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Jake and Casey

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<p><strong>Jake</strong></p><p><em>Year:</em> Second</p><p><em>Major:</em> Computer Science</p><p><em>U.Va. Involvement:</em> The Monroe Society, Hoos Invent, peer tutoring</p><p><em>Hometown: </em>Fairfax</p><p><em>Ideal Date:</em> Relatively my height, athletic</p><p><em>Ideal Date Personality: </em>Passionate, caring, open to ideas</p><p><em>Deal breakers?</em> Smokers</p><p><em>Typical weekend:</em> Nothing screams weekend more than playing “Smash” with my bros.</p><p><em>What makes you a good catch?</em> I’ve been told I have the body of a Greek God with a mind to boot.</p><p><em>What makes you a less-than-perfect catch?</em> I tend to cross the line.</p><p><em>What's your favorite pick-up line?</em> On a scale of one to America, how free are you tonight?</p><p><em>Describe yourself in one sentence</em>: Gingers do have souls.</p>

Jake

Year: Second

Major: Computer Science

U.Va. Involvement: The Monroe Society, Hoos Invent, peer tutoring

Hometown: Fairfax

Ideal Date: Relatively my height, athletic

Ideal Date Personality: Passionate, caring, open to ideas

Deal breakers? Smokers

Typical weekend: Nothing screams weekend more than playing “Smash” with my bros.

What makes you a good catch? I’ve been told I have the body of a Greek God with a mind to boot.

What makes you a less-than-perfect catch? I tend to cross the line.

What's your favorite pick-up line? On a scale of one to America, how free are you tonight?

Describe yourself in one sentence: Gingers do have souls.

Jake and Casey met at 7:30 p.m. at Café Caturra on the Corner.

Casey: I signed up for Love Connection one night with my roommate because we wanted to meet someone new and try something out of our comfort zones.

Jake: I went on a blind date a year ago through The Cavalier Daily.

Casey: When I first found out I was chosen, I was surprised because I submitted the application several weeks ago. It was my friend who actually texted back for me, but I was happy to go along with it.

Jake: I [couldn’t] believe The Cavalier Daily chose me again — might as well roll with it.

Casey: I have been set up for date functions before and they have usually worked out pretty well. My only hope for the night was to meet someone [who] I could at least carry [on] a conversation with.

Jake: I arrived a little bit early, so the hostess went ahead and seated me. [When Casey arrived], my first impression was [that she was] pretty cute and pretty involved with U.Va.

Casey: Jake had gotten to the restaurant before me, since I was a couple of minutes late. He stood up and shook my hand and we immediately started talking about how our days had been. He seemed like he was on the quiet side, but throughout the night he opened up.

Jake: The waiters and hosts were really cool about the whole thing. When I first arrived at the restaurant, I said I was there for Love Connection and they asked me if I was excited for the date and wished me luck.

Casey: We ate at Café Caturra, which was delicious. I got an awesome pasta dish.

Jake: [The conversation] felt like there was genuine interest. Things seemed to flow well — nothing forced.

Casey: We’re both engineers, so [we] talked a fair amount about classes, internships and stuff like that. For the most part, I think the conversation went pretty smoothly with only a few breaks.

Jake: Besides knowing a lot of the same people and being really involved with U.Va., we’re both engineers. It was pretty interesting when Casey and I started talking about [a class on] Bitcoin — she even got out her phone to take down the class number.

Casey: I would classify [the date] as more of a friend vibe. I don’t think there was a whole lot of flirting going on — it was more casual conversation.

Jake: I’m pretty bad at these sorts of things, so I can never really tell [how it’s going]. After [dinner], I walked with Casey back to her apartment since it was on the way back to my house.

Casey: After we finished eating, we left the restaurant and he walked me back to my apartment, which was really nice of him. When we made it back, I gave him a quick hug and he asked me for my number.

Jake: I enjoyed myself, so I could see myself going out with her again. I would rate the date a 7 out of 10.

Casey: I would rate the date a 5.5. It wasn’t an amazing date, but [it was] not a bad way to spend an hour. I would happily say hi if I ran into him, but I wouldn’t say there was a romantic connection.

This week’s Love Connection is sponsored by Café Caturra.

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