BLIND DATE: She 'didn't leave the date feeling good about herself'. Read on to find out what he did wrong...

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Every week, FEMAIL asks two singletons to Êó¹ð¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë¡¿²±Â¬ »Ù±ç¤¹¤ë from their blind date.

This time it's the turn of Miriam, a 38-year-old PHD student, and NHS ¹ÔÀ¯´±¡¿´ÉÍý¼Ô Chris, 42.

Read on to find out Àµ³Î¤Ë¡¿¤Þ¤µ¤Ë why Cupid's arrow failed to strike...


Miriam, 38

VITAL STATISTICS

Áª¤Ó½Ð¤¹¡¿ÆÈ¿È for nine months, never married and no children.

CURRENT ROLE

PhD student in Åŵ¤¤Î ¹©³Ø.

WOULD LIKE TO MEET

Someone Æù¿Æ¡¤¿ÆÎàd and supportive, family-orientated, who is open to trying new things. A big no to smokers.

PHD student Miriam, 38, felt Chris was 'undermining my intellectual achievements'

PHD student Miriam, 38, felt Chris was 'ÅÚÂæ¤òÊø¤¹ing my Ãμ±¿Í ¶ÈÀÓ¡¿À®½¢s'

Dating Past

My most ºÇ¶á¤Î ´Ø·¸s were both long-¾Î¤¹¤ë¡¤¸Æ¤Ö¡¿´ü´Ö¡¿ÍÑ¸ì ¡½ one for over six years and another for five. I took on a lot of the ·ã¤·¤¤ ²ò½ü¤¹¤ëing with my last partner. Men now seem to look for ºÎÂò rather than a partner.

Pre-Date ¿À·Ðs?

Yes, I¡Çm a bit shy and was ²ñ¹ç someone who sounded way cooler than me on his profile. He¡Çs in a ¶Ø»ß¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ëd. Mum was keen to go through her dresses. She¡Çs 74, but looks young for her age and buys beautiful Ã夻¤ë¡¿ÉêÍ¿¤¹¤ës, È¿¤·¤Æ I tend to go for charity shops. For once, I wore one of my own dresses.

First Impressions?

Chris had a red shirt on, and it struck me he¡Çd made an À®²Ì¡¿ÅØÎÏ. I didn¡Çt find him attractive ¤¹¤°¤Ë. We did that ¤®¤³¤Á¤Ê¤¤ British thing of not knowing whether to ÊúÍʤ¹¤ë or shake ¼êÅϤ¹s so bumped into one another. Chris said he¡Çd Ä´°õ¤¹¤ëd up for a blind date ¡Æbecause why not¡Ç, which didn¡Çt make me feel very special.

Ê¿°×¤Ê To Talk To?

I told Chris my PHD was on AI and he replied, ¡ÆOh that¡ Çs topical, isn¡Çt it?¡Ç Er ? yes. I had already told him I was ½Ï¹Í¤¹¤ë¡¿¹Íθ¤¹¤ëing for a PHD, but he ¡Æforgot¡Ç and referred to it as a Masters. He also made a ¸ÀµÚ¡¿´ØÏ¢ to me ¡Ælearning¡Ç Welsh rather than ¡Æspeaking¡Ç it. I felt that he was ÅÚÂæ¤òÊø¤¹ing my Ãμ±¿Í ¶ÈÀÓ¡¿À®½¢s, which I didn¡Çt like. I was amazed he had also started a Masters in Psychotherapy, because he isn¡Çt very self-aware. It made sense when he ǧ¤á¤ë he didn¡Çt finish the course.

Embarrassing Moments?

I don¡Çt think so, which is good because I¡Çm ÉáÄÌ¤Ï clumsy.

Did Ͷȯ¤¹¤ës Èô¹Ôµ¡¤Ç¹Ô¤¯?

No, if I like someone I get nervous and giggly, and there was no chance of that with Chris. There was no flirting on either Ì£Êý¤¹¤ë.

'There was no flirting on either side,' said Miriam

'There was no flirting on either Ì£Êý¤¹¤ë,' said Miriam

See him again?

No, we were together for two hours and we left when I said I had to catch my train »Ù±ç¤¹¤ë to ¤à¤Á¤ÎÀ×s. We didn¡Çt ¸ò´¹¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë numbers.

What do you think he thought of you?

Chris didn¡Çt engage with me at all, so I didn¡Çt leave the date feeling good about myself.

Would your parents like him?

NO I don¡Çt think so. My parents want to see me with someone supportive of my goals.

MIRIAM¡ÇS VERDICT: 3/10

LIKED? We ³ôd food.

REGRETS? No, it¡Çs good to go outside my °Ö°Â zone.

COFFEE OR CAB? Cab.

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Chris, 42

Áª¤Ó½Ð¤¹¡¿ÆÈ¿È for five years, Î¥º§d, no children.

CURRENT ROLE?

NHS ¹ÔÀ¯´±¡¿´ÉÍý¼Ô.

WOULD LIKE TO MEET

Someone curious about the world, ¹ÎÄêŪ¤Ê, µî¤Ã¤Æ¤¤¤¯¡¿¼Ò¸òŪ¤Ê, quick to laugh. I can¡Çt do those materialistic types.

Chris says of his date: 'While it felt like we were on the same wavelength, there was no physical attraction
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Chris says of his date: 'While it felt like we were on the same wavelength, there was no physical attraction'

Dating Past

I ʬÎö¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë from my wife of four years just over ten years ago. Since then, I¡Çve been ȼ¤¦¡¿´Ø¤ï¤ëd in a couple of shorter ´Ø·¸s but nothing recently. I¡Çm the youngest of three boys and it¡Çs just me who is Áª¤Ó½Ð¤¹¡¿ÆÈ¿È now. I am keen to settle É餫¤¹¡¿·âÄƤ¹¤ë.

Pre-Date ¿À·Ðs?

A little bit but nothing to worry about. I know I have good people µ»½Ñs.

First Impressions?

¹ÎÄêŪ¤Ê - I got a good friendly vibe from Miriam. She¡Çs got dark hair and is ¸øÀµ¤Ë¡¿¤«¤Ê¤ê ¤ï¤º¤«¤Ê¡¿¤Û¤Ã¤½¤ê¤·¤¿. I ÀßΩ¤¹¤ë her attractive, although there wasn¡Çt any ¨ºÂ¤Î ¡Æelectricity¡Ç. I gave her a ÊúÍʤ¹¤ë and pulled her µÄĹ¡¤»Ê²ñ¤ò̳¤á¤ë out for her to sit É餫¤¹¡¿·âÄƤ¹¤ë. She struck me as a very engaging woman.

Ê¿°×¤Ê To Talk To?

'I¡Çm the youngest of three boys and it¡Çs just me who is Áª¤Ó½Ð¤¹¡¿ÆÈ¿È now,' says Chris. 'I am keen to settle É餫¤¹¡¿·âÄƤ¹¤ë'

The small talk was unusual. We covered Miriam learning the Welsh language, which I ÀßΩ¤¹¤ë fascinating. I was impressed with her ½Ï¹Í¤¹¤ë¡¿¹Íθ¤¹¤ës, too. I think it¡Çs something to do with AI? It¡Çs beyond my level of understanding. She did live in Mexico in between all those years ½Ï¹Í¤¹¤ë¡¿¹Íθ¤¹¤ëing with her nose in a Ä´½ñ¤ò¤È¤ë¡¿Í½Ì󤹤ë.?Miriam asked me about my ¶Ø»ß¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ëd, and I explained that I play keyboard and sing »Ù±ç À¼¤Îs.

Embarrassing Moments?

No. Miriam did ¸º¾¯¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë her cutlery at one point, but that wasn¡Çt embarrassing.

Did Ͷȯ¤¹¤ës Èô¹Ôµ¡¤Ç¹Ô¤¯?

I would say no, not in the sense of romance. While it felt like we were on the same wavelength, there was no physical attraction. Afterwards I realised I should have complimented her on her looks. But I didn¡Çt, and I put that É餫¤¹¡¿·âÄƤ¹¤ë to Miriam ¸ºß so talkative.

See her again?

No, you need a Ͷȯ¤¹¤ë. If there had been obvious Ä´°õ¤¹¤ës she liked me, then perhaps I would have Äɵ᤹¤ëd things, but they weren¡Çt there. We didn¡Çt ¸ò´¹¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë numbers and just had a friendly ÊúÍʤ¹¤ë.

What do you think she thought of you?

I¡Çd guess she would say that I was Ê¿°×¤Ê to talk to because we spent two hours toget her and the conversation didn¡Çt stop.

Would your friends like her?

Yes, Miriam is very grounded with her Ĺ¡¤Î¨¤¤¤ë screwed on. She¡Çs got good values, too.

CHRIS¡ÇS VERDICT: 8/10

LIKED? Miriam is talkative.

REGRETS? Not really, no.

COFFEE OR CAB? Coffee.

Interviews: SAMANTHA BRICK