Blind date: ‘Would I introduce him to my friends? Definitely. They’d probably all fancy him’
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Jordan, 23, a civil servant, meets Frances, 24, a journalist. What were you hoping for?. If I’m honest: free food and to meet someone interesting. First impressions?. Terrible navigation skills. I was having a cigarette as I was early, and saw Frances go to the wrong restaurant at first. (I didn’t tell her I’d seen her do it.).
![[Jordan]](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/2b4d5431be15fa46ad691b0617ab501becf2d764/0_0_2321_7492/master/2321.jpg?width=120&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none)
What did you talk about?. Our friends. Family. Music. The horrors of networking. The joys of Lime bikes. Most awkward moment?. Me spending five minutes trying (and failing) to position the decapitated head of the fish we shared in a way that wasn’t off-putting.
![[Frances and Jordan on their date.]](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/717dc83e3a5eb87d4ef4f90fc280c4ab10c990ae/0_197_4032_2419/master/4032.jpg?width=445&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none)
Good table manners?. Flawless. Best thing about Frances?. She has a really nice laugh. And eyes. Would you introduce Frances to your friends?. No, but more for her sake. My friends are reprobates. Describe Frances in three words. Warm, intelligent and funny. What do you think Frances made of you?.
![[Frances]](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/9fe8da2fd53850d140f8a1719d1cadb4e686b569/0_0_2207_7126/master/2207.jpg?width=120&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none)
She laughed a good amount and didn’t make a run for it at the very least. 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.
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