Catherine and Boris sit in front of a crackling fire in the living room of their Saanich home. Twelve years since Catherine was first taken by the photo of a handsome six-foot-four Russian man’s dating ad on excite.ca, the married couple reminisce about what was once considered an unusual method of meeting a partner.
“All my friends were single and they didn’t have any friends who had friends, so it was very difficult to meet anyone,” says Boris -- the name he asked to be substituted for his real name.