Blind date

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/may/02/blind-date-janelle-joe

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Janelle on Joe

What were you hoping for?Good conversation. Yummy food. No Ukip voters.

First impressions?He was wearing a suit, which always gets a thumbs up.

What did you talk about?Travel, cooking, food, politics, the general election, what we would cook if we went on Dinner Date. There wasn’t any pause in conversation.

Any awkward moments? After several drinks, I made a joke about the name Barry. It’s his middle name.

Good table manners?Definitely. He was very gentlemanly when dishing out the tapas.

Best thing about Joe?He was good company.

Would you introduce him to your friends?Unlikely, but if they met, I’m sure they’d find him interesting.

Describe Joe in three wordsA nice guy.

What do you think he made of you?Probably that I talk a lot.

Did you go on somewhere?To the pub next door for a G&T.

And... did you kiss?No.

If you could change one thing about the evening, what would it be?A different dessert. We agreed the fried doughnuts were nice, but we would’ve liked tapas-style desserts, too. One of everything, please.

Marks out of 10?7.5. A fun evening, but no romantic sparks flew.

Would you meet again?If he invited me to one of his dinner parties: apparently he’s been known to get a round of applause.

Joe on Janelle

What were you hoping for?Laughs and interesting conversation.

First impressions?She looked good. Lovely smile.

What did you talk about?Travelling, food and culinary skills, voting tactics, chivalry, Brighton, our jobs, the benefits of not living in our home towns any more.

Any awkward moments?She did inadvertently mock my middle name before I admitted to having it as a name.

Good table manners?No issues here. We shared pretty much everything on the table quite easily.

Best thing about Janelle?She made me laugh a lot.

Would you introduce her to your friends? Possibly. I think she would get along with them pretty easily.

Describe Janelle in three wordsFunny, bubbly, pretty.

What do you think she made of you?Nice enough, but I didn’t get the impression that I was her type.

Did you go on somewhere?To a bar for a nightcap.

And... did you kiss?Just a peck on the cheek goodbye.

If you could change one thing about the evening, what would it be?Choosing the other dessert option.

Marks out of 10?6. It was a smooth-running, slightly above-average date with good company.

Would you meet again?We didn’t exchange numbers, so I doubt it.

• Janelle and Joe ate at Opso, London W1.

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