personal contact in February when he plans to visit relatives in this area. Please enjoy the holidays and have a very happy 2007.
12/20/2006 - .....and Happy Holidays to you too!!! It's a very happy season for me, having met the man of my dreams on your site!!!! I don't need to ask Santa for anything now!!!!! Thanks for the road to finding my man. Sue
12/20/2006 - I just wanted to pass along that we have a Green Singles success story. I have been dating someone who contacted me on Green Singles for about a month, now. We are amazingly happy. I think at this point, we are both hoping that this relationship is 'the one'. At some point, I'd like to write a testimonial and am wondering what format that should take.
Thanks!  tim k.
12/14/2006 - Thanks for this reminder.... but I no longer need you guys!! After using your site last spring for a short period I met a lady that also was a new member. We have just moved in together and are looking for a house to buy together. I was a bit skeptical about the Internet dating thing but wow, it worked! Your site seems to attract quality people and I have recommended it to some of my complaining single friends.

Sincerely, Paul
12/13/2006 - Mary and Alan,

Count me as a success story and delete my profile. We live far from one another but distance is no barrier to love. We are so happy and found that the deeper connections about adventurous life styles and earth-awareness resonate endlessly. Your good idea made this possible. Thanks. TC in NC
12/11/2006 - Hi Mary and Alan,  Actually I won't be renewing my membership because I have recently met someone through your site and our connection looks promising!! We have met twice and are planning to spend Christmas holidays together. So I may not need your service again if all works out. Thanks for such a great service and Merry Christmas. Lynn
In the News - 12/11/2006
 Cars may not be essential anymore
Danbury News Times - Danbury,CT,USA
... Tennis, anyone? Too much car involved with all that. How about Greensingles.com? That's for Naturenuts who want to get together with other natural types. ...
12/9/2006 - Thank you for your email regarding my subscription expiration. Fortunately, I will not be renewing it as my soulmate and I found each other on Green Singles. We both appreciate your site more than we can say.

Peace, Tracy in Indiana
12/7/2006 - Dear Mary and Alan, Thank you for your welcome message...it reflects the ethic of what Greensingles is all about (and what I'm looking forward to). Larry
12/7/2006 - GreenSingles, thank you for having the wonderful idea of bringing together people who share a love of nature.  I talked to many nice new people thanks to your website and I was eventually fortunate enough to find a connection with one woman who is now very special to me.  After exchanging a hundred emails across the 700 miles and the international border separating us we decided to have our first 'date' together in New York City (far from both of our homes, but a nice place to meet).  Our first few days together were really perfect and we've grown ever closer since then. Please close my account (if you haven't done so already). Bill in Iowa
10/27/2006 - Found my match! Just a note to let you know that I found my match on your site. We hope to be together soon and build an underground home together, along with a new life. Angel

Hi, I just wanted to let you know, that after years of looking, I met a sweet lady from Florida named Joy, on Green Singles. We've found out that we could almost be twins; in our way of thinking and the kind of life we want. We're getting married in the spring, God willing. Thank you for your help.... Danny
10/8/2006 - Hello Green Singles:

I am deleting my account today because i have met the man of my dreams on your website! We knew after our first contact on GS that it was going to be exciting, and that our instincts told us that this could be it! We could hardly wait to send and receive our messages each day, and then began our phone calling. So many of the little pieces fit together so perfectly, and we would talk for hours. When the day finally came to meet, our hearts knew without doubt that we had met our true match. We feel that we are the male/female versions of one another, and are amazed every day how many idiosyncratic details mesh, merge, and align. We now live together here in Northern New Mexico, living a wonderful full life, and dreaming of our future together.

Thank you for providing such an amazing service, we would never have met without you, and we feel enormous gratitude. I have referred many friends to your site, wishing them all the same success that we have been so fortunate to have.

Much heartfelt thanks to you! Jill and Keith

10/5/2006 - I met a wonderful man only a week after being on Greensingles. I could not imagine connecting with someone at so many levels, a wonderful combination of romance, unconditional friendship, ideas and sustainable life style and projects we have in common. Therefore I will not renewing my membership. I must say it was not exactly what I expected.... : ) , but  - hey -  things work, sometimes....

With gratitude, Laura in Massachusetts
Date: 2006-09-20, posted on Craigslist-Massachusetts

I'm a 40's something bi female in noho who has had no luck meeting the type of men I am attracted to. I despise the bar/club scene. Lately I discovered greensingles.com and have been on quite a few interesting dates. This site is different than the other online dating sites. It focuses on green, conscious living, vegetarian and community minded people. I am spreading the word to all my single green friends in the valley, especially you bodyworkers, healers and dancers. It's for us. Check it out.
9/20/2006 - I am sending this message to thank you. Laura and I were married on August 5th. after having met through your service 18 months ago. Thank you so very much. Bob and Laura
9/15/2006 - I met my mate on your site in December 2004 and we're very much together still (1 year and 9 months). We've made our own ceremony with vows and a ring exchange, but most importantly we are growing closer all the time. It's the best relationship I've ever had. Your site is obviously great! Thank you for being the "vehicle/medium/etc." that allowed us to become each other's significant other. trez4evr
9/14/2006 - HI, I wanted to tell you that I love your website, and I have met some wonderful people, thank you for providing a site that does this! I have met someone from your site and we are now engaged, so to be fair to everyone I would like to remove my profile. Again, love the site and THANK YOU!!!  Esther
9/10/2006 - Hi! I thank you for reminding me to keep my account active but fortunately, I have found someone. I thank you for everything! Lucille aka Fire Horse
8/24/2006 - Are you kidding me... OF COURSE I WILL RENEW!!! I just drove a gal out of here today from colorado who came out for the week and rocked my world! I have never had so much fun in my life... I got green chickas up to my eyeballs! Thanks a million!
8/21/2006 - I'm so glad to let you know that I am actively pursuing a relationship w/ a man who contacted me through GreenSingles and it is for that reason that I have no interest in renewing my membership. My understanding is that I can choose not to renew, yet maintain my profile and keep it hidden. Is that correct?  I'll try that. . .

Thank you for GreenSingles. For me the pool has been quite small, but it takes only one to be "the one" and it's likely that such is the case w/ the man who is now in my picture!

Beverly, NC
8/17/2007 - Hi there,

thanks to your site, i've met and fallen in love with a wonderful guy. we met back in march, and have since become very close. he's from iowa and i live in guelph (ontario), but he's planning on moving here. what luck!

thanks for providing the means for our meeting. can you please remove my profile from your site?

take care, andrea
8/2/2006 - 8/2/2006-Subject - Success update
Message - Hi Greensingles crew! I wrote back in February or January, only a few weeks after I met my soul-mate. I knew it then, and now, six months later, I still know it.

The love of my life is now IN my life - thank God, and thank Greensingles. We are inseparable; and our organic farmer's market business is booming! Thanks again! I'll let you know when the wedding is...

Deb and Darin in Indiana
7/27/2006 - Hi Greenies,

I would like to cancel my account, I'm in love. Thank you for the motivation to make a list of who I was looking for, write a paragraph for your site, and get out in the social world to be visible. It worked, and I'm a happy girl.

Thanks again, Lynn
7/24/2006 - Thank you, Mary and Alan.... I am already quite excited about the people I've seen on the site.  It's really up my alley.... how wonderfully refreshing.... I think I've come home.  :-) 
 
Peacefully green,
Laura
7/21/2006 - Thanks so much. My story may be a little different in that the person I met is actually the best friend of another Green Singles member, not the member himself. The member contacted me and we started corresponding, then I traveled several times to meet and get to know him. Through these visits I met his best friend, who may be turning out to be the love of my life! We have been inseparable, and the member who introduced us is very happy for us as well... it never would have happened without Green Singles!

I would be happy to tell my story and submit a photo. Thanks so much for everything!

Katherine, Ohio
7/2/2006 - Thanks Alan

FYI - I've been on Green Singles for about 7 months... and EHarmony for about 4 mos. and by far I'm getting stronger nibbles from Green Singles (just met a really nice guy within the last two weeks). 

I'd also tried (freebie versions of) Match.com and Yahoo Personals... and felt like it was a sea of somebodys -- and I'd tried a membership on Perfect Match... only to be connected to conservatives from Colorado Springs... NOT!  Anyway, I just want to thank you for your service, it's a big help to at least weed out the part of the population that doesn't connect with Earth issues.

Keep up the good work.
Namaste, Mary
7/2/2006-I met a wonderful man through greensingles, we have been seeing each other for 9 months now and though our romance is more of a good friendship now, I was very fortunate to meet someone that shared similar thoughts. Thank you, Georgette, California

Profiled on TreeHugger.com on June 21, 2006 01:17 PM - by Collin Dunn, Seattle

Finding a fellow TreeHugger to share life, love and organic champagne with you can be a bit tricky. For anyone who's ever struck out with the line, "Hey baby, let's do it carbon-neutral," there is hope. Green Singles has been helping greenies and enviros unite since 1985. Originally started as a (recycled?) paper newsletter, they went online in 1996, and have since helped many a love-lorn 'Hugger find a kindred spirit or green soul mate. They donate five percent of their profits to a diverse collection of non-profits, and can help anyone looking for love, but looking to avoid someone who pilots a Hummer.

6/23/2006 - Please delete my profile and photo. Thank you very much for your wonderful service. I contacted a very kind gentleman whose profile sounded like my list of what I want in a man. We are taking it slow, but have decided to date each other exclusively. I wish you peace and love... VE, Hawaii
6/19/2006 - Dear Mary and Alan,

Lynda says: Many months ago I signed up with Green Singles, but after looking at a few profiles I lost interest and never returned to the site. Actually, I forgot that I had even signed up, and never gave it a thought. I am 63 and figured that the "couple" part of my life was over, as it had been for many years. Suddenly on April 18, 2006 a Smile appeared on my email. That was strange in it itself, but even stranger was the strong positive feelings that I had when I read the sender's profile! We wrote for a while, spoke on the phone for a while, and then decided to meet. Neither of us had posted a picture, so we had little idea what the other looked like. When we finally did meet, I felt like I had found a long, lost, very dear friend. After we were together for a while, it became clear that this was more than just a friendship, and the relationship has grown and prospered and become the wonder of my life. Even in this short time, we are very much together, and are in the process of making our home together. At our ages time is a very different thing and we make decisions based on experience that younger people don't have. So the surety I feel is not based on whim, but on a knowing that I have good reason to trust. Anyway, I am very happy, and want to thank you for making this possible.

"Capt. Jack" says he has dropped anchor and found his treasure!

Blessings to all from both of us.
6/11/2006 - Dear Mary and Alan,
After several years of corresponding with Green Singles members, I think I can finally share with you a success story. One of your former members, Gaucho, and I began corresponding through Green Singles in about September 2005. He came for a visit to Upper Michigan in December and adapted very quickly to the snow, cross-country skiing, and other shared activities with my group of friends. He returned again in February and is still here. It's good to be able to share our lives and interests. He's already planted an organic garden and established some beehives in the area. We both thank you for making this relationship possible. Yes, I'm now ready to request that you delete my profile and close my account. Gaucho also says, "Muchisimas gracias!"
Sincerely, Michele
6/1/2006 - There is a good reason that you have not heard from me. I am have been married a year now, to a wonderful man that I met on the Green Singles site. Thank you Green Singles!!! ...Elizabeth
5/29/2006 - Dear Mary and Alan,

I am not going to renew my membership because I am getting married, therefore I will delete my account. I am not marrying someone I met through green singles, but I want you to know what a positive experience it was for me. I believe that the act of putting myself out on greensingles.com, stating to the universe that I was ready for relationship, helped bring in the clarity that who I wanted to marry was my ex-husband. We have been divorced for twenty years after being married for ten, and we decided that if we still love each other after all this time, we might as well be together.

So, thank you for this opportunity. I send blessings for your wonderful work for so many conscious people finding a way to love one another and have a partner in this life work of relationship.

Blessings, Anya Lawrence
5/25/2005 - Dear Mary and Alan,

I've been meaning to write to you but have been a bit busy with a newborn. Yes, I found my husband on your site and last year married and now have a child! We would love to write a success story for you this summer when we have a little more time. Would it be possible to have you send us the saved communications that he and I had (sent and received mail) through your site? This would help us to write a more accurate account of our first meeting and also be a wonderful gift for our son one day.

Thank you for sponsoring your site. We've shared it with many, many friends.

Sheila
5/25/2006 - I met the most wonderful man on your site in March '03. We were married 5/15/04 and couldn't be happier. This never would have happened without Green Singles! Thanks so much.
Julie B. P.
5/22/2006- Hi Mary and Alan,

I am pleased to say that I met someone on your site and we have been seeing each other for about 4 months now. Actually, I just finished moving in with this wonderful woman. We are taking our time with the relationship and enjoying things on a daily basis. It was a fairly "soon" move on our parts but we both understand that distance seldom plays a favorable role in any relationship.

My best to you both, and thanks! Manuel
5/22/2002- Subject - Excellent work!

Dear Mary and Alan,

I have searched high and low for a website such as this and cannot tell you how much of a relief it was to stumble upon this one. I wish you all the best from the bottom of my 'green' heart.

God bless, excellent work guys. For the Earth indeed! Idris

5/22/2006 - Thank you. This is the BEST online dating website. I know, I've tried 3 others.
Best, SALLY
5/22/2006 - Something happened that I never thought would. Something upon which I had nearly lost hope. Through this group, I met a guy with whom I have discovered a connection deeper than I have ever felt with any other living soul. We've discovered that a rare sequence of events has transpired to facilitate our union. He had not checked this site in months and only come back on because his membership was almost expired. I had only been a member for a day when he saw my profile. Something drew him to my profile, something in my words that he felt could have been his own. He had just moved to the area that I was raised and to which I was planning to move back. He is everything that I could have ever dreamed and more.

So have hope. It reminds me of an old Eastern saying: "When the student is ready the teacher will appear." If you really want it, don't settle for someone just to avoid loneliness. Stay on 'your' spiritual path and it will happen when you've ripened.  - WC
5/8/2006 - Subject - Met Someone
Message - Hi, Thought I'd let you know that I met someone through Green Singles and after writing for over six months, we met (twice now) and hit it off really well. He lives long distance, but we are working that out pretty well. I'll keep you posted with the outcome of our relationship. I just wanted to let you know that out of all the other singles sites I explored over a year and a half, I liked Green Singles best, hands down. In fact, I like it even better now!!! Jeanie
5/8/2006 - Subject - Pleased with service
Message - Hi! I have tried Match.com, Democratic Singles, and eHarmony and I have to say that your site is far superior to any of those places!! I just joined yesterday (no picture yet!) and I have received inquiries from 4 women and also a reply from a woman that I sent an inquiry to. At all of the other sites, it was very rare to even get a reply -- picture or no picture. I'm not sure what it is about your site, unless I have finally found a "community" of kindred spirits! Thanks!!... Jeff
5/4/2006 - Subject - Hooray!
Message - Hi! I just hid my profile because I met a woman through you who I wish I had met years and years ago and I think it will work. I just wanted to say thank you. -Charlie
4/20/2006 - Hello,
I just wanted to thank you for your site. I do believe that it has lead me to what will be the greatest LOVE of my life!!! I liked how the site was organized.... and it showed me that "smiles" really do matter!!!
Thank you, Joseph - Montreal
4/18/2006 - thanks -- and thanks for providing such a unique and needed service! my best friend up in arcata, ca. found her man on green singles and she told me about it.
4/12/2006 - I have met nothing but really nice, good-hearted ladies on greensingles, and in a couple days the most special lady flys out here to Oregon to help me tear down my house, and rebuild both my house and my life. Thank you for a vehicle for fate to manifest itself with someone so exceeding any hopes I might have had. A very worthwhile dating site, and for me, a dream come true. Thank you. randy
4/10/2006 - Subject - remove from list
Message - Thank you, thank you, thank you, Because of Green Singles, I met a wonderful wonderful wonderful man, Bill B. We're having a marvelous time together. So please remove my profile. Susan P., 43099
4/10/2006 - Hi all,
I will let my membership expire as I have met my soulmate on Greensingles a couple of months ago! We are moving in together this week and I'm very happy. You guys provided an awesome service and we'll be forever grateful to Greensingles for allowing us to meet online and to klick.
Thank you, Reni
4/6/2006-Thank you. We are happy to announce our engagement thanks to greensingles for providing a forum to meet. Bob T.
4/6/2006 - Dear Friends,

I wrote you a couple weeks ago asking to cancel, and you replied that I would have the chance to do that on April 14. Now I'm letting you know that I cancelled early because I actually did meet someone on this site. We began corresponding on January and then stopped. We began again last week and finally met in person. It was simply magic, much to our mutual