Blind date

Hannah on Jack First impressions? Good-looking. And ­terribly polite – he spent the first 10 minutes apologising profusely for being about 30 ­seconds late. What did you talk about? Ray Mears , the royal ­family, teaching, and the never-ending debate of cats vs dogs. Any awkward moments? I don't think so. Good table manners? Absolutely. He even ­managed to eat tiger prawns decorously. Best thing about Jack? Easygoing and chatty. Did you go on somewhere? No – we walked to the tube, then parted ways on the Central line. Marks out of 10? 7. Would you meet again? Probably not – there was no chemistry. But I had a very nice evening. Jack on Hannah First impressions? Friendly, intelligent, good humoured, easygoing and articulate. What did you talk about? Politics, books, living in London, our jobs, ­university, cats' names, Ray Mears, Vietnam. All of which were spoken about with ironic humour. Any awkward moments? None that I was aware of. Good table manners? Yes, we both handled the ­unusual desserts well. Best thing about her? Excellent sense of ­humour, ability to have ridiculous ­conversations and a good sense of irony. Did you go on somewhere? Only to the tube. Marks out of 10? 9 – I really ­enjoyed it. Would you meet again? Yeah, as friends. • Hannah and Jack ate at Trishna , 15-17 Blandford Street, London W1, 020-7935 5624. What happened next? Clive Harris and Kate Norum's blind date was published in April 2009 . Kate gave Clive 8 out of 10, Clive gave Kate 9. Clive I didn't see Kate again. I think that was more down to her as I was interested in giving it a second go. We made friends on Facebook and she sent me a message to say she'd got home safely. I'm with someone now and when I told her about the date she found it hilarious I'd done such a thing. I'm glad I did it. At the time I thought, Sod it, I might as well! Kate I think maybe Clive was interested in meeting me again but I didn't feel there was any chemistry. We had a wonderful evening and I couldn't have asked for better company. He sent me a lovely message on Facebook the next day. I was really nervous on the way there and thought to myself, "What am I doing!?" but it was fine. I knew that if all else failed we'd have one conversation point at least – that we both read the same paper. • Fancy a blind date? Email: [email protected]