http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/kellie_patrick_gates RSS Feed for Inq Col Kellie Patrick Gates en-us Wed, 23 May 2012 16:25:37 GMT http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/kellie_patrick_gates/20120523_LOVE__STEPHANIE_VALERIO__amp__ADAM_MACIE.html January 2008, Stephanie was visiting a friend’s MySpace page, then clicked onto one of that friend’s friend’s pages. Adam had written a comment there, and Stephanie couldn’t help but admire the picture that went with it. “He was cute,” she said. She clicked on his page, and saw he was single. http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/kellie_patrick_gates/20120516_LOVE__DANA_LOSBEN__amp__ANDREW_RODGERS.html Hello there http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/kellie_patrick_gates/20120509_LOVE__ROBIN_ROTHMAN__amp__SEAN_TAYLOR.html Robin grew up in the Far Northeast, graduated from George Washington High School, and earned a degree from the University of the Arts. She moved to New York City in 2003 to pursue her dreams of singing on Broadway. In 2006, she became an intern, student, and performer at Magnet Theater. http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/kellie_patrick_gates/20120502_LOVE__LEAH_MILLER__amp__JONATHAN_O_rsquo_BRIEN.html Hello there In August 2003, Leah, who works in IT for an international pharmaceutical company with local offices, persuaded her employer to send her to London for nine months. The move was her second trip outside North America. http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/kellie_patrick_gates/20120425_LOVE__MICHELLE_BENEFIEL__amp__DAVID_TRESS.html In summer 2009, Michelle was living in Indiana, but traveling with her Cajun-themed food-service business and friends’ similar businesses to festivals and fairs around the country. Working a music festival in West Virginia, she befriended Zack, a Philadelphian who was in charge of ensuring that the musicians ate. http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/kellie_patrick_gates/20120418_LOVE__Melissa_Quintana__amp__Sean_Lipschultz.html Hello there Melissa had a profile on the OKCupid dating site for nearly three months by September 2010, and she had thoughts of canceling her membership. “I had a couple of first dates, and they were fun, but no one was what I was looking for,” she said. http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/kellie_patrick_gates/20120411_Love__LAUREN_LUBARSKY___MATTHEW_TANZER.html All that 12-year-old Lauren wanted in early summer 1999 was to go home to Dresher. http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/kellie_patrick_gates/20120404_Kristy_Wessman___Ross_Herman__0.html Hello there In February 2007, Kristy, then an English teacher at Maritime Academy Charter in Northeast Philadelphia, heard that one of her old high school friends had moved to Pennsylvania. http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/kellie_patrick_gates/20120321_Love__LISA_STELLINO___RAYMOND_LAMBOY.html In September 2009, the dating site eHarmony told Lisa and Ray that they might make a good pair. http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/kellie_patrick_gates/20120314_Love__MAUREEN_KIBELSTIS___VINCENT_PAWLOWSKI.html Eight years had passed since he was the cool senior at the back of Mrs. Brook's art class at Archbishop Ryan, and Maureen hadn't thought about him since. But seeing Vince in the stadium parking lot brought on the old fluttery feelings.