First Dates

[numbers]

Anyone else watching this programme? I love it and not just because my lovely friend is on it every week.

Cannot believe the behaviour of some people on their first date.. tonight a guy was constantly checking his phone and talking about going back to work after their lunch date. Then he insisted she answer first when they were asked if they wanted to see one other again. Despite his behaviour, she said 'yes def' and then he said 'no'. What an arse!

Someone the previous week used a calculator to work out the bill, after he'd ordered jaeger bombs but didn't fancy paying for them!

[jacks09]

love it - makes me so glad im not dating though.

[bejam]

delightful programme. One of the highlights of the week. it would take a cold hearted automaton not to be moved my this shamelessly edited voyeurfest.

[*Bob*]

A great C4 show.

Surviving on its merits so far. If the format starts to get stale they can always give it a fresh twist with dwarves, gypsies or benefit cheats - preferably all three.

[JimiSayo]

By the second time that guy checked his phone, I would have got up and walked out. On a date, phone goes out of site. Nothing says, "I have better things to be doing" than being on the phone for any reason whatsoever while in someone else's company. Total twat!

She is also a really poor judge of character not to have sussed which way he was going to decide. He clearly wants a Friend With Benefits, not a date to commit to.

[????]

Dates. How quaint. I thought it was just f*cking people you swiped on Tinder nowadays.

[numbers]

ha *Bob* yes I see what you mean, lets hope they don't go down that road.

Jimi - yes she shouldn't have put up with that, it was so rude of him. She seemed really lovely.

quids - some of the people on the dates were talking about tinder so guess you can do both.

[Otta]

I was chatting with a couple of colleagues the other day who are still in the dating game. Sounds feckin horrific!

[????]

Social media must make it awful and I don't just mean the dating/sex app thing but profiles on Facebook et al. means people know loads about people before knowing them. I presume Facebook et al are a problem for the playaaaas too?

[numbers]

It probably helps them Quids....multiple accounts/identities/fake profiles.

Funny how there are so many [insert fantastically interesting, daring occupation here] on dating sites. So I hear.

[numbers]

Otta I have heard lots of horror stories from friends too, makes you wonder if being able to choose online brings out the very worst in people!

[Ridgley]

sounds like cat-fished:)

[Mick Mac]

Love it. A lot of weird peeps on there.

[numbers]

what is cat-fished Ridgely? :)

aw Mick Mac glad you love it too.

just smiled as I am watching it as my friend Merlin puts them at ease by mixing the best drinks ever!

[numbers]

(talking to myself again)

wouldn't it be great if the voiceover guy from come dine with me (dave?) was on this programme, I'd love to hear his take on the couples.

[buggie]

I love First Dates, the staff are the icing on the cake as I love watching. The interest they have in the couples & their little asides.

The dates leave me with either a feeling warm glow of what early dates with Mr Buggie

felt like, or really, really glad that I'm well out of the dating game!

[numbers]

I love the staff too buggie, like hearing what they have to say about the couples. Fred Siriex is just great!

Agree I feel a warm glow when the dates go well, it is heart-warming to see but a tiny bit of me enjoys the sheer horror when they don't and it makes uncomfortable viewing.

not usually a fan of "celebrity" versions as I don't know any of them usually, watched it on Monday and was glad anthea turner gave the brush off to that ghastly city bore superglued to his mobile.

[Bob Buzzard]

Fred, the French restaurant host, lives in Nunhead.

[cella]

He very often says he lives in Peckham and Ive seen him twice on the train getting off.

[Seabag]

cella Wrote:

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> He very often says he lives in Peckham and Ive

> seen him twice on the train getting off.

Getting off?..who with?

[alice]

Seabag Wrote:

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> > He very often says he lives in Peckham and Ive

> > seen him twice on the train getting off.

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> Getting off?..who with?

Getting off?..On what?

[Bob Buzzard]

Seabag Wrote:

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> > He very often says he lives in Peckham and Ive

> > seen him twice on the train getting off.

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> Getting off?..who with?

Definitely more Nunhead than Peckham - I've been to his house before for a party.

[cella]

Haha all! As Peckham is considered so trendy these days wherever he actually lives it's probably better to say Peckham though I doubt he'd go to the lengths of actually getting off at PR and then walk to Nunhead!

[fishbiscuits]

cella Wrote:

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> I doubt he'd go to the lengths of actually getting off at PR and then

> walk to Nunhead!

I'm not sure where the boundary of Nunhead lies (and I hasten to add I've certainly never seen "first dates"), but Nunhead green is a pretty easy walk from PR station - along Philip Walk or Scylla Rd - and Peckham Rye is approximately 5 times more useful than Nunhead station!

[cella]

He'd just go to Nunhead Station I feel...