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 wit h 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'

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 single now,' says Chris. 'I am keen to settle down'

'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 together and the conversation didn¡Çt stop.

Would your friends like her?

Yes, Mi riam 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