What were you hoping for? Someone to talk to about absolutely awful movies. More importantly, someone kind in wonderful knitwear. First impressions? Instant energy and joy, though sadly no knitwear! What did you talk about? The correct way to order a cheeky monkey spritz. What we imagined the texture of a minion to be like leathery? Whether our parents will read this. Most awkward moment? Telling the group who took our photo we were on a Guardian blind date, only for them to be completely uninterested.
Good table manners? Not a gripe. And she had a sympathetic bedside manner after I tried her leek and potato soup and had an allergic reaction inexplicably, it contained hazelnuts. Best thing about Erin? She wore a tie to the meal, too. This runs, with a photograph we take of each dater before the date, in Saturday magazine in the UK and online at theguardian. What questions will I be asked? We ask about age, location, occupation, hobbies, interests and the type of person you are looking to meet.
Can I choose who I match with? But we do ask you a bit about your interests, preferences, etc — the more you tell us, the better the match is likely to be. How should I answer? Honestly but respectfully. Be mindful of how it will read to your date, and that Blind date reaches a large audience, in print and online.
We may edit yours and theirs for a range of reasons, including length, and we may ask you for more details. Can I do it in my home town? Many of our applicants live in London, but we would love to hear from people living elsewhere. How to apply Email blind. Would you introduce Erin to your friends? Everyone but Tom, who would trap her in archaeology discourse for hours.
What do you think Erin made of you? Did you go on somewhere? The final mulled wine knocked us flat, so sadly not. If you could change one thing about the evening what would it be? See hazelnut incident, above. Marks out of 10? Lost a point for taking her tie off three minutes in. I loved the tie. I could tell right away that we were going to have a lovely evening. Unfortunate experiences at border control. Pseudoarchaeology booo!
