Blind Date: Janine and Dave

With many thanks to this month’s hosts Wahaca, 70-78 Queens Road, BS8 1QU

This month we sent Janine and Dave for a spicy Mexican meal at Wahaca, but did things hot up between them?

Name and occupation? 
“Janine Doggett, Marketing manager” 
“Dave White, Surveyor”

Have you ever been on a blind date before?
Janine: “Nope.”
Dave: “No!”

What made you want to go on this blind date?
Janine: “My lovely housemate El gave me the bright idea.”
Dave: “It’s something I hadn’t done before and I love meeting new people.”

What were your first thoughts when you saw your date?
Janine: “Oh good! He looks normal.”
Dave: “A big, beautiful smile and dressed all in black – like a sexy, grinning undertaker.”

What did you talk about?
Janine: “The perils of Tinder and refined sugar.”
Dave: “Movies, music, dating, work, play, food, drink, Cornwall, London, Bristol.”

What was the atmosphere like?
Janine: “Relaxed yet slightly chilly.”
Dave: “Good, I was a bit nervous at first but she was really friendly.”

Any moments when you wished you were somewhere else?
Janine: “Only when he asked me whether I’d just come from a funeral.”

Dave: “Not at all. I did feel completely intimidated by how fit she is. I mean the girl does triathlons for fun.”

What would you say is the best characteristic of your date?
Janine: “Openness and honesty.”
Dave: “She’s wonderfully determined, she decides she wants to achieve something and then does it. I was completely in awe of that and found it rather inspirational.”

What do you think your date made of you?
Janine: “His summary was intimidating yet interesting. I’ll take the latter.”
Dave: “Tricky to tell! I really hope she thought I was a good guy, even if I wasn’t exactly her kind of guy.”

Is there anything you would change about the evening?
Janine: “It was fun – perhaps more milk in the White Russian.”
Dave: “Not really. I guess it would’ve been nice if we could’ve shared a few drinks.”

Did you go somewhere else after your meal?
Janine: “To the swingy chairs in the bar – one for the road.”
Dave: “To the bar to chat some more (and to sit in the birdcage seats).”

Were there any sparks of potential?
Janine: “Yes, when we both got excited about power ballads.”
Dave: “I can’t imagine Janine going for me, we’re such different people.”

Will you meet again?
Janine: “It depends on whether he can cope with conversations about maximum heart rate and lactate threshold!”
Dave: “I hope so. She’s definitely smarter and more interesting than the average bear and we don’t live far apart.”

If you would like to take part in one of our blind dates, then please email editor@bristol247.com. You will have your meal and drinks taken care of, leaving you to concentrate on the chemistry of love.