"Seattle interest you? Attractive, funny, easygoing SWM 23, looking for casual travel partner to head out west with (August). If you're adventurous and interested, call me."
- Phoenix Personals June 1989

"This was the ad that I read one Saturday morning while working the early shift at my job. I had never been to Seattle but I was just out of college, restless and looking for adventure. With some prodding from my coworkers, I called and left a message. Adam called me back that night and we talked for an hour.
After a few phone calls, we met at a restaurant (the old Tam O' Shanter in Brookline) and shared a meal and a bottle of wine. We dated for a month or so and fell in love. I didn't end up going to Seattle with Adam but we kept in touch via letters and phone calls. In October, I

was laid off from my job and I decided to join Adam out in Seattle. We got married in 1997 and blew up our personal ad and displayed it in the entrance of our reception hall. In August of 2000 (13 years after I answered that personal ad), these once "casual travel partners" finally made that car trip across country together, moving back from Seattle (with our 1 year old) to live in Boston again. We are completely in love and love telling our story.
We always urge our friends and family who are single to try the Phoenix personals because they worked so well for us!!"
- Beth Mintz