Jenny on Sara<\/p>\n
What were you hoping for?
A new adventure with someone fun and like-minded.<\/p>\n
First impressions?
Gorgeous and easy to talk to.<\/p>\n
What did you talk about?
Travel. Art. Hobbies. The latest Married at First Sight \u2013 the next series needs a better-matched lesbian couple.<\/p>\n
Most awkward moment?
Trying to take a selfie and both recoiling with cringe.<\/p>\n
Good table manners?
Sara passed the ultimate test \u2013 getting chewed olive stones into a bowl without giving me the ick.<\/p>\n
Best thing about Sara?
I was very impressed by Sara\u2019s intelligence and she was great at holding a conversation.<\/p>\n
Would you introduce Sara to your\u00a0friends?
Definitely. Sara is likable and kind \u2013 it\u2019d be hard not to get on with her.<\/p>\n
Describe Sara in three words
Bright, interesting and gorgeous.<\/p>\n
Q&AFancy a blind date?Show<\/p>\n
Blind date is Saturday\u2019s dating column: every week, two What questions will I be asked? Can I choose who I match with? Can I pick the photograph? What personal details will appear? How should I answer? Will I see the other person\u2019s answers? Will you find me The One? Can I do it in my home town? How to apply Thank you for your feedback.<\/p>\n What do you think Sara made of you? Did you go on somewhere? And … did you kiss? If you could change one thing about the evening, what would it be? Marks out of 10? Would you meet again? Jenny and Sara on their dateSara on Jenny<\/p>\n What were you hoping for? First impressions? What did you talk about? Most awkward moment? Good table manners? Best thing about Jenny? Would you introduce Jenny to your friends? Describe Jenny in three words What do you think Jenny made of\u00a0you? Did you go on somewhere? And … did you kiss? If you could change one thing about the evening, what would it be? Marks out of 10? Would you meet again? Jenny and Sara ate at La Camionera<\/a>, London E9. Fancy a blind date? Email blind.date@theguardian.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jenny on Sara What were you hoping for?A new adventure with someone fun and like-minded. First impressions?Gorgeous and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":374958,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[49,50,51,47,52,48],"class_list":["post-374957","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/374957","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=374957"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/374957\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/374958"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=374957"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=374957"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=374957"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nstrangers are paired up for dinner and drinks, and then spill the beans
\nto us, answering a set of questions. This runs, with a photograph we
\ntake of each dater before the date, in Saturday magazine (in the
\n UK) and online at\u00a0theguardian.com<\/a>\u00a0every Saturday. It\u2019s been running since 2009 \u2013 you can read all about how we put it together here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
We
\n ask about age, location, occupation, hobbies, interests and the type of
\n person you are looking to meet. If you do not think these questions
\ncover everything you would like to know, tell us what\u2019s on your mind.<\/p>\n
No,
\n it\u2019s a blind date! But we do ask you a bit about your interests,
\npreferences, etc \u2013 the more you tell us, the better the match is likely
\nto be.<\/p>\n
No, but don’t worry: we’ll choose the nicest ones.<\/p>\n
Your first name, job and age.<\/p>\n
Honestly
\n but respectfully. Be mindful of how it will read to your date, and that
\n Blind date reaches a large audience, in print and online.<\/p>\n
No. We may edit yours and theirs for a range of reasons, including length, and we may ask you for more details.<\/p>\n
We\u2019ll try! Marriage! Babies!<\/p>\n
Only if it\u2019s in the UK. Many of our applicants live in London, but we would love to hear from people living elsewhere.<\/p>\n
Email blind.date@theguardian.com<\/a><\/p>\n
I think Sara thought I was fun and a little chaotic. She laughed when I said my top two love languages are gift giving and acts of service.<\/p>\n
To a queer clubhouse then Dalston Superstore, where we danced till 2am.<\/p>\n
Yes! I really appreciated that the date was in a lesbian bar, so I could enjoy kissing Sara without any fear.<\/p>\n
I think we should have eaten more!<\/p>\n
10.<\/p>\n
If we lived in the same city, I could see Sara having a big presence in my life, but we both agreed long-distance relationships are rubbish. I\u2019d always be happy to see her if she visits Leeds.<\/p>\n
An interesting \u201cso how did you two meet\u201d story \u2013 and to not get publicly rejected.<\/p>\n
Super-smiley! We launched straight into easy chatting and she\u2019d already ordered the wine \u2013 a great sign.<\/p>\n
The decline of UK nightlife. How long we\u2019d survive on a desert island. The need for more gay girl Blind dates!<\/p>\n
When I complained about having to travel from south London and she said she\u2019d come all the way from Leeds.<\/p>\n
Yes (and I\u2019m grateful she didn\u2019t see me devouring a McDonald\u2019s after).<\/p>\n
She was so fun and up for making the most of our free night out.<\/p>\n
For sure.<\/p>\n
Loves Robbie Williams.<\/p>\n
Well, she said I was a 10, but that was after a fair few glasses of wine.<\/p>\n
It would have been rude not to.<\/p>\n
We couldn\u2019t let the bartenders down.<\/p>\n
To have gone somewhere with food!<\/p>\n
We agreed 9. On reflection there is no reason not to give Jenny a perfect 10.<\/p>\n
I\u2019d love to see her drag show!<\/p>\n