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Post by The Producers on Apr 13, 2020 14:27:19 GMT
You arrived yesterday and met all of your suite mates. Today is your first day of dates! This morning your phones were all taken from you and will be returned either when you go home or at the start of stage 3! No social media, no contact with the outside world, just a chance for you to focus on your connections with other people here. (You were told this would be the case when you first signed up to be a participant)
The first round of dates will be relatively quick. You'll get a chance to meet all the ladies/gents. The first dates will last about 10-20 minutes (IC) and the purpose is a short little getting to know you.
Here are some topics you might consider talking about (though it's TOTALLY up to you):
General lifestyle (partier/works a lot/spends most time at home alone)
Occupation
Hopes for this event/what you're looking for in a spouse
Hobbies/Passions
RULES
- Remember to keep physical descriptions out of your conversations.
- Each person gets only 10 posts in this thread!
- Posts are limited to 150 words! The idea is to give your characters a little taste but leave them wanting MORE!
Will you start to make a connection today? Let's find out!
This date is for Cleo Saintclair & Dean Baelish!
You enter the pods, one person on each side in a soundproofed room. This allows you to feel totally secluded and private from the other participants who may be near you. This is your chance to get a feel for the women/men who are here and who you might be interested in continuing to get to know!
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Post by Cleo Saintclair on Apr 13, 2020 17:33:48 GMT
Cleo entered the room and spoke as she closed the door. "Knock knock." She said and then paused for a second. "I sound like I'm starting a lame joke." She said with a bit of a nervous chuckle. "I'm Cleo."
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Post by Dean Baelish on Apr 13, 2020 23:53:01 GMT
Dean laughed kindly in response. "Hi Cleo, I'm Dean. I'd ask who's there, but I think you just answered that." He said jokingly. "So tell me Cleo, what's are you all about?" He asked.
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Post by Cleo Saintclair on Apr 14, 2020 2:04:54 GMT
"Ummmm...that's a pretty tough question." She said with a little laugh. "I guess I'm all about respect and trust. I'm pretty trusting but I fear having that trust broken. I can be a little protective of myself early on. I'm, um, going to school for business and I enjoy playing volleyball and long chats with good friends. And yourself?" She asked.
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Post by Dean Baelish on Apr 14, 2020 12:19:01 GMT
"Alright alright, those are some great, important goals. Volleyball is awesome, sand volleyball is my jam. I'm a personal trainer, surfer extraordinaire, fitness lover, and I'm looking for someone who wants to live life to it's fullest with me. Who will go on adventures and won't be afraid to take risks, but also someone who can ground me and keep me from going too far." He explained.
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Post by Cleo Saintclair on Apr 14, 2020 14:36:21 GMT
“Oh sand volleyball is awesome! I’ve played in all sorts of places. On the sand is both more challenging and a ton of fun.” She said with a laugh. “So what sort of adventures do you like to go on?” She asked.
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Post by Dean Baelish on Apr 15, 2020 13:38:13 GMT
Dean chuckled. "Ya, it's definitely harder on the sand. But the falls hurts less too." He said.
"I like to travel, take weekend trips to places, try out new clubs or bars that open in the city. I'm not talking anything crazy for the most part, but I like spur of the moment decisions where I can decide to go somewhere or try some new activity that I've never done before, you know." He explained.
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Post by Cleo Saintclair on Apr 15, 2020 13:43:46 GMT
"Oh that sounds really exciting! I can definitely be more...nervous about trying new things but that doesn't mean I don't want to." She said with a little laugh. "I can also be little hesitant around lots of people and crowds but I do okay as long as I'm with someone who I feel safe with."
"Okay, so if you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?" She asked, settling into simpler questions.
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Post by Dean Baelish on Apr 15, 2020 13:55:03 GMT
"Hey, it's good to be open to new things at the very least." He said encouragingly.
"Oh man, only food? I guess...pizza. It's kind of cheating because I'll just vary the toppings." he said with a little laugh.
"What do you do usually do when you hang out with your friends?" He asked.
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Post by Cleo Saintclair on Apr 15, 2020 13:57:59 GMT
She laughed at his answer. "Alright, I take it, we'll call it...resourceful instead of cheating. My friends and I like to go to dinner or sometimes just dessert and just talk. I have a few close friends. I get along with most people and have plenty of people I know fairly well and that I'm friendly with, but only a few who I hang out with on a regular basis. They're awesome. Sometimes we go dancing or to the movies or to the arcade. You?"
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Post by Dean Baelish on Apr 15, 2020 14:10:50 GMT
"That's cool, it's nice to have some really close friends. I have a bunch of friends, I like to mix things up with people a lot, but I still have a couple really good friends that I see often. I usually go out clubbing or drinking with lots people, I like to be around a lot of people, loud music that makes your heart pump, getting all my extra energy out." He paused.
"I do want to...settle a little bit though. I don't want to live the bachelor life forever. I want to have that person who will want to play with me but who I also want to slow down with."
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Post by Cleo Saintclair on Apr 15, 2020 14:12:35 GMT
Cleo laughed a little nervously. "That sounds pretty intense, to be honest. I'm not much of a partier or a drinker, I'm afraid I'd be the biggest buzz kill. I could help with the slowing down part..." She said with a little awkward chuckle.
"So what's your family like?"
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Post by Dean Baelish on Apr 15, 2020 14:14:17 GMT
He laughed too. "Hey, you know your strengths and weakness, I can't fault you for that. My family is great, we're fairly close though not 'see each other every day' close. I have two brothers and my dad, it's been just the guys since I was about nine when my mom passed. I wouldn't be where I am without them, they've helped me through some rough times.
Are you close with your family?"
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Post by Cleo Saintclair on Apr 15, 2020 14:17:09 GMT
"That's great to have support like that, I'm sorry to hear about your mom. Ya, I'm really close with my family. I grew up in Sacramento and came here for school so I don't see them as often as I'd like. I don't know anything about my birth mom, my dad never talks about her, but he married my step mom when I was really little and she's always been 'Mom' to me. I have two step siblings, who are really just my siblings. I'm the oldest, they are both still at home. I'm really lucky and I miss them a lot."
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Post by Dean Baelish on Apr 15, 2020 14:20:07 GMT
"Ya, that's got to be tough to be away from them. I was born and raised right here and my family is all still here, I can imagine it would be really tough to not have them right here. But I've heard it's a great chance for personal development too. So you have that going for you. Maybe it would have done me some good to not have them around as a crutch when I was younger." He said with a little chuckle.
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Post by Cleo Saintclair on Apr 15, 2020 19:13:35 GMT
Cleo laughed a little. "Ya, I guess that's true, there has definitely been some personal development on my part." She said.
"So you said you were a personal trainer, do you specialize in anything particular?"
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Post by Dean Baelish on Apr 15, 2020 19:58:09 GMT
"Honestly I've done a large variety of stuff, but my favorite thing to do is work with someone one-on-one in their home, helping them achieve their goals, especially if they are the type of person to normally feel a bit self-conscious at a gym. I've also done some group classes on the beach and those are really cool." He explained.
"Do you like to exercise or mostly just volleyball?" He asked.
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Post by Cleo Saintclair on Apr 15, 2020 20:14:44 GMT
"I do like to exercise actually, I don't play volleyball as much I'd like to anymore. I was on the team in high school but not as much since then. I like to run and do occasional weight training at the gym." She explained. "It feels good to get my adrenaline up and helps me release stress. It sounds like you'd be a pretty great trainer." She complimented him.
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Post by Dean Baelish on Apr 15, 2020 20:19:54 GMT
"Thank you very much, I'm think I'm pretty good, but I guess I shouldn't say that out loud?" He said with a little laugh. "I definitely love the stress reliever that the endorphins from working out gives me, it's kind of addicting. I guess their are worse things to get addicted to though." he said with a little laugh.
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Post by Cleo Saintclair on Apr 15, 2020 20:29:39 GMT
She chuckled. "That's true, there are definitely worse things." She said.
"It looks like we're out of time. But this has been really fun to get to know you Dean, you seem very exciting." She said with a little laugh.
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