a half after the appetizer, we split a pizza, just because we needed to order something to eat. Xavier: At one point, she mentioned she was a fan of “Battlestar Galactica,” and I said, “You just played your nerd card right there.” She was trying to defend herself, and I was like, “There’s nothing wrong with being nerdy.” Then we had a long conversation about “Lost.” It was nice to see that we had a shared interest in that sort of thing.


Amanda: We both laughed a lot. We talked about liking the same TV shows — “Arrested Development” and “The Office” — so we had the same sense of humor in that sense. Xavier: We were talking about types, and she had said something about her type typically being a rugby player or military type. I didn’t let it throw me off too much that she was basically telling me that I wasn’t her type physically. I was glad that she was willing to give me a shot and not shut down at the beginning of the date. But as far as romantic chemistry, it wasn’t exactly there. I didn’t want to misread the situation, so I didn’t give her any prompts. And she didn’t give me any. Amanda: There was no flirting. But personality-wise it was a match. [And] I think it’s really hard to tell from a blind date whether you’re actually connecting. Xavier: It was about 11:30. It was a Sunday night, and there was just nothing open around us. I think if it were any other night of the week, we’d have gone and done something else. Amanda: He walked me to the Metro and waited for my train to get there. We were talking about maybe getting together again. We hugged, and we exchanged numbers. Xavier: I’d [rate the date] a 3.5 [out of 5]. It wasn’t love at first sight, but we got along well. It was pretty much four hours of great conversation. Amanda: I’d [say] a 3. Romantically, it didn’t go anywhere, [but] he seems fun and interesting.


Update: Amanda takes the blame


for the lack of a second date — a new promotion has kept her busy at work. She and Xavier are still trying to make plans to get together again, but so far, nothing.


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