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Love Connection: Cole and Anna

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The basics:

Name: Cole
Year: Second
School: Engineering
Major: Computer Science
U.Va. involvement: Madison House, WTJU, Outdoors Club, Campus Cookies
Hometown: Meadows of Dan, Va.

About your date:

Ideal date (physical attributes – body type, height, hair color, etc.): None of these are really deal breakers, but ideally she would be slightly shorter than I am, with brunette hair and a good smile.
Ideal date (activity): [She] lets me cook for the two of us, then [we] go walk around downtown, listen to some music and talk about what matters – not just what the other is majoring in. Also, there would be ice cream.
Deal breakers? She has to be able to take a joke, and she shouldn’t take life too seriously.

About you:

Describe a typical weekend: I like to be spontaneous. I never really have a set plan for the weekends.
Hobbies: Hiking, playing music, art
What makes you a good catch? It’s okay to brag! I have a kitten, and I make a mean bowl of ramen. Seriously, though – I’m a pretty good cook.
What is your spirit animal? The Ben and Jerry’s cow
Describe yourself in one sentence: I played football in high school, but no one believes me.

The basics:

Name: Anna
Year: Second
School: The College
Major: Classics
U.Va. involvement: Marching band, Catholic Student Ministry
Hometown: Roanoke, Va. (not the Lost Colony)

About your date:

Ideal date (physical attributes – body type, height, hair color, etc.): Anywhere in the range from gangly to a little husky, brunette or redhead, 5’7” and above, marvelously chiseled features that would make any organism swoon
Ideal date (personality): A little introverted but not shy, a little quirky but not creepy and a little nerdy but no headgear.
Deal breakers? Anyone who’s not Joe Harris. Just kidding – but we can chuck anyone who wears Sperry’s seven days a week.

About you:

Describe a typical weekend: Band. Football game. Church. Derping around and not doing my homework. Pretending to be productive by cleaning my room instead of doing said homework.
Hobbies: Playing sax, singing, assembling Ikea-ish furniture, thinking about Latin
What makes you a good catch? It’s okay to brag! I have many leather-bound books, and my apartment smells of rich mahogany. Also, I can handle most social situations pretty well – even blind dates. I have some sense of what humor is, and I have some pretty cool interests.
What is your spirit animal? Snoopy
Describe yourself in one sentence: I’m kinda different, but I think it’s kinda great.

Anna and Cole met Friday, Nov. 1 at 8:45 p.m. at Old Cabell Hall.

Anna: [I decided to go on Love Connection when] I was just hanging out with my housemates. I thought the questions were funny and I wanted to see if I’d get picked. I wasn’t really looking for love – I don’t think anyone is when he or she fills it out.

Cole: My roommate [ Karsten ] did it and had pretty good luck with it, so I figured I’d give it a shot and see how it went.

Anna: It’s kind of awkward, because a few days after I submitted it, my ex-boyfriend and I got back together. It kind of made it an ethical dilemma when I got the text – [I wondered], “should I go?”

Cole: I was pretty excited [but also] a little nervous. I didn’t really know what to expect. I told my roommates, and that was about it.

Anna: I figured I should do it because I didn’t want to be a flake.

Cole: I didn’t really go in with any expectations, because I figured that would skew the date a bit. I just tried to go in, go with the flow.

Anna: I was actually five minutes late because I came from marching band. I felt kind of bad about it. At first, I was actually going to sit there and pretend I wasn’t there to meet him, but then I realized [since] I was already late, I wasn’t going to yank his chain within the first five minutes.

Cole: I got there and waited for a little bit, [but] it really wasn’t a big deal because it was five minutes and she was in band.

Anna: No, [he’s wasn’t really my type]. I had a good time, and I didn’t think it was uncomfortable. He was really funny, but I wasn’t attracted to him in that kind of way.

Cole: No, [she wasn’t my type]. But at the same time, I don’t really think that people can have specific types and stick to that.

Anna: It was past 9 p.m. when we got the Downtown Mall, so a lot of things were closed. We didn’t want to go to a bar, so the only thing that was open was Five Guys – which was fine. I like Five Guys, and he apparently did too. Neither of us got the free peanuts, though, which I regretted.

Cole: We talked about a lot of stuff. She’s from Roanoke, which is really cool because she’s about 30 to 45 minutes away from where I’m from. We talked about extracurricular [activities] and jobs and stuff. We also talked about plays we did in high school.

Anna: I feel like [the conversation] was pretty equally balanced. I wasn’t nervous that I was going to talk to much, but I have a tendency to and he was really outgoing. If we did have any awkward pauses, it was only one or two.

Cole: We both were giving and taking in the conversation. It was not really awkward.

Anna: He was really interesting. I wasn’t going into [the date] thinking I was going to pursue a relationship, so I was really relaxed and not thinking about [what we had in common].

Cole: I really didn’t get a good vibe. She left early – she obviously had plans, but that just struck me as more a friend thing. We formed more of a friendship than a relationship.

Anna: I didn’t tell him I had a boyfriend. I didn’t think it was important to bring up, but it’s not like I was trying to hide it. I think that would have made it tenser. I paid for my own food, and was glad when he didn’t offer [to pay].

Cole: After we ate, we walked around for five to 10 more minutes, and then she had to go. We ended up going in her car because it was closer than mine. She drove me back to my apartment – and that was it!

Anna: If our paths cross, I’ll say hello – but I don’t anticipate planning to hang out.

Cole: [I expected it] would probably be more of a hangout thing, but I’m glad to have met her. I’d rate the date a 6 or a 7.

Anna: I had a good time and I’m glad I went. I’d say a 7 – it wasn’t bad.

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