Singular Sensations

Want a soul mate—or just a mate with a lotta’ soul? We have just the person for you.

by Maria Hess | Photograph by Jared Castaldi Published April 12, 2011 at 12:06 PM

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If you are interested in contacting one of our singles, you can send an email to
editors@delawaretoday.com and your email will be forwarded along.

Meredith Shockley, 29, Milford, is passionate about photography, graphic design and telling jokes. Her match can crack a few one-liners, too, but he also “respects and adores” her, and helps her “keep the perfect balance between career and family.”

Diane L. Barlam-Geddes, 61, Newark, marched in Washington as a teenager, and was present during Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech. She recently appeared on “The Dr. Oz Show,” allowing the wonderful wizard to spray her with a cough germ. Her potential mate “strays from negativity,” and is “eager to make new dreams together.”

Steve Fox, 25, Newark, cooks ethnic and vegan dishes, plays guitar and reads Salinger. He wants to start a nonprofit with the graduate degree he earns this month. Eventually he’ll become CEO of an AmeriCorps program. His ideal mate is “focused and just a little bit quirky,” and has enough gray matter to help him change the world.

Alexandra Calla, 30, Wilmington, hikes with an iPod programmed to classic rock and cools down with a good mobster movie. This wine connoisseur hopes to host a television show for oenophiles, where she will “make the grape fun and approachable.” Her ideal mate
is the independent type. He knows from which region his vino comes.

Photographed at the Schwartz Center for the Arts in Dover.
Hair and makeup by stylist Jennifer Spencer, stylist Kristin Enslen and owner Rori Allen, all of Rori and Company Salon and Spa in Dover

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