0:00:02 > 0:00:05In January 2012, hundreds of single people joined an ambitious experiment
0:00:05 > 0:00:09designed to find out if science can help you find love.
0:00:09 > 0:00:11Are you ready to meet your match?
0:00:11 > 0:00:14CHEERING
0:00:14 > 0:00:18It began with Britain's biggest ever blind date.
0:00:18 > 0:00:20- How you doing? You all right?- Yeah.
0:00:20 > 0:00:23- Hey!- How you doing, you all right?
0:00:23 > 0:00:25How you doing?
0:00:25 > 0:00:28But these were no random introductions.
0:00:28 > 0:00:30Each couple was matched by experts,
0:00:30 > 0:00:35who believe you'll be luckier in love if you take a scientific approach.
0:00:35 > 0:00:38I'm in shock, like, how it's worked.
0:00:38 > 0:00:41I hoped there'd be a bit of chemistry but there's nothing, I'm sorry!
0:00:41 > 0:00:45I'm happy. Please let him be happy too, or this is going to be brutal!
0:00:45 > 0:00:48I don't want to be nasty - she's really nice. I'm not wowed.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51Yeah, I'm the cat that got the cream. So far, so good.
0:00:51 > 0:00:52Well done, science!
0:00:53 > 0:00:56So, can love be created in a lab?
0:00:57 > 0:01:01The brains behind the experiment are Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic
0:01:01 > 0:01:03and Emma Kenny.
0:01:03 > 0:01:07Tomas is a personality profiling expert.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10Millions of people are single because they're hooked to this crazy idea
0:01:10 > 0:01:14that there's just one perfect person out there waiting for them.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17The reality is that we have several potential good matches
0:01:17 > 0:01:20and compatibility tests will help them find them.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23Emma is a behavioural psychologist.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26We've designed this experiment to prove that science can help you
0:01:26 > 0:01:29find love and that, by carefully measuring compatibility,
0:01:29 > 0:01:32you're a lot more likely to find somebody who's just right for you.
0:01:33 > 0:01:37Couples put together in the lab meet at the launch event...
0:01:37 > 0:01:39You all right?
0:01:39 > 0:01:41..with more joining in the weeks that follow...
0:01:41 > 0:01:43- I'm impressed, so...- Yeah?
0:01:43 > 0:01:46I don't know, what kind of girls do you go for?
0:01:46 > 0:01:48- To us.- Definitely.- Cheers.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51Each week, we'll follow a new set of couples
0:01:51 > 0:01:53who decide to see each other again.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56He has suggested date two, which is really exciting.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58I don't know if he's getting a kiss or not.
0:01:58 > 0:01:59Depends if he goes in for one.
0:01:59 > 0:02:03Thomas and Emma will monitor their progress for up to a year.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06I really fancy Rogan, I'm not going to lie.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10- Well, let's say on a physical level it's 100% working.- Absolutely.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13It's going to be exciting to see how our couples get along
0:02:13 > 0:02:15and no doubt there are going to be some surprises.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18It'll be fascinating to see what happens next.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21All my research and science suggests it should work
0:02:21 > 0:02:23but, in practice, we have no idea.
0:02:23 > 0:02:28Whatever happens, we'll be there every step of the way.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31But will any of the couples even like each other?
0:02:31 > 0:02:33First kiss, oh, my God!
0:02:33 > 0:02:36If I was a guy, I wouldn't do that as a date again.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38Will any of them last the whole year?
0:02:38 > 0:02:43I guess I was maybe expecting to hear from him a bit more.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45She seems to think I'm only after one thing.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47I can't stop smiling, look!
0:02:47 > 0:02:52And will the experts be proved right? Will anyone find love?
0:02:52 > 0:02:56- Kirsty, will you be my girlfriend? - Yeah.
0:02:56 > 0:03:01This programme contains some strong language.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05What happens when you take hundreds of singletons
0:03:05 > 0:03:10and turn them into perfectly matched couples in a single day?
0:03:10 > 0:03:15Can science really help us find our perfect match?
0:03:15 > 0:03:19Welcome to The Year Of Making Love.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24It's the start of our unique experiment.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26Single guys and girls from across the UK
0:03:26 > 0:03:28are descending on the launch centre.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32Each one of them has been selected by science
0:03:32 > 0:03:35as one half of a compatible pair.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40Right now, they have no idea who they've been matched with,
0:03:40 > 0:03:43so everyone's checking out the possibilities.
0:03:45 > 0:03:49The brunette over there is amazing. If I get paired with her, I'll be a happy lad.
0:03:49 > 0:03:54- The good thing is, they're all, like, really different. - As long as they are hot!
0:03:54 > 0:03:57The one in the purple dress, she is smokin'!
0:03:57 > 0:03:59There is a lot of dishy men in here!
0:04:02 > 0:04:04So, the launch centre is really starting to fill up
0:04:04 > 0:04:07and the singles do look a little bit nervous.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10So, down here is where everybody gets their unique number
0:04:10 > 0:04:14and then the boys go over here and the girls...
0:04:15 > 0:04:18..are in here. Looking amazing.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21# We got that sweet hot loving... #
0:04:22 > 0:04:26Everyone here is out of luck when it comes to finding love.
0:04:26 > 0:04:27I've been single for three years.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29About three or four years now.
0:04:29 > 0:04:30Two and a half years.
0:04:30 > 0:04:31Seven months.
0:04:31 > 0:04:32About two years.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34I've been single since the last 26 years.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39With no hope on the horizon,
0:04:39 > 0:04:43can science help them find their soul mate?
0:04:43 > 0:04:46I'm not sure that that poor girl that has her name written next to mine
0:04:46 > 0:04:52already somewhere on a piece of paper is necessarily, like, the one.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56I think it can, cos if you've got something in common with somebody,
0:04:56 > 0:04:57then that's the basis,
0:04:57 > 0:05:00that' a really strong basis to make a relationship work.
0:05:04 > 0:05:05So, the moment has finally come.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09Everyone's heading into the big event room to be matched up.
0:05:16 > 0:05:21So, the couples are all here. They're sitting down, they are ready, they're chomping at the bit.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23The air is thick with anticipation
0:05:23 > 0:05:25and I cannot wait to see who is matched with who.
0:05:25 > 0:05:29But first, I'm just going to have a little chat to the crowd.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32CHEERING
0:05:38 > 0:05:42Hello, everyone. It's incredibly exciting that, for each of you,
0:05:42 > 0:05:45somewhere in here is your chosen match.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48CHEERING
0:05:50 > 0:05:54OK, well, I think we should get the matchmaking machine up and running.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56Woo!
0:05:56 > 0:05:58CHEERING
0:06:02 > 0:06:04Are you ready to meet your match?
0:06:04 > 0:06:07CHEERING
0:06:07 > 0:06:10'Everyone's revved up and ready to go.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13'Tomas and Emma will monitor each new pairing
0:06:13 > 0:06:14'for signs of attraction.'
0:06:14 > 0:06:17What about this?
0:06:17 > 0:06:21The first guy to take to the stage is Will, a student from Surrey.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25My perfect woman, I believe, would be probably blonde,
0:06:25 > 0:06:29quite glamorous, quite good-looking, friendly, fun. All of that, really.
0:06:29 > 0:06:33It could be quite awkward if she was completely the opposite of what
0:06:33 > 0:06:36I'm expecting but I have to wait and see. I've no idea what to expect.
0:06:36 > 0:06:40Like everyone today, Will won't know who he's been paired with
0:06:40 > 0:06:42until he meets her onstage.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45More nervous now than excited. I've no idea what to expect.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50I just hope she likes the rose, I hope she appreciates it.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55- ANNOUNCER:- Couple one!
0:06:55 > 0:06:58CHEERING
0:07:00 > 0:07:03Science says Will's perfect match is Kay from Essex.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06- Nice to meet you, how are you doing? - Nice to meet you.- What's your name?
0:07:06 > 0:07:10- I'm Kay.- I brought you a rose. - Thank you, that's really sweet.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13That's a really charming little match there, isn't it?
0:07:13 > 0:07:15I'm from Surrey.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18'I can't really remember a great deal. It went past so fast.'
0:07:18 > 0:07:21I think she liked my rose, which was good, it went down well.
0:07:21 > 0:07:22He seems like a good-looking boy.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24Got me a rose, which is really sweet.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27- Ah, this is terrible! - Are you nervous?- Yeah, can you tell?
0:07:27 > 0:07:29Do I fancy him? Maybe.
0:07:29 > 0:07:33- I can't believe we went first!- I know! Honestly, my heart was racing.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36'She's not the normal type of girl I'd go for'
0:07:36 > 0:07:39but then, I'm going to have an open mind and see how it goes.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42I don't know his personality yet, so that's a big thing,
0:07:42 > 0:07:46so I'm looking forward to finding out what he's like.
0:07:46 > 0:07:50Will and Kay now have time to chat before they decide
0:07:50 > 0:07:52if they want to see each other again.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55Back in the matchmaking room,
0:07:55 > 0:07:58new couples are being created thick and fast.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02- How you doing, you all right? - I'm good!
0:08:02 > 0:08:05It's the first step in this year-long experiment
0:08:05 > 0:08:09and while some couples look less than happy with their match...
0:08:09 > 0:08:11- This is terrible. - That's not going to work.
0:08:11 > 0:08:16I don't know what to say. Not quite what I was expecting, no.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19..others seem to hit it off immediately.
0:08:19 > 0:08:21CHEERING
0:08:22 > 0:08:26Wow, so they saw each other and immediately hugged
0:08:26 > 0:08:27then they got a standing ovation.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31There's a really good atmosphere here today.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33Everyone's kind of rooting for the couples.
0:08:36 > 0:08:40- Hi.- How you doing, you all right? What's your name? - Josie. What's your name?- Faisal.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42She's lovely, a nice girl. Initially, everything's cool.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45I'm definitely looking forward to getting to know him better
0:08:45 > 0:08:47then yeah, maybe we'll take it further.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50- Milk it! Milk it!- OK!
0:08:50 > 0:08:52SHE GIGGLES
0:08:52 > 0:08:55Meanwhile, our first couple, Will and Kay,
0:08:55 > 0:08:57have been discovering they have a lot in common.
0:08:57 > 0:09:01- Really? Wow! Oh, my God. - How close do you live to each other?
0:09:01 > 0:09:05Very close. We're literally about, I'd say less than half a mile. Oh, my God.
0:09:05 > 0:09:09'Kay is a nice girl. We have quite similar interests,'
0:09:09 > 0:09:12so obviously the whole science behind of it does make sense.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14'Really friendly, chatty guy, which is good.'
0:09:14 > 0:09:18We've got, creepily, quite a lot in common.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21I have no idea if he fancies me or not.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23We'll have to wait and see, I guess.
0:09:23 > 0:09:24I wouldn't say I fancied her yet.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27One thing that's clouding my judgement at the moment is that
0:09:27 > 0:09:31I've seen another girl sitting quite close to our table
0:09:31 > 0:09:36that I do find attractive and probably is more my normal type.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39But then, she's matched with someone else
0:09:39 > 0:09:41so I can't, obviously, go and talk to her.
0:09:42 > 0:09:47And Will's not the only one getting distracted by the ladies...
0:09:48 > 0:09:49Stranger! Yeah.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52Are you checking out another girl?! Thanks for that(!)
0:09:52 > 0:09:56If the boys don't focus on the girl they've been paired with
0:09:56 > 0:09:58they'll never find out why they've been matched.
0:10:00 > 0:10:05Let's hope the next guy looking for love gives science a chance.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08A bit nervous, but expected. Optimistic.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10As I said, not going to lie,
0:10:10 > 0:10:14if she's not very good looking I'd be pretty disappointed as well.
0:10:15 > 0:10:1922-year-old Rogan is a model and a club promoter.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22He's young, but keen to settle down.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24I have been single for...
0:10:26 > 0:10:28..two years now.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30I have gone looking for love.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34I kind of got fed up with just seeing girls
0:10:34 > 0:10:36and just kind of one-night stands and things like that,
0:10:36 > 0:10:39so decided I want to look for something a bit more serious.
0:10:39 > 0:10:43When Rogan's not pumping iron, he's out on the town.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46He's a bit of a party boy, so I think what he needs is a girl
0:10:46 > 0:10:49that can match him and can keep up with him on the social side of it.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51That might slow him down a bit.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53I think there may be a perfect person out there for me.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55I haven't found them yet, but, yeah,
0:10:55 > 0:10:57I'm willing to keep looking and trying.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03Both scoring high on sociability,
0:11:03 > 0:11:06Rogan's been paired with 29-year-old Natalie,
0:11:06 > 0:11:08a shop manager from Guildford.
0:11:09 > 0:11:16- 'These two look happy with the fact that they've been matched.- Yeah.'
0:11:16 > 0:11:19And the fact that Natalie's seven years older doesn't seem to matter.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22- He is a hottie.- That's true, yeah!
0:11:22 > 0:11:25And I'm kind of hoping that he finds me a little bit attractive.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29- Just a little bit would be fine. - Little bit, yeah, looks good.- Yeah.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32Hello! Help me out here!
0:11:32 > 0:11:35- Worth the wait, definitely. - We'll see.- We're good.
0:11:38 > 0:11:43As the day continues, new couples are created by the minute...
0:11:43 > 0:11:46- What's your name, sorry?- Ruth. What's your name?- Sam.- Sam.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49..and many of the guys are out to impress.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56From the smoothest of operators...
0:11:56 > 0:11:58- Hello!- Hello...gorgeous!
0:11:58 > 0:12:00Shut up!
0:12:00 > 0:12:03He's really good looking. Good body!
0:12:03 > 0:12:06..to some real live Romeos.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08He seems really friendly, really charming.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11He brought me some flowers, I mean, what more can a girl ask for?
0:12:11 > 0:12:13I got you a package.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19Let's hope our next girl searching for a soul mate
0:12:19 > 0:12:20is happy with her match.
0:12:20 > 0:12:25My name is Dannie. I'm 21 and I live in North London.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29I definitely believe in love, 100%.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32I just haven't been successful in picking the right person.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34It's quite depressing, actually.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39I wouldn't say that she's necessarily unlucky in love.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41She'll always sort of find something and be like,
0:12:41 > 0:12:44"Oh, no, maybe it isn't right, because of this,"
0:12:44 > 0:12:45as she doesn't want to get let down.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47I don't think I've found my perfect match
0:12:47 > 0:12:51because I don't think many guys can keep up with me. I'm quite wild.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55I go out looking quite classy
0:12:55 > 0:12:59and I don't go out with these little skirts on or anything like that.
0:12:59 > 0:13:00Do I look like a camel?
0:13:00 > 0:13:02THEY LAUGH
0:13:02 > 0:13:05My perfect guy would have a cheeky tan. I love a bit of tan going on.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08Like, there's nothing worse than someone being quite pale.
0:13:08 > 0:13:12He's got a cheeky tan. He told me he's just had a sunbed!
0:13:12 > 0:13:14I think that science can find me the perfect partner
0:13:14 > 0:13:18because, if the science is right, they can find out anything.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20This could be the turning point in my love life.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22I hope so, like, I'm right excited about it.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30# I'm sexy and I know it... #
0:13:33 > 0:13:38Dannie's match is club promoter, Ellis, from Kent.
0:13:38 > 0:13:39- Hiya, you are right, honey?- I'm good.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41'What do you think?'
0:13:41 > 0:13:44I like it. They may just work.
0:13:44 > 0:13:48- Bit a fake tan on the go? - No, no, sunbed, that's it.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51He is everything I fancy. As soon as I see him I said, "Fake tan?"
0:13:51 > 0:13:56- How old are you, babe?- I'm 19. - Are you? You look older than that.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58Yeah, she's a good laugh really and she's good-looking,
0:13:58 > 0:14:00so, yeah, big package, so it's all good.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03That science is bang on. That boy, I'm loving him.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05He's up to scratch big-time.
0:14:05 > 0:14:07# I'm sexy and I know it. #
0:14:07 > 0:14:10I've got this thing about hygiene, like, guys with dirty fingernails or anything...
0:14:10 > 0:14:13Let me see yours. No, yours are sweet as.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16He's definitely tickling my fancy all day long.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20Dannie's like the female version of me - same likes, same dislikes.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22You better take my number.
0:14:22 > 0:14:26- I'm going call you Dannie Truelove. - Yea, that'd be nice.
0:14:26 > 0:14:30It looks like Dannie's found the man she's been looking for
0:14:30 > 0:14:33but will our next guy enjoy as much success?
0:14:33 > 0:14:36I'm Andrew Cove, I'm from Coventry.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39Just looking for a bit of love, really.
0:14:40 > 0:14:4522-year-old Andy is a personal trainer and fitness fanatic.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48He might look the hard man, but inside, he's a real softy.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51I consider myself a bit of a romantic.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53I believe you can just fall for someone
0:14:53 > 0:14:55and you can be with people for ever.
0:14:55 > 0:14:59My grandma and grandad met, they seen each other at a dance, fell in love.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02My grandad asked my grandma to dance with him,
0:15:02 > 0:15:06they fell in love and stayed together for the rest of their lives.
0:15:06 > 0:15:10I haven't found my perfect partner yet because I think I've got...
0:15:10 > 0:15:12I need time to mature and stuff
0:15:12 > 0:15:16and I've not met the right girl that's made me want to mature.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18If science does work then
0:15:18 > 0:15:23I don't know where it leads, I would just let love blossom.
0:15:23 > 0:15:25CHEERING
0:15:25 > 0:15:28Both scoring high on loyalty,
0:15:28 > 0:15:31Andy has been paired with Kirsty, a student from Birmingham.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37- Hiya.- You OK?- Yeah, lovely. Twirl!
0:15:42 > 0:15:46- This is a good one. - That's a good match. - This is a good one. Very strong.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48- He's happy, she's happy.- Yeah.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50Totally staying together!
0:15:50 > 0:15:52Absolutely stunning girl.
0:15:52 > 0:15:54When I first saw her, I gave her a bit of a twirl on the stage
0:15:54 > 0:15:57and got a few laughs.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00When I saw him, I was quite pleasantly surprised, actually.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02He seems like a really nice guy, he's really funny.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04Oh, my God!
0:16:04 > 0:16:07She's really funny, bubbly, everything I'm looking for really,
0:16:07 > 0:16:09so looks like it's been a pretty good match.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13After a day of solid matchmaking,
0:16:13 > 0:16:17our epic launch event is coming to an end.
0:16:17 > 0:16:21Hundreds of single people put their faith in a scientific formula
0:16:21 > 0:16:24and, as the day draws to a close,
0:16:24 > 0:16:26a final few promising pairings are made.
0:16:28 > 0:16:29Hello, beautiful!
0:16:29 > 0:16:31Hiya!
0:16:31 > 0:16:33You look incredible.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36- Do you want a piggyback? - Yeah, I'd love a piggyback!
0:16:40 > 0:16:44Oh, my God! There's our marriage! There's our marriage!
0:16:49 > 0:16:51Hundreds of introductions have been made
0:16:51 > 0:16:54and this extraordinary year-long experiment
0:16:54 > 0:16:56is well and truly up and running.
0:16:58 > 0:17:02- So, it's up to the couples now. - Absolutely.
0:17:02 > 0:17:06Our job is virtually done and now it's up to them,
0:17:06 > 0:17:09but I mean, we work hard to make their life easier
0:17:09 > 0:17:12and their journey more enjoyable and successful,
0:17:12 > 0:17:14so hopefully, you know, it will work.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17And there is something now fantastic for us,
0:17:17 > 0:17:19which is we're going to sit back, we're going to watch
0:17:19 > 0:17:22the experiment take place, and we're going to observe these people,
0:17:22 > 0:17:25hopefully in some cases, going through the motions
0:17:25 > 0:17:27of falling in love. And indeed, falling out of love.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32When I seen you, I thought, oh, my God, actual science is real,
0:17:32 > 0:17:34like, you're nearly as pretty as me.
0:17:36 > 0:17:40- Yeah, I'd say we are going to see each other again.- Would you?
0:17:40 > 0:17:42No, probably not!
0:17:42 > 0:17:46First date went pretty well. Quite compatible!
0:17:46 > 0:17:49No, it went well, first date went well. It was good.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52- I think we're going to see each other again.- Yes.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55We've swapped numbers and Faisal's asked me out for dinner.
0:17:55 > 0:17:59Just one dinner and then, after that, nothing else.
0:17:59 > 0:18:00Joke!
0:18:00 > 0:18:04Yeah, I want to take her home now, but she's not that kind of girl.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07He actually has suggested this. "No" is the answer to that one.
0:18:07 > 0:18:11We're going to do this properly. There we go, that's it.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14I've got lipstick on him now. Yeah. There it is.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28It's been two weeks since the launch of the experiment.
0:18:28 > 0:18:32Tonight, Natalie is getting ready for a date with Rogan.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36I'm less nervous now.
0:18:36 > 0:18:40I'm actually getting quite excited again, which is a nice feeling,
0:18:40 > 0:18:42cos I hate being nervous.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44I don't know whether to give him a kiss on the cheek
0:18:44 > 0:18:47or just hug him or...
0:18:48 > 0:18:5329-year-old shop manager Natalie has been single for the last four years.
0:18:53 > 0:18:57'I believe that there is the perfect match out there for me.'
0:18:57 > 0:18:59It's just taking me a very long time to find that person
0:18:59 > 0:19:01or for that person to come and find me.
0:19:02 > 0:19:07She's not short of admirers, but Natalie hasn't found the one.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09I'm not sure what it is, you know.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12Her relationships have been very short lately.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15When she lets her hair down, she goes a bit wild, maybe a bit too wild.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18But, you know, maybe that makes people go, "Ooof".
0:19:18 > 0:19:20'My last proper boyfriend, he was younger than me.'
0:19:20 > 0:19:23That didn't work out because he thought I wanted to obviously do
0:19:23 > 0:19:26the whole let's-get-married thing and he wasn't ready for that.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29I didn't want that, but he just thought that because I was older.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32'I've also seen guys who are ten years older than me.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35'It was weird because they didn't know what they wanted.'
0:19:35 > 0:19:36I want to live life and enjoy it
0:19:36 > 0:19:39and hopefully someone can share that with me
0:19:39 > 0:19:42and we can just go on the journey together. Simple. That's all I want.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45Natalie's been invited to Rogan's place.
0:19:45 > 0:19:49A two-hour drive away, she's been offered a bed for the night.
0:19:49 > 0:19:54- But Natalie's determined to take things slow.- My pyjamas and...
0:19:56 > 0:19:57..a proper top.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00Rogan may think that something's going to come out of staying
0:20:00 > 0:20:02at his house, but I know that that is not going to happen.
0:20:02 > 0:20:06There's no skin going to be shown. No.
0:20:06 > 0:20:10If it's all about sex for him, wrong person, I'm afraid.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13He needs to find somebody else because I'm not that person.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21Having suffered heartbreak in the past, Natalie's hoping
0:20:21 > 0:20:27- Rogan will be different. - We are in Rogan-land.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30We are near his home
0:20:30 > 0:20:36and I've suddenly started to feel really, really, really nervous.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42Right. That's it.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47KNOCKING ON DOOR
0:20:49 > 0:20:52- Hello. You all right? - Hello. How are you?
0:20:52 > 0:20:55- Are you good?- Yeah, I'm good. You all right?- Nice to see you.
0:20:55 > 0:21:00- You too. Do you want me to take that?- Thanks.- You're welcome.
0:21:00 > 0:21:04Rogan's got some people he'd like Natalie to meet...
0:21:04 > 0:21:06- Hi.- ..his mum and dad.
0:21:06 > 0:21:10I'm Natalie. Nice to meet you both. How are you? Are you all right?
0:21:10 > 0:21:14- Yes.- And you?- Not too bad, thank you. Not too bad.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17- Have you had a long journey? - A couple of hours but it was fine.
0:21:17 > 0:21:18Not too bad.
0:21:18 > 0:21:23Meeting the parents... They obviously, they seem really, really, really lovely.
0:21:23 > 0:21:28But it was just really weird. I felt a bit awkward. I just wanted to...
0:21:28 > 0:21:31I don't know. I just hope they don't think I'm odd.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35Rogan's taking the sofa tonight so Natalie can have his room.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38I did a little bit of tidying for the first time in a long time...
0:21:38 > 0:21:44- Oh, really?- ..especially.- No naked photos of girls? No porn anywhere?
0:21:44 > 0:21:48- Well...- Am I likely to come across it?- I hid it all so you're all right.- Right!
0:21:48 > 0:21:52- But, yeah, I'll just be sleeping downstairs...- OK.- Probably.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54Definitely.
0:21:56 > 0:22:00Natalie and Rogan escape the watchful eye of Mum and Dad.
0:22:00 > 0:22:01Cheers.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03- To our first date.- First date.
0:22:04 > 0:22:08It's their first chance to really get to know each other.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11- Right. I'm going in with the fingers. - I want to tuck into the ribs but...
0:22:11 > 0:22:15- Do it!- Stuff's going to get messy.- Just take it.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19'First date so far is actually going really well.'
0:22:19 > 0:22:22Well, I think it is anyway.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25We're just starting to get a bit more comfortable with each other now.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28You just looked at me and licked your lips.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30I was licking some sweet chilli off my lip.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33I didn't know you were going to look up at the same time.
0:22:33 > 0:22:35'Yeah, it's going good.'
0:22:35 > 0:22:38Getting on really well. Had some nice drinks, nice food.
0:22:38 > 0:22:42Getting a bit of banter going with Natalie which is always good.
0:22:42 > 0:22:44The attraction's there,
0:22:44 > 0:22:47but Natalie wants to know if the age gap is an issue.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50So, the fact that I'm pushing on...
0:22:50 > 0:22:52HE LAUGHS
0:22:52 > 0:22:54- ..30...- Yeah?
0:22:54 > 0:22:57..that doesn't bother you at all in the slightest?
0:22:57 > 0:22:59Well, it doesn't bother me.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03That's totally the opposite of what I thought.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06I convinced myself that you weren't looking for a relationship...
0:23:06 > 0:23:09- Why are you here, then? - ..that you were some player. - Why are you here, then?
0:23:09 > 0:23:12- Cos I wanted to find out for myself. - OK. Good.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15- It could have gone either way. - Hopefully, you've found out now because...
0:23:17 > 0:23:21..I'm not some sort of player. I'm just looking for a nice girl.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23- Genuinely?- Genuinely.
0:23:28 > 0:23:32'Serious questions. Got, like, a bit deep for me for a first date.'
0:23:32 > 0:23:35She seems to think I'm only after one thing, apparently,
0:23:35 > 0:23:40which isn't the case at all. I really like her so we'll just see.
0:23:40 > 0:23:41Got to try and convince her otherwise.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44'I did get a bit deep in the conversation, but, to be fair,'
0:23:44 > 0:23:49I did have a few concerns and obviously he was able to answer them.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51- Thank you. Bye bye.- Thank you.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53'Yeah, possibly exciting times to come'
0:23:53 > 0:23:59for Natalie and Rogan perhaps. Maybe. Hopefully.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03With Mum and Dad asleep upstairs,
0:24:03 > 0:24:05Natalie and Rogan take the opportunity
0:24:05 > 0:24:08to have one last nightcap.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11OK. Natalie...
0:24:11 > 0:24:15- We're back to my house after we went for a nice date.- Ssh. Yes?
0:24:15 > 0:24:18How are you feeling?
0:24:18 > 0:24:19Mmm. Well...
0:24:21 > 0:24:24I really fancy Rogan. I'm not going to lie.
0:24:24 > 0:24:28- I'm not going to lie. - That's a given.- I've had more rose.
0:24:28 > 0:24:33- He's had more vodka.- Yeah.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36I'm starting to feel the effects of it.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38But remember what I said,
0:24:38 > 0:24:42I am not sleeping with Rogan on the first date.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46ROMANTIC MUSIC PLAYS
0:24:53 > 0:24:55ALARM BEEPS
0:24:55 > 0:24:59It's the morning after the night before...
0:24:59 > 0:25:02and Rogan's not on the sofa.
0:25:05 > 0:25:06(Fucking hell.)
0:25:12 > 0:25:14Getting in the shower.
0:25:16 > 0:25:21I'm not going to lie. I don't know really the extent of what happened.
0:25:22 > 0:25:24We came back here...
0:25:26 > 0:25:31..had some more drink, had a bit of a chat...
0:25:33 > 0:25:37Hmmm. Perhaps something more happened.
0:25:37 > 0:25:41I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53- There's some wine left if you want it.- No.
0:25:53 > 0:25:58The bedroom plans might have gone out of the window. Um...
0:25:59 > 0:26:03Yeah, we ended up sharing a bed. I think.
0:26:05 > 0:26:09Worried about what Rogan's thinking, Natalie wants to clear the air.
0:26:09 > 0:26:14In all honesty, obviously, I didn't want that...
0:26:14 > 0:26:16I didn't want that to happen.
0:26:16 > 0:26:20But I think...whatever was going on,
0:26:20 > 0:26:22- we were quite comfortable with each other.- Yeah.
0:26:22 > 0:26:26So, you know, you sleeping in the same bed as me... Whatever.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29- Maybe it felt quite natural, so it's not a problem.- Yeah.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31But I just hope that...
0:26:31 > 0:26:34your perception of me hasn't changed, like I'm that girl,
0:26:34 > 0:26:36cos I'd like to think that...
0:26:38 > 0:26:42..that's not the be all and end all kind of thing.
0:26:42 > 0:26:47- So as long as you don't think I'm some kind of floozy...- I don't. I know you're not like that.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50- There you go. So it's cool. - Uh-hm.- That's fine.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53- And nothing's changed. So that's awesome.- Yeah.- Wicked.
0:26:55 > 0:26:56Good.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58SHE GIGGLES
0:27:00 > 0:27:03Before saying their goodbyes, Rogan's treating Natalie
0:27:03 > 0:27:07- to a slap-up breakfast... - To the sandwich van!
0:27:07 > 0:27:10..served up at his mum and dad's food van.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13'It's going to be quite peculiar. Especially cos'
0:27:13 > 0:27:17they're going to obviously ask us how it went last night.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20'But I'm obviously... I'm not going to divulge details'
0:27:20 > 0:27:22that they really don't need to know
0:27:22 > 0:27:25'cos I don't want them to think that I corrupted their son.'
0:27:28 > 0:27:31- How are you? Are you all right? - Very well, yes. How are you?
0:27:31 > 0:27:33- Yeah, good, thanks.- Fine, thank you.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36- Good time last night?- It was lovely, thank you.- It was great, thanks.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39- Brown sandwich?- That's yours. - Yeah, that's me. Thank you.
0:27:39 > 0:27:41Thank you very much. Thank you.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46- ROGAN'S DAD:- She seems a really sweet girl.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49- ROGAN'S MUM:- It's very difficult when you've only just met her,
0:27:49 > 0:27:52but she seems lovely. Very natural and good sense of humour.
0:27:52 > 0:27:56She'd have to have a good sense of humour to be going out with Rogan.
0:27:56 > 0:27:59That's not very nice, is it?
0:27:59 > 0:28:04So, when you come... You're obviously going to come down to me next time.
0:28:04 > 0:28:06Yeah. I'm working every night next week.
0:28:06 > 0:28:08First date with Natalie over all went really well.
0:28:08 > 0:28:12'We had a laugh. Good banter. Felt really comfortable.'
0:28:12 > 0:28:15It felt like we've been seeing each other for a long time, so, it was cool.
0:28:15 > 0:28:18'So, my first date with Rogan'
0:28:18 > 0:28:20has gone really, really, really well.
0:28:20 > 0:28:25'Yeah, I really like him and his mum and dad seem really nice as well.
0:28:25 > 0:28:27'Hopefully, I've made a good impression on them.
0:28:27 > 0:28:31'We're going to meet up, I think, in a couple of weeks' time.'
0:28:31 > 0:28:35I kind of wish it was a bit sooner, but that's fine. I can wait.
0:28:41 > 0:28:43At the launch of the experiment,
0:28:43 > 0:28:47Andy from Nuneaton was matched with Kirsty from Stourport...
0:28:47 > 0:28:49CHEERING
0:28:49 > 0:28:53..and it looked like the experts had paired them well.
0:28:53 > 0:28:55- Yeah, that is a good match. - That's a good one.
0:28:55 > 0:28:58'When I saw him, I was quite pleasantly surprised, actually.'
0:28:58 > 0:29:01Seems like a really nice guy. He's really funny.
0:29:01 > 0:29:04Looked into her eyes and thought, beautiful.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07- Yeah, I'd say we're going to see each other again.- Would you?
0:29:07 > 0:29:09Oh, thanks. We're probably not.
0:29:12 > 0:29:16A few weeks later and Kirsty and Andy's relationship
0:29:16 > 0:29:20has been moving forward at lightning speed.
0:29:20 > 0:29:21They've seen each other non-stop
0:29:21 > 0:29:27and have racked up a whopping £120 of phone bill each.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30Since we've been matched, it's actually been moving quite fast.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33We've been speaking loads. I think we spoke every day.
0:29:36 > 0:29:3922-year-old student Kirsty has been out of luck
0:29:39 > 0:29:42- when it comes to finding love. - 'I do believe in love.'
0:29:42 > 0:29:44I like the idea of it.
0:29:44 > 0:29:46'But I haven't found it yet.'
0:29:46 > 0:29:49So maybe it'll just hit me.
0:29:49 > 0:29:52The boys on campus have failed to make the grade.
0:29:52 > 0:29:55In previous relationships, I sort of feel like
0:29:55 > 0:29:57I wasn't treated the way I should be treated.
0:30:00 > 0:30:03Student nights out have been non-stop fun for Kirsty,
0:30:03 > 0:30:05but they're not helping her find a man.
0:30:05 > 0:30:09After a drink, I think I'm really annoying
0:30:09 > 0:30:11and, if a guy meets me when I've had a drink,
0:30:11 > 0:30:14'I think he'd be put off straight away.'
0:30:14 > 0:30:19Love. I want to find love. I want to find someone that I love.
0:30:22 > 0:30:26Today, Kirsty's booked a session at an outdoor activity centre.
0:30:26 > 0:30:29And despite it being early days, she's invited her parents along
0:30:29 > 0:30:33to meet Andy, hoping for their seal of approval.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37What's the situation you've told your mum and dad?
0:30:37 > 0:30:41- Have you just said we're acquaintances or...? - No, I said that, erm...
0:30:43 > 0:30:47- I'm seeing a guy.- Some guy?- Yeah.
0:30:47 > 0:30:50- "He's all right. He's average." - No, I said that I like you
0:30:50 > 0:30:53but I haven't said we're going out or anything.
0:30:54 > 0:30:59I'm really nervous about him meeting my parents. I think I like him a lot.
0:30:59 > 0:31:01I'm scared if they'll judge him or not.
0:31:01 > 0:31:04I've heard her parents are really nice people, so I'm not worried
0:31:04 > 0:31:08about that sort of thing cos I get on with most people anyway.
0:31:09 > 0:31:13Turns out Andy's not just meeting Mum and Dad...
0:31:13 > 0:31:16We've just got here. Where are you?
0:31:17 > 0:31:21- Are they?! Gran and Grandad are here as well.- Oh, my God!
0:31:21 > 0:31:23Wow. No pressure on Andy.
0:31:23 > 0:31:26KIRSTY GIGGLES
0:31:26 > 0:31:27Are you all right? How's it going?
0:31:27 > 0:31:31- What's so funny, Kirsty? What's so funny?- Are you all right?
0:31:31 > 0:31:35- It's Andy! That's my dad.- I'm Roy. Pleased to meet you.- You all right?
0:31:35 > 0:31:39- That's my nan.- Hello.- Granny B.- Nice to meet you.- Nice to meet you.
0:31:39 > 0:31:43- That's my mum.- Hello.- Are you all right?- That's my grandad.
0:31:43 > 0:31:47- I'll come round.- This is the dog! - Yes!- Nice to meet you.
0:31:47 > 0:31:50I just met the parents. They're really nice.
0:31:50 > 0:31:54Didn't need to be nervous, really. Said hello and stuff.
0:31:54 > 0:31:55Yeah, it was fine.
0:31:55 > 0:31:56This is Chucky!
0:31:58 > 0:32:00'I was a bit nervous, Andy meeting my parents.'
0:32:00 > 0:32:03But I feel fine now that they've spoken.
0:32:03 > 0:32:06He's really, like, natural with them and fine.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11- Are either of you scared of heights at all?- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:32:14 > 0:32:16This is the worst bit, I think.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20You're running! So cocky.
0:32:22 > 0:32:26I'm trembling. My parents are following us the whole thing.
0:32:26 > 0:32:29Taking photos and videos.
0:32:29 > 0:32:32It looks really easy, but it's not!
0:32:32 > 0:32:35- It is hard.- Especially when you can't look down.
0:32:38 > 0:32:41- KIRSTY'S MUM:- I think he seems a really nice guy. Natural.
0:32:41 > 0:32:45Caring. Catches her when she's jumping off the platforms.
0:32:45 > 0:32:47THEY LAUGH
0:32:47 > 0:32:49KIRSTY SCREAMS
0:32:49 > 0:32:53Seems to be all right, yeah. He seems fine.
0:32:58 > 0:33:03It's early days, but Kirsty and Andy do seem to have something.
0:33:03 > 0:33:06She's an amazing girl. I've never met anyone like her.
0:33:06 > 0:33:09I hope she says the same about me.
0:33:09 > 0:33:12He could be a keeper. He's got potential.
0:33:13 > 0:33:16Yeah, he has got potential to... be a keeper.
0:33:17 > 0:33:19Something special there.
0:33:19 > 0:33:20Definitely.
0:33:24 > 0:33:29It's been a month since Kirsty and Andy met at the launch of the experiment
0:33:29 > 0:33:32and their relationship continues to move at pace.
0:33:32 > 0:33:35Andy's just moved into his own flat,
0:33:35 > 0:33:37partly to be closer to Kirsty.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40This is me. My new flat.
0:33:41 > 0:33:45So, yeah, let's see how I get on.
0:33:45 > 0:33:49Some opportunities came up, so I thought I'd take them.
0:33:49 > 0:33:51Kirsty was a little part of that.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55Although she likes him a lot, Kirsty's wondering
0:33:55 > 0:33:58whether they should slow things down.
0:33:58 > 0:34:02I sometimes feel that Andy's a bit not keen but...
0:34:02 > 0:34:06He's the one always talking about where it's going
0:34:06 > 0:34:08'and where are we and stuff.
0:34:08 > 0:34:11'Which I like cos I wouldn't say anything like that.
0:34:11 > 0:34:13'But it just scares me a little bit.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16I haven't been in a relationship for, like, a year and a half.
0:34:18 > 0:34:20But, ever the romantic,
0:34:20 > 0:34:23Andy's planned a three-course meal at his new flat.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28I do feel like I'm a bit of a romantic.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31I think it's a bit dead and buried nowadays.
0:34:31 > 0:34:35I think, if you show a bit of romance to someone,
0:34:35 > 0:34:36it goes a long way.
0:34:36 > 0:34:40It's just a little effort that makes a girl go, "Awww."
0:34:40 > 0:34:43He's even penned her a poem.
0:34:43 > 0:34:45Bit of a funny story How I first met you
0:34:45 > 0:34:47Walked across the stage Eyes beautifully blue
0:34:47 > 0:34:50But what I've learnt and what I appreciate late at night
0:34:50 > 0:34:53Is how you show me the way Of what perfect looks like.
0:34:54 > 0:34:58But will Andy's efforts actually scare Kirsty off?
0:34:58 > 0:35:00I'm a bit nervous about going in.
0:35:01 > 0:35:03I don't know why.
0:35:03 > 0:35:05KNOCKS ON DOOR
0:35:06 > 0:35:09- Hello.- Didn't know you were coming. - Surprise!
0:35:11 > 0:35:14I've got all the starter out already.
0:35:14 > 0:35:16Aw!
0:35:16 > 0:35:18SHE GIGGLES
0:35:20 > 0:35:23Aw. I love candles.
0:35:23 > 0:35:28- Is this naan bread?- Yeah. - Do you have naan bread with hummus? Aren't you meant to have pitta bread?
0:35:28 > 0:35:30Are you dissing me or what? We're on the starter.
0:35:30 > 0:35:34- Is that curry? - We've got two courses left yet.
0:35:34 > 0:35:40Presentation was really nice. Got all the cutlery out. All, like, posh.
0:35:40 > 0:35:45Aw! Thank you.
0:35:45 > 0:35:47Three pounds!
0:35:47 > 0:35:49'He puts loads of effort into things.'
0:35:49 > 0:35:54It's really sweet. That sort of thing my exes, they didn't...
0:35:54 > 0:35:57do special random things.
0:35:57 > 0:36:02- Here's the main.- It's like a restaurant!- Of course it is.
0:36:02 > 0:36:06- But they don't microwave rice in restaurants.- Am I doing good?- Yeah.
0:36:08 > 0:36:11'I'm a bit scared to, like...'
0:36:11 > 0:36:13make it really committed,
0:36:13 > 0:36:16be girlfriend and boyfriend and...
0:36:16 > 0:36:18It's really scary for me.
0:36:19 > 0:36:23So, what will Kirsty make of Andy's poem?
0:36:25 > 0:36:27Aw.
0:36:30 > 0:36:33Aw. You're so cute.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36The poem makes me feel like I do really like him.
0:36:36 > 0:36:38'I've got to stop myself from'
0:36:38 > 0:36:41liking him too much too soon so...
0:36:41 > 0:36:43I'm being a bit breezy about it.
0:36:45 > 0:36:46- Bye.- See you later.
0:36:52 > 0:36:55At the launch of this ambitious relationship experiment,
0:36:55 > 0:36:59hundreds of people met their scientific match on stage...
0:36:59 > 0:37:01Woo!
0:37:01 > 0:37:05- Hiya.- How are you doing? Are you all right?- Yeah. You? - Lovely to meet you.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08..but in the following days, many decided they were better off single.
0:37:08 > 0:37:14- Will and Kay were the first match to be made...- Nice to meet you.
0:37:14 > 0:37:17He seems like a good looking boy. Got me a rose which is really sweet.
0:37:17 > 0:37:20..and the first couple to drop out of the experiment.
0:37:20 > 0:37:24I've seen another girl sitting quite close to our table
0:37:24 > 0:37:26I do find attractive.
0:37:26 > 0:37:29We both took each other's numbers, but I don't think either of us
0:37:29 > 0:37:33had the intention of really talking to each other afterwards.
0:37:33 > 0:37:36Dannie and Ellis were delighted with each other on the day...
0:37:36 > 0:37:39- Hiya.- Dannie's like the female version of me.
0:37:39 > 0:37:42He's definitely tickling my fancy all day long.
0:37:42 > 0:37:45..which makes it all the more surprising Ellis never called her.
0:37:47 > 0:37:50- When Faisal met Josie... - How are you doing? All right?
0:37:50 > 0:37:51..they agreed to go on a date.
0:37:51 > 0:37:54- I think we're going to see each other again.- Yeah.
0:37:56 > 0:37:58'My first thoughts when I saw Josie'
0:37:58 > 0:38:01were hips and legs and bum.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04They arranged to meet for dinner, but Josie started having doubts.
0:38:04 > 0:38:06I'm just dreading the conversation tonight,
0:38:06 > 0:38:09because I don't think we'll have anything to talk about.
0:38:09 > 0:38:13And at the very last moment, she ditched the date altogether.
0:38:13 > 0:38:15I don't think I'm going to go.
0:38:15 > 0:38:19I just don't think I can put myself through it.
0:38:19 > 0:38:22Yeah, I got stood up. I'm not hurt - pissed.
0:38:32 > 0:38:36# One night of sin... #
0:38:36 > 0:38:40In Guildford, it's been weeks since Natalie shared a bed with Rogan,
0:38:40 > 0:38:43and she hasn't heard from him since.
0:38:43 > 0:38:47I'm feeling a bit crappy.
0:38:47 > 0:38:51Cos...I guess I was kind of expecting, erm...
0:38:54 > 0:38:57..to, kind of, you know... to hear from him.
0:38:59 > 0:39:02I guess...erm...
0:39:02 > 0:39:06it kind of feels like he's not actually that interested.
0:39:07 > 0:39:11She's hoping her older brother Robert can offer some sound advice.
0:39:12 > 0:39:15- Want anything else, Nats? - No, thanks.
0:39:18 > 0:39:21- So what's this guy's name? - Uh, he's called Rogan.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23- Uh-huh.- And...
0:39:23 > 0:39:28- He's 22.- 22? OK.- Hmm... - Right. All right.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30But...he's cool.
0:39:30 > 0:39:33- OK, so when you have met up... - The once.
0:39:33 > 0:39:36..what was it like? How was it? Was it uncomfortable?
0:39:36 > 0:39:40- It was good. I thought we got on. Really well.- Uh-huh.
0:39:40 > 0:39:44And so after the next day - who contacted who? He contacted you?
0:39:44 > 0:39:48- No, I contacted him.- Right, OK. And how did that conversation go?
0:39:48 > 0:39:51- It was a text message. I didn't hear from him for a while.- Right, OK.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53'I'm not getting good vibes about it, to be honest.'
0:39:53 > 0:39:56I think any brother would say the same thing.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59If you weren't you, and you were having this conversation
0:39:59 > 0:40:02with someone else, what advice would you give them?
0:40:02 > 0:40:06He's probably not interested. Let it go.
0:40:06 > 0:40:10- That's probably what I would say. - That would be your initial response?
0:40:10 > 0:40:15Yeah. But for some reason, I'm holding out.
0:40:15 > 0:40:19OK. As long as you're happy. You've got to do what you're happy with.
0:40:19 > 0:40:23Natalie decides to keep waiting for Rogan to get in touch.
0:40:32 > 0:40:36Over in the Midlands, Kirsty and Andy's relationship
0:40:36 > 0:40:38is going from strength to strength.
0:40:40 > 0:40:44- Nice to see you, pal.- How you goin'? - You all right, mate? Missed you!
0:40:44 > 0:40:46Andy's back at his mum and dad's house,
0:40:46 > 0:40:50where he lived before he moved to be closer to Kirsty.
0:40:50 > 0:40:54I miss him all the time. He was always my best friend.
0:40:54 > 0:40:56It's like my right arm has gone.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58That's from Kirsty's house.
0:40:58 > 0:41:02Andy let's his parents know how the relationship is going.
0:41:02 > 0:41:05She looks absolutely stunning. The sort of girl he would go for.
0:41:05 > 0:41:07Cos he's a good-looking lad, my son!
0:41:07 > 0:41:12- Are you really into her?- Yeah, I am. - Aw...!- I like her quite a lot.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15- Is it love? - ANDY CHUCKLES
0:41:16 > 0:41:19Tomorrow, Andy's taking Kirsty to Amsterdam,
0:41:19 > 0:41:23where he plans to take their relationship to the next level.
0:41:23 > 0:41:26- I'm going to ask her out when we get here.- Are you?
0:41:26 > 0:41:32- Find a nice little spot and... make it all nice.- That's great.
0:41:32 > 0:41:34I think Andrew is a bit of a romantic.
0:41:34 > 0:41:36I'm not sure where he's got that from.
0:41:36 > 0:41:39You only have to look as far as me. I've taught him all he knows.
0:41:39 > 0:41:42He told me he'd put flowers on Kirsty's bed.
0:41:42 > 0:41:47You've never ever bought me a bunch of flowers. Ever. In 25 years.
0:41:47 > 0:41:49I did. Our anniversary, I sent them to your work.
0:41:49 > 0:41:51- One!- Ah!
0:41:57 > 0:42:00# Holiday, oh, holiday
0:42:00 > 0:42:03# And the best one of the year... #
0:42:04 > 0:42:05Schiphol!
0:42:05 > 0:42:08Two months into their relationship,
0:42:08 > 0:42:11this is their first trip away together
0:42:11 > 0:42:14and Kirsty has no idea what Andy's got up his sleeve.
0:42:14 > 0:42:17Look how beautiful she is! You are beautiful, though, babe.
0:42:17 > 0:42:19SHE LAUGHS
0:42:25 > 0:42:28We're in Amsterdam, the place to be!
0:42:28 > 0:42:31And what's makes it better cos I'm with Kirsty!
0:42:34 > 0:42:40Finally, Andy finds the perfect moment to say his piece.
0:42:40 > 0:42:41Kirsty?
0:42:43 > 0:42:46I've got something to tell you.
0:42:46 > 0:42:51I've been really happy this past month. I want you so much.
0:42:51 > 0:42:54I've never felt this way before about anyone.
0:42:54 > 0:42:58How do you feel about making it official and being my girlfriend?
0:42:58 > 0:43:01- I'd love to, babe. - You'd love to?
0:43:04 > 0:43:08We made it official in Amsterdam!
0:43:08 > 0:43:13- How are you feeling? - Happy.- Happy?- Yeah, I am.
0:43:13 > 0:43:16You just made me a really happy guy.
0:43:16 > 0:43:18It's like you're married or something!
0:43:18 > 0:43:20ANDY LAUGHS
0:43:21 > 0:43:24Back with Natalie and Rogan, after weeks of hearing nothing,
0:43:24 > 0:43:27and just when Natalie was about to give up all hope,
0:43:27 > 0:43:29Rogan's got back in touch.
0:43:29 > 0:43:32Recently, I've been really, really busy.
0:43:32 > 0:43:36I've been away working - hosting in some clubs in Portugal,
0:43:36 > 0:43:39for the past weeks, so I've just got back.
0:43:39 > 0:43:43Now I'm back in the gym, back to doing a bit of work,
0:43:43 > 0:43:46but more importantly, back to talking to Natalie again.
0:43:46 > 0:43:50But after all that happened on their first date,
0:43:50 > 0:43:53it's been a difficult time for Natalie.
0:43:53 > 0:43:56For me, not hearing from him,
0:43:56 > 0:44:01and feeling like he was being quite cold, it was horrible.
0:44:01 > 0:44:04Not only was I questioning if he liked me,
0:44:04 > 0:44:07if he was interested, I was just generally questioning myself.
0:44:07 > 0:44:11Way too much happened for a first date.
0:44:11 > 0:44:15Why did I go against everything that I had said I wasn't going to do?
0:44:15 > 0:44:17Why did I go and do that?
0:44:18 > 0:44:21It didn't make me think differently,
0:44:21 > 0:44:24or any less of her, or anything, that we hit it off so well.
0:44:24 > 0:44:29I just thought that, um, it just happens, and...um...
0:44:29 > 0:44:33Yeah. Felt all right, so it was...fine.
0:44:33 > 0:44:36Do I think he's a pretty-boy player? D'you know what?
0:44:38 > 0:44:40No.
0:44:40 > 0:44:43I think I'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt.
0:44:45 > 0:44:47Four months after their first meeting,
0:44:47 > 0:44:50Natalie's decided to meet Rogan on neutral ground.
0:44:50 > 0:44:53She's hoping to find out, once and for all,
0:44:53 > 0:44:56if he's the right man for her.
0:44:56 > 0:45:00'I think deep, deep, deep, deep down, as much as my guard is up,'
0:45:00 > 0:45:02I guess I'm hoping that he will give me a chance.
0:45:05 > 0:45:07- Hello. - SHE GIGGLES
0:45:07 > 0:45:12- Hello!- How you doing?- You all right? - Good.- Good to see you.- You, too.
0:45:12 > 0:45:15- Are you good?- Yeah. You?- Yeah, not too bad.- You look very nice.
0:45:15 > 0:45:18- Long time, no see.- Not half!
0:45:18 > 0:45:20Do you want to get under? It's a bit wet.
0:45:20 > 0:45:23- I haven't been to a theme park before.- You've never been here?!- No.
0:45:23 > 0:45:26Dude. It's like fun times! This is going to be fun.
0:45:26 > 0:45:30SCREAMING
0:45:32 > 0:45:35That is the best bit. That bit right there.
0:45:54 > 0:45:57I was wondering, when I saw her, if we'd have the same attraction,
0:45:57 > 0:46:01the same chemistry as we did when we first met, and yeah,
0:46:01 > 0:46:03the attraction's definitely still there.
0:46:03 > 0:46:05ROGAN LAUGHS LOUDLY That is classic!
0:46:05 > 0:46:08Look at your face!
0:46:09 > 0:46:12We're just having a giggle. Like I wanted to have.
0:46:12 > 0:46:15Which is awesome. So I'm happy. It's cool. It's good.
0:46:19 > 0:46:21So, have you, like, enjoyed today?
0:46:21 > 0:46:25- Yeah. I have.- Here, and... - It has been nice to see you.
0:46:25 > 0:46:31Well, it's been good to catch up with you, sort of, you know,
0:46:31 > 0:46:34see each other in...this kind of environment, you know.
0:46:34 > 0:46:39- Reignite the flame.- Reignite... Yeah, there you go.
0:46:39 > 0:46:42- Yes...- OK, cool. - One way of putting it.
0:46:42 > 0:46:44Today has been really good.
0:46:44 > 0:46:47It's been really nice to see Natalie and spend some time with her.
0:46:47 > 0:46:49'Yeah, the attraction's definitely still there.
0:46:49 > 0:46:52'I said to her, when we spoke at first,'
0:46:52 > 0:46:54she worried it might be a bit awkward or whatever.
0:46:54 > 0:46:57But I wasn't really. I just thought, cos we got on well the first time,
0:46:57 > 0:47:00we will this time and, we have, so, yeah. Been good to catch up.
0:47:02 > 0:47:06Today has been really, really fun.
0:47:06 > 0:47:09As much as I do fancy him - be cool.
0:47:09 > 0:47:12If he's interested obviously he'll need to show me,
0:47:12 > 0:47:14in some way, shape or form.
0:47:14 > 0:47:18And if anything develops, it will develop naturally.
0:47:19 > 0:47:22Perhaps things will take off second time around.
0:47:26 > 0:47:29Meanwhile, Kirsty and Andy are making
0:47:29 > 0:47:32the most of their first summer as an official item.
0:47:32 > 0:47:34What are we doing now, beautiful?
0:47:34 > 0:47:37From updating their relationship status...
0:47:37 > 0:47:44Just changing it to "in a relationship with, er..."
0:47:44 > 0:47:46..to rooftop barbecues.
0:47:46 > 0:47:49- Steak as tender as can be! - SHE LAUGHS
0:47:49 > 0:47:52Throwing a party for all their friends -
0:47:52 > 0:47:55it's obvious to everyone how close they have become.
0:47:55 > 0:47:59- I don't talk about Kirsty much, do I?- You talk about her all the time.
0:47:59 > 0:48:01- No, I don't!- Definitely do!
0:48:01 > 0:48:05I think that Kirsty and Andy are just definitely meant to be.
0:48:05 > 0:48:07Just together, they just work.
0:48:07 > 0:48:09Andrew's got more romantic - I'd even say pathetic,
0:48:09 > 0:48:13because he's writing poems and telling me about them every day!
0:48:13 > 0:48:16I've never loved someone so much, I wrote him a poem!
0:48:16 > 0:48:18LAUGHTER
0:48:18 > 0:48:21You can tell there's only one guy for her now, and that is Andy.
0:48:21 > 0:48:23As well as their mates,
0:48:23 > 0:48:27Kirsty and Andy are also spending more time with each other's families.
0:48:29 > 0:48:31Today, Andy has been invited
0:48:31 > 0:48:35to the Stourport mayor's annual charity ball.
0:48:35 > 0:48:38It's a chance for some quality time with Kirsty's dad.
0:48:38 > 0:48:41I've never done this sort of thing before,
0:48:41 > 0:48:44so I'm quite worried about it. A bit nervous.
0:48:45 > 0:48:48He's looking good, looking good. Looking smart.
0:48:48 > 0:48:50I do feel good. Sitting here.
0:48:50 > 0:48:53Looking smart for my girl.
0:48:53 > 0:48:55He needs to look smart for her, though.
0:49:02 > 0:49:05- Welcome.- Hello. How's it going?- Welcome.- Hello!
0:49:05 > 0:49:07Kirsty is Stourport's Carnival Queen,
0:49:07 > 0:49:10and the mayor's guest of honour at the bash.
0:49:10 > 0:49:15- Hi!- He's a lucky guy, in'he?!- I am. - You wanna get to Specsavers, you do!
0:49:15 > 0:49:17Aw...!
0:49:17 > 0:49:21'This ain't the sort of thing I'm used to, but....
0:49:21 > 0:49:24'Trying to handle it as best as I can.'
0:49:24 > 0:49:26It's not the sort of thing I normally do, but...
0:49:26 > 0:49:30If that's what, erm, Kirsty does, I'll follow her.
0:49:30 > 0:49:35Andy's in unfamiliar territory, and he's forgotten to bring any cash.
0:49:37 > 0:49:38He's paying.
0:49:40 > 0:49:43Yeah, I am. I've got a card?
0:49:47 > 0:49:49I'm baling you out again already.
0:49:49 > 0:49:53- How are you enjoying tonight?- Yeah, it's good.- You look a bit awkward.
0:49:53 > 0:49:56Your dad's given me loads of banter. I find it hard to deal with.
0:49:56 > 0:50:01- Why?- Dunno. Keeps on bringing money up.- He always will!- Oh, no!
0:50:01 > 0:50:04If he teases you, it means he likes you.
0:50:04 > 0:50:07- You said that.- I know!- Yeah. He's all right, yeah.
0:50:07 > 0:50:10Determined to pay his own way,
0:50:10 > 0:50:13Andy borrows some cash and wipes the slate clean.
0:50:13 > 0:50:18- There's 40, and just call it that. - No, give me 30.- No, it's all right.
0:50:18 > 0:50:23I've not got anything here anyway. Just get yourself a drink with the...
0:50:23 > 0:50:26Finally, Andy can relax.
0:50:26 > 0:50:30BAND PLAYS: # That's when our love comes tumblin' down... #
0:50:30 > 0:50:33- I like doing this sort of thing. It's good, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:50:33 > 0:50:35We should "ball it" more often!
0:50:35 > 0:50:39- Just crash loads of balls across the country!- Yeah, that'd be amazin'!
0:50:39 > 0:50:42"So, how are you with?" The mayor! There must be a mayor somewhere.
0:50:42 > 0:50:45Just go to every mayor, "You got any balls coming up?"
0:50:45 > 0:50:49- I don't know. Oh.- Keep saying "balls" a bit too much.- Yeah.
0:50:51 > 0:50:53CHATTER AND LAUGHTER
0:51:00 > 0:51:03Natalie and Rogan seemed to be back on course
0:51:03 > 0:51:06after their date at the theme park.
0:51:06 > 0:51:08LAUGHTER That is classic!
0:51:09 > 0:51:12But history has repeated itself.
0:51:13 > 0:51:16OK, at this stage, I guess,
0:51:16 > 0:51:19I've got a bit of a confession to make, as well.
0:51:21 > 0:51:23He said he wanted to see me.
0:51:26 > 0:51:28So I went.
0:51:30 > 0:51:32You can probably guess what happened.
0:51:33 > 0:51:37Natalie shared a bed with Rogan for a second time,
0:51:37 > 0:51:40and, once again, she's not heard from him since.
0:51:41 > 0:51:47That gives me all the answers that I need, really.
0:51:51 > 0:51:52I think...
0:51:54 > 0:51:56..for the sake of my sanity...
0:52:00 > 0:52:02..um...
0:52:02 > 0:52:07I can't... I don't think it's a good idea for me to...
0:52:12 > 0:52:15..um...continue being involved in this.
0:52:17 > 0:52:20SHE SNIFFS
0:52:31 > 0:52:34Things couldn't be more different in Birmingham,
0:52:34 > 0:52:39where Andy's been planning a surprise weekend away with Kirsty.
0:52:39 > 0:52:41He's hoping that a trip to Newquay
0:52:41 > 0:52:45will be the perfect place to reveal that he's fallen in love.
0:52:45 > 0:52:47'It's going to be a really romantic weekend.'
0:52:47 > 0:52:50I'm hoping for, like, a really special moment
0:52:50 > 0:52:53where I can just proper, like, go for it.
0:52:53 > 0:52:56Look into each other's eyes and say I love you and stuff.
0:52:56 > 0:52:58And I just want this to be one of them moments,
0:52:58 > 0:53:02where you're just completely in awe of each other.
0:53:07 > 0:53:09To kick-start the weekend in style,
0:53:09 > 0:53:12Andy's booked a top-notch hotel room.
0:53:12 > 0:53:15- Oh...!- Wow.
0:53:15 > 0:53:18Oh, you can see the sea!
0:53:18 > 0:53:20See all the surfers.
0:53:22 > 0:53:26- You like it, then?- So nice, isn't it?
0:53:26 > 0:53:32Our room's got a sea view, it's got big bay windows. It's beautiful.
0:53:32 > 0:53:36The thought that he's done everything, and... It's so nice.
0:53:38 > 0:53:40# I caught the sun... #
0:53:42 > 0:53:47Andy's surprise trip seems to be having the desired effect.
0:53:52 > 0:53:56Could this be the perfect moment for him to tell Kirsty how he feels?
0:53:57 > 0:53:59SHE LAUGHS
0:53:59 > 0:54:02- See the sunset?- Beautiful.
0:54:03 > 0:54:05How nice is that?
0:54:13 > 0:54:16Right, am I racing you down?
0:54:16 > 0:54:18Really? Really? Really?
0:54:18 > 0:54:21No, don't. I can't get my shoes off!
0:54:23 > 0:54:25THEY LAUGH
0:54:25 > 0:54:27Wait, I've got to roll 'em! SHE LAUGHS
0:54:29 > 0:54:32Oh, I'm going to fall over! It's so pretty!
0:54:34 > 0:54:35LAUGHTER
0:54:39 > 0:54:40Oh, Kirsty.
0:54:41 > 0:54:45- All this just made me realise how much I love you.- Aw!
0:54:46 > 0:54:50I've been in love with you - I fell for you - straight away.
0:54:50 > 0:54:53KIRSTY LAUGHS You're an absolutely amazing girl.
0:54:54 > 0:54:56I proper love you.
0:55:03 > 0:55:05He told me he loved me.
0:55:07 > 0:55:11He's amazing. He's done all these things - thought of all this today.
0:55:12 > 0:55:14He's well special.
0:55:14 > 0:55:19I wanted to make sure that, when I tell her I love her,
0:55:19 > 0:55:22it's in the moment and it's...it's right.
0:55:22 > 0:55:25# I belong with you You belong with me
0:55:25 > 0:55:28# Be my sweetheart... #
0:55:28 > 0:55:30Complete strangers at the start of the year,
0:55:30 > 0:55:34it's a life-changing moment for Kirsty and Andy.
0:55:34 > 0:55:37I literally fell for her the day I met her. It was crazy.
0:55:37 > 0:55:40And totally in love with her now.
0:55:40 > 0:55:43It's so strange thinking that science brought us together.
0:55:43 > 0:55:45I wasn't expecting it at all.
0:55:45 > 0:55:48To be matched with someone that I'd really like!
0:55:48 > 0:55:52And as if I... This happening now is unreal.
0:55:52 > 0:55:53It's crazy.
0:55:53 > 0:55:58It's amazing that it's all happened. That I fell in love.
0:56:01 > 0:56:03BEHIND CAMERA: Are you in love?
0:56:03 > 0:56:04SHE GIGGLES
0:56:04 > 0:56:06- You... - SHE LAUGHS
0:56:06 > 0:56:08Yeah!
0:56:09 > 0:56:15It's an incredible moment for two people put together by science.
0:56:15 > 0:56:20Next time, we follow more couples in The Year of Making Love experiment.
0:56:20 > 0:56:23I think I might, yeah, make a move tonight.
0:56:23 > 0:56:25He's ridiculously what I go for!
0:56:25 > 0:56:26I'm the cat who got the cream.
0:56:26 > 0:56:27Disgusting!
0:56:27 > 0:56:30I am shitting myself a little bit.
0:56:30 > 0:56:32- Are you being serious?! - Givin' it all that.
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