We are often asked how successful friendsfirst is?

Feedback from our members about Getting Married

“I would not have kept going except for your encouragement and here I am now so happily married. It’s wonderful.” (Barbara, 72 - Housekeeper)

“Thank you so much for the renewal letter that you sent to me in the post. I didn’t tell you that I married another friendsfirst member last September. Thank you so much for making this possible”   (Fiona, 33, Office Assistant)

“Anyway thank you again for your part in bringing me and my future husband together and best wishes as you continue with this ministry of yours”   (Colin, 47 Engineer)

'"We are so thankful for friendsfirst assistance and for the service that you provide. We have settled into married life very well and enclose a picture of our wedding day for you. We had a great honeymoon. I hope you continue your service for many years to come as you are greatly appreciated." (Charles – Software Engineer)

You may have noticed a flood of new members following our success story! Again many thanks for your excellent service. With best wishes for many more happy Marriages." (Kevin and Anne)

"Good news I got married last February. Although we didn't meet directly through friendsfirst it got me in the frame of mood about meeting people. Thank you for your help" (Graham – Company Director 44)

"I am writing to tell you that I wish to withdraw from friendsfirst because I'm going to be married on 31st March." (Judith - 61- Retired)

"When people ask how we met, the official line is that we met through a mutual friend. Thank you for being our friend."

(Barry – 46 – Manager)

"I only contacted one member, that was in May. We went on to get married in September. We are very happy."

(Sandra – 46 – Office worker)

"I'm just ringing to let you know Philip and I are getting married this October (03). He is everything I was looking for. Being a member of friendsfirst has been really worth it though it was amazing that we met seeing as I nearly gave up hope and resigned my membership. Three months after you persuaded me to persevere with my membership, I received Philip's details in the mailing. As soon as we met we knew. I felt he was so right for me and we are so happy. Thank you so much for all your encouragement."
(Lois – 61 – Adult Education)

"This is to confirm that due to your service I have finally been lucky in finding a lady with whom I shall be more than please to spend my life with. Our meeting was a direct result of your services for which I thank you."   (Barry – 72 – Retired)

"Please accept my resignation as I hope to remarry this summer. Thank you for all your help and your excellent services. My sincere thanks to you and your colleagues for your courtesy and support."
(Max – 72 – Retired Director of Finance)

"Please take me off your membership. I've met the man I will spend the rest of my days with. He was the first person I'd contacted and I was the first person who'd contacted him. We will be getting married in April."
(Celia – 69 – Stock Control Clerk)

"Please remove my profile from the list that you send out, as I have met a wonderful lady and I hope to be spending my life with her. Thank you."   (Ian – 70 – Retired)

"It is with great pleasure that I am writing this letter to you, advising you that I have now met a wonderful gentleman through friendsfirst. What is also very nice is that he lives locally.. Obviously now I wish to cancel my membership and to thank you very much for bringing us together. We are getting married next January." (Pauline – 69 – Telephonist)

"Please remove my details from your list. God has graciously answered my prayers for a wife. Thanks to you I have met Susanna and we are to be married in October." (Peter – 69 – Retired Dental Technician)

"I just want to thank you for your ministry of friendsfirst. I know that it is 'God led' and has the Lord's stamp of approval on this valuable service. After my painful divorce I felt that I would be doomed to a life alone, and then heard about friendsfirst and have not looked back since. My life has completely changed. I am now married to a 'fellow friendsfirst' member and have also retained friendship with another. For me a life of singleness after being married was very daunting but thank God for this service – 'God provided a way for me' and I give him the glory. Many thanks again." (Jo – 42 – RGN)

"We are just writing to let you know we will not be rejoining Friends First because we are getting married. We cannot thank you enough that we met through you and are very much in love and very happy. We shall live at Bernard's and would love you to come to the wedding. We met only for an hour or two in February and fell in love and are to be married in May. The real organiser of our future was, and still is, the Lord. God himself has used your services to join together people like us. Thank you again and God Bless you. (Bernard – 86 and Margot - 76)

"We thought you'd like to see a photograph of two happy customers! We were married in a civil ceremony at Redditch on 28th August 2004. Kevin was the first person I contacted from my first set of profiles just before Christmas last year. We met for the first time in March, and then not again until June11th, having kept in touch by phone and email. However, it was obvious that we matched very well, and there being no good reason why we should wait set the date. You may have noticed a flodd of new members following our success story! Again many thanks for your excellent service. With best wishes for many more happy marriages." (Kevin and Anne 60/64)