Blind date: ‘We asked a fellow diner to take our photo. It turned out she was a fan of the column!’
Blind date: ‘We asked a fellow diner to take our photo. It turned out she was a fan of the column!’
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Sadiye, 55, a retired lawyer, meets Iwan, 62, a radiologist. What were you hoping for?. Good company and good food. First impressions?. Chatty and fun. What did you talk about?. The NHS and how good it is to have. Rowing. Cycling. Gardening. Home education. Most awkward moment?.
![[Sadiye]](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/1340c5ab74ce6e81f7527c797792dba62f685a89/121_105_580_1729/master/580.jpg?width=120&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none)
Asking the person at the next table to take our photo and telling them we were on a Guardian blind date. She said she loved the column!. Good table manners?. Very good. He went to find the waiter after the meal to say thanks and tip him. We also shared starters.
![[Iwan and Sadiye on their date]](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/4a50664560a569555595901810e73a65f4f4d360/0_377_4032_2419/master/4032.jpg?width=445&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none)
Best thing about Iwan?. He’s a polite and decent person. He’s a doctor, and it is admirable that when he retires he still plans to visit hospitals and sing with his choir and take his dog in to comfort patients and staff. Would you introduce Iwan to your friends?.
![[Iwan]](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/0e5dbd729526a313d09acccd78312fefc73762a1/195_80_605_1868/master/605.jpg?width=120&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none)
Sure. He knows a lot about current affairs and he’s passionate about healthcare, so I think they’d like him. Blind date is Saturday’s dating column: every week, two strangers are paired up for dinner and drinks, and then spill the beans to us, answering a set of questions. This runs, with a photograph we take of each dater before the date, in Saturday magazine (in the UK) and online at theguardian.com every Saturday. It’s been running since 2009 – you can read all about how we put it together here.
