About the daters ...
Dating history as a TV show...
Date Lab: He didn’t find her fiery side. Or her car.
Courtesy of the daters
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Funmi: This show is about a girl living in the big city with a pretty quiet dating history. She’s sweet and mysterious, but can also have a fiery, fun personality with guys.
Nnamdi: Secret hopeless romantic juggles stereotypes, a career and a confusing time as a 20-something professional in a booming city.
Happiest ...
Funmi: When I’m hanging out and having a good time with my friends and family.
Nnamdi: Around my friends and siblings. I like to keep the people
I care about very close.
Your type…
Funmi: Tall, dark skin, has a good sense of humor, outgoing (I can be shy, so it’s nice to have someone else bringing me out of my shell), and energetic.
Nnamdi: If you asked my friends, I think they will tell you I like women a little on the curvy side. Long hair, nice smile, height varies. ... Think Alicia Keys.
How he/she differs
from you...
Funmi: I would hope he is much more outgoing than me, so he could bring me out of my shell a bit.
Nnamdi: I hope she was more spontaneous than I am to a certain extent. I plan too much. I hope she was more patient and not too serious.
About the date ...
7:30 p.m., The Bombay Club, downtown
Nnamdi: I got there first, maybe 10 minutes early. I waited at the bar and had a drink. She walked in and tapped me on the shoulder.
Funmi: [I was] about 10 minutes late. I apologized, and he was a real gentleman about it. In terms of looks, he’s not my normal type: He was big; he played football in college, and I usually go for smaller guys. It wasn’t off-putting, I was just surprised. But he wasn’t bad-looking.
Nnamdi: She was pretty. I wouldn’t say she’s what I’m used to, which isn’t a bad thing. She’s the first Nigerian girl I’ve been on a date with. Physically, I saw her as more of a friend.
Funmi: The waiter brought us to the table, and we sat and talked for probably 15 minutes before we ordered anything. We had the crispy spinach [and] a seafood platter. We talked about how we signed up for Date Lab. Then we started digging into our life, hobbies, what we do, and we did find a lot of similarities. He seems like he’s very close to his family, and I’m very family-oriented. The fact that he was Nigerian was unexpected, because I wasn’t sure how many other Nigerians would sign up for something like this, but it didn’t really influence the date one way or another. It was a nice surprise.
Nnamdi: She is more reserved than I am, so I think we were a little different there. She doesn’t go out much, and I tend to go out more, but that’s not a problem with me. Socially, I think that could work. [But] I do like sassy women, and I don’t know that’s in her personality. I like being put in my place, and in terms of being sarcastic with witty comebacks, I just didn’t get that vibe.
Funmi: I don’t think I have the sassy factor in me. I’m just a generally nice person, I guess. There wasn’t much flirting; we were just kind of getting to know each other, laughing a lot and enjoying each other’s company. To me, it seemed like it was more of a budding friendship.
Nnamdi: There were no dull or awkward moments. The conversation was great and easy; it just wasn’t particularly romantic. I think we’d need to hang out a little more to decide whether we’d be better as friends or in a relationship. Sometimes for me it’s hard to tell right away.
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