"It's been nearly six months since she launched her campaign to find love in the Bay Area and became international news for her audacious approach. The story of this 42-year-old woman advertising for a husband on the side of the tech industry's major commuter corridor tapped into the frustrations and heartbreak of many Silicon Valley singles yearning for love but coming up empty on the dating apps. It also brought out plenty of haters."
"She has filled two three-inch binders with printouts of their messages, featuring comments like, you're washed up, you have nothing to offer. Undaunted, she spent last fall sifting through 4,000 applications from would-be suitors pouring into her inbox from around the world. She discarded most of them, including many who lived outside California, men who were too young or too old ranging in age from 19 to 78 and those that used photos of the perfect man, clearly generated by AI."
"On Saturday night, a man she has seen a handful of times over the past month is taking her on a Valentine's Day date for dinner and a movie. She has baked a homemade sweet and wrapped in a heart-shaped tin just for him. He really is a great guy, just really an incredibly nice, kind man, intelligent, she said, everything that you could hope for, really."
Lisa Catalano launched a billboard campaign along Highway 101 to find a husband and gained international attention. The 42-year-old received about 4,000 applications and sifted them, discarding many for being out of state, the wrong age (19 to 78), or using AI-generated photos. She has gone on dates with nearly ten men and has a promising suitor who is taking her out for Valentine's dinner and a movie; she baked a homemade sweet for him. She collected critical messages in two three-inch binders. The billboards remain until she feels confident she is in a committed relationship, and she is not rushing exclusivity.
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