Can these heavy metal kids rock out together?

Austin, 27, says:

I arrived probably five minutes early. I was feeling pretty confident. I had mentioned that my type was alternative girls so when Sophie walked in, I was like wow… She is my type and gorgeous. What a bonus. Not to sound shallow, because I am not a shallow person.

I was feeling so rough from the night before. I had been to a party that ended up finishing in the early hours of Sunday. I think I fell through the door at about 5am. Not to mention, I was slightly anxious because I had a haircut a few days before the date. I didn’t go to my usual place and it ended up totally butchered. I asked Sophie what she thought of it and she said it wasn’t bad which was a huge relief.

Sophie and I instantly bonded over our love for heavy metal. We spoke about our history with the music we listen to and how, when we were teenagers, we were at a lot of the same gigs. It’s funny how I never actually met her. I’d say music was the centrepiece of the conversation. Sophie was confident, she communicated well and was really interesting, not to mention very beautiful.

A friend of mine had been on a blind date and I had joked that I was going to apply. I thought the idea of going on one was pretty cool. I have never done one before so I figured I’d just apply and give it a shot.

We had a great conversation for a couple of hours. I had to be honest and tell her I was running at maybe 80 per cent from the night before. I am really keen to catch up again when I am running on all cylinders. I was very intrigued by her and I’d like to get to know her more and go a bit deeper with our conversation. We were also sitting across from each other. I would have preferred to sit next to each other because it’s a bit more intimate and better for conversation.

I escorted her back to her car and almost forgot to grab her number or ask for her Instagram. We exchanged socials and have been chatting since about another date.

7/10

Sophie, 25, says:

I was so nervous before the date I was literally shaking. I think I was so nervous because I knew nothing, not even a name. When I arrived, he was sitting with his back towards the entrance so he didn’t see me walk in. I kind of had to awkwardly walk around and be like ‘hello’.

My first impression of Austin was that he seemed a little bit out of it, like he was tired or something. He mentioned that he had been out the night before and was running on very little sleep.

Austin and I got along really well. Conversation flowed. We are both into heavy music so that was a pretty big topic of discussion. We also found out we know a lot of the same people and probably met when we were teens. Having someone who likes the same music as me is probably my number one requirement in a partner and he feels the same way. He mentioned he has previously dated people who don’t have the same taste in music and it just doesn’t work out because it is such a big part of his life.

We also spoke about work; he actually used to work in a similar field to the one I am in now which is labour hire recruitment. I tried to steer the conversation into fitness because that’s a big part of my life but that wasn’t something we shared in common.

I think it was a good first date. He said he wanted to see me again so I’ll see how that goes. I feel like it could potentially be a bit of a slow burn this one. But overall, I think we got along well so that is the main thing.

We stayed at the restaurant until about 9.30pm then called it a night. I applied for blind date to put myself out there and see what could happen. I figured there was no harm, even if it ended up being a bad date, at least I gave it a go. I think in general I am a pretty safe person as well, so this was totally out of the ordinary for me.

8/10

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