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Love Connection: Carlos and Alexys

No Valentine’s kiss, but paper roses do the trick

<p>Carlos topped off the night at Michael's Bistro by giving Alexys a paper rose for Valentine's day.</p>

Carlos topped off the night at Michael's Bistro by giving Alexys a paper rose for Valentine's day.

This week’s Love Connection is sponsored by Michael’s Bistro.

Carlos

Year: Fourth

Major: Political Philosophy, Policy and Law and Foreign Affairs

U.Va. Involvement: Student Entrepreneurs for Economic Development

Hometown: Brasília, Brazil

Ideal Date: Generally flexible; there’s no single category in which you’ll find all attractive people.

Ideal Date Personality: Someone with a sense of humor who’s willing to laugh at herself as much as she’s willing to laugh at others, someone who pushes back for what she believes in and is not afraid to call people out, curious, smart, cares about figuring stuff out and is not happy being average.

Deal breakers? Excessive shyness or pessimism.

Hobbies: Riding horses and rock climbing.

What makes you a good catch? I’ve lived in a few different places and spent some time as a professional athlete, so I have a lot to talk about. I tell a lot of jokes and tend to keep a light mood. I’m also super curious, so it’s easy for someone to pull me into conversation.

What makes you a less-than-perfect catch? I often forget birthdays, I’m not one for grandiose love statements and I’d rather not spend 24 hours per day with someone, even if I really like them.

What's your favorite pick-up line? I’m not really one for pickup lines… I can make a decent origami tulip out of cheap napkins though, which makes a good surprise when you’re grabbing a drink.

Describe yourself in one sentence: I’m a curious overachiever who tries to joke around as much as possible while not losing sight of the things I want.

Alexys

Year: Second

Major: Biology

U.Va. Involvement: Nicaraguan Orphan Fund, Aletheia Christian Fellowship, Women’s Club Rugby

Hometown: New Kent

Ideal Date: Tall, athletic, brown hair, light eyes. To be honest, it’s the personality that actually matters.

Ideal Date Personality: Funny! Someone who loves to tell jokes, but loves to listen to them too. Someone loud and boisterous who isn’t afraid to put himself out there, but knows to reign it in and focus on others when necessary. Someone who is caring, loyal and kind. They don’t have to know exactly where they’re going in life, but it’s great if they’re hard working and dedicated.

Ideal Date Activity: We’d go to some dive bar that might be kind of sketchy, but has super delicious food. Then we’d wander around and just pop in wherever looks interesting. Ideally we’d stop for coffee because life just isn’t complete without coffee.

Deal breakers? He can’t be self-centered.

Hobbies: Watching movies, finding new music to listen to, reading anything and everything and crafting. I love sports of all kinds, but my favorite to watch is baseball.

What makes you a good catch? I’m versatile; I can sit down with you and have a super meaningful heartfelt conversation or we can party and be stupid and carefree together. I really care about other people. I like to find out what makes them tick rather than always focusing all the attention on me. I feel like I’ve got some cool interests and experiences to contribute, as well.

What makes you a less-than-perfect catch? I’m not going to lie, I can get riled up pretty easy, but I always cool down in like 0.2 seconds so it all works out in the end. I also curse a lot. Some people don’t like that.

Describe yourself in one sentence: My camp nickname is Bam Bam, meaning I am super nice and sweet, but I can pack a punch.

Carlos and Alexys met at 7 p.m. at Old Cabell Hall and went to Michael’s Bistro.

Carlos: I read that Tom Brady met his wife through a blind date, so I thought I’d try my luck. I’d been curious about it for a long time; it just happened that I actually did it this time.

Alexys: I was kind of surprised because I heard stories of people sending in the survey and getting a response months later, but I only had to wait two weeks or so.

Carlos: I don’t think I’ve ever been on anything close to a blind date before. I expected it to be a little bit awkward.

Alexys: I honestly expected to make a fool out of myself. Not to sound pathetic or anything, but it had been kind of a long time since I’d been on a date.

Carlos: When I first got to Old Cabell, it was a little early and I asked her what the odds were that she was there for Love Connection and she said 100 percent.

Alexys: The wind was whipping the snow around like crazy, but luckily Old Cabel has a bunch of scaffolding, so it sheltered me pretty well. This guy came up and asked what the odds were that I was [there] for Love Connection, and I said 100 percent, which I thought sounded cool at the time but was probably kind of lame.

Carlos: She seemed enthusiastic when I asked if she was there for Love Connection. Pretty early on, she said she’d been in a rugby tournament and it was clear she was up to some cool stuff.

Alexys: I thought he was really, really attractive. He had that scruffy thing going on, which I liked, and he has a great smile. He also had an accent I couldn’t quite place. I almost forgot his name because I was trying to place his accent when he was telling me his name. He seemed like a nice guy.

Carlos: It was a very chill conversation. We talked about sports, parties, wildest going out stories - stuff like that. It was very casual.

Alexys: I’d never been [to Michael’s Bistro] so I was excited to try it. He’d actually been there quite a few times with his friends, so he was pretty familiar with the place. It was a good selection. The food was great and I had a killer apple pie for dessert, so that’s always a plus.

Carlos: There were natural moments [when] we weren’t saying much, but the waiter [also] had to come by a few different times to see if we’d looked at the menu because we were talking.

Alexys: I’m definitely the more awkward one, so I sometimes got quiet, but he’d easily pick the conversation right back up. He laughed a lot and I laughed a lot, so it seemed like we were both having a good time.

Carlos: I think we were both happy to talk and were having fun, but I didn’t get a flirty vibe.

Alexys: We actually didn’t have much in common — different majors, different years, different hobbies. But that didn’t matter at all; I honestly think [it] made for better conversation. I think we had mostly a friend vibe, [but] we really hit it off.

Carlos: We both have an affinity for sports. I ride horses and do rock climbing and she plays rugby. She’s fairly competitive; I’m competitive as well. We both swear like sailors.

Alexys: He had been futzing around with something under the table and I figured he was just ripping up a napkin. Then he takes his hands from under the table and places this tiny paper napkin rose on the table in front of me. It turns out he had been making it under the table for me. He said it was Valentine’s Day, so I should get a flower.

Carlos: She had plans [to go out] with a friend and I also had a friend who was coming into town, so after a long time talking, we split ways. We shook hands, I thanked her for the company and [I] said goodbye.

Alexys: I would [rate the date] an 8. There were no awkward moments, he was really attractive and he was a genuine person. A good night kiss would have warranted a higher score

*Editor’s note: Alexys says she’s joking, but we’re not so sure!

Carlos: I would rate the date an 8. She seems like the kind of girl who would be fun to grab a couple of diet cokes with.

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