Dating in the Dark Week 6

Jose, middle school music teacher who admits he has "Zero Game."
Jeff, Bartender and normally asks out "Hot Women."
Deanne, Freelance TV reporter
Renee, Jewelry Designer
Gina, Yoga Teacher


The FBI profiler

Gina seemed like she was brutally honest
Renee, he found her to be guarded and a girl next door.
Deanne is "Not a discloser" and will probably not open up completely.

Gina and Matt met up for their first date and they picked each other. and there seemed to be a connection.

Renee and Jose:
He commented that his biggest fear is the rejection from women.
Her wanting to stand up with him and made an immediate comment about his spikey hair, and seemed to be measuring his height, but instead made a comment about his hair.  At first glance (stare in the dark?) there didn't seem to be much of a connection.

Jeff invited Deanne, but there was no suggestion that a click was there aside from allowing him to touch her face, which she admits was a big step forward.


Gina and Jose's second date, they seemed like they were quite "comfortable" right now and he took a chance and initiated a kissed.  Gina was very receptive and gave him high remarks about it.


Using the compatibility scores, this is how they matched up:
Renee and Jose  with 70%
Gina an Matt with 62%
Deanne and Jeff with 63%

Jeff and Deanne's date seemed to reaffirm their connection.  The only reservation she has is how he seems to prefer to hot women and makes himself to out to be a stud and fears she is not going to be good looking enough for him.

Jose and Renee' date and he brought up how he felt that she was checking out his height.  She responded that she usually dates taller men, but that it wasn't a deal breaker.
Really? If it 's not a deal breaker, why check it out IN THE DARK??
She then puts out there that she likes guys to take chances, but refuses to give ground on a simple kiss. He comments on this very fact and is fairly put off by it.


Gina and Matt's date he proclaims that he seems seems more chemistry to her than the other women, but was put off by Jose being so excited to be with her. But that the "gloves are off" when it turned out he also kissed Renee.  Gina seemed quite game, considering she found out about the kiss as well. She seemed quite surprised to realize that she may have more of a connection with Matt than Jose.

While the ladies were talking about their various dates, Deanne realizes that if she doesn't let her guard down, she's probably not going to meet anyone.


Final Date:
Jeff and Deanne both seemed to get along very well and Jeff seems genuinely excited over her.  He's nervous about how he is going to react to the reveal?

Matt and Gina's date seemed to go well, but he confided in her that he may not be as appealing as he seems to be during the reveal.  She's a bit nervous about the lack of confidence he's displaying about the reveal and seems to be putting her off by that.

Jose and Renee's date, she goes in saying that she is bound and determined to let down her guard.  She realizes this is a problem and is hoping to get over it.
He seems to recognoize that this is a big step for her and he starts to reveal something about himself as well by displaying the Dogtags from the military.  He says that by joining the Military, he had a comittment that he entered into completely and wished to reinforce the fact that he will enter a relationship the same way.

okay ladies, everyone say, "AWWWWW!"

he seems like SUCH a great guy. She's an idiot if she lets him get away.



Reveal:

Jose' and Renee:  With her reveal, he smiles and mouths "Wow!".  During his reveal, she smiles and apparently is pleased.  He comments later that she is "Very Very pretty!" (I agree!).  She comments that he's "really, really cute."(He is!) But doesn't know if she is able to be with him.

Jeff and Deanne:  When she is revealed, he doesn't have much of a reaction.  When he is revealed, she smiles and nods her head.  Later she tells the girls that he's really hot. (Really?)  He tells the guys that "He's on the fence" and that he wasn't knocked over by her, but is happy.

Matt and Gina:  when she is revealed, he simply smiles.  When he is revealed, her eyebrows are raised and she shakes her heads.  After wards claims that he looks like he's 40 with the beard and doesn't see herself with him.


The Balcony:


Matt is quite happy with Gina and wants to date.   She is quite on the fence on the whole matter.  She is fond of him, his appearance put her off.   Gina decided that he isn't the match for her.  She feels like she's being a "superficial bitch".   Dude. Shave the beard!


Jose wishes to continue with Renee'.  She realizes that he is a great guy, but isn't sure which way the relationship is going to go.    She also walks out the front door because she didn't feel a "romantic" connection.   I think she was the biggest fool. He's a GREAT guy!  Damn, woman!


Jeff and Deanne.  He says that she didn't light his fire, physically, but is an amazing woman overall.  He comes out on the Balcony and they wished to see how they want to go further.  He acknowledges that she's a great person and he needs to let go of his previous hangups.  Personally, I don't see this happening and don't give them long.


This is the final week, so that's the end of THIS drivel from me.
Considering how it went over the entire run, only 7 of the 15 couples walked off together, it didn't seem to promising for dating overall. 

Dating in The Dark: Week 4

I was a little drunk when I watched this episode and forgot to post it, so bear with me on the shortened, slightly edited version of this week's post.


In short, I believe all of the guys Jeff, Amit, and Cormac, seemed like genuinely nice guys.  I don't get the issue, yet the girls all made fun of Amit's and Cormac's place for being so neat.

Kelly, Misty, and Shannon, all seemed like great girls as well, so I was surprised how the show went along.

Amit and Misty had awesome chemistry and seemed to get along quite well, but in the end, didn't wind up with him because she had issues with his height.  The Reveal showed a visible reaction from her, but I didn't get that it was the height that she was cringing on.
I really don't get that. 

Jeff and Shannon also had a wonderful connection, they seemed to go well together.  It seems like his aggression in wanting the kiss totally blew his chances and was a deal breaker for her.

Carmac and Kelly were also a great match in the dark room, but when the final reveal, she almost cringed.   I mean, I thought he was a rather good looking dude.  Eventually they winded up together, but it seemed very hesitant about it.  While I hope they make it, I am not holding any hopes for it.

Dating in the Dark: Week 3

Initial impressions:

Chris: He seems to have a bit grown up due to his Cancer experience and seems to be genuinly looking for someone for him.

Philip: is a former Military guy that wants to find someone with "Depth", he's a hot guy and I can respect him saying that.  Already he's my favorite.

Billy Ray:  He seems to come from a family that has a tendency to be Serial Marry-ers (if that isn't a word, it is now), and is determined not to walk down that path.  He's the oldest of the 3 men and seems to be the most patient in finding someone.  But the reason of his being single this far along in his life could be that he could also just be whoring around.

My money is hoping for Philip, but Chris seems like a nice guy as well.  Living through cancer will usually sober a guy up from what I've seen.

Sasha:  "..Because I'm very superficial and I usually date boys that are hot." was the sentence that caught my attention.  She claims that DITD is going to be difficult for her because she seems to only like "hot guys".  Wow.  I can only imagine what kind of issues she has had to deal with in the past to get to this point.

Megan:  who comes from a conservative background and seems to date the "rough around the edges" guy. Which is interesting. That basically falls under the norm of people that are raised with such a background....from my experience.

Jennifer:  A military girl who seems to be quite Type A.  The men she has met in the past seem to have a problem with being in control.  Having dated military chicks in the past, I can't see what the problem guys have with her.  Allowing to have a LITTLE control over you isn't a big deal. If your ego can't handle it, blame it on yourself, not on her.   Unless she insists on keeping you in a dog pen..but that's a different type of show.

Initially, I believe Jennifer is the least PHYSICALLY attractive, but Sascha is the one that is lovely, but unattractive in personality.

Initial meeting:

Jennifer and Philip seem to find common ground because they were both in the military, which he finds sexy.  It seems that Jennifer seems to be smitten with Chris and doesn't even seem to mention Philip when she announces her "Front Runners" of Chris and Billy Ray.

Billy Ray seems to have his first two has Megan and Sasha, with Jennifer rounding up the rear.  His reasoning for Jennifer being last is because he isn't active in Physical training, which seems to be Jennifer's preference in guys.

The first initial dates:

Billy Ray and Megan picked each other:  He confided in her that his father had passed and was in and out of the system.  Her facial expressions seemed to change (to me) as soon as that was mentioned.   Megan stated that he wasn't probably as close to his family as she was to hers, and that didn't seem appeal to her very much.   I guess she believes a close knit family makes for a stable relationship?   I can kinda' see that.

When he met Sasha, and said she intrigued him.  He said that he was allergic to cats, and since she was a major animal person, that almost seemed like a deal breaker to her.
During the topic of work, he admitted that he can be quite lazy; on the other hand, she said she was obsessively working up to 16 hours a day.   It seems that he simply can't picture her knowing how to relax.

DUDE! Are you kidding me?

Sasha wasn't feeling it either, and told one of the girls that.

Jennifer and Chris met up for a date and the first thing that she asks is for him to see if he can do a pushup with her on his back.  Wow. Being that he's a Personal trainer, that was easy.

Philip and Jennifer met in the dark room and immediately started talking about their military careers.
He seems to be impressed with her with, what seems like, a "Take charge" person in her position in the military.

She seems to be fond of him and is interested in going on another date with him.

Sasha invites Chris for a date, he immediately starts talking about his past which includes the passing of his father from Brain cancer and his own battle with Cancer.  This breaks her heart, but seems genuinely touched that he confided this in her, sharing with her something that is apparently very intimate in his life.

Sasha and Jennifer seem to already be competing for the same guy.

During the wallet inspection, they seem to be quick to ridicule Billy Ray for his lack of any apparent wealth (6 lotto tickets and no cash) in his wallet.

Wish Sasha's purse proved to be interesting to the guys with it's disorganization.

Philips wallet, they found 422 bucks and a some credit cards which seems to really impress them for some reason.  It's at this point Jennifer makes the comment that since they apparently like to shop, they would also make a good match.

Jennifer's purse reveals a beat up purse and a chewed on lipstick. Which Philip dismisses as a woman that might have a Oral Fixation.

Chris' wallet:  70 bucks, a CPR card, and Sasha seems impressed with how "real" the wallet is. 

Umm...Okay.

Megan's Purse his a fashionable purse and organized.

the matchups:

Sasha and Billy Ray; which She promptly states, "That's why being good on paper doesn't make for a good relationship."  She immediately proclaims that she can't possibly see how they can be compatible. After their date, he comments that he was bored with it. 

Jennifer and Philip: She says they are fairly compatible, but was still wondering if Chris was more for her.

Megan and Chris:  Chris totally charmed her with some of his gentlemanly ways. (Take notes guys.)

Jennifer than Invited Chris into the room for a date and he totally charms her.
She later invites Philip into the room afterward and she admits that she also likes Chris, with Philip pretty much prompting her that if she thinks he likes Chris more, than perhaps she should simply go with him. 

Billy Ray and Sasha tried to get to know Sasha better, but he felt no connection with her and admits that there is no woman in the house that there for him.  

For the Final date, all girls picked Chris.
Philip also comes to the conclusion that he felt no real connection with the girls either and stepped up and gave him advice on how to get to where he wants to be with the right girl.

The girls all seem to have tension in the fact that they are all competing for the same guy.  They're joking around, but you can tell the competition is there.

His approach was to kiss all the women and see how it works out.  Interesting way of doing it.  Confiding too  Jennifer and Megan intimate moments about his pass seems to have won him over.
With the date with Sasha, he seems to be a bit put off with her sexual side of her.

At the end of the dates, he tells the guys that Jennifer is probably the most compatible to him.

When it came to the reveal, Billy Ray and Philip chose no one.  They took themselves out.
This is amazing to me, to be honest.

All women, however, picked Chris.

When they are talking about their expectations of Chris in the Reveal room, Megan hopes that He is stylish slightly rugged.
She comments she is a bigger girl, but not someone he normally dates, but admits that he is still attracted to her. She doesn't really seem to be as enthusiastic to his apparence.  
Which to me, is a shame, he's willing to overlook it, because they seem compatible, but she isn't.

Sasha's reveal shows an expression on her face that doesn't show that (to me) that she is pleased with what she sees.  She comments that his suit looks like he borrowed from his Dad and spiked hair and looked so young.  But once the lights were turned on, she wasn't attracted to him.
Once again, Chris comments that she's bigger than what he's normally used to dating and admits that he didn't find her being a redhead being very attractive to him.
Jennifer and Chris' reveal, she seemed pleased with his appearance and is "Gorgeous" but like the other ladies, she noted his youthful appearance.
He later comments that while she may be attractive, there is a "wild" look to her personality.

While this may make him seem a bit on the Douche'-y side (my word, feel free to use it.) he seems to come away with a more open mind than the other girls do.

before the Balcony, Sasha makes the comment that Chris isn't as attractive (!) as the other men she had dated, and is wondering if she can look past that and remember the good times they had in the dark.
Really, Sasha?  REALLY??  You're no awesome looker yourself. 
Sorry.

Jennifer comments that she is still quite attracted to him, but is wondering if his age would be a deal breaker because she would feel like she's dating a younger brother.

Megan on the other hand, LIKES him, but she doesn't think that HE would make her FRIENDS comfortable.
Oh come on!

Chris later comments that he is most attracted to Jennifer as far as physically and personality.

As he stands on the Balcony, he is hoping that Jennifer walks up.

Sasha walks out the front door and proclaims that looks really do matter to her and thinks that the rest of the world is the same way.  Looks matter.   Somehow, I'm not surprised with this.  Good luck, lady!
It's ironic that He didn't find HER attractive.  Beauty is always subjective.

Megan walks out the front door and decides that it is best that she not meet him, thereby giving him false hope of a relationship since she also had doubts that a relationship would be successful.
When he saw her walk out, he was actually quite glad and admitted that she wasn't his type.

She is shown to walk out the front door as well, but says that he is a little young for her.

You could tell that he was a bit heartbroken, but he says that he isn't going to take this too hard and keep moving on and realizes that there is another girl out there for him.

Looks like no one picked anyone.

It's a shame, but I would have thought Philip and Chris would have been better luck with the rest of the ladies.

Overall, I think the producers did a lousy job of picking someone for this week (Or they did it on purpose to prove a point), but it does seem to show that looks are quite important to people, whom I think who I think are less than spectacular as well.

The only person I can probably give a pass too is Jennifer, she seemed to have some legit reasons, she found him sexy and attractive, but the age thing (or youthful look) might bother women.  At least, I would suspect it, unless they want to look like a cougar. :)


'Scuse me while I'm bummed out and reach for my Ice Cream and Erase and gladly erase this episode from my TiVo.

Dating in The Dark Week 2

I was a total girl tonight with this show.  I got ice cream, curled up with Bitch-cat and watched.


OMG, Megan and Matt really got hot in the room.  I dug how they were talking smack to each other, daring to see what would happen next.  Kinda' makes me wonder how heavy it got in that room.  The reveal was disappointed on his reaction, though.   These two had a better click than I thought they would and I'm glad it worked out.

Chrystee and Jason, seemed to connect really well. Understanding his apprehension with her religious views if they don't share it can be a bit of a downer.  Was it a deal breaker for him? Probably.  One has to be able to see how that extends over to their "life."  It's important to her, but obviously, too important for him to care about.

Lindsey and Doug:  Was surprised that he made the comment on her complexion during the reveal, considering they seemed to have good chemistry.  Even though they left the show together, I was a bit disappointed by that comment from him.

I thought all the women were attractive (in my opinion), but the one I gathered that would be the skeeziest of the six, was Jason.  Unfortunately, that showed it's ugly head.  But at least he didn't trash her looks,but her personality, which is something I can kinda' respect.

Dating in The Dark aftermarth of week 1.

I know this is a bit late, but better than never...at least for me.

The format was very challenging to those inside, and I liked that they didn't pick "pretty people" or "Trolls" but, what I feel are, normal looking people.

What I thought was fascinating was the psychological torture they were putting themselves into, and the assignments that the show put them simply reinforced their, what I think, fears of being rejected.

I was quite disappointed with "Christina" in not showing up for her date.  Not only was she the one that seemed to get more intimate than the other couples, but she seemed to make a big deal of how the guy (seth) meshed quite well with her.

With that exception, I was pleased that the other two seemed to get past their initial anxiety and resolved to try to date afterwards.

PERSONALLY, I think the biggest surprise for me was Melenie and Allister (The blonde and the Aussie, I believe).  They were both charming and was the couple I was rooting for, particularly after they both confided qutie a bit to each other.

The next weekend should prove to be quite interesting from what the previews have revealed.