After missed opportunity, Courtney posts signs in Old Town Alexandria in search of mystery man

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -

It is a story that sounds like it is a made-for-TV movie. But it is a real life, online love mystery that is blooming by the day.

In a bright pink running top and her dark brown hair pulled back in a ponytail, Courtney is getting ready for the New Year's Day "5K Resolution Run." On the top of her list for 2014? Find Ben.

"He is probably early to mid-30s, white male with brown hair, beard, brown eyes, average build, slightly athletic, she recalls.

They met December 23rd at The Light Horse restaurant in Old Town Alexandria. Courtney says they chatted for hours.

"Religion, faith, morality, culture, and how do you define culture in society, definitely not the things you just randomly talk to someone about in bar," she says. "It was an extensive conversation in the middle of a DJ playing, a hundred people dancing all around us.

But she left with her friends -- without exchanging numbers. So in this day of online dating and digital networking, Courtney resorted to the oldest tool of romance: the pen and paper.

In bold, black script she wrote:

She posted 60 signs up and down Old Town's main drag: King Street. They have tugged at the heartstrings of passersby.

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After missed opportunity, Courtney posts signs in Old Town Alexandria in search of mystery man