WELLS, Maine — A 39-year-old man from Wells is looking for love in the classifieds.
Charles Haeberle hasn’t been able to find Miss Right since moving to Maine six years ago, so he’s taken out a newspaper ad offering $5,000 to the woman he marries.
Actually, he said he’ll pay $400 after the fourth date, $1,100 at the engagement and $3,500 at the wedding.
Haeberle manages a hotel in Kennebunk, travels widely and likes to hike, kayak and stay physically active.
He knows his ad sounds silly, but said it costs no more than an online dating service. He hasn’t had much luck with those, so he figures he’s simply cutting out the middleman.
The ad said he already has a 4-carat engagement ring and a one-year anniversary gift.
He put the ad in the York Weekly, and he’s also running it on the Craigslist classified ad Web site.
Please remove this article about me. It was placed by a friend and although he was trying to help
That sounds like a great friend, he obviously knows the desperation and frustrations that most of us feel in the “dating game”. I know these feelings well and sometimes wish I had a friend willing to help. I only hope that you were able to find a wonderful woman who likes you for you and not because ther was a monetary reward.