Blind date: I was hoping to find ‘the one’

Aidan on Padraig

What were you hoping for?
To meet an interesting new person. Maybe a bit of romance.

First impressions?
A really friendly face that puts you at ease straight away.

What did you talk about?
Our families and our favourite foods.

Any awkward moments?
We tried to guess each other’s age and he thought I was two years older.

Good table manners?
Really good.

Best thing about Padraig?
He is very engaging and you feel like he is interested in what you’re saying.

Would you introduce him to your friends?
Yeah, I’m sure he’d get on with them.

Describe him in three words
Smiley, inquisitive, driven.

What do you think he made of you?
He may have thought I was more mature and sorted than the average 23-year-old.

Did you go on somewhere?
Only to Victoria train station for our onward journeys; it was a school night after all.

And... did you kiss?
No.

If you could change one thing about the evening, what would it be?
Not a lot really, it was very enjoyable.

Marks out of 10?
8.

Would you meet again?
Yes, but I’m not sure it would be under romantic circumstances.

What were you hoping for?
Ultimately, to find “the one” and have it be a story to tell the grandkids.

First impressions?
A warm smile.

What did you talk about?
Honduras. Our last supper if we were on death row. Irish life on the farm. Twitter and why he should join it.

Any awkward moments?
I literally ate a loaf of bread – I don’t like to waste food.

Good table manners?
Impeccable.

Best thing about Aidan?
His ability to listen – I can talk for Ireland.

Would you introduce him to your friends?
Yeah.

Describe him in three words
Courteous, kind, sanguine.

What do you think he made of you?
Maybe more life-experienced – he’d left uni more recently.

Did you go on somewhere?
I’d have happily had more wine but he was working early.

And... did you kiss?
A peck on the cheek.

If you could change one thing about the evening, what would it be?
I’d have eaten less bread.

Marks out of 10?
7.

Would you meet again?
Absolutely, but as friends.

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