Date Lab

Discussion Policy

Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post.

Soko: No one orders dessert when your date is still eating dinner. That's just manners.

Jesse: She said she comes from a very polite society. I said, "My grandmother said it's not polite to put your elbows on the table."

Soko: I was checking my cellphone a lot. And, of course, he understood. He was like, "You really want to go."

Jesse: We finished up the bill and hugged and said have a nice life. In terms of meeting someone I would want to date, it was a complete failure. I'd give it a 0 [out of a 1-5 rating].

Soko: Zero. That was the worst [date] so far in my life.

Interviews by Yuki Noguchi

>>UPDATE: They're getting married! Not. The two haven't contacted each other again.

>>DATE LAB IS LOOKING FOR THE RECENTLY SVELTE -- and other singles willing to get set up.

< 2

Date Lab

More From The Washington Post Magazine

Post Hunt

Date Lab

Explore History