Lovestruck couple Sara Bond and Andrew Taylor plan to wed after meeting through the pages of the Evening Press.

Happy together: Sara and Andrew with the edition of the Evening Press that carried the advert. Picture: Paul Baker

Mechanical engineer Andrew, 33, who described himself as a young-looking thirtysomething male in search of a lasting relationship, received a response from 22-year-old Sara.

And on their first date he decided she was the one.

Andrew said: "I wanted to meet somebody who was honest and trustworthy.

"The first night we met we got on so well I asked her straight out whether she could see herself being with me all the time.

"She just said 'definitely'."

A month later, the couple - who now live in Melwood Grove, off Beckfield Lane in Acomb, York, decided to tie the knot.

Everything is now in place for a June wedding at Lidgett Grove Methodist Church, Acomb.

Sara said: "I was a little bit bored and mum was looking through the Evening Press.

"He was the last ad on the page and I just thought, 'I'll give him a ring'.

"He's generous and he treats me like a lady. He always knows the little things I need, he takes me out for a meal every night and cooks for me on the weekends.

"He gives me presents and always opens the door for me, even when we're in the house."

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