To ensure she was comfortable, Adams arranged for them to have lunch at a nearby bistro that was nearly always empty in the afternoon. But these are the times of COVID-19, and Coutts was hesitant to take that next step after seven months of self-isolation. Of course, they wanted to meet in-person. The two even discovered they had a number of friends in common. Family was also a priority for each and they, thankfully, aligned politically. Volunteering and community involvement were passions of theirs, as they'd served on a number of boards and committees throughout their lives. They bonded over their shared love of art, classical music, and theater, with both being members of their local concert associations. 'We still don't know why it wasn't 100.'įor the next 10 days, the pair spent two hours on FaceTime every night. The 79-year-old never matched with someone whose compatibility went above 82 percent. And, that's okay.''īut then Coutts, who was born and raised in Victoria, British Columbia, received a message from Adams that she couldn't ignore.

Then I thought, 'Well, I'm going to be here living on my own. 'It would be wonderful if there was someone and we could share our lives together. 'I had a full life, and I was happy family and good neighbors and friends,' she says. So as she quarantined, the retired insurance broker became okay with being alone. After being divorced for 33 years, she'd been on plenty of dates and found friendship, but not true love. I said, 'Well, I have to meet this person who's as crazy as I am.''Īt the time Coutts, who'd been a member of Silver Singles for nearly four years, rarely visited her profile and was ready to cancel her account. 'I came across Audrey on my first go-through on the site,' he says. The site, which assesses a potential couple's suitability by their shared interests, set their compatibility at an impressive 94 percent. Within a week of creating a profile, he matched with Audrey Coutts. He joined Silver Singles, a site that helps people over 50 find love.

But on a whim one fall day, the 78-year-old thought he'd try online dating. His day-to-day wasn't much different from the hours he spent painting alone in his studio. Then 2020 happened, and like the rest of the world, Adams was suddenly in quarantine. A painter and retired professor, the Philadelphia native-who relocated to Vancouver in 1970-was content, volunteering around the community and working on his art. They'd been married for 38 years and lived a full life, with two children and two grandchildren. After Jim Adams' wife died in 2017, he thought he'd be on his own forever.

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