My first blind date actually went great. It was alot better than I had expected. My date and I had a good time together and although we did not end up being a couple, we did end up being good friends from then on. I was matched on a blind date because my parents and my date’s parents knew each other. After conversing about us, they decided to set us up on a blind date, and we both were ok with it. I was comfortable going on this blind date because I had known the family already somewhat, however I had never met their daughter. I picked her up from her house and there was some physical attraction off the bat. I could feel she had a physical attraction to me also. This was a good start. We went out to a nice italian restaurant to eat dinner. The place was great, having a romantic vibe set by candles and personal tables. We talked about work, school, and our goals in life. This is initially when I felt like we wouldn’t mesh. Although we were physically attracted, we did not have the same interests or goals. However, I decided not to base the entire not on our first minutes of conversation. After dinner, we went to a movie, where we also talked some of the time there about our hobbies, our opinions on movies, and other small talk. Again, I could feel that our interests were not in the same areas, lessening my interest in a potential relationship more. By the end of the night, I had a physical attraction to this girl, but there was no other connection. I didn’t feel like she had any other close connection with me either. After dropping her back home, we spoke a few more times about dating but after a while it ceased. We are still friends which is great, but probably having a better matchmaker would have been more ideal for a relationship. This would have been more ideal because they would have been more inclined to match me with someone that was not only physically attractive to me, but also shared my interests, hobbies, and goals in life. This would have made conversations more interesting, giving me a better chance of finding someone to be in a long term relationship with. Next time, maybe I will use a matchmaker that is qualified to set up the next blind date for me, that will hopefully be more successful.
