Who Says You Can’t Buy Love?

Maine man places ad for his soul mate, offering love and $5,000.

by Genevieve

money Charles Haeberle, 39, moved to Maine from Key West, Fla. six years ago at the urging of his mother, who claimed it would be a good place to “find a nice girl.”

Impatient as ever to find his soul mate, Haeberle recently gave fate a nudge via an ad placed in the local paper. If his love of dogs, kids and outdoor sports doesn’t hook a lady, there’s always the $5,000 he’s offering to his future wife. Plus a four-carat engagement ring and a one-year anniversary gift, both of which he already owns.

While this strikes as mail-order-bride-ish or Craigslist creepy at first, the teetotaler and occasional churchgoer seems to be a good, old-fashioned romantic. Three years ago, he placed an anonymous poem to his future wife in the paper, a move he blames on too many viewings of the movie “Message In A Bottle.” How he went from tossing bottled love poems into the sea (which he did) to offering up cash is where this tale gets a bit fishy.

We doubt Nicholas Sparks, master of sap, would melt into a romance-drenched puddle upon hearing of the incentive plan Haeberle has in place for his bride: $400 after the fourth successful date, $1,100 at the engagement and $3,500 at the wedding. No word on whether final payment is doled out before or after cutting the cake.

Dreamy, right?

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1 Philip A. Wilcoxson // Jul 7, 2008 at 7:30 pm

Every time I try to find information on her and how to contact her or apply for her proposal I find myself up against walls and hurdles and people who try to get in the way. Computer programs are so difficult to manage sometimes. Especially when you’re trying to move Zen.

2 Philip A. Wilcoxson // Jul 7, 2008 at 7:26 pm

Although I would think seriously about marrying her and I would be able to free myself from my current dilemma I would still question whether or not it would be possible to love her if our relationship was based on or off of motives related to money. However when I think twice about what she is proposing I don’t think it totally unreasonable. People come from different backgrounds. And what one person has another person may not have and some mutual agreement can come between them so they can both benefit. Long story short I don’t think I would have any problem marrying her because she is beautiful and what she is offering is unbelievable. And in time with a little patience and work I may or she may be able to love me and I her. I wish I had 500K to give her for her home. All I have to give is my heart because I am a simple truck driver. Something else. I like her personality. She doesn’t seem abnormal and I believe I could totally live with her. She seems cool. We could both help eachother out. I don’t know what sort of man she’s looking for but I would definitely be interested in seeing if she would be interested in getting to know me better. What I would do to get out of the city. And moving to Florida (W Palm Beach) of all places.

Phil