Episode 1 The Year of Making Love

In January 2012, hundreds of single people joined an ambitious experiment

designed to find out if science can help you find love.

Are you ready to meet your match?

CHEERING

It began with Britain's biggest ever blind date.

-How you doing? You all right?

-Yeah.

-Hey!

-How you doing, you all right?

How you doing?

But these were no random introductions.

Each couple was matched by experts,

who believe you'll be luckier in love if you take a scientific approach.

I'm in shock, like, how it's worked.

I hoped there'd be a bit of chemistry but there's nothing, I'm sorry!

I'm happy. Please let him be happy too, or this is going to be brutal!

I don't want to be nasty - she's really nice. I'm not wowed.

Yeah, I'm the cat that got the cream. So far, so good.

Well done, science!

So, can love be created in a lab?

The brains behind the experiment are Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic

and Emma Kenny.

Tomas is a personality profiling expert.

Millions of people are single because they're hooked to this crazy idea

that there's just one perfect person out there waiting for them.

The reality is that we have several potential good matches

and compatibility tests will help them find them.

Emma is a behavioural psychologist.

We've designed this experiment to prove that science can help you

find love and that, by carefully measuring compatibility,

you're a lot more likely to find somebody who's just right for you.

Couples put together in the lab meet at the launch event...

You all right?

..with more joining in the weeks that follow...

-I'm impressed, so...

-Yeah?

I don't know, what kind of girls do you go for?

-To us.

-Definitely.

-Cheers.

Each week, we'll follow a new set of couples

who decide to see each other again.

He has suggested date two, which is really exciting.

I don't know if he's getting a kiss or not.

Depends if he goes in for one.

Thomas and Emma will monitor their progress for up to a year.

I really fancy Rogan, I'm not going to lie.

-Well, let's say on a physical level it's 100% working.

-Absolutely.

It's going to be exciting to see how our couples get along

and no doubt there are going to be some surprises.

It'll be fascinating to see what happens next.

All my research and science suggests it should work

but, in practice, we have no idea.

Whatever happens, we'll be there every step of the way.

But will any of the couples even like each other?

First kiss, oh, my God!

If I was a guy, I wouldn't do that as a date again.

Will any of them last the whole year?

I guess I was maybe expecting to hear from him a bit more.

She seems to think I'm only after one thing.

I can't stop smiling, look!

And will the experts be proved right? Will anyone find love?

-Kirsty, will you be my girlfriend?

-Yeah.

This programme contains some strong language.

What happens when you take hundreds of singletons

and turn them into perfectly matched couples in a single day?

Can science really help us find our perfect match?

Welcome to The Year Of Making Love.

It's the start of our unique experiment.

Single guys and girls from across the UK

are descending on the launch centre.

Each one of them has been selected by science

as one half of a compatible pair.

Right now, they have no idea who they've been matched with,

so everyone's checking out the possibilities.

The brunette over there is amazing. If I get paired with her, I'll be a happy lad.

-The good thing is, they're all, like, really different.

-As long as they are hot!

The one in the purple dress, she is smokin'!

There is a lot of dishy men in here!

So, the launch centre is really starting to fill up

and the singles do look a little bit nervous.

So, down here is where everybody gets their unique number

and then the boys go over here and the girls...

..are in here. Looking amazing.

# We got that sweet hot loving... #

Everyone here is out of luck when it comes to finding love.

I've been single for three years.

About three or four years now.

Two and a half years.

Seven months.

About two years.

I've been single since the last 26 years.

With no hope on the horizon,

can science help them find their soul mate?

I'm not sure that that poor girl that has her name written next to mine

already somewhere on a piece of paper is necessarily, like, the one.

I think it can, cos if you've got something in common with somebody,

then that's the basis,

that' a really strong basis to make a relationship work.

So, the moment has finally come.

Everyone's heading into the big event room to be matched up.

So, the couples are all here. They're sitting down, they are ready, they're chomping at the bit.

The air is thick with anticipation

and I cannot wait to see who is matched with who.

But first, I'm just going to have a little chat to the crowd.

CHEERING

Hello, everyone. It's incredibly exciting that, for each of you,

somewhere in here is your chosen match.

CHEERING

OK, well, I think we should get the matchmaking machine up and running.

Woo!

CHEERING

Are you ready to meet your match?

CHEERING

'Everyone's revved up and ready to go.

'Tomas and Emma will monitor each new pairing

'for signs of attraction.'

What about this?

The first guy to take to the stage is Will, a student from Surrey.

My perfect woman, I believe, would be probably blonde,

quite glamorous, quite good-looking, friendly, fun. All of that, really.

It could be quite awkward if she was completely the opposite of what

I'm expecting but I have to wait and see. I've no idea what to expect.

Like everyone today, Will won't know who he's been paired with

until he meets her onstage.

More nervous now than excited. I've no idea what to expect.

I just hope she likes the rose, I hope she appreciates it.

-ANNOUNCER:

-Couple one!

CHEERING

Science says Will's perfect match is Kay from Essex.

-Nice to meet you, how are you doing?

-Nice to meet you.

-What's your name?

-I'm Kay.

-I brought you a rose.

-Thank you, that's really sweet.

That's a really charming little match there, isn't it?

I'm from Surrey.

'I can't really remember a great deal. It went past so fast.'

I think she liked my rose, which was good, it went down well.

He seems like a good-looking boy.

Got me a rose, which is really sweet.

-Ah, this is terrible!

-Are you nervous?

-Yeah, can you tell?

Do I fancy him? Maybe.

-I can't believe we went first!

-I know! Honestly, my heart was racing.

'She's not the normal type of girl I'd go for'

but then, I'm going to have an open mind and see how it goes.

I don't know his personality yet, so that's a big thing,

so I'm looking forward to finding out what he's like.

Will and Kay now have time to chat before they decide

if they want to see each other again.

Back in the matchmaking room,

new couples are being created thick and fast.

-How you doing, you all right?

-I'm good!

It's the first step in this year-long experiment

and while some couples look less than happy with their match...

-This is terrible.

-That's not going to work.

I don't know what to say. Not quite what I was expecting, no.

..others seem to hit it off immediately.

CHEERING

Wow, so they saw each other and immediately hugged

then they got a standing ovation.

There's a really good atmosphere here today.

Everyone's kind of rooting for the couples.

-Hi.

-How you doing, you all right? What's your name?

-Josie. What's your name?

-Faisal.

She's lovely, a nice girl. Initially, everything's cool.

I'm definitely looking forward to getting to know him better

then yeah, maybe we'll take it further.

-Milk it! Milk it!

-OK!

SHE GIGGLES

Meanwhile, our first couple, Will and Kay,

have been discovering they have a lot in common.

-Really? Wow! Oh, my God.

-How close do you live to each other?

Very close. We're literally about, I'd say less than half a mile. Oh, my God.

'Kay is a nice girl. We have quite similar interests,'

so obviously the whole science behind of it does make sense.

'Really friendly, chatty guy, which is good.'

We've got, creepily, quite a lot in common.

I have no idea if he fancies me or not.

We'll have to wait and see, I guess.

I wouldn't say I fancied her yet.

One thing that's clouding my judgement at the moment is that

I've seen another girl sitting quite close to our table

that I do find attractive and probably is more my normal type.

But then, she's matched with someone else

so I can't, obviously, go and talk to her.

And Will's not the only one getting distracted by the ladies...

Stranger! Yeah.

Are you checking out another girl?! Thanks for that(!)

If the boys don't focus on the girl they've been paired with

they'll never find out why they've been matched.

Let's hope the next guy looking for love gives science a chance.

A bit nervous, but expected. Optimistic.

As I said, not going to lie,

if she's not very good looking I'd be pretty disappointed as well.

22-year-old Rogan is a model and a club promoter.

He's young, but keen to settle down.

I have been single for...

..two years now.

I have gone looking for love.

I kind of got fed up with just seeing girls

and just kind of one-night stands and things like that,

so decided I want to look for something a bit more serious.

When Rogan's not pumping iron, he's out on the town.

He's a bit of a party boy, so I think what he needs is a girl

that can match him and can keep up with him on the social side of it.

That might slow him down a bit.

I think there may be a perfect person out there for me.

I haven't found them yet, but, yeah,

I'm willing to keep looking and trying.

Both scoring high on sociability,

Rogan's been paired with 29-year-old Natalie,

a shop manager from Guildford.

-'These two look happy with the fact that they've been matched.

-Yeah.'

And the fact that Natalie's seven years older doesn't seem to matter.

-He is a hottie.

-That's true, yeah!

And I'm kind of hoping that he finds me a little bit attractive.

-Just a little bit would be fine.

-Little bit, yeah, looks good.

-Yeah.

Hello! Help me out here!

-Worth the wait, definitely.

-We'll see.

-We're good.

As the day continues, new couples are created by the minute...

-What's your name, sorry?

-Ruth. What's your name?

-Sam.

-Sam.

..and many of the guys are out to impress.

From the smoothest of operators...

-Hello!

-Hello...gorgeous!

Shut up!

He's really good looking. Good body!

..to some real live Romeos.

He seems really friendly, really charming.

He brought me some flowers, I mean, what more can a girl ask for?

I got you a package.

Let's hope our next girl searching for a soul mate

is happy with her match.

My name is Dannie. I'm 21 and I live in North London.

I definitely believe in love, 100%.

I just haven't been successful in picking the right person.

It's quite depressing, actually.

I wouldn't say that she's necessarily unlucky in love.

She'll always sort of find something and be like,

"Oh, no, maybe it isn't right, because of this,"

as she doesn't want to get let down.

I don't think I've found my perfect match

because I don't think many guys can keep up with me. I'm quite wild.

I go out looking quite classy

and I don't go out with these little skirts on or anything like that.

Do I look like a camel?

THEY LAUGH

My perfect guy would have a cheeky tan. I love a bit of tan going on.

Like, there's nothing worse than someone being quite pale.

He's got a cheeky tan. He told me he's just had a sunbed!

I think that science can find me the perfect partner

because, if the science is right, they can find out anything.

This could be the turning point in my love life.

I hope so, like, I'm right excited about it.

# I'm sexy and I know it... #

Dannie's match is club promoter, Ellis, from Kent.

-Hiya, you are right, honey?

-I'm good.

'What do you think?'

I like it. They may just work.

-Bit a fake tan on the go?

-No, no, sunbed, that's it.

He is everything I fancy. As soon as I see him I said, "Fake tan?"

-How old are you, babe?

-I'm 19.

-Are you? You look older than that.

Yeah, she's a good laugh really and she's good-looking,

so, yeah, big package, so it's all good.

That science is bang on. That boy, I'm loving him.

He's up to scratch big-time.

# I'm sexy and I know it. #

I've got this thing about hygiene, like, guys with dirty fingernails or anything...

Let me see yours. No, yours are sweet as.

He's definitely tickling my fancy all day long.

Dannie's like the female version of me - same likes, same dislikes.

You better take my number.

-I'm going call you Dannie Truelove.

-Yea, that'd be nice.

It looks like Dannie's found the man she's been looking for

but will our next guy enjoy as much success?

I'm Andrew Cove, I'm from Coventry.

Just looking for a bit of love, really.

22-year-old Andy is a personal trainer and fitness fanatic.

He might look the hard man, but inside, he's a real softy.

I consider myself a bit of a romantic.

I believe you can just fall for someone

and you can be with people for ever.

My grandma and grandad met, they seen each other at a dance, fell in love.

My grandad asked my grandma to dance with him,

they fell in love and stayed together for the rest of their lives.

I haven't found my perfect partner yet because I think I've got...

I need time to mature and stuff

and I've not met the right girl that's made me want to mature.

If science does work then

I don't know where it leads, I would just let love blossom.

CHEERING

Both scoring high on loyalty,

Andy has been paired with Kirsty, a student from Birmingham.

-Hiya.

-You OK?

-Yeah, lovely. Twirl!

-This is a good one.

-That's a good match.

-This is a good one. Very strong.

-He's happy, she's happy.

-Yeah.

Totally staying together!

Absolutely stunning girl.

When I first saw her, I gave her a bit of a twirl on the stage

and got a few laughs.

When I saw him, I was quite pleasantly surprised, actually.

He seems like a really nice guy, he's really funny.

Oh, my God!

She's really funny, bubbly, everything I'm looking for really,

so looks like it's been a pretty good match.

After a day of solid matchmaking,

our epic launch event is coming to an end.

Hundreds of single people put their faith in a scientific formula

and, as the day draws to a close,

a final few promising pairings are made.

Hello, beautiful!

Hiya!

You look incredible.

-Do you want a piggyback?

-Yeah, I'd love a piggyback!

Oh, my God! There's our marriage! There's our marriage!

Hundreds of introductions have been made

and this extraordinary year-long experiment

is well and truly up and running.

-So, it's up to the couples now.

-Absolutely.

Our job is virtually done and now it's up to them,

but I mean, we work hard to make their life easier

and their journey more enjoyable and successful,

so hopefully, you know, it will work.

And there is something now fantastic for us,

which is we're going to sit back, we're going to watch

the experiment take place, and we're going to observe these people,

hopefully in some cases, going through the motions

of falling in love. And indeed, falling out of love.

When I seen you, I thought, oh, my God, actual science is real,

like, you're nearly as pretty as me.

-Yeah, I'd say we are going to see each other again.

-Would you?

No, probably not!

First date went pretty well. Quite compatible!

No, it went well, first date went well. It was good.

-I think we're going to see each other again.

-Yes.

We've swapped numbers and Faisal's asked me out for dinner.

Just one dinner and then, after that, nothing else.

Joke!

Yeah, I want to take her home now, but she's not that kind of girl.

He actually has suggested this. "No" is the answer to that one.

We're going to do this properly. There we go, that's it.

I've got lipstick on him now. Yeah. There it is.

It's been two weeks since the launch of the experiment.

Tonight, Natalie is getting ready for a date with Rogan.

I'm less nervous now.

I'm actually getting quite excited again, which is a nice feeling,

cos I hate being nervous.

I don't know whether to give him a kiss on the cheek

or just hug him or...

29-year-old shop manager Natalie has been single for the last four years.

'I believe that there is the perfect match out there for me.'

It's just taking me a very long time to find that person

or for that person to come and find me.

She's not short of admirers, but Natalie hasn't found the one.

I'm not sure what it is, you know.

Her relationships have been very short lately.

When she lets her hair down, she goes a bit wild, maybe a bit too wild.

But, you know, maybe that makes people go, "Ooof".

'My last proper boyfriend, he was younger than me.'

That didn't work out because he thought I wanted to obviously do

the whole let's-get-married thing and he wasn't ready for that.

I didn't want that, but he just thought that because I was older.

'I've also seen guys who are ten years older than me.

'It was weird because they didn't know what they wanted.'

I want to live life and enjoy it

and hopefully someone can share that with me

and we can just go on the journey together. Simple. That's all I want.

Natalie's been invited to Rogan's place.

A two-hour drive away, she's been offered a bed for the night.

-But Natalie's determined to take things slow.

-My pyjamas and...

..a proper top.

Rogan may think that something's going to come out of staying

at his house, but I know that that is not going to happen.

There's no skin going to be shown. No.

If it's all about sex for him, wrong person, I'm afraid.

He needs to find somebody else because I'm not that person.

Having suffered heartbreak in the past, Natalie's hoping

-Rogan will be different.

-We are in Rogan-land.

We are near his home

and I've suddenly started to feel really, really, really nervous.

Right. That's it.

KNOCKING ON DOOR

-Hello. You all right?

-Hello. How are you?

-Are you good?

-Yeah, I'm good. You all right?

-Nice to see you.

-You too. Do you want me to take that?

-Thanks.

-You're welcome.

Rogan's got some people he'd like Natalie to meet...

-Hi.

-..his mum and dad.

I'm Natalie. Nice to meet you both. How are you? Are you all right?

-Yes.

-And you?

-Not too bad, thank you. Not too bad.

-Have you had a long journey?

-A couple of hours but it was fine.

Not too bad.

Meeting the parents... They obviously, they seem really, really, really lovely.

But it was just really weird. I felt a bit awkward. I just wanted to...

I don't know. I just hope they don't think I'm odd.

Rogan's taking the sofa tonight so Natalie can have his room.

I did a little bit of tidying for the first time in a long time...

-Oh, really?

-..especially.

-No naked photos of girls? No porn anywhere?

-Well...

-Am I likely to come across it?

-I hid it all so you're all right.

-Right!

-But, yeah, I'll just be sleeping downstairs...

-OK.

-Probably.

Definitely.

Natalie and Rogan escape the watchful eye of Mum and Dad.

Cheers.

-To our first date.

-First date.

It's their first chance to really get to know each other.

-Right. I'm going in with the fingers.

-I want to tuck into the ribs but...

-Do it!

-Stuff's going to get messy.

-Just take it.

'First date so far is actually going really well.'

Well, I think it is anyway.

We're just starting to get a bit more comfortable with each other now.

You just looked at me and licked your lips.

I was licking some sweet chilli off my lip.

I didn't know you were going to look up at the same time.

'Yeah, it's going good.'

Getting on really well. Had some nice drinks, nice food.

Getting a bit of banter going with Natalie which is always good.

The attraction's there,

but Natalie wants to know if the age gap is an issue.

So, the fact that I'm pushing on...

HE LAUGHS

-..30...

-Yeah?

..that doesn't bother you at all in the slightest?

Well, it doesn't bother me.

That's totally the opposite of what I thought.

I convinced myself that you weren't looking for a relationship...

-Why are you here, then?

-..that you were some player.

-Why are you here, then?

-Cos I wanted to find out for myself.

-OK. Good.

-It could have gone either way.

-Hopefully, you've found out now because...

..I'm not some sort of player. I'm just looking for a nice girl.

-Genuinely?

-Genuinely.

'Serious questions. Got, like, a bit deep for me for a first date.'

She seems to think I'm only after one thing, apparently,

which isn't the case at all. I really like her so we'll just see.

Got to try and convince her otherwise.

'I did get a bit deep in the conversation, but, to be fair,'

I did have a few concerns and obviously he was able to answer them.

-Thank you. Bye bye.

-Thank you.

'Yeah, possibly exciting times to come'

for Natalie and Rogan perhaps. Maybe. Hopefully.

With Mum and Dad asleep upstairs,

Natalie and Rogan take the opportunity

to have one last nightcap.

OK. Natalie...

-We're back to my house after we went for a nice date.

-Ssh. Yes?

How are you feeling?

Mmm. Well...

I really fancy Rogan. I'm not going to lie.

-I'm not going to lie.

-That's a given.

-I've had more rose.

-He's had more vodka.

-Yeah.

I'm starting to feel the effects of it.

But remember what I said,

I am not sleeping with Rogan on the first date.

ROMANTIC MUSIC PLAYS

ALARM BEEPS

It's the morning after the night before...

and Rogan's not on the sofa.

(Fucking hell.)

Getting in the shower.

I'm not going to lie. I don't know really the extent of what happened.

We came back here...

..had some more drink, had a bit of a chat...

Hmmm. Perhaps something more happened.

I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know.

-There's some wine left if you want it.

-No.

The bedroom plans might have gone out of the window. Um...

Yeah, we ended up sharing a bed. I think.

Worried about what Rogan's thinking, Natalie wants to clear the air.

In all honesty, obviously, I didn't want that...

I didn't want that to happen.

But I think...whatever was going on,

-we were quite comfortable with each other.

-Yeah.

So, you know, you sleeping in the same bed as me... Whatever.

-Maybe it felt quite natural, so it's not a problem.

-Yeah.

But I just hope that...

your perception of me hasn't changed, like I'm that girl,

cos I'd like to think that...

..that's not the be all and end all kind of thing.

-So as long as you don't think I'm some kind of floozy...

-I don't. I know you're not like that.

-There you go. So it's cool.

-Uh-hm.

-That's fine.

-And nothing's changed. So that's awesome.

-Yeah.

-Wicked.

Good.

SHE GIGGLES

Before saying their goodbyes, Rogan's treating Natalie

-to a slap-up breakfast...

-To the sandwich van!

..served up at his mum and dad's food van.

'It's going to be quite peculiar. Especially cos'

they're going to obviously ask us how it went last night.

'But I'm obviously... I'm not going to divulge details'

that they really don't need to know

'cos I don't want them to think that I corrupted their son.'

-How are you? Are you all right?

-Very well, yes. How are you?

-Yeah, good, thanks.

-Fine, thank you.

-Good time last night?

-It was lovely, thank you.

-It was great, thanks.

-Brown sandwich?

-That's yours.

-Yeah, that's me. Thank you.

Thank you very much. Thank you.

-ROGAN'S DAD:

-She seems a really sweet girl.

-ROGAN'S MUM:

-It's very difficult when you've only just met her,

but she seems lovely. Very natural and good sense of humour.

She'd have to have a good sense of humour to be going out with Rogan.

That's not very nice, is it?

So, when you come... You're obviously going to come down to me next time.

Yeah. I'm working every night next week.

First date with Natalie over all went really well.

'We had a laugh. Good banter. Felt really comfortable.'

It felt like we've been seeing each other for a long time, so, it was cool.

'So, my first date with Rogan'

has gone really, really, really well.

'Yeah, I really like him and his mum and dad seem really nice as well.

'Hopefully, I've made a good impression on them.

'We're going to meet up, I think, in a couple of weeks' time.'

I kind of wish it was a bit sooner, but that's fine. I can wait.

At the launch of the experiment,

Andy from Nuneaton was matched with Kirsty from Stourport...

CHEERING

..and it looked like the experts had paired them well.

-Yeah, that is a good match.

-That's a good one.

'When I saw him, I was quite pleasantly surprised, actually.'

Seems like a really nice guy. He's really funny.

Looked into her eyes and thought, beautiful.

-Yeah, I'd say we're going to see each other again.

-Would you?

Oh, thanks. We're probably not.

A few weeks later and Kirsty and Andy's relationship

has been moving forward at lightning speed.

They've seen each other non-stop

and have racked up a whopping £120 of phone bill each.

Since we've been matched, it's actually been moving quite fast.

We've been speaking loads. I think we spoke every day.

22-year-old student Kirsty has been out of luck

-when it comes to finding love.

-'I do believe in love.'

I like the idea of it.

'But I haven't found it yet.'

So maybe it'll just hit me.

The boys on campus have failed to make the grade.

In previous relationships, I sort of feel like

I wasn't treated the way I should be treated.

Student nights out have been non-stop fun for Kirsty,

but they're not helping her find a man.

After a drink, I think I'm really annoying

and, if a guy meets me when I've had a drink,

'I think he'd be put off straight away.'

Love. I want to find love. I want to find someone that I love.

Today, Kirsty's booked a session at an outdoor activity centre.

And despite it being early days, she's invited her parents along

to meet Andy, hoping for their seal of approval.

What's the situation you've told your mum and dad?

-Have you just said we're acquaintances or...?

-No, I said that, erm...

-I'm seeing a guy.

-Some guy?

-Yeah.

-"He's all right. He's average."

-No, I said that I like you

but I haven't said we're going out or anything.

I'm really nervous about him meeting my parents. I think I like him a lot.

I'm scared if they'll judge him or not.

I've heard her parents are really nice people, so I'm not worried

about that sort of thing cos I get on with most people anyway.

Turns out Andy's not just meeting Mum and Dad...

We've just got here. Where are you?

-Are they?! Gran and Grandad are here as well.

-Oh, my God!

Wow. No pressure on Andy.

KIRSTY GIGGLES

Are you all right? How's it going?

-What's so funny, Kirsty? What's so funny?

-Are you all right?

-It's Andy! That's my dad.

-I'm Roy. Pleased to meet you.

-You all right?

-That's my nan.

-Hello.

-Granny B.

-Nice to meet you.

-Nice to meet you.

-That's my mum.

-Hello.

-Are you all right?

-That's my grandad.

-I'll come round.

-This is the dog!

-Yes!

-Nice to meet you.

I just met the parents. They're really nice.

Didn't need to be nervous, really. Said hello and stuff.

Yeah, it was fine.

This is Chucky!

'I was a bit nervous, Andy meeting my parents.'

But I feel fine now that they've spoken.

He's really, like, natural with them and fine.

-Are either of you scared of heights at all?

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

This is the worst bit, I think.

You're running! So cocky.

I'm trembling. My parents are following us the whole thing.

Taking photos and videos.

It looks really easy, but it's not!

-It is hard.

-Especially when you can't look down.

-KIRSTY'S MUM:

-I think he seems a really nice guy. Natural.

Caring. Catches her when she's jumping off the platforms.

THEY LAUGH

KIRSTY SCREAMS

Seems to be all right, yeah. He seems fine.

It's early days, but Kirsty and Andy do seem to have something.

She's an amazing girl. I've never met anyone like her.

I hope she says the same about me.

He could be a keeper. He's got potential.

Yeah, he has got potential to... be a keeper.

Something special there.

Definitely.

It's been a month since Kirsty and Andy met at the launch of the experiment

and their relationship continues to move at pace.

Andy's just moved into his own flat,

partly to be closer to Kirsty.

This is me. My new flat.

So, yeah, let's see how I get on.

Some opportunities came up, so I thought I'd take them.

Kirsty was a little part of that.

Although she likes him a lot, Kirsty's wondering

whether they should slow things down.

I sometimes feel that Andy's a bit not keen but...

He's the one always talking about where it's going

'and where are we and stuff.

'Which I like cos I wouldn't say anything like that.

'But it just scares me a little bit.

I haven't been in a relationship for, like, a year and a half.

But, ever the romantic,

Andy's planned a three-course meal at his new flat.

I do feel like I'm a bit of a romantic.

I think it's a bit dead and buried nowadays.

I think, if you show a bit of romance to someone,

it goes a long way.

It's just a little effort that makes a girl go, "Awww."

He's even penned her a poem.

Bit of a funny story How I first met you

Walked across the stage Eyes beautifully blue

But what I've learnt and what I appreciate late at night

Is how you show me the way Of what perfect looks like.

But will Andy's efforts actually scare Kirsty off?

I'm a bit nervous about going in.

I don't know why.

KNOCKS ON DOOR

-Hello.

-Didn't know you were coming.

-Surprise!

I've got all the starter out already.

Aw!

SHE GIGGLES

Aw. I love candles.

-Is this naan bread?

-Yeah.

-Do you have naan bread with hummus? Aren't you meant to have pitta bread?

Are you dissing me or what? We're on the starter.

-Is that curry?

-We've got two courses left yet.

Presentation was really nice. Got all the cutlery out. All, like, posh.

Aw! Thank you.

Three pounds!

'He puts loads of effort into things.'

It's really sweet. That sort of thing my exes, they didn't...

do special random things.

-Here's the main.

-It's like a restaurant!

-Of course it is.

-But they don't microwave rice in restaurants.

-Am I doing good?

-Yeah.

'I'm a bit scared to, like...'

make it really committed,

be girlfriend and boyfriend and...

It's really scary for me.

So, what will Kirsty make of Andy's poem?

Aw.

Aw. You're so cute.

The poem makes me feel like I do really like him.

'I've got to stop myself from'

liking him too much too soon so...

I'm being a bit breezy about it.

-Bye.

-See you later.

At the launch of this ambitious relationship experiment,

hundreds of people met their scientific match on stage...

Woo!

-Hiya.

-How are you doing? Are you all right?

-Yeah. You?

-Lovely to meet you.

..but in the following days, many decided they were better off single.

-Will and Kay were the first match to be made...

-Nice to meet you.

He seems like a good looking boy. Got me a rose which is really sweet.

..and the first couple to drop out of the experiment.

I've seen another girl sitting quite close to our table

I do find attractive.

We both took each other's numbers, but I don't think either of us

had the intention of really talking to each other afterwards.

Dannie and Ellis were delighted with each other on the day...

-Hiya.

-Dannie's like the female version of me.

He's definitely tickling my fancy all day long.

..which makes it all the more surprising Ellis never called her.

-When Faisal met Josie...

-How are you doing? All right?

..they agreed to go on a date.

-I think we're going to see each other again.

-Yeah.

'My first thoughts when I saw Josie'

were hips and legs and bum.

They arranged to meet for dinner, but Josie started having doubts.

I'm just dreading the conversation tonight,

because I don't think we'll have anything to talk about.

And at the very last moment, she ditched the date altogether.

I don't think I'm going to go.

I just don't think I can put myself through it.

Yeah, I got stood up. I'm not hurt - pissed.

# One night of sin... #

In Guildford, it's been weeks since Natalie shared a bed with Rogan,

and she hasn't heard from him since.

I'm feeling a bit crappy.

Cos...I guess I was kind of expecting, erm...

..to, kind of, you know... to hear from him.

I guess...erm...

it kind of feels like he's not actually that interested.

She's hoping her older brother Robert can offer some sound advice.

-Want anything else, Nats?

-No, thanks.

-So what's this guy's name?

-Uh, he's called Rogan.

-Uh-huh.

-And...

-He's 22.

-22? OK.

-Hmm...

-Right. All right.

But...he's cool.

-OK, so when you have met up...

-The once.

..what was it like? How was it? Was it uncomfortable?

-It was good. I thought we got on. Really well.

-Uh-huh.

And so after the next day - who contacted who? He contacted you?

-No, I contacted him.

-Right, OK. And how did that conversation go?

-It was a text message. I didn't hear from him for a while.

-Right, OK.

'I'm not getting good vibes about it, to be honest.'

I think any brother would say the same thing.

If you weren't you, and you were having this conversation

with someone else, what advice would you give them?

He's probably not interested. Let it go.

-That's probably what I would say.

-That would be your initial response?

Yeah. But for some reason, I'm holding out.

OK. As long as you're happy. You've got to do what you're happy with.

Natalie decides to keep waiting for Rogan to get in touch.

Over in the Midlands, Kirsty and Andy's relationship

is going from strength to strength.

-Nice to see you, pal.

-How you goin'?

-You all right, mate? Missed you!

Andy's back at his mum and dad's house,

where he lived before he moved to be closer to Kirsty.

I miss him all the time. He was always my best friend.

It's like my right arm has gone.

That's from Kirsty's house.

Andy let's his parents know how the relationship is going.

She looks absolutely stunning. The sort of girl he would go for.

Cos he's a good-looking lad, my son!

-Are you really into her?

-Yeah, I am.

-Aw...!

-I like her quite a lot.

-Is it love?

-ANDY CHUCKLES

Tomorrow, Andy's taking Kirsty to Amsterdam,

where he plans to take their relationship to the next level.

-I'm going to ask her out when we get here.

-Are you?

-Find a nice little spot and... make it all nice.

-That's great.

I think Andrew is a bit of a romantic.

I'm not sure where he's got that from.

You only have to look as far as me. I've taught him all he knows.

He told me he'd put flowers on Kirsty's bed.

You've never ever bought me a bunch of flowers. Ever. In 25 years.

I did. Our anniversary, I sent them to your work.

-One!

-Ah!

# Holiday, oh, holiday

# And the best one of the year... #

Schiphol!

Two months into their relationship,

this is their first trip away together

and Kirsty has no idea what Andy's got up his sleeve.

Look how beautiful she is! You are beautiful, though, babe.

SHE LAUGHS

We're in Amsterdam, the place to be!

And what's makes it better cos I'm with Kirsty!

Finally, Andy finds the perfect moment to say his piece.

Kirsty?

I've got something to tell you.

I've been really happy this past month. I want you so much.

I've never felt this way before about anyone.

How do you feel about making it official and being my girlfriend?

-I'd love to, babe.

-You'd love to?

We made it official in Amsterdam!

-How are you feeling?

-Happy.

-Happy?

-Yeah, I am.

You just made me a really happy guy.

It's like you're married or something!

ANDY LAUGHS

Back with Natalie and Rogan, after weeks of hearing nothing,

and just when Natalie was about to give up all hope,

Rogan's got back in touch.

Recently, I've been really, really busy.

I've been away working - hosting in some clubs in Portugal,

for the past weeks, so I've just got back.

Now I'm back in the gym, back to doing a bit of work,

but more importantly, back to talking to Natalie again.

But after all that happened on their first date,

it's been a difficult time for Natalie.

For me, not hearing from him,

and feeling like he was being quite cold, it was horrible.

Not only was I questioning if he liked me,

if he was interested, I was just generally questioning myself.

Way too much happened for a first date.

Why did I go against everything that I had said I wasn't going to do?

Why did I go and do that?

It didn't make me think differently,

or any less of her, or anything, that we hit it off so well.

I just thought that, um, it just happens, and...um...

Yeah. Felt all right, so it was...fine.

Do I think he's a pretty-boy player? D'you know what?

No.

I think I'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt.

Four months after their first meeting,

Natalie's decided to meet Rogan on neutral ground.

She's hoping to find out, once and for all,

if he's the right man for her.

'I think deep, deep, deep, deep down, as much as my guard is up,'

I guess I'm hoping that he will give me a chance.

-Hello.

-SHE GIGGLES

-Hello!

-How you doing?

-You all right?

-Good.

-Good to see you.

-You, too.

-Are you good?

-Yeah. You?

-Yeah, not too bad.

-You look very nice.

-Long time, no see.

-Not half!

Do you want to get under? It's a bit wet.

-I haven't been to a theme park before.

-You've never been here?!

-No.

Dude. It's like fun times! This is going to be fun.

SCREAMING

That is the best bit. That bit right there.

I was wondering, when I saw her, if we'd have the same attraction,

the same chemistry as we did when we first met, and yeah,

the attraction's definitely still there.

ROGAN LAUGHS LOUDLY That is classic!

Look at your face!

We're just having a giggle. Like I wanted to have.

Which is awesome. So I'm happy. It's cool. It's good.

So, have you, like, enjoyed today?

-Yeah. I have.

-Here, and...

-It has been nice to see you.

Well, it's been good to catch up with you, sort of, you know,

see each other in...this kind of environment, you know.

-Reignite the flame.

-Reignite... Yeah, there you go.

-Yes...

-OK, cool.

-One way of putting it.

Today has been really good.

It's been really nice to see Natalie and spend some time with her.

'Yeah, the attraction's definitely still there.

'I said to her, when we spoke at first,'

she worried it might be a bit awkward or whatever.

But I wasn't really. I just thought, cos we got on well the first time,

we will this time and, we have, so, yeah. Been good to catch up.

Today has been really, really fun.

As much as I do fancy him - be cool.

If he's interested obviously he'll need to show me,

in some way, shape or form.

And if anything develops, it will develop naturally.

Perhaps things will take off second time around.

Meanwhile, Kirsty and Andy are making

the most of their first summer as an official item.

What are we doing now, beautiful?

From updating their relationship status...

Just changing it to "in a relationship with, er..."

..to rooftop barbecues.

-Steak as tender as can be!

-SHE LAUGHS

Throwing a party for all their friends -

it's obvious to everyone how close they have become.

-I don't talk about Kirsty much, do I?

-You talk about her all the time.

-No, I don't!

-Definitely do!

I think that Kirsty and Andy are just definitely meant to be.

Just together, they just work.

Andrew's got more romantic - I'd even say pathetic,

because he's writing poems and telling me about them every day!

I've never loved someone so much, I wrote him a poem!

LAUGHTER

You can tell there's only one guy for her now, and that is Andy.

As well as their mates,

Kirsty and Andy are also spending more time with each other's families.

Today, Andy has been invited

to the Stourport mayor's annual charity ball.

It's a chance for some quality time with Kirsty's dad.

I've never done this sort of thing before,

so I'm quite worried about it. A bit nervous.

He's looking good, looking good. Looking smart.

I do feel good. Sitting here.

Looking smart for my girl.

He needs to look smart for her, though.

-Welcome.

-Hello. How's it going?

-Welcome.

-Hello!

Kirsty is Stourport's Carnival Queen,

and the mayor's guest of honour at the bash.

-Hi!

-He's a lucky guy, in'he?!

-I am.

-You wanna get to Specsavers, you do!

Aw...!

'This ain't the sort of thing I'm used to, but....

'Trying to handle it as best as I can.'

It's not the sort of thing I normally do, but...

If that's what, erm, Kirsty does, I'll follow her.

Andy's in unfamiliar territory, and he's forgotten to bring any cash.

He's paying.

Yeah, I am. I've got a card?

I'm baling you out again already.

-How are you enjoying tonight?

-Yeah, it's good.

-You look a bit awkward.

Your dad's given me loads of banter. I find it hard to deal with.

-Why?

-Dunno. Keeps on bringing money up.

-He always will!

-Oh, no!

If he teases you, it means he likes you.

-You said that.

-I know!

-Yeah. He's all right, yeah.

Determined to pay his own way,

Andy borrows some cash and wipes the slate clean.

-There's 40, and just call it that.

-No, give me 30.

-No, it's all right.

I've not got anything here anyway. Just get yourself a drink with the...

Finally, Andy can relax.

BAND PLAYS: # That's when our love comes tumblin' down... #

-I like doing this sort of thing. It's good, isn't it?

-Yeah.

We should "ball it" more often!

-Just crash loads of balls across the country!

-Yeah, that'd be amazin'!

"So, how are you with?" The mayor! There must be a mayor somewhere.

Just go to every mayor, "You got any balls coming up?"

-I don't know. Oh.

-Keep saying "balls" a bit too much.

-Yeah.

CHATTER AND LAUGHTER

Natalie and Rogan seemed to be back on course

after their date at the theme park.

LAUGHTER That is classic!

But history has repeated itself.

OK, at this stage, I guess,

I've got a bit of a confession to make, as well.

He said he wanted to see me.

So I went.

You can probably guess what happened.

Natalie shared a bed with Rogan for a second time,

and, once again, she's not heard from him since.

That gives me all the answers that I need, really.

I think...

..for the sake of my sanity...

..um...

I can't... I don't think it's a good idea for me to...

..um...continue being involved in this.

SHE SNIFFS

Things couldn't be more different in Birmingham,

where Andy's been planning a surprise weekend away with Kirsty.

He's hoping that a trip to Newquay

will be the perfect place to reveal that he's fallen in love.

'It's going to be a really romantic weekend.'

I'm hoping for, like, a really special moment

where I can just proper, like, go for it.

Look into each other's eyes and say I love you and stuff.

And I just want this to be one of them moments,

where you're just completely in awe of each other.

To kick-start the weekend in style,

Andy's booked a top-notch hotel room.

-Oh...!

-Wow.

Oh, you can see the sea!

See all the surfers.

-You like it, then?

-So nice, isn't it?

Our room's got a sea view, it's got big bay windows. It's beautiful.

The thought that he's done everything, and... It's so nice.

# I caught the sun... #

Andy's surprise trip seems to be having the desired effect.

Could this be the perfect moment for him to tell Kirsty how he feels?

SHE LAUGHS

-See the sunset?

-Beautiful.

How nice is that?

Right, am I racing you down?

Really? Really? Really?

No, don't. I can't get my shoes off!

THEY LAUGH

Wait, I've got to roll 'em! SHE LAUGHS

Oh, I'm going to fall over! It's so pretty!

LAUGHTER

Oh, Kirsty.

-All this just made me realise how much I love you.

-Aw!

I've been in love with you - I fell for you - straight away.

KIRSTY LAUGHS You're an absolutely amazing girl.

I proper love you.

He told me he loved me.

He's amazing. He's done all these things - thought of all this today.

He's well special.

I wanted to make sure that, when I tell her I love her,

it's in the moment and it's...it's right.

# I belong with you You belong with me

# Be my sweetheart... #

Complete strangers at the start of the year,

it's a life-changing moment for Kirsty and Andy.

I literally fell for her the day I met her. It was crazy.

And totally in love with her now.

It's so strange thinking that science brought us together.

I wasn't expecting it at all.

To be matched with someone that I'd really like!

And as if I... This happening now is unreal.

It's crazy.

It's amazing that it's all happened. That I fell in love.

BEHIND CAMERA: Are you in love?

SHE GIGGLES

-You...

-SHE LAUGHS

Yeah!

It's an incredible moment for two people put together by science.

Next time, we follow more couples in The Year of Making Love experiment.

I think I might, yeah, make a move tonight.

He's ridiculously what I go for!

I'm the cat who got the cream.

Disgusting!

I am shitting myself a little bit.

-Are you being serious?!

-Givin' it all that.

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