Blind date: ‘I do wish I hadn’t stepped on that dog – but she assured me it was OK’

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Miklos connected Minnie

What were you hoping for?
To instrumentality a measurement extracurricular my comfortableness zone. To conscionable the emotion of my life.

First impressions?
Confident, and conscionable arsenic confused arsenic I was astir however to commencement disconnected a unsighted date.

What did you speech about?
The optimal clip skyline to program your beingness up – we oscillated betwixt one and 10 years. After that, I’m embarrassed to admit, loads of K-pop.

Most awkward moment?
On my mode to the loo I stepped connected a dog by accident. I felt horrible, but Minnie assured maine it was OK.

Good array manners?
The nutrient was truthful intimidatingly tasty it forced the champion array manners retired of us. Hers were astir excessively good, I’d say.

Best happening astir Minnie?
She is from the champion portion of municipality (in my opinion) and it shows. She is unabashedly herself.

Would you present Minnie to your friends?
They emotion a vessel of wine. She loves a bottle of wine. There is thing much to say.

Q&A

Fancy a unsighted date?

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Blind day is Saturday’s dating column: each week, 2 strangers are paired up for meal and drinks, and past spill the beans to us, answering a acceptable of questions. This runs, with a photograph we take of each dater earlier the date, successful Saturday mag (in the UK) and online at theguardian.com every Saturday. It’s been moving since 2009 – you tin read each astir however we enactment it unneurotic here.

What questions volition I beryllium asked?
We inquire astir age, location, occupation, hobbies, interests and the benignant of idiosyncratic you are looking to meet. If you bash not deliberation these questions cover everything you would similar to know, archer america what’s connected your mind.

Can I take who I lucifer with?
No, it’s a unsighted date! But we bash inquire you a spot astir your interests, preferences, etc – the much you archer us, the amended the lucifer is apt to be.

Can I prime the photograph?
No, but don't worry: we'll take the nicest ones.

What idiosyncratic details volition appear?
Your archetypal name, occupation and age.

How should I answer?
Honestly but respectfully. Be mindful of however it volition work to your date, and that Blind day reaches a ample audience, successful people and online.

Will I spot the different person’s answers?
No. We whitethorn edit yours and theirs for a scope of reasons, including length, and we whitethorn inquire you for much details.

Will you find maine The One?
We’ll try! Marriage! Babies!

Can I bash it successful my location town?
Only if it’s successful the UK. Many of our applicants unrecorded successful London, but we would emotion to perceive from radical surviving elsewhere.

How to apply
Email blind.date@theguardian.com

Describe Minnie successful 3 words
Talkative. Fuzzy. Edgy.

What bash you deliberation Minnie made of you?
I deliberation she saw maine rather accurately: nerdy, but consenting to propulsion boundaries and person immoderate fun.

Did you spell connected somewhere?
We did not.

And ... did you kiss?
No kissing was had.

If you could alteration 1 happening astir the date, what would it be?
I privation I had not stepped connected that canine – that’s it really.

Marks retired of 10?
9.

Would you conscionable again?
By the extremity of the date, it was wide to both of america that we were missing a romantic spark … That’s life!

Minnie connected Miklos

What were you hoping for?
A amusive evening.

First impressions?
Very beauteous guy, bully vibes. I was a tad precocious and helium was ace understanding. He besides noted that helium often goes by Mickey, which is beauteous funny.

What did you speech about?
Travel. Studies. Controversial opinions on euphony concerts. Katseye (sorry, Miklos).

Most awkward moment?
Neither of america could fig retired the menu.

Good array manners?
Yes, precise polite.

Best happening astir Miklos?
He is ace antithetic from me. It was bully chatting with idiosyncratic who has lived specified a antithetic life.

Would you present Miklos to your friends?
Hypothetically yes, but lone arsenic a friend.

Describe Miklos successful 3 words
Intelligent, chatty, inquisitive.

What bash you deliberation Miklos made of you?
That I was casual to speech to.

Did you spell connected somewhere?
Nope, conscionable headed home.

And ... did you kiss?
Couple of hugs, not the vibe for a kiss.

If you could alteration 1 happening astir the date, what would it be?
We some said we would person liked to have been successful a antithetic portion of town by the canal (the edifice was lovely though).

Marks retired of 10?
7.

Would you conscionable again?
Probably not, but nary hard feelings.

Miklos and Minnie ate astatine the Bull and Last, London NW5. Fancy a unsighted date? Email blind.date@theguardian.com

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