They started with bog people and moved on to Viking funerals and true crime.
They started with bog people and moved on to Viking funerals and true crime.
They shared a laugh about previous bad dates, but was this another one in the making?
He was clearly an extrovert.
She has a “thing” for rugby players.
These two made a conscious effort to set themselves apart from the Date Lab pack.
“I kept saying, ‘Oh my God, you’ve lived such a life!’ ”
They discussed love languages.
There was an immediate physical attraction.
“I made an assumption but realized we are actually really similar,” she later told us.
Her first impression was that he was wearing a very vibrant outfit — and that he was eating already.
She is 5-foot-4. He is 6-6.
The train enthusiast, who works for Metrorail, admitted to being a little bit offended by his date’s use of “subway” — with a laugh.
“He said, ‘So, you have a daughter?’ and that was the start of the conversation,” she said.
She couldn’t get the vibe. Was he making a move? He says he was trying to be polite.
The first time they met was at a Halloween party last year. Was it a missed connection?
When asked about red flags, he said no, but “I feel that she’ll probably have red flags on me.”
At one point, she noticed they were talking about work a lot and suggested discussing their interests.
We are going to allow Date Lab participants to be identified by only their first names.
He had spent the day traveling from St. Louis to D.C. to make it to the date.
When one Bon Jovi hit after the other came on, he couldn’t keep a straight face.
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