WEBVTT 00:11.000 --> 00:12.639 [uplifting music playing] 00:14.440 --> 00:15.880 [indistinct chatter] 00:16.480 --> 00:18.560 Did I do anything wrong in the date? 00:18.640 --> 00:21.279 [Cian] I don't think so. I think he just got a bit overwhelmed. 00:21.800 --> 00:24.119 I know he gets nervous, and it's okay. 00:26.360 --> 00:27.360 [sighs] 00:27.880 --> 00:29.320 [Solomon] Yeah, I'm so sorry. 00:29.400 --> 00:31.240 That's okay. [chuckles] 00:32.199 --> 00:35.120 -Um, can I just tell you something? -Yeah, go ahead. 00:36.559 --> 00:38.600 -You look really great. -Oh, thank you so much. 00:38.680 --> 00:39.680 And you do too. 00:40.280 --> 00:41.239 Wow. Thank you. 00:41.320 --> 00:42.600 [both chuckle] 00:42.680 --> 00:43.680 Good-looking. 00:44.199 --> 00:46.720 Is it cool if I read you a poem of mine that I kinda wrote? 00:46.800 --> 00:48.320 'Cause I'm passionate about my writing. 00:48.400 --> 00:49.400 [Dani giggles] 00:49.480 --> 00:50.440 -Is it cool? -Yeah. 00:50.520 --> 00:52.040 All right. I just wanted to tell you 00:52.120 --> 00:55.840 that I'm clinging to your beautiful, divine, lovely soul. 00:56.720 --> 00:59.400 You're the most magnificent, lovely girl in the world 00:59.480 --> 01:03.040 with so many beautiful jewels and stars in your soul and heart. 01:03.640 --> 01:06.000 It's like you're a precious angel out of the blue. 01:06.520 --> 01:09.720 But it's your beautiful heart and soul that are for keeps. 01:09.800 --> 01:10.800 Wow. 01:11.320 --> 01:14.360 Don't forget how amazing, precious, divine, beautiful girl 01:14.440 --> 01:15.759 that's made for eternity. 01:15.840 --> 01:17.280 That describes me. 01:17.360 --> 01:18.960 It made lots of sense. 01:19.040 --> 01:20.119 It's the truth. 01:20.200 --> 01:22.240 And I think you would be the right guy. 01:22.320 --> 01:23.280 A good fit. 01:23.360 --> 01:25.440 -Wow. [chuckles] -[Dani giggles] 01:25.520 --> 01:27.200 You just, like, make me-- Wow. [laughs] 01:27.280 --> 01:28.520 [laughs] 01:28.600 --> 01:29.560 Oh dear. 01:29.640 --> 01:30.759 This is-- 01:30.839 --> 01:32.000 [both laugh] 01:32.080 --> 01:33.560 Wow, I'm so sorry. 01:33.640 --> 01:35.320 That's okay! [laughs] 01:35.399 --> 01:38.360 There's nothing to be sorry about. Don't need to apologize. 01:38.440 --> 01:40.240 I don't know. [laughs] 01:40.320 --> 01:43.759 This Law of Attraction just probably brought the right soul mate for me. 01:43.839 --> 01:45.399 Like, wow, like, you know? 01:45.479 --> 01:48.640 [both laughing] 01:48.720 --> 01:49.920 I got the giggles. 01:53.520 --> 01:56.039 Oh my gosh, I think I found the right match. 01:56.119 --> 01:57.559 The soul mate's here. 01:57.640 --> 02:02.399 It's like some Prince Charming just comes to me. 02:03.360 --> 02:04.559 It's coming! 02:05.520 --> 02:06.880 It's definitely coming. 02:07.520 --> 02:08.359 I… 02:08.880 --> 02:09.840 [Solomon] You okay? 02:10.440 --> 02:11.680 I have feelings for you. 02:12.880 --> 02:13.880 I'm falling for you. 02:14.920 --> 02:16.239 Falling for you. 02:16.320 --> 02:18.120 Now you make my heart explode. 02:18.200 --> 02:20.480 I'll make your beautiful heart happy. 02:21.000 --> 02:22.160 Trust me. 02:22.239 --> 02:24.560 It just exploded, like, wow. 02:24.640 --> 02:26.000 I feel so intimate. 02:26.080 --> 02:27.760 Like I could hug you. Like… 02:29.160 --> 02:31.080 -You want to hold my hand? -I do. 02:33.040 --> 02:34.280 [sighs] 02:34.360 --> 02:35.440 My boy. 02:36.360 --> 02:37.360 [Solomon chuckles] 02:37.440 --> 02:38.920 [Dani] My divine boy. 02:39.000 --> 02:40.600 My heart's telling me 02:40.680 --> 02:44.440 that I should… kiss this beautiful, divine girl, 02:44.519 --> 02:46.120 and that's you. 02:46.200 --> 02:49.640 If my eyes are closed, what then, should divine… 02:49.720 --> 02:52.080 -Like, right now? -…dear Solomon… 02:55.959 --> 02:57.040 [sighs] 02:58.000 --> 02:59.000 I'm like… 03:00.480 --> 03:02.280 -Oh! -[Solomon] One more time. 03:02.360 --> 03:03.480 -It's… -[Solomon] I know. 03:03.560 --> 03:04.760 I feel it! 03:06.280 --> 03:07.679 I can feel it. 03:07.760 --> 03:10.200 I'm sorry. It's like, my heart's telling me. 03:14.120 --> 03:15.320 It's like a dream. 03:16.160 --> 03:17.600 Can I hug you right now? 03:17.679 --> 03:18.720 [Dani] You can. 03:31.640 --> 03:34.160 [Dani] We need to get to know each other a little bit more. 03:35.399 --> 03:37.119 [Cian] It went pretty well, it seems like. 03:37.200 --> 03:39.959 It went pretty well, like… [sighs] 03:40.040 --> 03:42.640 I really, really blushed 03:42.720 --> 03:45.359 of how much Solomon was, like, very passionate 03:45.440 --> 03:50.239 and so much of a… what, how he describes what is called divine love. 03:50.320 --> 03:51.560 I'm, like, all fluttered 03:51.640 --> 03:53.840 and, like, oh my gosh, 03:54.600 --> 03:58.359 that's love on my first blind date. 03:59.160 --> 04:01.839 There's nothing to be nervous about when you're kissing a girl. 04:01.920 --> 04:04.160 I never really, like, actually kissed a girl, 04:04.239 --> 04:05.720 like, a real kiss. 04:05.799 --> 04:07.280 -You know what I mean? -Yeah. 04:19.640 --> 04:20.959 [Solomon] I'm feeling really good. 04:21.039 --> 04:23.479 Like, literally the best moment in my life. 04:24.000 --> 04:25.960 -[Cian] Was that your first kiss? -Yeah. 04:26.039 --> 04:27.440 I'm being honest, dude. 04:27.520 --> 04:29.560 It's my first kiss, an actual kiss, 04:29.640 --> 04:33.000 because in high school, I mean, it was, like, not a real kiss. 04:33.080 --> 04:35.560 But with this one, it's a real genuine kiss. 04:38.960 --> 04:41.320 [Solomon] I have so much to tell my mom and dad tonight. 04:41.400 --> 04:42.440 [Dani sighs] 04:51.160 --> 04:54.880 [Cian] James, are you the kind of person who likes things to be planned 04:54.960 --> 04:56.280 and scheduled and organized? 04:56.360 --> 04:57.919 Very much so, yes. 04:58.000 --> 05:00.320 Organization is a very big part of my life. 05:00.400 --> 05:02.960 I keep my bedroom very neat and organized. 05:03.039 --> 05:05.000 And, yes, I like making plans well in advance. 05:05.080 --> 05:10.479 So it's… it can be very difficult for me to have my plans ruined. 05:14.440 --> 05:16.720 [narrator] It's Saturday in Massachusetts, 05:16.800 --> 05:19.960 and tonight, James will be heading out for a dinner date. 05:20.039 --> 05:22.039 -[Lawrence] All set? -No, I cannot find it! 05:22.120 --> 05:23.640 -Find what, James? -My checkbook. 05:24.160 --> 05:25.479 Is it on the chair? 05:26.720 --> 05:28.080 Did you bring it with you? 05:28.160 --> 05:29.800 [James] Yeah, I had it with me at the bank, 05:29.880 --> 05:33.280 and then, um… I know I had it in my hand as I left the bank. 05:33.359 --> 05:34.440 Call the bank up. 05:39.160 --> 05:41.560 This is a coffee mug that James gave me 05:42.479 --> 05:45.240 back when he was three or four. 05:46.720 --> 05:47.919 "I love Daddy!" 05:48.000 --> 05:49.400 [Cian chuckles] 05:49.479 --> 05:51.080 And "Daddy loves me!" 05:51.160 --> 05:53.280 -[Cian] Oh, that's great. -It's my favorite mug. 05:53.800 --> 05:55.479 [James] I can't risk losing this. 05:55.560 --> 05:59.599 All right, do you want me to drive out to the, um, bank and look around? 05:59.680 --> 06:01.720 Yes, you'll have to go to both banks, please. 06:01.800 --> 06:02.800 [June] All right. 06:03.320 --> 06:04.400 [James] Damn it! 06:06.760 --> 06:08.800 He doesn't usually lose things. 06:08.880 --> 06:09.840 [Cian] I'm sure. 06:09.919 --> 06:12.680 -But he's excited probably and… -[Cian] It's a big day. 06:12.760 --> 06:14.440 [James] Oh fuck! 06:14.520 --> 06:16.440 -He's-- -[James] I had it with me the whole time! 06:16.520 --> 06:17.560 -It's here? -[James] Yes. 06:17.640 --> 06:19.359 All right, hang on. Let me call your mother. 06:19.440 --> 06:22.479 -[gasps] I can't believe it! -All right, James, believe it. 06:25.479 --> 06:26.359 It's okay, James. 06:26.440 --> 06:28.039 -Are you calling her? -Yes. 06:32.240 --> 06:34.880 Yes, I had it in my desk the whole time! 06:36.799 --> 06:37.960 I'm sorry! 06:39.479 --> 06:41.440 Okay, yes, there's no emergency. 06:43.479 --> 06:46.280 [Cian] When it comes to dating, what are your concerns? 06:46.919 --> 06:50.760 [sighs] That I will never find a person who is right for me, 06:50.840 --> 06:53.359 that I'll never find an ideal match. 06:53.440 --> 06:54.960 What does that feel like for you? 06:55.039 --> 06:57.840 Cold, crushing, and all-consuming. 06:58.359 --> 07:01.720 Yes. It's not something I wish to contemplate. 07:02.400 --> 07:05.160 [June] They look a little better than the blue jeans. 07:05.680 --> 07:06.680 Lawrence! 07:07.359 --> 07:08.200 [Lawrence] Hello? 07:08.280 --> 07:11.039 [June] Which do you think James would look better in? 07:11.120 --> 07:14.080 I would think, if you're going to a restaurant in Boston, 07:14.160 --> 07:15.799 to impress a young lady, 07:15.880 --> 07:17.400 dungarees are not the way to go. 07:17.479 --> 07:19.560 Dad, these are terribly uncomfortable! 07:19.640 --> 07:21.760 -Yeah, all right. How about one of these? -No. No. 07:21.840 --> 07:23.000 [Lawrence] Do you have a belt? 07:23.080 --> 07:26.440 -[James] Of course. I always wear a belt. -[chuckles] 07:27.320 --> 07:31.840 -[Cian] How're you feeling about today? -Well, I am-- I'm nervous, obviously. 07:31.919 --> 07:33.680 That's only natural, 07:33.760 --> 07:36.200 but I have practice and I have experience now, 07:36.280 --> 07:38.039 so, yes, it will… 07:38.120 --> 07:39.840 I'm sure it will be just fine. 07:39.919 --> 07:42.520 I'm excited to see what your hair's gonna look like. 07:43.560 --> 07:44.960 He wants it the same color. 07:45.039 --> 07:47.200 -He wants to leave it blond? -[June] Yeah. 07:47.280 --> 07:49.320 But I'm hopin' they'll trim it a little bit. 07:49.919 --> 07:55.000 Did I ever tell you that I offered James $500 to cut his hair? 07:55.080 --> 07:57.320 -[June laughing] No! -He didn't take it. 07:57.400 --> 08:00.599 -He wouldn't take it? -No. He said that "The hair is me." 08:01.200 --> 08:03.239 This doesn't look too bad, does it? 08:04.560 --> 08:06.120 -It's fine. I think it's fine. -Oh, okay. 08:06.200 --> 08:07.919 [Cian] James, your dad was just telling us 08:08.000 --> 08:10.479 that he once offered you $500 to cut your hair. 08:10.560 --> 08:12.880 Yeah, I didn't know that! You didn't tell me that! 08:12.960 --> 08:15.719 Yeah, I know, but I like my hair though. 08:15.799 --> 08:16.960 [stuttering] 08:17.039 --> 08:18.640 It's a matter of principle. 08:20.120 --> 08:23.400 Um, what if the woman orders something expensive? 08:23.479 --> 08:25.280 -That's fine! -Doesn't matter. Doesn't matter. 08:25.359 --> 08:26.320 -Pay for it. -[sighs] 08:26.400 --> 08:28.719 And don't just order chicken wings or something 08:28.799 --> 08:31.520 'cause you're gonna make her feel bad, okay? 08:31.599 --> 08:34.360 -Yes, Mom. -If she orders something expensive, fine. 08:34.439 --> 08:35.720 It's only money, James. 08:35.799 --> 08:37.199 Uh, yes, Dad. 08:37.280 --> 08:40.159 The purpose of a first date is to get a second date. 08:40.240 --> 08:41.199 Ugh. 08:41.280 --> 08:44.280 -Give me a hug before you go on your date. -Yes, yes, all right. 08:44.360 --> 08:45.400 -Thank you. -Okay, relax. 08:45.480 --> 08:47.560 -Have you shaved? -Yes, I did earlier. 08:47.640 --> 08:49.680 I'm just… I'm sure I'll be fine. 08:49.760 --> 08:50.600 -Okay. -Yes. 08:50.680 --> 08:52.160 -Good. -[June] We'll see you tonight. 08:52.240 --> 08:53.760 -Yes. Yes. -[June] Tell us all about it. 08:53.840 --> 08:56.480 -Yes. I'm certain I'll see you soon also. -[June] Can't wait to hear! 08:56.560 --> 08:57.959 -Yes, thank you. -[Lawrence] Bye-bye. 08:58.040 --> 09:00.920 -[June] Bye! -Yes, goodbye, yes. Ugh. 09:03.360 --> 09:04.520 -[Cian] Hello. -Hi. 09:05.120 --> 09:07.959 My name is Kaelynn, I'm 24 years old, and I'm single, 09:08.040 --> 09:09.760 and I'm looking for a boyfriend. 09:09.840 --> 09:11.360 [Cian] Why do you want to find love? 09:12.680 --> 09:14.240 I don't want to die alone. 09:15.000 --> 09:16.560 Um, I don't know. 09:17.160 --> 09:20.560 It… Being around people is draining, but I don't like being alone. 09:20.640 --> 09:23.520 I like to be with my friends. I like to be with my family. 09:23.600 --> 09:26.280 I don't like to be really alone 09:27.240 --> 09:28.400 just day to day. 09:28.480 --> 09:31.360 So I think having love, having a boyfriend, 09:32.199 --> 09:34.400 would really, I don't know, be helpful. 09:35.120 --> 09:37.880 I basically have every learning disability you could have. 09:37.959 --> 09:42.079 Um, dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, ADHD, 09:42.720 --> 09:43.680 and autism. 09:43.760 --> 09:47.040 Um, it makes a lot of the different aspects of my life challenging. 09:47.120 --> 09:50.000 Um, so education, work, home life, 09:50.079 --> 09:52.120 everything is affected by it. 09:56.839 --> 10:00.720 [narrator] Kaelynn lives in South Carolina with her best friend, Gracie. 10:00.800 --> 10:03.520 [Gracie] Watching you come down the stairs feels like a prom moment. 10:03.600 --> 10:05.640 I'm just like, "Oh! There she is!" 10:06.920 --> 10:07.920 [Kaelynn] Sit. 10:08.000 --> 10:08.880 Okay. 10:10.680 --> 10:12.600 -I think he's all wet. -Oh no! [chuckles] 10:16.079 --> 10:18.320 [Kaelynn] We've got labels on basically everything. 10:18.400 --> 10:21.440 This is my Finnegan cabinet with all my dog stuff. 10:21.520 --> 10:24.000 Um, we put the labels on because I get frustrated 10:24.079 --> 10:27.199 when I'm trying to put stuff away, and I don't know where things go. 10:27.280 --> 10:28.800 And this is the tea drawer. 10:29.320 --> 10:31.000 Oven mitts, cooking stuff. 10:31.640 --> 10:34.000 -[Cian] It's a very organized household. -Yes. 10:35.120 --> 10:37.560 It has to be. Otherwise it would probably fall apart. 10:38.600 --> 10:40.720 [Cian] What age were you diagnosed with autism? 10:41.240 --> 10:42.280 I was ten. 10:42.360 --> 10:44.199 [Cian] And what does it mean for you? 10:44.720 --> 10:47.280 It definitely affects my social interactions. 10:47.360 --> 10:50.800 It's hard to know what to say and what to do at the right times, 10:50.880 --> 10:53.800 and that's kind of I think contributed to my dating life 10:53.880 --> 10:55.480 and how it's so difficult. 10:57.040 --> 10:58.320 Here you go. 10:58.400 --> 11:00.000 Oh, cute. I'm in your profile! [laughs] 11:00.079 --> 11:01.520 Yes, you are! 11:02.040 --> 11:05.120 "In search of something real with someone whose thoughts are deep." 11:05.199 --> 11:06.680 "I'm different, I am energetic, 11:06.760 --> 11:08.959 and to say I'm a dog lover is an understatement." 11:09.560 --> 11:11.040 "Thumbs-down capitalism." 11:11.120 --> 11:12.719 Yeah, I was trying to be subtle! 11:13.959 --> 11:15.320 All right, back to swipe. 11:15.920 --> 11:18.760 This guy, he's a test driver at BMW. 11:18.839 --> 11:20.240 -But-- -But? 11:20.320 --> 11:21.160 Dead fish. 11:21.240 --> 11:22.120 [Gracie] Oh no. 11:22.199 --> 11:24.079 [Kaelynn] This was literally the first guy. 11:24.160 --> 11:25.199 They always do. 11:26.120 --> 11:27.719 -Nope. -Nope. 11:29.280 --> 11:30.440 -Nope. -Nope. 11:31.560 --> 11:33.880 [Gracie] I feel like we're particularly brutal at this game. 11:33.959 --> 11:38.400 I mean, I've just been doing it for a while, so I have no tolerance. 11:39.640 --> 11:41.440 -Oh! There it is! -There's the deer. 11:42.199 --> 11:44.520 -There's the dead animal. -[Kaelynn] There's the dead animal. 11:44.600 --> 11:45.640 Swipe. 11:46.800 --> 11:50.560 -Um, look at this message you just got. -Oh, I got a message. 11:51.079 --> 11:54.959 "Thick thighs may save lives, but yours will ruin mine." 11:55.040 --> 11:57.040 -What does that mean? -[laughs] 11:57.640 --> 11:58.920 It's a sex reference. 11:59.440 --> 12:01.839 -He's saying you'll ruin him with-- -With my thighs? 12:02.880 --> 12:05.240 Like is the… I'm sorry. I don't get… 12:05.320 --> 12:07.719 Like, normally I do, but I don't get this one. 12:07.800 --> 12:10.360 That's a lot for the first, um, message exchange. 12:11.120 --> 12:12.520 [Kaelynn] I think maybe no. 12:12.600 --> 12:14.120 In other news, he's promising. 12:14.199 --> 12:15.920 -[Gracie] He's cute. -[Kaelynn] Mm-hmm. 12:16.000 --> 12:18.120 He likes environmentalism and he's vegan! 12:18.199 --> 12:19.760 I mean, I'm not vegan, 12:20.400 --> 12:21.600 but I like trees. 12:21.680 --> 12:23.199 [laughs] 12:24.040 --> 12:26.440 -[Kaelynn] I like him. -All right, swipe him. 12:26.520 --> 12:28.560 Oh no! I swiped the wrong way! 12:28.640 --> 12:31.000 Do the thing where you go back! [laughs] 12:31.079 --> 12:32.640 I think you shake it. 12:33.839 --> 12:35.599 It won't… How do you get it back?! 12:36.520 --> 12:37.680 No! 12:37.760 --> 12:39.280 Oh, I cannot believe I did that. 12:39.360 --> 12:41.719 I'm just so used to, like, swiping that way 12:41.800 --> 12:43.240 that I didn't swipe this way. 12:47.880 --> 12:49.599 [grunts] Ha. 12:50.199 --> 12:51.719 [Gracie] Anyone who meets Kaelynn, 12:51.800 --> 12:54.680 after a little while, quickly kind of falls under her spell. 12:54.760 --> 12:57.120 She's got an infectious personality, 12:57.199 --> 12:58.199 so you're, like… 12:58.280 --> 13:02.000 you're gonna be her friend whether you signed up for that or not. 13:02.079 --> 13:03.000 Look! 13:04.120 --> 13:05.920 Come here. Come get the mist! 13:06.800 --> 13:07.959 You like it? 13:08.040 --> 13:10.000 [Gracie] She's a little, like, 13:10.079 --> 13:13.440 over-the-top, excited, bubbly kind of person 13:13.520 --> 13:17.280 and so she needs someone cool, calm, collected, consistent 13:17.360 --> 13:18.839 that appreciates her strengths. 13:18.920 --> 13:20.480 Sometimes it can be challenging 13:20.560 --> 13:24.160 to find someone who doesn't write her off based off a diagnosis. 13:25.160 --> 13:27.120 She means the world to me. 13:27.199 --> 13:29.560 And if she wants a partner, I want her to have one. 13:29.640 --> 13:31.920 You know, I want her to have a family if she wants one, 13:32.000 --> 13:33.839 have a house if she wants one. 13:35.120 --> 13:37.160 But if she decides she doesn't, I'll keep her. 13:43.360 --> 13:46.320 [Abbey] Sorry, Clemmy, it's time for a little surgery. 13:48.400 --> 13:50.240 [Christine] You gotta sit down all the way now. 13:51.000 --> 13:53.760 You're so good! Good girl! 13:53.839 --> 13:55.880 We got the injury covered. 13:55.959 --> 13:57.520 Now just cut it for me. 13:57.599 --> 13:58.560 Where? 13:58.640 --> 13:59.719 Right about here. 13:59.800 --> 14:00.760 -There? -Yeah. 14:03.560 --> 14:05.920 [Abbey] Oh, it's time for a treat, I think. 14:06.880 --> 14:09.160 [Cian] How have you been feeling since your date with David? 14:09.240 --> 14:12.599 Good. I'd love to go out with him again, but I just don't know when. 14:12.680 --> 14:15.640 -I'll think about it. I'm not sure yet. -[Christine] What did you want to do? 14:15.719 --> 14:18.199 Go to a water park with him, like Hurricane Harbor. 14:18.280 --> 14:19.800 Go to the zoo. 14:20.400 --> 14:22.839 -Ice cream. -[laughs] 14:22.920 --> 14:24.680 Hike, In-N-Out picnic. 14:24.760 --> 14:26.360 [Cian] Good. So you had fun on that date? 14:26.439 --> 14:27.439 I did. 14:28.120 --> 14:29.839 [Cian] I think you guys have a lot in common. 14:29.920 --> 14:32.880 Yeah. We… His favorite animal's a lion. 14:32.959 --> 14:34.120 So is mine. 14:34.640 --> 14:37.920 What did you tell me about dating, that you felt? Remember you told-- 14:38.000 --> 14:39.880 -A little nervous. -Yeah. 14:39.959 --> 14:41.199 It's normal. 14:41.719 --> 14:44.680 [Christine] Sometimes you feel nervous when you first meet someone, right? 14:44.760 --> 14:46.280 It's very normal to get nervous. 14:46.360 --> 14:48.839 [Christine] It is normal to get nervous, and you know what? 14:48.920 --> 14:52.520 You could even tell David, "Hey, David, I'm nervous right now." 14:52.599 --> 14:53.839 I'm nervous right now. 14:53.920 --> 14:55.719 -And you know what he might say? -[Abbey] Yeah. 14:55.800 --> 14:56.800 "Me too." 14:57.479 --> 15:00.360 So how many dates did you say you want to go out with David with? 15:00.439 --> 15:02.880 -Like, five dates to get to know him. -Yes! 15:02.959 --> 15:05.319 But I'd like to do something that's related to swimming 15:05.400 --> 15:07.199 'cause I want to be like a mermaid. 15:07.280 --> 15:10.400 Well, you guys could figure it out if you get together again and talk about it. 15:10.479 --> 15:12.560 Right. Everyone is different. 15:12.640 --> 15:14.959 -[Christine] Correct. -Whether you're on the spectrum or not. 15:15.040 --> 15:18.079 Correct, and when you're dating, it's about learning who somebody is, 15:18.160 --> 15:20.920 and none of that has anything to do with autism. 15:27.000 --> 15:28.800 Just putting on my makeup. 15:28.880 --> 15:33.040 -[Cian] What's happening today, Dani? -It's my next date with Solomon. 15:33.800 --> 15:35.160 [Cian] How you feeling about that? 15:35.240 --> 15:38.120 I'm just so excited to get to know him more. 15:38.199 --> 15:39.280 I really wanna learn, 15:39.360 --> 15:42.000 not just from the outside, but inside of him. 15:43.760 --> 15:45.959 So, are you ready for this? 15:46.040 --> 15:47.199 I'm ready. 15:47.719 --> 15:49.439 And remember, just be cool. 15:50.079 --> 15:50.920 Right? 15:51.000 --> 15:54.839 -And I better control myself. -What do you mean by that? 15:54.920 --> 15:57.599 Try not to get too excited about seeing Solomon again, 15:57.680 --> 16:01.359 and, um, well, I just need to get to know him a little bit more 16:01.959 --> 16:03.839 before the kiss. 16:03.920 --> 16:04.760 Okay, well… 16:04.839 --> 16:09.000 Like, I will say it's so nice and sweet that we did kiss on the first date. 16:09.079 --> 16:12.199 It's totally my mistake, but I hope you understand. 16:12.920 --> 16:16.199 I think he'll understand. If he's nice guy, he'll understand. Just… 16:17.079 --> 16:18.839 Who knows? Live and learn. 16:18.920 --> 16:19.839 Okay. 16:19.920 --> 16:22.520 I still need to get to know Solomon a little bit more. 16:22.599 --> 16:28.280 And what I really need from a boyfriend is that he can understand animation. 16:28.359 --> 16:30.479 He could also understand the business world. 16:30.560 --> 16:34.079 He has to have the knowledge about how business works, 16:34.160 --> 16:35.120 like an entrepreneur. 16:35.199 --> 16:37.359 [Sandy] Well, Dani, you have to keep an open mind. 16:37.439 --> 16:40.000 There's no such thing as a perfect person. 16:42.199 --> 16:43.079 All right. 16:43.160 --> 16:46.199 Enjoy yourself, and just be yourself and have a good time, remember? 16:46.280 --> 16:47.160 Thanks, Sandy. 16:47.240 --> 16:48.120 Bye, Sandy. 16:48.199 --> 16:49.040 Bye! 17:03.319 --> 17:04.639 Hi, my name is Subodh. 17:05.319 --> 17:08.919 I am 32, and I have been single for 32 years. 17:09.000 --> 17:10.200 [Cian] Your whole life. 17:10.280 --> 17:11.319 My whole life. 17:11.399 --> 17:13.520 I live in Los Angeles with my sister. 17:13.599 --> 17:16.399 I've been on the autism spectrum since age five. 17:16.480 --> 17:18.280 [Cian] How would you describe yourself? 17:18.359 --> 17:21.240 Energetic, enthusiastic, excellent, 17:21.839 --> 17:24.280 nice, smart, and… 17:26.000 --> 17:27.079 and pretty. 17:27.159 --> 17:31.240 -And are you looking for love? -Yes, I am looking for love. 17:31.320 --> 17:34.320 I'm saying yes! 17:41.280 --> 17:43.480 [narrator] It's Subodh's 33rd birthday 17:43.560 --> 17:46.399 and he's at his parents' house preparing for a party. 17:46.919 --> 17:50.600 His mother, Anju, has been planning the celebration for days. 17:50.680 --> 17:55.200 I know Subodh would be an excellent cook for whoever wants to be with him. 17:55.280 --> 17:57.440 -[sister] Yes. -He loves to cook. 17:57.520 --> 18:00.360 Do you remember what age did you start cooking, Subodh? 18:00.440 --> 18:01.360 [Subodh] Twenty-three? 18:01.440 --> 18:04.120 No! At age eight. 18:04.200 --> 18:05.560 -[Subodh] Eight. -[mom] Yes. 18:05.640 --> 18:07.640 [sister] He started cooking on his own at 23, though. 18:07.720 --> 18:09.480 Yeah, and that's when he moved out. 18:11.240 --> 18:13.919 Subodh, now he's 33 years old, 18:14.000 --> 18:18.200 and wow, what… what an incredible journey it is. 18:18.280 --> 18:23.520 He has really grown from a little child who couldn't talk at age five 18:24.040 --> 18:27.960 to a person who is now living independently, working. 18:28.480 --> 18:30.399 So… I'm sorry. [laughs] 18:30.480 --> 18:33.800 I'm having a little cry thinking about the whole journey. 18:35.080 --> 18:38.440 [Cian] How much would it mean to you if Subodh found love? 18:39.040 --> 18:40.520 Oh, you have no idea. 18:40.600 --> 18:41.840 I'll feel… 18:43.560 --> 18:45.000 I'll feel relieved. 18:45.080 --> 18:46.440 I truly would. 18:46.520 --> 18:50.000 I will feel like I have fulfilled my duties as a mother, 18:50.080 --> 18:51.600 our family, I-- 18:51.679 --> 18:56.040 because when we are gone, he will not have anybody else. 18:56.120 --> 18:57.640 [doorbell rings] 18:59.600 --> 19:00.679 -[Max] Hey, Subodh. -Hey. 19:00.760 --> 19:01.840 Hi, guys. Come on in! 19:04.440 --> 19:05.320 It's for you. 19:06.040 --> 19:08.679 [mom] Oh my gosh! So good to see you! 19:14.560 --> 19:17.240 "Another year looks handsome on you. Happy birthday." 19:17.320 --> 19:19.320 "Happy birthday from Candace." 19:20.480 --> 19:23.640 -Are you having a good birthday? -Yes, I'm having a good birthday. 19:23.720 --> 19:25.080 -That's good. -[Subodh] Yes. 19:26.200 --> 19:28.480 Hey, Max. Are you looking for a girlfriend? 19:28.560 --> 19:30.960 I'd be interested in going on a date with someone. 19:31.040 --> 19:33.040 Oh yes. 19:33.120 --> 19:34.200 [Candace] Oh boy. 19:34.280 --> 19:36.200 Are you looking for a girlfriend? 19:36.280 --> 19:39.159 -Yes. -[chuckles] 19:43.280 --> 19:45.640 These are veggie burgers. These are chicken. 19:46.240 --> 19:48.800 -[sister] Okay. You ready to sing? -[mom] There you go! 19:48.880 --> 19:52.560 ♪ Happy birthday to you ♪ 19:52.640 --> 19:56.720 ♪ Happy birthday, dear Subodh ♪ 19:56.800 --> 20:00.200 ♪ Happy birthday to you ♪ 20:00.280 --> 20:02.399 Make a big wish and blow out the candles. 20:02.480 --> 20:04.880 -♪ Many girlfriends for you ♪ -[sister laughs] 20:05.560 --> 20:06.600 [Max] ♪ And many more ♪ 20:06.679 --> 20:07.520 [Candace] Yeah! 20:07.600 --> 20:09.000 -Good job! -All right! 20:11.320 --> 20:13.040 Go ahead and cut the cake. 20:14.960 --> 20:16.560 Happy birthday, Subodh. 20:18.560 --> 20:24.240 Subodh, I want to wish you a wonderful 33rd birthday. 20:24.320 --> 20:25.159 Yeah. 20:25.240 --> 20:29.520 And a wonderful year ahead because this is gonna be a special year. 20:29.600 --> 20:30.440 Yes. 20:30.520 --> 20:34.640 This is the year that we are hoping that you're gonna find a girlfriend. 20:34.720 --> 20:36.320 I don't want an Indian girlfriend. 20:36.399 --> 20:38.440 -[mom] Okay, that's fine with me. -Yeah. 20:38.520 --> 20:41.880 I wanted to say we've had so many milestones 20:41.960 --> 20:44.040 and so many things you have achieved. 20:44.120 --> 20:45.520 You went to school, 20:45.600 --> 20:47.040 you graduated college, 20:47.120 --> 20:49.320 all these were check, check, check. 20:49.399 --> 20:50.679 -Yeah. -You made it happen. 20:50.760 --> 20:53.800 -Yeah. -So every one of us who is here is-- 20:53.880 --> 20:55.800 When are you going to be done talking? 20:55.880 --> 20:57.480 I'm almost done, Subodh. 20:57.560 --> 21:00.600 Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, all, everyone. 21:00.679 --> 21:01.960 [woman] Whoo! 21:02.040 --> 21:04.159 -[man] Happy birthday, Subodh! -[Max] Happy birthday! 21:04.240 --> 21:05.080 Yeah. 21:13.159 --> 21:15.440 [narrator] Having no luck finding love online, 21:15.520 --> 21:19.000 Kaelynn is getting ready for a day of speed dating. 21:19.080 --> 21:21.720 Kaelynn hates having her makeup put on. 21:21.800 --> 21:23.159 I think it's just you. 21:23.240 --> 21:25.360 [chuckles] Fire me. 21:25.440 --> 21:27.399 [laughs] 21:29.399 --> 21:32.080 I feel like a lot of girls judge based off of height 21:32.159 --> 21:34.840 and that's not one of your, like, primary requirements. 21:34.919 --> 21:36.520 -Not normally. -But the fish one is. 21:37.040 --> 21:43.520 -Watch. Fish. Fish. Fish. Fish. Fish. -[laughs] 21:43.600 --> 21:45.560 -Give 'em a chance. -[Kaelynn laughs] 21:46.880 --> 21:49.720 -Give 'em a chance. -I mean, I have to. It's speed dating. 21:50.640 --> 21:52.679 Right. I think sometimes it can take you a minute 21:52.760 --> 21:55.159 to, like, warm up to people, and speed dating's really fast, 21:55.679 --> 22:00.040 so just, like, try and come into the idea that you're, like, potentially interested. 22:00.120 --> 22:01.200 Like, I'm not saying… 22:01.280 --> 22:02.720 You don't have to pick anyone. 22:02.800 --> 22:05.480 So it doesn't have to be like, "Which one's the best of the group?" 22:05.560 --> 22:06.720 You can pick no one 22:07.480 --> 22:08.600 if you don't like them. 22:08.679 --> 22:13.760 But be open to the idea that you might like one or two of them. 22:14.760 --> 22:17.040 -You ready to spray? -As ready as it gets. 22:17.120 --> 22:19.000 All right, close. 22:22.720 --> 22:24.280 Finnegan, you're not coming! 22:24.919 --> 22:27.600 -He says, "I'd be good at speed dating!" -Yeah, you're not coming. 22:28.200 --> 22:29.480 Lay down. 22:29.960 --> 22:30.840 [door closes] 22:39.960 --> 22:42.640 -Hi, I'm Kaelynn. -Hi. Nice to meet you. 22:42.720 --> 22:44.760 -Here is your name tag. -Thank you. 22:44.840 --> 22:47.800 [woman] And here is your dating card. 22:49.399 --> 22:50.360 And a pen. 22:53.960 --> 22:55.159 -[man] Hello. -[Kaelynn] Hi. 22:55.240 --> 22:56.919 -How are you? -[Kaelynn] Good. How are you? 22:57.000 --> 22:58.800 Not too bad. Not too bad. A little hot. 22:58.880 --> 23:00.080 Yeah, it's hot out here. 23:00.159 --> 23:02.640 Yeah, just a tad bit, just a tad. 23:04.560 --> 23:05.640 Sorry, I'm Sylvester. 23:05.720 --> 23:08.120 -I'm Kaelynn. -Nice to meet you. 23:08.200 --> 23:09.159 I saw the name tag. 23:09.240 --> 23:11.960 I was like, the name tags make it obvious, doesn't it? 23:12.040 --> 23:13.480 [Sylvester] Yeah, makes sense though. 23:14.720 --> 23:16.720 So what's your ideal, like… 23:17.560 --> 23:19.880 the perfect date if someone were to take you out? 23:19.960 --> 23:22.480 What would you, like, love to have happen throughout the day? 23:22.560 --> 23:24.960 -Hmm. That's a hard one. -[Sylvester] It is. 23:25.040 --> 23:26.200 It's my favorite thing to ask. 23:26.280 --> 23:28.040 -Keep you on your toes. -That's a hard one. 23:28.120 --> 23:31.520 I don't know, I don't think it's so much about the location or the activity 23:31.600 --> 23:33.159 as it is, like, about the person. 23:33.240 --> 23:35.240 -Yeah. -You ever been hunting? 23:35.880 --> 23:37.000 Uh, not recently. 23:37.080 --> 23:39.480 When I was younger, a little bit here and there. 23:39.560 --> 23:42.640 -Have you been hunting recently? -No, never been hunting. 23:42.720 --> 23:46.280 -You wanna learn how? -Not particularly! [laughs] 23:46.360 --> 23:48.320 -No. -Afraid of guns, I'm guessing? 23:48.399 --> 23:50.159 A little. A little bit, yeah. 23:50.240 --> 23:52.679 The dead animals kinda freaks me out just a tad. 23:52.760 --> 23:53.679 [Sylvester] Yeah. 23:53.760 --> 23:56.720 I don't know how much time you've spent on online profiles 23:56.800 --> 23:58.320 on the male side of things. 23:58.399 --> 24:01.560 -A lot of fishing, a lot of dead animals. -A lot of dead animals. 24:01.640 --> 24:05.560 It feels like every other swipe, someone's holding a fish or a deer 24:05.640 --> 24:07.840 or a bird or a something. 24:07.919 --> 24:09.880 -It's the same with the girls. -Is it? 24:09.960 --> 24:12.159 Yeah, I think it's a Southern thing, I guess. 24:12.240 --> 24:14.159 Really? I would've never thought the girls… 24:14.240 --> 24:17.560 -I mean, I guess it makes sense. -Oh yeah, it's a lot. It's a lot. 24:23.560 --> 24:24.399 Cool. Cool. 24:24.480 --> 24:26.080 Well… Hmm. 24:26.159 --> 24:29.159 Running out of questions. I'm not good at this speed-dating stuff. 24:30.240 --> 24:32.040 Just trying to make it kind of work. Uh… 24:32.640 --> 24:33.880 -You're a great girl. -Thank you. 24:33.960 --> 24:36.360 -I really enjoyed talking to you. -Yeah. 24:36.439 --> 24:38.520 -I enjoyed talking to you too. -Thank you. 24:38.600 --> 24:39.480 [bell rings] 24:39.560 --> 24:42.720 -Oh, guess that's my cue to stop talking. -[woman] If you wanna switch tables. 24:44.159 --> 24:45.399 -Hi. -Hi. 24:45.480 --> 24:47.439 -How you doin' today? -Good. How are you? 24:47.520 --> 24:48.360 I'm all right. 24:49.159 --> 24:52.360 Don't know if the handwriting on my tag's sloppy, but I'm Austin. 24:52.439 --> 24:53.560 -Kaelynn. -Nice to meet you. 24:53.640 --> 24:54.960 Nice to meet you too. 24:55.480 --> 24:57.280 So what do you do for work? 24:57.360 --> 24:59.399 -For work, I'm in between jobs. -Yeah. 25:02.360 --> 25:04.840 -What's your family like? -Ooh. 25:06.080 --> 25:08.240 -Oh. -[Kaelynn] That good, huh? 25:09.360 --> 25:11.000 [Austin] What about you, if you don't mind? 25:11.080 --> 25:15.000 Yeah, no, I mean, my family's, I wouldn't say normal, but not not normal. 25:15.080 --> 25:17.880 I don't know. Were your parents ever religious? 25:19.280 --> 25:20.720 Actually, not really. 25:20.800 --> 25:25.000 Religion, it's kind of a roller coaster and that 25:25.080 --> 25:29.760 because at first it was… What was it called? Evangelicalism? 25:30.360 --> 25:32.360 -Probably. -First it was that. 25:32.439 --> 25:34.240 -Then it was Methodism. -Yeah. 25:34.320 --> 25:35.960 -Then it was atheism. -Really? 25:36.040 --> 25:40.679 Then it was Asatruism, which is basically an interpretation of old Norse beliefs. 25:40.760 --> 25:41.600 Okay. 25:41.679 --> 25:43.960 And then now… It was Zen for a while, 25:44.040 --> 25:47.720 and then now it's very "andronymous." 25:50.880 --> 25:52.080 Uh… 25:54.080 --> 25:55.880 Man, what else to talk about? 25:55.960 --> 25:57.720 A million things, really. 25:57.800 --> 25:58.919 [bell rings] 25:59.000 --> 26:01.320 Guess that's it. Nice meeting you, Tori. 26:06.000 --> 26:07.320 [man] How's it going? 26:07.399 --> 26:08.720 It's… It's going! 26:09.399 --> 26:12.360 I know Gracie said to give 'em a chance, but, like, 26:13.480 --> 26:14.640 that's hard. 26:14.720 --> 26:18.080 I was nice, I was polite, I listened, but I don't think so. 26:25.080 --> 26:26.760 [narrator] Before he meets his date, 26:26.840 --> 26:29.439 James has an appointment at a hair salon. 26:29.520 --> 26:32.120 [James] When I was younger, my hair was bright blond like this, 26:32.199 --> 26:35.120 but it got darker as I aged, so, yeah, I want to re-dye it again, 26:35.199 --> 26:36.240 'cause I like that color. 26:36.320 --> 26:40.120 I feel like if we just touch up the roots and then trim a little bit of it. 26:40.199 --> 26:42.159 -I don't think it needs a lot. -Oh, that's good. 26:42.240 --> 26:43.800 -Just to keep it healthy, right? -Yes. 26:43.880 --> 26:46.120 -I think it'd be perfect. -Excellent. 26:46.840 --> 26:48.360 [hair dresser] How's your day been? 26:48.439 --> 26:52.520 Actually, I'm getting my hair recolored in preparation for a date. 26:53.120 --> 26:54.520 Ah. Are you excited? 26:54.600 --> 26:55.600 -Yes. Yes. -Yeah? 26:55.679 --> 26:58.159 I mean, of course I'm nervous, but yes, I'm excited. 26:58.240 --> 26:59.800 -Mostly excited, right? -Yes, certainly. 26:59.880 --> 27:01.040 It's gonna be fun. 27:01.120 --> 27:02.439 Have you met her before? 27:02.520 --> 27:05.640 No, it is a blind date. Obviously, there's bit of uncertainty there, 27:05.720 --> 27:09.320 but I guess that kind of makes it more exciting perhaps. 27:09.399 --> 27:12.439 -Yeah! -My parents met through a blind date. 27:12.520 --> 27:13.600 -They did? -Yes. 27:13.679 --> 27:16.199 -Oh my God, James, that's super cool! -Yes, definitely. 27:16.280 --> 27:17.919 Oh, fun! 27:18.000 --> 27:21.320 They stuck together all this time, so obviously they're a great match. 27:21.399 --> 27:22.240 Yeah, totally. 27:22.320 --> 27:25.840 Very sadly, I have had no luck with online dating so far, 27:25.919 --> 27:27.439 so, yes, I'm excited, 27:27.520 --> 27:31.640 and I'm really hoping this shall turn out to be a more productive endeavor. 27:33.159 --> 27:36.360 -Okay, yes, I think I like that very much. -All righty. 27:36.439 --> 27:38.439 -Yes, it looks wonderful. -Awesome. 27:38.520 --> 27:40.320 -Thank you. -It was so good to meet you. 27:40.399 --> 27:42.919 -Good to meet you also. -I hope you have such a fun night! 27:49.320 --> 27:50.840 You don't hunt, do you? 27:50.919 --> 27:53.520 -No, I do not. I've never been hunting. -Me neither. 27:53.600 --> 27:55.800 I honestly don't know if I've ever shot a gun. 27:55.880 --> 27:58.399 I think maybe I did one time, but, uh… 27:58.480 --> 28:01.280 I think it might've been when I was like 12. 28:01.360 --> 28:05.000 Like, my uncle's property somewhere. But no, never been hunting. 28:05.080 --> 28:07.720 Honestly, I don't know if I've been fishing really even. 28:07.800 --> 28:08.640 -I've… -[bell rings] 28:08.720 --> 28:09.560 Oh. Yeah… 28:09.640 --> 28:11.480 [woman] Okay, gentlemen, go to the next table, 28:11.560 --> 28:12.760 and ladies, you can stay put. 28:12.840 --> 28:15.760 -Awesome, it was great gettin' to talk. -Good to talk to you too. 28:19.560 --> 28:21.159 -Hey, how are you? -I'm good. How are you? 28:21.240 --> 28:22.480 -I'm Peter. -I'm Kaelynn. 28:22.560 --> 28:24.480 -Nice to meet you. -Nice to meet you. 28:26.679 --> 28:28.679 So what do you do for a living? 28:28.760 --> 28:31.919 I work with kids with autism, so we teach things like social skills, 28:32.000 --> 28:35.439 communication skills, self-help skills, that sort of thing. 28:35.520 --> 28:37.240 Okay, so what brought you in that? 28:37.320 --> 28:41.399 I had an internship in high school, and I just kind of never left, you know? 28:41.480 --> 28:43.280 -[Peter] Yeah. -What about you? What do you do? 28:43.360 --> 28:45.520 I'm in inside sales for real-estate investment. 28:45.600 --> 28:46.639 Okay. 28:48.120 --> 28:50.919 -Have you ever gotten into online dating? -Yeah. Yeah. 28:51.000 --> 28:52.760 You have? How's that… How's that been? 28:52.840 --> 28:54.280 -Terrible! -[Peter] Really? 28:54.360 --> 28:55.480 It's been so bad. 28:55.560 --> 28:58.280 I don't know if you've seen the male side of the profiles-- 28:58.360 --> 28:59.639 -No. -Um… 28:59.720 --> 29:02.520 It's like every other guy has a dead something in his picture. 29:02.600 --> 29:05.959 -A dead fish, a dead bird, a dead deer. -[Peter] Deer? 29:06.040 --> 29:06.879 -Yeah. -[Peter] Yeah. 29:06.959 --> 29:09.840 -I like having a dog in my pictures. -Yeah. 29:11.240 --> 29:13.199 I love… I just love animals. 29:13.280 --> 29:14.320 -[Kaelynn] Really? -Yeah. 29:14.399 --> 29:15.439 Yeah, me too. 29:16.959 --> 29:19.919 If you could describe your ideal partner, what would that be? 29:21.000 --> 29:25.199 -I would honestly say just best friend. -Yeah. 29:25.280 --> 29:26.879 [Peter] That's honestly what I would say, 29:26.959 --> 29:29.879 just because I think that whoever you end up with, 29:30.480 --> 29:34.879 if you're best friends with them, then it just makes things so easy. 29:34.959 --> 29:36.360 I like that answer, yeah. 29:36.439 --> 29:38.760 -[Peter] What about you? -Yeah, no, I like that. 29:38.840 --> 29:42.720 Um… Yeah, someone who's kind and intelligent 29:42.800 --> 29:44.840 and, you know, someone to do life with. 29:44.919 --> 29:47.280 Someone who's, like, on your side 29:47.360 --> 29:50.399 and has passions and ambition and goals. 29:50.480 --> 29:53.879 -And it's hard to… Oh. -[bell rings] 29:53.959 --> 29:55.679 [woman] Okay, that's the end of the event. 29:55.760 --> 29:56.800 -Dang it! -[laughs] 29:56.879 --> 29:59.760 [woman] You can fill out your cards and turn them in over here. 29:59.840 --> 30:02.280 -Well, nice talking to you. -Okay, nice talking to you. 30:08.760 --> 30:09.840 Keith has to be a no, 30:09.919 --> 30:11.240 and Austin would be a no. 30:11.760 --> 30:13.240 And Sylvester would be a no, 30:13.320 --> 30:15.879 but Peter would be a yes. 30:22.159 --> 30:23.560 -Thank you. -Nice to meet you. 30:23.639 --> 30:24.720 -Nice to meet you. -Bye. 30:24.800 --> 30:25.720 Have a good night. 30:37.439 --> 30:41.000 [narrator] In Boston, James is waiting for his date to arrive. 30:45.120 --> 30:46.840 James is meeting Emma. 30:47.480 --> 30:49.320 She likes musical theater 30:49.879 --> 30:51.320 and ghost hunting. 30:51.919 --> 30:54.000 She doesn't like country music 30:54.080 --> 30:55.679 -or being tickled. -[laughing] 30:56.280 --> 30:57.919 -Hi. How's it going? -[James] Hello, yes. 30:58.000 --> 30:59.320 I am James. 30:59.399 --> 31:01.560 -Are you comfortable shaking hands? -Oh yeah! 31:01.639 --> 31:05.639 -My name's Emma. Nice to meet you. -Emma? Yes, very nice to meet you also. 31:05.720 --> 31:06.760 Yeah. 31:06.840 --> 31:10.679 -How are you doing today? -I am doing quite well, I suppose. 31:11.199 --> 31:16.919 Just very glad to be here having, you know, dinner with you, yes. 31:17.000 --> 31:18.480 Yeah, it's so nice to meet you. 31:18.560 --> 31:20.600 Yes, of course. Nice to meet you also. 31:22.520 --> 31:25.639 So tell me about yourself. What do you like? What are your hobbies? 31:25.720 --> 31:28.480 Well, I am very fond of outdoor activities. 31:28.560 --> 31:30.439 Love to go hiking, swimming, mountain climbing. 31:30.520 --> 31:32.800 I have an aunt and uncle who live in New Hampshire. 31:32.879 --> 31:36.240 -Very cool. -It's very near Mount Washington actually. 31:36.320 --> 31:39.720 Oh, I went there once, but it was on, like, a really rainy day, 31:39.800 --> 31:41.520 so I didn't get any of the good views. 31:41.600 --> 31:43.879 Oh, so did you climb the mountain on foot? 31:44.399 --> 31:46.679 -Um, no, we drove up it too. -Oh, okay. 31:46.760 --> 31:47.840 -Right. -Yeah, we… 31:47.919 --> 31:51.520 I have to admit I kinda consider driving up the mountain to be cheating. 31:53.919 --> 31:57.879 A friend of mine and I, we do have, like, a very tiny, small YouTube channel. 31:57.959 --> 31:59.120 -Oh, cool. -So, um… 31:59.199 --> 32:02.840 Yeah, we do like ghost-hunting stuff 'cause that's another thing I like to do. 32:02.919 --> 32:05.000 -I'm really into horror, ghost stuff. -Nice! 32:05.080 --> 32:06.399 Yeah, me also. 32:06.480 --> 32:09.040 Yeah, Halloween is actually one of my favorite holidays. 32:09.719 --> 32:11.919 Have you ever eaten at this restaurant before? 32:12.000 --> 32:15.360 No, I haven't, but I was looking at the menu and it looks really good. 32:15.439 --> 32:18.240 Yes, I hope you don't mind that abrupt change of topic. 32:18.320 --> 32:19.800 Oh, no. That's completely fine-- 32:19.879 --> 32:21.959 I had never heard of this restaurant before, 32:22.040 --> 32:24.399 but certainly looks pretty interesting though. 32:24.480 --> 32:27.280 -Yeah, they have a lot of options. -Yes, definitely. 32:27.879 --> 32:29.120 [Emma] Looks really good. 32:30.439 --> 32:31.320 [James] Hmm. 32:31.840 --> 32:35.800 Um, have you ever heard of a place called King Richard's Faire? 32:35.879 --> 32:39.679 Um, no, I-- Well, I mean, I have heard of it, but I've just never gone. 32:39.760 --> 32:40.879 -[James] Oh, I see. -Yeah. 32:40.959 --> 32:42.320 I've been several times now, 32:42.399 --> 32:45.280 and I do enjoy the festivities, the atmosphere, 32:45.360 --> 32:46.639 and they have performances. 32:46.719 --> 32:48.080 They have jousting. 32:48.159 --> 32:50.120 -Oh, that's so cool! -Yes. 32:50.199 --> 32:52.159 -I didn't know. -They have a torture show. 32:52.240 --> 32:53.159 Oh! 32:53.240 --> 32:56.199 It's like, there's this guy, he actually… Well, wait a minute. 32:56.280 --> 32:59.080 Are you okay with me telling you some of the things he does or not? 32:59.159 --> 33:00.879 Yeah, you can go ahead and tell me. 33:00.959 --> 33:02.959 He would insert a long nail into his nostril, 33:03.040 --> 33:04.840 and put hooks into his eye sockets, 33:04.919 --> 33:06.280 but without hurting himself, 33:06.360 --> 33:08.120 -and he would breathe fire too. -Oh, wow! 33:08.199 --> 33:10.240 He obviously must have a lot of practice. 33:10.320 --> 33:13.760 [Emma] Yeah, that seems intense, wow. 33:13.840 --> 33:16.919 -I have the steak for you here. -Whoa! Look at that! 33:17.000 --> 33:18.560 Oh, that looks amazing. 33:18.639 --> 33:20.679 -And the salmon for you. -Thank you so much. 33:20.760 --> 33:21.800 You're welcome. 33:22.719 --> 33:23.560 Damn it! 33:23.639 --> 33:25.560 I wasn't going to use that knife anyway. 33:25.639 --> 33:26.560 I'll be back! 33:29.000 --> 33:30.600 So I'm terribly sorry about that. 33:30.679 --> 33:32.320 Oh, it's okay. No, it happens. 33:32.399 --> 33:35.399 Trust me, I've done that so many times, so don't worry about it. 33:35.919 --> 33:38.199 But, um, let me see. Let me see. 33:38.280 --> 33:42.040 Oh, yes, so relationships have always been a tough spot for me. 33:43.040 --> 33:44.840 I've had a few girlfriends in the past, 33:44.919 --> 33:47.159 but they were very short-term relationships. 33:47.240 --> 33:49.560 -Didn't last long, never got very serious. -Yeah. 33:49.639 --> 33:52.199 There was one woman of whom I was very fond. 33:52.280 --> 33:54.280 I mean, things seemed to be going pretty well 33:54.360 --> 33:56.280 between me and her, but it turned out 33:56.360 --> 33:59.399 I was ready for it to be really serious and she was not. 33:59.480 --> 34:01.439 She wasn't ready for a serious relationship, 34:01.520 --> 34:03.439 so that was the end of that, I guess. 34:03.520 --> 34:05.240 Oh, okay, I'm sorry about that. 34:05.320 --> 34:08.199 Don't worry. That was like a year and a half ago. 34:08.279 --> 34:10.120 -I'm totally over it now. -[Emma] Yeah? 34:10.199 --> 34:12.880 But yeah, so this is actually the first date I've had 34:12.960 --> 34:16.679 since my breakup with her, so I'm certainly enjoying this so far. 34:16.760 --> 34:18.719 I'm really appreciating this. 34:18.799 --> 34:21.960 How about yourself and your relationship history? 34:22.040 --> 34:24.239 -Is it okay I ask about that? -Oh, yeah, of course. 34:24.319 --> 34:25.799 You can absolutely ask me. 34:25.880 --> 34:28.960 So, I've been on a handful of dates here and there, 34:29.040 --> 34:34.400 but I've never, um, been in, like, a serious relationship or anything, 34:34.480 --> 34:36.880 just 'cause, um, I either haven't felt a spark, 34:36.960 --> 34:38.679 or it's kind of like trust stuff. 34:38.760 --> 34:40.360 Especially when I was younger, 34:40.440 --> 34:43.360 like, a lot of people, um, didn't really like me that much so-- 34:43.440 --> 34:46.679 -[James] Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. -Oh, thank you, but yeah, 34:46.760 --> 34:50.839 so I think it kind of gets to the point where I have a few dates, 34:50.920 --> 34:53.600 and then I'm scared to take that next step. 34:53.679 --> 34:55.679 But, um, I'm trying to get better at that 34:55.760 --> 34:59.040 and be more open to like, you know, that is a possibility, 34:59.120 --> 35:00.880 and, like, not be so, like, afraid, 35:00.960 --> 35:03.760 or let fear, you know, get in the way. You know what I mean? 35:03.839 --> 35:04.960 Right. 35:06.960 --> 35:08.760 [waitress] How are you guys doing over here? 35:08.839 --> 35:10.240 -Really good! -I'm doing well enough. 35:10.319 --> 35:13.000 Will you let the chef know that I thought the food was delicious? 35:13.080 --> 35:14.960 -I will. -Yeah, I thought it was really good too. 35:15.040 --> 35:17.160 -Thank you so much. -You're welcome. Thank you. 35:17.240 --> 35:19.400 Oh yes, so I would have no problem whatsoever 35:19.480 --> 35:21.600 paying for the entire meal if you don't mind. 35:21.680 --> 35:25.160 Oh! I don't mind chipping in though if-- 35:25.240 --> 35:26.120 Oh, really? 35:26.200 --> 35:28.520 -Yeah, I don't mind splitting it, yeah. -Oh, okay. 35:28.600 --> 35:31.319 I thought I at least had to make the offer. 35:32.799 --> 35:35.520 I don't believe it. They have a state tax and a kitchen fee. 35:35.600 --> 35:37.080 Ever heard of a kitchen fee? 35:37.600 --> 35:40.400 -I don't think so. -I'm not sure I should ask what that is. 35:40.480 --> 35:43.480 Might not seem polite to ask what a kitchen fee is, but, um… 35:43.560 --> 35:45.040 Okay, well, let me at least get out… 35:45.120 --> 35:47.600 Okay, I gotta get out $30 for the steak I had. 35:49.200 --> 35:52.480 Oh, may I ask what a kitchen fee is, please? 35:52.560 --> 35:55.920 It is. It's for the workers for, you know, the work that they put in, 35:56.000 --> 35:56.960 but I can remove it. 35:57.040 --> 35:58.400 [James] No, no, no, no. 35:58.480 --> 36:00.160 I would hate to deprive the workers. 36:00.240 --> 36:02.839 I already included the tip in there. 36:02.920 --> 36:05.360 -Thank you. -Yes, of course. You're very welcome. 36:07.560 --> 36:12.480 So, you interested for going for a walk along the ocean side, 36:12.560 --> 36:14.240 -now that we're finished eating? -Yeah. 36:14.319 --> 36:15.839 Yeah, that would be a lot of fun! 36:17.240 --> 36:20.040 I think it's going excellently so far. This is quite amazing. 36:20.120 --> 36:24.600 So yeah, you certainly found quite an excellent woman, I must admit. 36:29.920 --> 36:31.720 Maybe on occasion I play a few games, 36:31.799 --> 36:33.839 but it's not, like, a regular habit of mine. 36:33.920 --> 36:36.960 There's a pretty cool arcade in Providence called Replay. 36:39.040 --> 36:42.160 I hope it's okay to say that I think your hair looks really nice. 36:42.240 --> 36:44.240 -Thank you. -You don't mind me saying that, do you? 36:44.319 --> 36:47.000 Oh, no, I don't mind at all. I really appreciate it. 36:47.080 --> 36:48.200 That's very nice of you. 36:48.280 --> 36:52.319 Well, actually, 'cause that actually transitions into my next thing. 36:52.400 --> 36:53.880 I hope it's okay to point out, 36:53.960 --> 36:56.799 but just a few hours ago, I had my hair cut and colored. 36:56.880 --> 36:59.960 What do you think of it? I hope it's okay to ask that. 37:00.040 --> 37:02.160 Oh, no, that's okay. Um… 37:02.240 --> 37:03.839 Yeah, I like the… 37:03.920 --> 37:06.640 I like that… I like your hair blond. 37:06.720 --> 37:08.040 -Oh, yes. -It looks very nice. 37:08.120 --> 37:10.880 Was it significantly longer before? Or… 37:10.960 --> 37:12.359 Uh, no, actually. 37:12.440 --> 37:14.720 When I was younger, I used to have my hair short, 37:14.799 --> 37:17.000 but when I went to college, I started growing it out, 37:17.080 --> 37:19.720 and I actually like it this way. You can do more with it. 37:19.799 --> 37:22.120 It has more character, I think, when it's longer. 37:22.200 --> 37:23.600 I think it… It's… 37:23.680 --> 37:25.280 -Yeah, well, anyway… -Okay. 37:25.359 --> 37:28.120 Yes, so I certainly had a wonderful time tonight 37:28.200 --> 37:29.400 without a question. 37:29.480 --> 37:30.960 Yeah, I had a lot of fun too. 37:31.040 --> 37:33.359 It was good to get to know you, but, um… 37:33.440 --> 37:34.280 Yeah. 37:34.359 --> 37:36.839 You want to get together again some other time? 37:36.920 --> 37:39.520 Yeah, I definitely enjoyed my time, 37:39.600 --> 37:42.680 and, yeah, I have enjoyed it. 37:42.760 --> 37:43.600 Yes. 37:44.319 --> 37:45.200 But, um… 37:46.000 --> 37:48.440 [ship horn blares] 37:49.520 --> 37:52.080 [curious music playing] d it.