Max on Kajol
What were you hoping for?
A fun evening, good chats and good food.
First impressions?
Kind and easy to chat to.
What did you talk about?
Deal Or No Deal, other game shows and which one would you go on. Books. Poetry.
Most awkward moment?
When Kajol went to the toilet with all her stuff and I thought she was doing a runner.
Good table manners?
The best – we were both dropping our tacos everywhere.
Best thing about Kajol?
Very driven.
Would you introduce Kajol to your friends?
Yes, of course.
Describe Kajol in three words.
Smart, confident, funny.
What do you think Kajol made of you?
I think she thought I was a bit strange. I had a massive bag of stuff with me, my phone had died and I spent three hours in King’s Cross waiting for the date.
Did you go on somewhere?
No. We nearly got a drink on the way home, but Kajol went to get the train back to Brighton.
And … did you kiss?
No.
If you could change one thing about the evening, what would it be?
Maybe I wouldn’t have brought that massive bag with me.
Marks out of 10?
8.
Would you meet again?
Yes.
Kajol on Max
What were you hoping for?
To meet someone who would finally laugh at my terrible jokes … and drink with me on a weekday.
First impressions?
He was surprisingly relaxed about the fact I had turned up 20 minutes late to a blind date. Also, he was wearing a cute jacket.
What did you talk about?
Poetry, music, Deal Or No Deal, books, how mountains are infinitely better than the sea, Total Wipeout, his band, writing, the Otley Run, hypothetically dating only 37-year-olds, how neither of us had ever been on a blind date.
Most awkward moment?
Max wasn’t sure what the word sideman meant, but we resolved that.
Good table manners?
Max shares food, which is a green flag.
Best thing about Max?
Really easygoing and thoughtful.
Would you introduce Max to your friends?
I would, yeah.
Describe Max in three words.
Funny, interesting, kind.
What do you think Max made of you?
He probably thought I talk too much.
Did you go on somewhere?
No, I had to get a train to Brighton.
And … did you kiss?
No.
If you could change one thing about the evening what would it be?
Getting the corn cake instead of the chocolate and mole tart.
Marks out of 10?
8.
Would you meet again?
Sure.
Max and Kajol ate at Casa Pastor, London N1. Fancy a blind date? Email blind.date@theguardian.com
