Date Lab: This date is very, very nice. Oh drat.

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We asked people what their single lives are like, how they view love and marriage, and what the future may hold for them. Here, the results of our survey.

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Ehren: Someone who speaks with candor but is not loose-lipped and offensive. Witty banter goes a long way with me, especially when it’s actually witty and not just cute. I don’t, repeat don’t, find celebrity gossip to be hilarious.

Corinne: Bill Murray and Will Smith are very funny to me. I am not a huge fan of Adam Sandler-type humor. I prefer less vulgar and obvious humor, like Jack Nicholson’s randomness.

Happiest when ...

Ehren: Spending quality time with friends, the quality time when people are laughing to the point of gasping or crying and there’s no pressure or time crunch for people to be somewhere or get something done.

Corinne: When I am vacationing to the West Coast with my loved ones, enjoying the beautiful climate and landscape.

Dream date ...

Ehren: My pie-in-the-sky girl would be creative, maybe an artist or musician. She’d be spontaneous and energetic ... not afraid to grab a bag, get on a plane to anywhere and have a great time. Of course, she’d be provocatively funny as well as educated and armed with common sense.

Corinne: A successful music producer who could get me a record deal, as I am a classically trained singer who sings at weddings/events.

Interests to share ...

Ehren: Hobbies: any outdoor activities, traveling in general, music. Outlooks: optimism, strong family values. Passions: some things we share and some we don’t is fine by me.

Corinne: Traveling to the West Coast and staying in nice places, dining out and hosting dinner parties. I love movie nights, occasional dancing/karaoke nights and discussing/debating global events. On a religious note, I tend to romantically get along best with men who are raised Christian/Jewish.

About the date ...

7:30 p.m., Carlyle, Shirlington

Ehren: I was on travel all last week, so I was trying to shed the jet lag over the weekend [and] get [things] wrapped up before I leave again. [This] was kind of the first time I’ve done [a blind date]. I was a little nervous.

Corinne: My girlfriend dropped me off. I got there right on time. I was the first one there. They sent me upstairs.

Ehren: She got there just a few minutes before I had. It was kind of awkward, really, because the waitress was standing there trying to tell her about the specials when the hostess brought me to the table. There were, like, four people trying to talk. [But] it was a good first impression. The hair, the build, she seemed to be my type. She was friendly and not overly quiet or shy or anything.

Corinne: He looked nice. He was nice-looking, had nice body language, seemed very normal; he was dressed nicely. I hate to use the word “nice,” but that’s really how I would describe it. But it takes more time for me to determine whether or not someone is my type, because a big part of it is personality.

Ehren: We talked about the usual stuff: Where are you from? What do you do? The conversation seemed to flow pretty naturally. She sings, like a part-time job for hire, and I don’t think I’ve ever gone out with somebody who sings; that was kind of a surprise.