The first person to walk through the door tonight was 22-year-old Vlad. He says he has learned all about love. (Let’s go…).
“I can’t say I have a problem getting girls, but I can say I have a problem getting girls. I’m tired of one-night stands and want to settle down,” he says. say. As expected of Vlad.
Alana, 21, is tired of the situation that has been going on for three months and is looking for someone looking for a relationship. The training teacher is fond of GAA players, so he was overjoyed to hear that Vlad played both football and hurling, believing that the sport had helped him integrate into Ireland. (He moved to Roscrea from Latvia at the age of four without speaking English). The two hit it off with Vlad, saying it was the best date they’ve ever had, and after they try to break up and have a little fight, Vlad sorts out the bill.
When asked if I wanted to see her again, there was nothing wrong with it. “She wants to see Alanna again.
“That’s right!” Alana laughed. “ah.”
Thankfully, she happily said yes, and the two headed down Camden Street for a “cocktail o’clock.”
Pamela, 40, from Wicklow, arrived wearing a “no-fail” dress. She says refreshingly candidly that her sexuality is very important to her because she’s a “wild thing.” What about sex on the first date? “You have to try before you buy.” She starts the night by asking Neil, the bartender, to double what she’s eating, but then her date shows up. When I asked for Heineken 0, I got a surprised look on my face.
It’s clear that Kevin, 40, from Dublin, is not quite on the same level as Pamela. However, when she reveals that she has been an exotic dancer for many years, he takes everything in stride. “Very good…listen, some of us are talented in every way.”
But while he may look like he’s open to anything, when Alice comes in to ask how their date is going while Pamela is taking a bathroom break, he gives her a look that says it’s not so great. I will do
“Not typical…?” Alice asks. “No,” he replies.
“That was a little much for me,” he admitted in an interview.
Pamela asks to meet again, but unfortunately Kevin refuses.
Anna, 22, from Kildare, says a date with her girlfriend can be a lot of things, but it’s never “boring”. The journalist arrived with a big smile and an even larger Dolly Parton tote bag (with a handmade model house inside). But Anna says that behind her cheerful exterior, she is always afraid that she will meet someone and “disappoint” her.
“She’s short, she doesn’t have hair, she’s not a girl, she’s… something,” she says. However, she does not have any preferences when it comes to meeting others. “She sure looked at me, I couldn’t judge,” we scream at the screen, just as our friends do when they criticize themselves.
When Eilish, 21, from Louth, arrived, the pair hit it off immediately, chatting about everything from Spud to giving birth. When Alice comes to take the order, she stands next to them with her pleasant smile on her face as they continue to chat about awkwardness and pronouns. Eventually Alice interrupts her.
They laugh their way through the post-date interview and both say yes to a second date.
Emma, 32, says her attitude towards dating these days is: “I am who I am and maybe someday someone will like it.” Listen, listen! Dundalk ladies are looking for an ‘old-fashioned gentleman’.
She is paired with Byron, 33, an archaeologist from Wexford, who tries to tell her that his job is not as interesting as it is portrayed in the movies.
Emma is keen on fitness and nutrition and tells Byron that tonight’s dessert is a treat she wouldn’t normally allow herself… “I’ve lost six stone,” she says. At first, she worries that she’s just being self-congratulatory, but things get a little deeper when she admits that she got so obsessed with weight loss that it became a problem.
“I was malnourished… It became a game, how long could I go without eating?” she admits. As a result, she even fainted during her work and lost the use of her legs.
“That would have been very scary,” Byron says. “Yes, it was a turning point,” she says. Sports is a big part of Emma’s life these days, and she says it’s all about “healthy progress.”
Emma’s sharing of her story prompted Byron to open up about his own experiences dealing with depression over the years, and the two learned that being a “don’t care” person was a big help in their 30s. I agree.
The two agree to a second date, but the next date must be activity-based.
- First Dates Ireland airs Thursdays at 9.30pm on RTÉ 2