23 / EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
LAST THING HE READ
1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
COMEDIAN WHOSE HUMOR MIRRORS HIS OWN
22 / FREELANCE WRITER
STRANDED ON A DESERT ISLAND, SHE COULDN’T LIVE WITHOUT
Netflix, iced coffee, and a comfy couchy
WHO WOULD PLAY HER IN A MOVIE
7:30 P.M. BAMBARA RESTAURANT, CAMBRIDGE
FELIX I was excited to meet someone and have a night on the town.
SILVANA I arrived a little before we were supposed to meet.
FELIX Looking around the restaurant I saw a young woman sitting by herself, but I figured it wasn’t her.
SILVANA I sat there looking over the menu. After a few minutes someone came up to me and asked if I was Silvana. It was Felix.
FELIX We were both a couple minutes early; however, there seemed to be some confusion at the restaurant.
SILVANA It turned out they had seated him at a different table before I got there.
> MAIN COURSE
FELIX I thought she was pretty. Her curly hair was cute, and I liked the clothes she was wearing.
SILVANA He [was] very polite and approachable.
FELIX Throughout the dinner the conversation kept on rolling. We talked about a lot, from career goals to places we wanted to travel.
SILVANA He said he works in publishing and that he had [originally] wanted to be an editor. I studied journalism and communication in school, so we were able to bond about . . . our fields.
FELIX We both like food, so we did get to recommend some places to try for one another.
SILVANA We had some favorite Boston restaurants in common, and a shared passion for desserts/chocolate.
FELIX I felt pretty comfortable from the start and that didn’t really change throughout the night.
SILVANA I felt pretty comfortable with him because we seem to be at similar points in our lives, and we could relate on that level.
FELIX We had a few things in common, but it seemed we had more differences.
SILVANA He said that he doesn’t really listen to music, whereas I would say it’s a big part of my life.
FELIX There were no deal breakers, but I just didn’t feel us clicking together in anything beyond friendship.
SILVANA I felt that we could share in good conversation, but there wasn’t a connection beyond that.
FELIX After the meal I needed to go to the train and she wanted to see a friend, both of which were in the same direction, so we walked off together.
SILVANA He offered to walk me all the way to where I was going, which I thought was very gentlemanly of him, but I said I was all right.
FELIX It was drizzling, but we were so deep in conversation I completely forgot to put my umbrella up. By the time we parted ways, I was drenched.
SILVANA We exchanged numbers and hugged goodbye.
> SECOND DATE?
FELIX She was really awesome, just not my type.
SILVANA I wouldn’t be opposed to hanging out as friends.
— Compiled by Eryn Carlson
GO ON A BLIND DATE. WE’LL PICK UP THE TAB. Fill out an application at boston.com/cupid.