1/7/2024 0 Comments Blind date![]() I always felt big and clumsy and, when nervous (like on dates), my limbs seemed to grow and turn me into a kids’ TV character with giant arms and legs. Appearance isn’t something I have specific likes or dislikes about, but height was especially important for me back then. I’ll laugh at his jokes and talk about how great I am at cooking!Īt this point, I should mention: I am tall - 5ft 10in - and I love high heels. I’ll wear my Chloe floaty dress and giant wedges. I thought, ‘He sounds lovely and romantic’. Months later, I found out he was the best friend of the guy who owned the dating franchise.ĭate two was a very successful recruitment consultant who loved travelling and food and was ready for love. At the end of the night, we split the bill and went our separate ways. It turned out, I already knew him he’d dated pretty much everyone I knew. Once I’d got over the shock, we had a nice time, talking about mutual friends. My reaction: I will dress ‘fashionably’, he will be quite serious so I will be too, and we’ll go to a really nice restaurant so we can both enjoy great food. He was looking for a serious relationship. My first date was 29, into fashion, worked for the police and loved great food. You could, of course, say no but why would you? He could potentially be The One. You got a message from the agency with a written profile, a suggested time and location. There were no pictures or swiping or clicking. ![]() When I got home, I cried again (Picture: Vanessa Wilcox) I hadn’t done online dating before, but my friend and I were talking about different ways to meet men, so when we were invited to the launch, we decided it was fate.Īt £300, it was relatively expensive to join and the application process was intense, consisting of a form, a personality test, followed by a two-hour face-to-face interview. ![]() They promised to bring like-minded people together to create real connections, not just based on photographs and clicks. Then, a supposedly high end dating agency opened in the city. I had a lovely flat in the city centre and great friends, but I was impossibly lonely and constantly panicking that the life I wanted (house in the country, a lovely, happy husband and children) was slipping away. I was living in Leeds and had landed my dream job, doing PR for Harvey Nichols. Rather than buying another drink, I went home and cried. He couldn’t read or write, but wasn’t bothered and he was looking for someone with their own home so he had somewhere to have sex as he was currently still living with his parents. But in the next 30 minutes, he told me his mum had paid for his dating membership - the same mum that put his art in her café, which is why he said he was an artist. Blind Date Tip: There is so much happening in the first few seconds of meeting someone, don’t overwhelm them with a crazy greeting. I was disappointed in myself for judging his outfit. There was Dan, 6ft 4in (brilliant) full length matrix coat, bald head and goatie beard that skimmed his belt buckle (not so brilliant).
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