Blind date: The best thing about her? Super easy to talk to. And pretty'

"What were you hoping for? Somebody friendly and kind, and an interesting chat. First impressions? He seemed a little nervous but had a very warm and gentle energy. He also looks like Stephen from The Traitors. What did you talk about? Hiking. Conservation. Bob Dylan. Ghosts. Matty Healy. Most awkward moment? He approached a random group of men thinking they worked at the bar. They were all sat eating dinner. Good table manners? 10/10, despite both ordering elaborate pasta dishes."

"Best thing about Greg? We share a lot of interests. He also survived a black bear encounter, which is pretty impressive! Q&AShow 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."

Hope was for somebody friendly, kind and an interesting chat. First impressions were of a nervous but warm, gentle energy; he resembled Stephen from The Traitors. They talked about hiking, conservation, Bob Dylan, ghosts and Matty Healy. An awkward moment happened when he approached a group of men thinking they worked at the bar; they were eating dinner. Both showed excellent table manners despite ordering elaborate pasta dishes. The best thing about Greg was shared interests and surviving a black bear encounter. Participants answer questions about age, location, occupation, hobbies and the type of person sought. Matches are blind; photographs are chosen by the editors; first name, job and age appear; answers may be edited; matches are UK-only.

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