0:00:02 > 0:00:05This programme contains some strong language.
0:00:05 > 0:00:09In January 2012, hundreds of single people joined an experiment
0:00:09 > 0:00:14- designed to find out if science can help you find love. - Are you ready to meet your match?
0:00:14 > 0:00:18It began with Britain's biggest ever blind date.
0:00:18 > 0:00:20- How are you doing?- Hello!
0:00:20 > 0:00:22How are you doing, you all right?
0:00:22 > 0:00:24Hello, beautiful. How are you doing?
0:00:24 > 0:00:27But these were no random introductions.
0:00:27 > 0:00:30Each couple was matched by experts who believe you'll be
0:00:30 > 0:00:33luckier in love if you take a scientific approach.
0:00:33 > 0:00:37I'm in shock, like, how it's worked.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40I hoped there'd be a bit of chemistry, but there's nothing, I'm sorry.
0:00:40 > 0:00:44I'm happy. Please let him be happy too, or this is going to be brutal.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47I don't want to be nasty, she's really nice. I'm not wowed.
0:00:47 > 0:00:49Yeah, I'm the cat that got the cream. So far, so good.
0:00:49 > 0:00:55- Well done, science. - So can love be created in a lab?
0:00:56 > 0:00:59The brains behind the experiment are Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic
0:00:59 > 0:01:02and Emma Kenny.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04Tomas is a personality profiling expert.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06Millions of people are single
0:01:06 > 0:01:08because they're hooked to this crazy idea
0:01:08 > 0:01:11that there's just one perfect person out there.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14The reality is that we have several potential good matches,
0:01:14 > 0:01:18and compatibility tests will help them find them.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20Emma is a behavioural psychologist.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22We've designed this experiment to prove that science
0:01:22 > 0:01:26can help you find love and that by carefully measuring compatibility,
0:01:26 > 0:01:29you're a lot more likely to find somebody who's just right for you.
0:01:30 > 0:01:35Couples put together in the lab meet at the launch event,
0:01:35 > 0:01:38with more joining in the weeks that follow.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40I'm impressed, so hopefully you are too.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42I don't know what kind of girls you go for.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45- To us.- Definitely.- Cheers.
0:01:45 > 0:01:47Each week, we'll follow a new set of couples
0:01:47 > 0:01:49who decide to see each other again.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52He has suggested date two, which is really exciting.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54I don't know if he's getting a kiss or not,
0:01:54 > 0:01:56depends if he goes in for one.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59Tomas and Emma will monitor their progress for up to a year.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02I really fancy Rogan, I'm not going to lie.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06It's going to be exciting to see how our couples get along,
0:02:06 > 0:02:08and no doubt there are going to be some surprises.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11It will be fascinating to see what happens next.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13All my research and the science suggest it should work,
0:02:13 > 0:02:16but in practice, we have no idea.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20Whatever happens, we'll be there every step of the way.
0:02:20 > 0:02:24But will any of the couples even like each other?
0:02:24 > 0:02:26First kiss...Oh, my God!
0:02:26 > 0:02:29If I was a guy, I wouldn't do that as a date again.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32Will any of them last the whole year?
0:02:32 > 0:02:36I guess I was kind of expecting to hear from him maybe a bit more.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38She seems to think I'm only after one thing.
0:02:38 > 0:02:44- I can't stop smiling, look!- And will the experts be proved right?
0:02:44 > 0:02:46Will anyone find love?
0:02:46 > 0:02:49- Kirsty, will you be my girlfriend? - Yeah.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59This unique experiment kicked off one year ago,
0:02:59 > 0:03:02when single guys and girls from across the UK
0:03:02 > 0:03:04arrived at the launch centre...
0:03:07 > 0:03:10..each one of them half of a compatible pair.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12The brunette over there is amazing.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14And all putting their faith in science.
0:03:14 > 0:03:19If some geezer in a lab is looking at how women work and how men work
0:03:19 > 0:03:23and matching them both together, then I'm game for that.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25What you think might be your perfect type
0:03:25 > 0:03:27might not actually be your perfect type.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29- Yeah, and they say that opposites attract.- Yeah.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32You're more likely to meet someone that's more suited to you.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35Whether it's going to be your ideal match, I don't know yet.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39Once everyone had been assigned their unique number,
0:03:39 > 0:03:42it was time for the introductions to begin.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44Are you ready to meet your match?
0:03:47 > 0:03:50With Tomas and Emma watching for signs of attraction...
0:03:50 > 0:03:51What about this?
0:03:51 > 0:03:55..hundreds of compatible couples were introduced.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00How are you doing?
0:04:00 > 0:04:04There's our marriage! There's our marriage!
0:04:09 > 0:04:11Here's one I made earlier.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14Our first single girl this week is bisexual Alex.
0:04:14 > 0:04:19My name's Alex Chefai. I'm 26 years old and I'm from Chester.
0:04:22 > 0:04:26I'm looking for someone that isn't going to mess me around,
0:04:26 > 0:04:29that's genuine and is spontaneous like myself.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31Do I want a woman, do I want a man?
0:04:31 > 0:04:34Who knows? Keep your options open!
0:04:36 > 0:04:38Alex should have more options than most,
0:04:38 > 0:04:42but her love life is in desperate need of help.
0:04:42 > 0:04:47I have been, with a big capital U, unlucky in love.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49Her love life's very up and down.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53She's had a lot of different, well, personalities.
0:04:53 > 0:04:59I think I've been, 80% of my life, heartbroken.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01So, yeah, unlucky is definitely the word.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06I thought I'd found my perfect partner
0:05:06 > 0:05:10when I met my ex, um, because we got on like a house on fire,
0:05:10 > 0:05:15we had loads in common. But then things just fell apart.
0:05:16 > 0:05:20I think that "the one" IS out there.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22God knows where he or she is.
0:05:22 > 0:05:26I'm having no luck finding the perfect match myself,
0:05:26 > 0:05:28it's just not happening. So I figured,
0:05:28 > 0:05:30why not let science have a go?
0:05:30 > 0:05:34So I'm quite willing to just throw myself right into it
0:05:34 > 0:05:35and just see what happens.
0:05:38 > 0:05:42Alex is looking for the answer to a fundamental question.
0:05:42 > 0:05:46I came here this morning thinking I'd rather meet a guy,
0:05:46 > 0:05:49but I'm not as confident with men as I am with women.
0:05:49 > 0:05:53So will the science match her with a boy or with a girl?
0:05:53 > 0:05:55I'm absolutely crapping myself!
0:06:01 > 0:06:03Both scoring high on sociability,
0:06:03 > 0:06:06Alex has been matched with Tash from Australia.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08Hey! Hi!
0:06:15 > 0:06:18- Brilliant, brilliant. - They're great!
0:06:21 > 0:06:26She's a really cool girl. I'm in shock, like, how it's worked.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31That was really good, I'm very happy.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34I've got a little bit of the jitters at the moment!
0:06:35 > 0:06:39I'm speechless. It's really strange!
0:06:39 > 0:06:41What type of girl do you like? Do you like a girly girl?
0:06:41 > 0:06:42I don't like butch at all.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45I like to be the one that wears the trousers.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48I like my girl to be the one that wears the trousers, so...
0:06:48 > 0:06:49Awesome.
0:06:49 > 0:06:53I can tell that she fancies me because every time she's around me
0:06:53 > 0:06:57she goes a little bit nervous and she can't stop smiling.
0:06:57 > 0:07:01Yeah, she's really cute. First impressions are doing pretty good.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05So it's a promising start for Alex and Tash.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08And on stage, there are many more happy couples.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12But Emma thinks everyone's placing way too much importance on looks.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14Isn't it interesting how the crowd react
0:07:14 > 0:07:17when a couple that happen to be very good-looking appear?
0:07:21 > 0:07:22And yet this whole premise is,
0:07:22 > 0:07:26looks are not the key indicator of success.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29Are you going to go beyond looks and go...
0:07:29 > 0:07:32Yeah, I'm not bothered about looks at all.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36Are you going to hold their hand when you get on the stage?
0:07:36 > 0:07:38It depends if he takes my hand or not.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41He might not like me, so... I'll just take his lead.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45Toni's number is about to be called.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48So let's meet the man who should be just right for her.
0:07:48 > 0:07:53My name is Ryan Glover, I'm 30 years of age and I'm from Blackburn.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56I've been single now for around five to six months.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59You know, I think with the compatibility tests that we've done,
0:07:59 > 0:08:02it's very in-depth and I think there's a great chance
0:08:02 > 0:08:04of meeting the right one.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08Toni's belief that looks don't matter
0:08:08 > 0:08:10is about to be put to the test.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15Oh, no!
0:08:19 > 0:08:21Ryan's a novelty nightclub act,
0:08:21 > 0:08:24and he likes to mix business with pleasure.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33No. That's terrible. She's embarrassed.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35- That was totally embarrassing.- Why?
0:08:35 > 0:08:37It doesn't look good so far,
0:08:37 > 0:08:40but science says they've got a lot in common.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42What do you do for a living?
0:08:42 > 0:08:45- I'm a trainee lawyer.- Right.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47Bit boring, bit geeky.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50You know what, in that sense, opposites can attract, can't they?
0:08:50 > 0:08:51Yeah, I guess.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53You are very much my type.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56Am I? OK, good.
0:08:56 > 0:09:00Ryan's happy, but Toni will need to be convinced the system has worked.
0:09:02 > 0:09:06Unfortunately, the science misfires for some others too.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12A little bit on the awkward side, that one, yeah?
0:09:12 > 0:09:13They wouldn't even hold hands.
0:09:17 > 0:09:21I'm not convinced by that match at all.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25So the matchmaking is not perfect...
0:09:25 > 0:09:27Oh, my days!
0:09:32 > 0:09:34Oh, gosh.
0:09:34 > 0:09:35Oh.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38..but then neither are some people's manners.
0:09:38 > 0:09:42That's the perfect example of how not to meet a potential partner.
0:09:42 > 0:09:47I thought it'd be a blonde person, but it was a brown-haired person.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49.You left me behind.
0:09:49 > 0:09:54He just left me behind... and then because everyone booed,
0:09:54 > 0:09:55he came back to grab my hand
0:09:55 > 0:09:58but then I said, "I don't want it any more"!
0:09:59 > 0:10:04It was just horrible, honestly. I'm just going straight to the bus.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09Let's hope our next single guy gets what he's hoping for.
0:10:09 > 0:10:14Hi. My name is Ross. I live in Sheffield. I'm 21.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16I want a girl who's got good wabs. I love wabs.
0:10:16 > 0:10:20A good bust. I love girls who are slim.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23She's got to be pretty as well, but she's got to have great banter.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28Ross is matched with 19-year-old student Beth.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32- How are you doing, you all right? - Hiya.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36- You look very good.- Thank you.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38- What's your name?- Ross. What's yours?- Beth.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42Yeah, I think she's all right, yeah, I'm attracted to her.
0:10:42 > 0:10:46He's good-looking, muscly, so my type. I was quite happy, yeah.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49I'm loving the teddy bear, it was a good idea. Did you buy it yourself?
0:10:49 > 0:10:52- No, my mum got it me. - Your mum?- Yeah. For you, though.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55Ah, bless her. Thanks to Mum.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58When I met him, he gave me this. I thought that was a nice thing to do.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00It sort of broke the ice a little bit, so I thought that was sweet.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03Have you got any chat-up lines?
0:11:03 > 0:11:07- If you were a bogey, I'd pick you first.- Oh.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09If you was a car door, I'd slam you.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13Charming!
0:11:13 > 0:11:15'The chat-up line he used, something about'
0:11:15 > 0:11:18"I'd smash you" or something like that, I wasn't really feeling that.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20Not a good chat-up line at all.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23To be fair, I was dropping some horrible lines on her, to be honest,
0:11:23 > 0:11:26- but it's all banter. I love it. - He's quite, I don't know,
0:11:26 > 0:11:28full of himself, likes to talk about himself.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30I don't know, I'll have to see.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32While Beth makes up her mind about Ross,
0:11:32 > 0:11:36our next single girl is hoping to meet a true gentleman.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41I'm Cally, I'm from London and I'm 29.
0:11:42 > 0:11:46I'm hoping to make it to date two.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48I haven't really made it to date two very often.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54So the plan was to get married before I was 30,
0:11:54 > 0:11:58but at the age of 29, it hasn't quite gone according to plan.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00I've been a bridesmaid seven times.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04They always say you're always the bridesmaid, never the bride.
0:12:04 > 0:12:05I hope that's not true.
0:12:05 > 0:12:10To me, if I had to pick almost the perfect girlfriend, it'd be Cally.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12Loves sports. Knows all the rules.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14Probably more than the boyfriend does.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16Many people say to me, they cannot understand
0:12:16 > 0:12:18why Cally is still single.
0:12:21 > 0:12:22My first love was amazing.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24I went out with him for four-and-a-half years.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28I lost my virginity to him. I went through university with him.
0:12:28 > 0:12:32He actually dumped me a month before my finals, which wasn't ideal.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34Still got a first, though, so...!
0:12:34 > 0:12:37But it would just be nice for a guy to kind of have me at "hello"
0:12:37 > 0:12:38and make me smile.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43This is really nerve-wracking, waiting to meet him now.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50With both scoring high on confidence and ambition,
0:12:50 > 0:12:52Cally's match is Ben, from London.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55- Hi, how are you?- How are you doing? - Good to see you.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57Look at this!
0:12:57 > 0:12:58I'm so scared about this.
0:12:58 > 0:13:02- I'm going to fall down the steps. Shall we go for it?- Yeah, let's go.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05Already explaining that she's afraid, and he's protecting her.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09Wow, he's really hot, I'm really pleased.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11Do you reckon we can just leg it out of the room now?
0:13:11 > 0:13:12What have we done?
0:13:12 > 0:13:15She seems nice. I hope she's my type, I don't know. We'll see.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18Look, it's all going to be fun, isn't it? It's going to be fine.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21I'm happy. Please let him be happy too, or this is going to be brutal!
0:13:21 > 0:13:24So can you see how we've been matched?
0:13:24 > 0:13:29Yeah, I can. I mean, I said kind of tall, broad, sporty,
0:13:29 > 0:13:31so I guess they had to go tall and broad and sporty.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34- I guess I am tall.- Six foot six, they got the tall right.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37He's definitely my type. I'm definitely attracted to Ben,
0:13:37 > 0:13:41and his manners are gorgeous and he's quite funny, so...
0:13:41 > 0:13:43- I'm pretty impressed with science so far.- It's going well.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46She's really nice. Like, you know instantly
0:13:46 > 0:13:47that we could really easily get on
0:13:47 > 0:13:50and I can see why the compatibility test has paired us up.
0:13:50 > 0:13:51She's a really nice girl.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54I always find it weird when girls are taller than guys in couples.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57I know I shouldn't, but I do find it a bit weird.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00I really wouldn't go for a girl taller than me.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02Ben looks like a great fit for Cally.
0:14:05 > 0:14:07Next, hoping for an understanding man
0:14:07 > 0:14:09is 29-year-old mother-of-three, Olley.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12If you're single, you know you're ready to meet someone
0:14:12 > 0:14:15when you're not enjoying being on your own any more.
0:14:15 > 0:14:17Being on your own can be fun, you know, but I'm not...
0:14:17 > 0:14:20I wouldn't say I'm not enjoying it, but I am ready to share.
0:14:21 > 0:14:25Both the outgoing type, Olley's paired with City broker Darren.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27- How are you doing? - Really good.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29You look amazing.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32We're both punching the air. We've got two happy people.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34- What's your name?- Olley.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36- I'm Darren. - He's really good-looking.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39I didn't expect to be with someone good-looking.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42First impression, great body, attractive face. Pretty pleased.
0:14:42 > 0:14:43I'm very happy about it.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45They click immediately, but,
0:14:45 > 0:14:47knowing it's been an issue for guys in the past,
0:14:47 > 0:14:50Olley's upfront about her family life.
0:14:50 > 0:14:51Tell me about yourself. What do you do?
0:14:51 > 0:14:55OK. I've got three children. I'm a registered carer to them.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58- My life in the week's really tough. - Yeah, I can well believe that.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02He did go a bit quiet, but sometimes people go quiet
0:15:02 > 0:15:04because they don't really know what to say.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07My genuine reaction to finding out Olley has kids
0:15:07 > 0:15:09was a little bit of shock.
0:15:09 > 0:15:13It's a big thing. It's not the only thing.
0:15:13 > 0:15:17Hundreds of single people put their faith in a scientific formula.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19And as the day draws to a close,
0:15:19 > 0:15:22some promising pairings have been made.
0:15:24 > 0:15:28How did the date go? Er... well, I think it went well.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30She's nice, she's really nice.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33I think we'd see each other again, I'd like to see you again.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35Yeah, I think, hopefully, yeah.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37I was actually thinking I might ask for a lift home.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39You should, rather than get the coach.
0:15:39 > 0:15:40Well, I mean, like...
0:15:40 > 0:15:44He hasn't asked for my number yet, but he's asked for a lift home,
0:15:44 > 0:15:46- so that's a good sign! - Well, I can ask for your number.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48- We'll see each other again in the car park.- Yeah.
0:15:48 > 0:15:52I thought I was going to be put with a massive geek
0:15:52 > 0:15:55so it's quite nice to be put with someone, like, quite normal.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57You can compliment me, you don't have to just call me normal.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00Lovely to meet you.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03And you too. Get home safely.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06- Bye!- Over and out. Let's see what happens in round two.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09I think our date went really well today.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11Yeah, I agree, really well.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13- We've got a lot in common, haven't we?- Yeah, definitely.
0:16:13 > 0:16:17- Definitely going to see each other again.- If I can persuade you to come to Chester.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20It's a nice place. I'll give you the guided tour.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23Look at me, going all shy now that you've mentioned the date!
0:16:31 > 0:16:34It's been a week since the launch of the experiment.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38Tonight, Alex has invited Tash out for drinks in her home town.
0:16:38 > 0:16:42Got a checked shirt on, skinny jeans, Converse trainers.
0:16:42 > 0:16:46Actually, no, they're not, are they, they're Redeemers classic trainers.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49And my geek glasses. I'm really nervous...
0:16:49 > 0:16:52Again. I always get nervous on a first date.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54So my heart's racing a little bit.
0:16:54 > 0:16:59I might have to have an alcoholic beverage to calm me down.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01On the 50-minute journey from her place in Manchester,
0:17:01 > 0:17:04Tash has been thinking about the first time they met.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07Everything that came out of my mouth,
0:17:07 > 0:17:09she was like, "Me too," and vice versa
0:17:09 > 0:17:11and it was just crazy, like,
0:17:11 > 0:17:16things that I hadn't even submitted into the compatibility test
0:17:16 > 0:17:19were coming up and it was just crazy how much we had in common.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21Also, there was a lot of physical attraction there.
0:17:21 > 0:17:22I think she's gorgeous.
0:17:22 > 0:17:28Australian-born Tash is now working full time in the UK.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30My plan is to stay here for a while.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32I'm not one for living here for a week
0:17:32 > 0:17:34and then saying I'm going to go home.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36I try to stick things out.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38I've done the whole single travelling thing
0:17:38 > 0:17:41and I'm getting over it, it gets overrated after a while.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43She's been travelling around the world,
0:17:43 > 0:17:46but has decided to settle in Manchester.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48Basically, the main reason I came here
0:17:48 > 0:17:49was because my sister lives here.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52She tends to go for people that are quieter than her
0:17:52 > 0:17:57but also dress well, well-spoken, quite intelligent people.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59I love going on dates.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02All the anticipation before the date and everything,
0:18:02 > 0:18:05and after the date, the messaging and all that.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07I love it so much.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13Hello! You all right?
0:18:13 > 0:18:15How are you?
0:18:15 > 0:18:16I'm all right.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19Alex and Tash got on so well when they first met,
0:18:19 > 0:18:22their expectations for tonight are sky high.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25Have you got OCD with knives and forks? Or is that just me?
0:18:25 > 0:18:26No, you clearly do!
0:18:26 > 0:18:29You just did this. There's a knife on each side,
0:18:29 > 0:18:31so that doesn't make any sense to me whatsoever.
0:18:31 > 0:18:35- What are you talking about?- Just blame it on the nerves, yeah?- Yeah.
0:18:35 > 0:18:40I think it's going all right but I'm a bit nervous,
0:18:40 > 0:18:42so I keep talking about really random stuff.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45I'm quite good at making people fall in love with me.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47I have an A* in that.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49- Really?- Yeah.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52So you're a heartbreaker as well, then?
0:18:52 > 0:18:55- No. They always break my heart. - I think she's just as nervous as me.
0:18:55 > 0:19:00She's told me she's usually never this nervous with anyone
0:19:00 > 0:19:01and I've said the same thing,
0:19:01 > 0:19:04so us being nervous shows that there's something there.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06- Knock, knock.- Who's there?
0:19:06 > 0:19:10Interrupting starfish. Please tell me you haven't heard this before.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12No, I haven't. Interrupting...
0:19:15 > 0:19:18- Oh, my God, that was lame. - How funny is that joke?
0:19:18 > 0:19:20It is funny, but a little bit lame!
0:19:20 > 0:19:21'My nerves haven't settled yet.'
0:19:21 > 0:19:25I've been sat there for a while and it's still there, so...
0:19:27 > 0:19:29A few more drinks, and then they will go. Maybe a ciggy.
0:19:37 > 0:19:38Can we get two Jagerbombs?
0:19:40 > 0:19:43Oh, wait, we have to look at each other.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46Bad sex if you don't...right, go.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49While things are going well...
0:19:49 > 0:19:51Can I get another two?
0:19:51 > 0:19:54..Alex wants to make sure they take things slowly.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57I don't usually sleep with someone on the first date.
0:19:57 > 0:19:59I'm very old-fashioned.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02I like to see someone at least five or six times
0:20:02 > 0:20:07before anything like that even...occurs.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09If we take it slow, then that's fine,
0:20:09 > 0:20:11but I'm really enjoying my time with her
0:20:11 > 0:20:13and hopefully, it lasts a bit longer.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16- Should I book you a taxi now? - Yeah, so I don't miss the train.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19'There's definitely a little spark there.'
0:20:21 > 0:20:24Yeah, I'm pretty happy, so we'll keep in touch
0:20:24 > 0:20:26and then we'll organise another date.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30At the launch of the experiment,
0:20:30 > 0:20:33unlucky-in-love Cally was matched with Ben.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36And it looked like the experts had done well.
0:20:36 > 0:20:37Look at this!
0:20:39 > 0:20:41Wow, he's really hot, I'm really pleased.
0:20:41 > 0:20:47I hope she's my type, I don't know. We'll see.
0:20:47 > 0:20:51Ben did call, and today he's invited Cally to the zoo.
0:20:51 > 0:20:55She wants to make just the right impression.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58I want to make sure that I don't look like I've made too much effort,
0:20:58 > 0:21:02because I'm not sure he's really into high-maintenance girls,
0:21:02 > 0:21:05but equally, I don't want to look too slobby.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08So far, Ben ticks all the right boxes
0:21:08 > 0:21:12so I'm being really open-minded about it.
0:21:12 > 0:21:13I am going to follow his lead.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15I like a guy who takes the lead,
0:21:15 > 0:21:19so if he doesn't make any physical contact at all,
0:21:19 > 0:21:24maybe I'll take offence to that and think he doesn't fancy me at all.
0:21:26 > 0:21:30Waiting patiently for his date, Ben's playing it cool.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33I could tell straight away that she's a nice girl, we get on,
0:21:33 > 0:21:36I really like that about her. There's not too much drama,
0:21:36 > 0:21:38there's not sort of attention-seeking
0:21:38 > 0:21:42and she's easy-going, which are all the kinds of things I look for.
0:21:42 > 0:21:44Ben has been single for over eight years
0:21:44 > 0:21:47and may be something of a commitment-phobe.
0:21:47 > 0:21:51What is love? It's not something I know a huge amount about,
0:21:51 > 0:21:54to be honest, given my past experiences.
0:21:54 > 0:21:55I've been single for a long time.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58I just think I'm quite fussy. I just haven't met anyone,
0:21:58 > 0:22:00or maybe I'm just unlucky.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02I haven't met anyone who, you know, sort of grabs me.
0:22:02 > 0:22:06Ben's love life has been pretty atrocious, if I'm honest.
0:22:06 > 0:22:07In the 12 years I've known him,
0:22:07 > 0:22:10he's only really had one proper girlfriend and, you know,
0:22:10 > 0:22:12maybe she broke his heart
0:22:12 > 0:22:15and he's been pretty upset and not found anyone else since her.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18I don't really know what my best qualities are.
0:22:18 > 0:22:22I guess for some girls I'm tall, I guess that's good for some girls.
0:22:22 > 0:22:27I'm really nervous. And I have no idea what Ben's wearing.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29I'm just going to look for a really tall guy
0:22:29 > 0:22:34and, um, get this whole hello out the way.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38- Hello.- How are you doing? - How are you?- You all right?
0:22:38 > 0:22:40- Yeah, I'm good, thank you. Good to see you again.- And you.
0:22:40 > 0:22:45- I'll get it. It's a date, isn't it? - "It's a date, isn't it?"
0:22:45 > 0:22:47- Do you want to take control of where we go today?- No.- Please.
0:22:47 > 0:22:51Really? Do I have to make decisions?
0:22:51 > 0:22:54- I think we need one decision-maker, and it might as well be you.- OK.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57Ben may not be the world's best map-reader,
0:22:57 > 0:22:59but when it comes to fun, he knows what he wants.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02I'd like to see some monkeys and some gorillas.
0:23:02 > 0:23:03Nice. Good shout.
0:23:03 > 0:23:04Cally clearly likes Ben,
0:23:04 > 0:23:07but it seems he's only got eyes for the monkeys.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10- Pretty cool, aren't they? - It's not a bad life, is it?
0:23:10 > 0:23:14No, but it's not hugely exciting. This is their life.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16Yeah, that's true.
0:23:16 > 0:23:17'I still fancy Ben.'
0:23:17 > 0:23:20His whole physique is gorgeous and I love the way he talks.
0:23:20 > 0:23:21Little things like saying,
0:23:21 > 0:23:24"These animals don't have much of an existence, it must be boring," -
0:23:24 > 0:23:26I really like that because it shows
0:23:26 > 0:23:28that he's proactive and wants more from life.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30I think I've got quite a few friends
0:23:30 > 0:23:32who haven't evolved very far from these guys!
0:23:32 > 0:23:35- Boys or girls? - Boys. Quick scratch.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38'I still haven't really felt any flirting.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40'We'll carry on walking round.'
0:23:40 > 0:23:42See how he is around the big cats,
0:23:42 > 0:23:45because that's got to bring out the phwoar-ness, surely!
0:23:45 > 0:23:47Here are the big cats.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50- Oh, the big cats are there. - Yeah.- Cool.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52Oh, lions and tigers, here we go.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54- Oh, there's a lion. - Oh, yes, amazing.
0:23:54 > 0:23:59I'm just worried that maybe I'm kind of more of the boy role today.
0:23:59 > 0:24:01I'm making the decisions, I'm map-reading
0:24:01 > 0:24:04and I think with all these animals around us,
0:24:04 > 0:24:09just a bit more of the whole animal instinct would be good.
0:24:09 > 0:24:13Personality-wise, she's really nice. I think she's a pretty girl.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16What I don't know is if there's more than that or not.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18Maybe if we go round here...
0:24:18 > 0:24:21I've suggested we go somewhere warm, grab a drink and some food.
0:24:21 > 0:24:24I felt like he needed coaxing into what to do next.
0:24:27 > 0:24:28I think I've got it right.
0:24:28 > 0:24:32Cally's hoping the flirting will get going over drinks.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34I'm kind of cheesy in the sense of, Top Gun
0:24:34 > 0:24:37- and Pretty Woman are up there. - I haven't seen either of them.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40- Oh, my God, you haven't seen Top Gun? - No.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43'Ben and I are still getting on really well,'
0:24:43 > 0:24:48but I'm just really struggling to see if he fancies me back.
0:24:48 > 0:24:54There is just no body language that suggests he's kind of interested.
0:24:54 > 0:24:56It's almost as if we get on too well.
0:24:56 > 0:24:57It's just, like, so easy,
0:24:57 > 0:25:00so relaxed, that you don't think about anything else.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02We're just, you know, having a nice time.
0:25:05 > 0:25:06Yeah, I am just a slow burner.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08I don't want to jump into things.
0:25:08 > 0:25:10I know that I get on really well with Cally
0:25:10 > 0:25:12and I think that we get on well enough
0:25:12 > 0:25:14to be compatible in that respect.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16- So I'm going that way. - All right, Cally.
0:25:16 > 0:25:17It was good to see you again.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19Nice to see you. Have a nice evening.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21Yeah, I'll speak to you soon. Bye.
0:25:21 > 0:25:25You need to know, are things going to go any further or are things going to just be what they are now?
0:25:25 > 0:25:27I guess I'll call her and have a chat about it, basically.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30I feel he's just being really, really cautious with me
0:25:30 > 0:25:32and I want to throw caution to the wind.
0:25:32 > 0:25:36I want to just have fun, think to hell with it, let's flirt,
0:25:36 > 0:25:38let's have at least some body contact.
0:25:38 > 0:25:44There's nothing there at the moment and that lack of chemistry, for me,
0:25:44 > 0:25:47I just worry, but I would be really happy
0:25:47 > 0:25:51if Ben got in touch again because it would show he's interested.
0:25:54 > 0:25:58When they met at the launch of the experiment, single mum Olley
0:25:58 > 0:26:01and City broker Darren had an instant chemistry.
0:26:01 > 0:26:05Great body, attractive face. I'm very happy about it.
0:26:05 > 0:26:06He's really good-looking.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09I didn't expect to be with someone good-looking.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12Olley wants to share her family life with Mr Right.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17I've been single, legally, for about three-and-a-half years.
0:26:17 > 0:26:21I have had a few boyfriends since but it hasn't really,
0:26:21 > 0:26:23kind of, developed into anything.
0:26:27 > 0:26:28I've got a teenage daughter
0:26:28 > 0:26:31and my youngest two are on the autistic spectrum.
0:26:31 > 0:26:35I'm hugely, hugely protective of them, and they are my world.
0:26:37 > 0:26:41She likes a mixture between Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp, Ricky Gervais.
0:26:41 > 0:26:42Oh, it's going to be tough.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46Olley's devoted to her daughters,
0:26:46 > 0:26:50but she's also a girl who loves to party.
0:26:50 > 0:26:52Put on mascara, pff. Eye shadow...
0:26:54 > 0:26:57Because she's a young mum, she's embarrassing.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03Every time I've met someone, I've kind of hoped my faith
0:27:03 > 0:27:05in men would be restored but it just gets more eroded.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07Obviously, my worry is for the children as well,
0:27:07 > 0:27:09how will they feel?
0:27:09 > 0:27:12But, um, I think they're more excited than me!
0:27:12 > 0:27:15The guy that I meet, if he's the right one for me,
0:27:15 > 0:27:17has to be the right one for my family.
0:27:17 > 0:27:21They are the biggest priority in my life over anything,
0:27:21 > 0:27:22and it's got to take a really big man
0:27:22 > 0:27:25and a really special person to understand my situation.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29When they said goodbye at the launch,
0:27:29 > 0:27:32Olley thought Darren could be "the one".
0:27:32 > 0:27:33Bye!
0:27:33 > 0:27:36Over and out. Let's see what happens in round two.
0:27:37 > 0:27:41But since then, he's had a change of heart.
0:27:41 > 0:27:44Bit cheesed off, really. After everything's that gone on,
0:27:44 > 0:27:48Darren has decided to tell me that he wouldn't, um,
0:27:48 > 0:27:50wouldn't ever date a parent, which,
0:27:50 > 0:27:53you know, I kind of had such high hopes
0:27:53 > 0:27:56because of how well we got on prior to that, obviously,
0:27:56 > 0:28:00because the whole point of me being me and of me doing this
0:28:00 > 0:28:05is because of my situation being a parent,
0:28:05 > 0:28:09so you just feel, like, a bit like a bubble's burst.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12They've agreed to meet and talk it through,
0:28:12 > 0:28:15and Olley's not holding back on the outfit.
0:28:15 > 0:28:16Baddabam!
0:28:19 > 0:28:21We get on, so I'm looking forward to seeing him anyway.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23I'm not going to try and change his mind.
0:28:23 > 0:28:27Despite having the big dress on with the boobs out,
0:28:27 > 0:28:29I'm not trying to change his mind! Honest.
0:28:36 > 0:28:38- All right?- Not bad.- It's freezing.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41- I know. How are you? You look great. - Hello.
0:28:41 > 0:28:44I mean, obviously, kind of, it is good to see you again.
0:28:44 > 0:28:48I mean, um, I feel like I have to be honest and say
0:28:48 > 0:28:53I don't think we can, kind of, have anything relationship-wise.
0:28:53 > 0:28:54- Yeah.- Um, I just think
0:28:54 > 0:28:57the scenario is just too much for me to take on.
0:28:57 > 0:29:00I'm not upset with you or anything
0:29:00 > 0:29:02but the problem is, we do get on incredibly well.
0:29:02 > 0:29:04I really wish we didn't get on.
0:29:04 > 0:29:08It's just... It's just... Yeah, I just don't think it's me.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11As soon as I found out she had children, for me, I was like
0:29:11 > 0:29:13"I've kind of got to be honest now."
0:29:13 > 0:29:16I mean, I don't want to kind of give false hope.
0:29:16 > 0:29:20- It's a tough thing for Olley to hear.- It was good to see you.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23Yes, really lovely to see you again. Take care of yourself.
0:29:23 > 0:29:26It's a shame. Yeah, of course it's a shame but, you know,
0:29:26 > 0:29:28life goes on and I'm very, very fortunate.
0:29:28 > 0:29:31You know, I go home and I've got three people that love me
0:29:31 > 0:29:35and I love them, so I'm, I'm a really, really lucky girl.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38Whatever happens in my life, I'm a really, really lucky girl.
0:29:48 > 0:29:51It's been three weeks since Alex and Tash last met
0:29:51 > 0:29:54and Alex is getting ready for date number two.
0:29:55 > 0:30:00I'm hoping that when I feel more relaxed, that, um, you know,
0:30:00 > 0:30:05that me and her can actually see each other properly
0:30:05 > 0:30:07rather than just dating.
0:30:07 > 0:30:09I know it's, like, really early days yet
0:30:09 > 0:30:12but I'm hoping that something will come out of it.
0:30:12 > 0:30:14I need to know what she wants, really,
0:30:14 > 0:30:16cos she hasn't made that very clear.
0:30:16 > 0:30:19And plus, she's only got a two-year visa anyway,
0:30:19 > 0:30:22so I don't know how that's going to work.
0:30:22 > 0:30:25It kind of holds me back on, like, the way I feel because she could
0:30:25 > 0:30:29just disappear off to the other side of the world at any point.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32This time, Alex is meeting Tash near her place in Manchester.
0:30:34 > 0:30:36- Hello.- Hi.
0:30:36 > 0:30:39- You all right?- I'm good, how are you?
0:30:44 > 0:30:47It's soon obvious the chemistry is still there.
0:30:47 > 0:30:49I missed again!
0:30:49 > 0:30:52It's going actually really, really well.
0:30:52 > 0:30:56I'm having a lot of fun and I think she is as well.
0:30:56 > 0:30:58Boom!
0:30:58 > 0:31:01I do fancy her, as you can tell by the smile on my face.
0:31:01 > 0:31:03- Oohh!- Go get that one.
0:31:05 > 0:31:09It's going well, yeah, we're having a laugh. Um...it's nice.
0:31:09 > 0:31:11I thought that was going to be a strike.
0:31:11 > 0:31:15Things are going so well, Alex wants to talk about her one fear.
0:31:16 > 0:31:20- What bothers me is, like, we're dating and stuff...- Uh-huh.
0:31:20 > 0:31:23..but you might just, like, fuck off at any point and it's like...
0:31:23 > 0:31:26OK. Yeah, but, like, I wouldn't do that,
0:31:26 > 0:31:29like I'm not the type of person that would just like fuck off,
0:31:29 > 0:31:32and would just catch a plane home.
0:31:32 > 0:31:36I'm not nearly ready to go home. I've got a two-year working visa.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39Then you could put me in your suitcase and take me with you, yeah?
0:31:39 > 0:31:41- Exactly, that's right. Problem solved.- OK.
0:31:41 > 0:31:45We spoke about her and how long she's going to be in the UK for.
0:31:45 > 0:31:48She said that she's definitely going to be here for, like,
0:31:48 > 0:31:50two years so I was like...phew,
0:31:50 > 0:31:55cos I was like, "Oh, this isn't going to work if she's going to go back over there."
0:31:57 > 0:32:00It's always going to play in the back of someone's mind,
0:32:00 > 0:32:04like, you don't want to fall for someone and then have them
0:32:04 > 0:32:09leave and, like, be heartbroken-type thing, so I think the sensible
0:32:09 > 0:32:13thing is to ask this early just to see, like, if I am serious.
0:32:13 > 0:32:16Do you just want to come back to mine for a drink or something?
0:32:16 > 0:32:19- Yeah, yeah.- Yeah?- That'd be cool. I want to see where you live anyway.
0:32:21 > 0:32:23- So this is my humble abode. - Very nice.
0:32:25 > 0:32:27Alex heads back for one last drink.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33- SHE YAWNS I'm so tired.- Me too.
0:32:33 > 0:32:36- You haven't seen my flat yet, have you?- No.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39You need to see it. I'll make sure it's tidy.
0:32:39 > 0:32:42Obviously I don't give a shit.
0:32:42 > 0:32:45But she doesn't want Tash to get the wrong impression.
0:32:45 > 0:32:48I can honestly say I've never had a one-night stand,
0:32:48 > 0:32:52- and I would never, ever do it. It's just not my thing.- Really?
0:32:52 > 0:32:54Never.
0:32:54 > 0:32:56I've been used once.
0:32:56 > 0:33:01That was not nice. Oh, my God. I woke up the next day
0:33:01 > 0:33:05and it was just like, "Oh, I've got to go now." I was like, "What?"
0:33:05 > 0:33:07Bitch.
0:33:07 > 0:33:09Yeah, that's shit.
0:33:09 > 0:33:12When we got back to the house, it was a little bit awkward then,
0:33:12 > 0:33:15cos it was like, do we kiss, do we not kiss?
0:33:15 > 0:33:18It was one of them.
0:33:18 > 0:33:19I'm going to get going now.
0:33:19 > 0:33:22All right. That's cool. I'm tired and you're tired.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25Because we've got to get up, haven't we?
0:33:25 > 0:33:30They decide to take it slow...until, that is, they say their goodbyes.
0:33:30 > 0:33:33Night. I will text you later.
0:33:33 > 0:33:37- OK.- OK.- Night.
0:33:37 > 0:33:41- Wish me luck getting home. - I will.- Bye.- Bye.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43Yeah, that was nice.
0:33:43 > 0:33:47I can't stop smiling, look. Yeah, it was good.
0:33:47 > 0:33:49(It's a little bit shit she has to home...)
0:33:49 > 0:33:52And she lives far away which is really shit,
0:33:52 > 0:33:56because a longer snog would have been much nicer.
0:33:56 > 0:33:58Everything's going really well,
0:33:58 > 0:34:00so the science is still proving to be really good.
0:34:00 > 0:34:05I'm very happy, yeah. Yes, it's been a successful date number two.
0:34:11 > 0:34:13At the launch of this ambitious experiment,
0:34:13 > 0:34:17hundreds of people met their scientific match on stage.
0:34:17 > 0:34:20- Do you want a piggy back? - Yeah, I'd love a piggy back!
0:34:20 > 0:34:22But in the following days,
0:34:22 > 0:34:25many people decided they were better off single.
0:34:25 > 0:34:29Nightclub entertainer Ryan made a striking entrance
0:34:29 > 0:34:32but he failed to win over trainee lawyer Toni.
0:34:32 > 0:34:34That was totally embarrassing.
0:34:34 > 0:34:38- You are very much my type. - Am I? OK, good.
0:34:38 > 0:34:41And they didn't see each other again.
0:34:44 > 0:34:48When Ross met Beth, his chat-up lines didn't go down well.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50If you was a car door, I'd slam you.
0:34:52 > 0:34:55- I wasn't really feeling that. - It's all banter, I love it.
0:34:55 > 0:34:58Beth did agree to go on another date...
0:34:58 > 0:35:00but Ross's banter didn't come up to scratch.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03Well, he thinks he's got, like, loads of banter,
0:35:03 > 0:35:05but he's not really got that much.
0:35:05 > 0:35:08Right, are we going to get off? Because I'm falling asleep.
0:35:08 > 0:35:12- Am I boring?- Yeah, you're boring me that much. I'm going to fall asleep.
0:35:12 > 0:35:14Whatever you say. I'm getting a bit bored now, to be fair.
0:35:14 > 0:35:16There's something missing a little bit, I think.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19It's not instant, like, chemistry.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22And they also dropped out of the experiment.
0:35:24 > 0:35:30It's been two weeks since Alex and Tash shared their first kiss.
0:35:30 > 0:35:34Today, Alex has invited Tash to stay the night.
0:35:35 > 0:35:38And she's drafted in help with the cooking from her mate Andy.
0:35:38 > 0:35:41Is this the first night you'll have spent together?
0:35:41 > 0:35:44- Yeah.- Really?- I'm shitting myself!
0:35:47 > 0:35:49I can't catch a train home early enough.
0:35:49 > 0:35:53I kind of have to stay, which is a bad thing. Damn(!)
0:35:53 > 0:35:58I'm really bloody nervous now. I've actually got butterflies again.
0:35:58 > 0:36:00Her staying over is a big deal for me.
0:36:00 > 0:36:04I mean, it's not just because it's Natasha. Anyone that stays
0:36:04 > 0:36:08over on the first night, I always feel really uncomfortable.
0:36:08 > 0:36:13- Hello.- Hi. How are you? - Oh, my God, you're freezing.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15- I know, it's so cold outside. - Come in, come, come in.
0:36:15 > 0:36:19- This is Andy.- Hi.- Hello. - How are you going?
0:36:19 > 0:36:25- Yeah, I'm not too bad. Yourself? - Good, good. Aww. Thanks.
0:36:25 > 0:36:29- And an Easter Egg. - You're so cute. Thank you.
0:36:29 > 0:36:33- No worries. I'm glad you like it. Cheers.- Cheers.
0:36:33 > 0:36:38- Is that what they say in Australia? - What? Do they say "cheers"? Yeah.- Yeah?- Mm-hm.
0:36:38 > 0:36:42- Ah, that's so good. - Mmm, that's really good.- Take care.
0:36:42 > 0:36:45- Andy says his goodbyes. - Nice to meet you.- You too.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48And the conversation is soon flowing.
0:36:48 > 0:36:52My mum called me one day and she's, like, "Do you like girls? Or do you like both?"
0:36:52 > 0:36:55And I was like, "No, I just like girls," and we just had,
0:36:55 > 0:36:58like, a chat about it and, like, she was a bit, like,
0:36:58 > 0:37:01"You know, I expected my daughter to get married to man," la la la,
0:37:01 > 0:37:06but then, like, she thought I was going through a phase but now she's, like, totally fine with it.
0:37:06 > 0:37:09- God, my Mum thinks I'm an alien now. - No!
0:37:09 > 0:37:15- Mmm. She's always asking, "So have you met any nice men recently?"- No.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18It's not long before things get intimate.
0:37:18 > 0:37:21What fetishes do you have? If you don't mind me asking.
0:37:21 > 0:37:27Fetishes? I love, like, cold fingers in the palm of my hands...like that.
0:37:27 > 0:37:28And that turns you on?
0:37:28 > 0:37:32Yes. So, like, the cold is in the... I know that's really weird.
0:37:32 > 0:37:34See ya!
0:37:36 > 0:37:39And later they take things to the next level.
0:37:39 > 0:37:42- Are you trying to get me drunk, missus?- No!
0:37:49 > 0:37:51I'm going to go shut the curtains.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58BIRDSONG
0:38:01 > 0:38:04We went into the bedroom...
0:38:04 > 0:38:08Things happened and it was nice.
0:38:08 > 0:38:11We snuggled on the couch and watched Finding Nemo, um,
0:38:11 > 0:38:15and then we went to bed, and you cannot know the rest of what
0:38:15 > 0:38:20happened after that, but let's just say it was a really good night.
0:38:23 > 0:38:27It's been two months since Cally and Ben met at the launch.
0:38:27 > 0:38:33Tonight, they're meeting for the first time since their date at the zoo.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36Whether or not we're anything more than just friends, I don't know.
0:38:36 > 0:38:42We'll have a few drinks tonight and see how we get on and, yeah, go from there, I guess.
0:38:42 > 0:38:44I still really fancy him,
0:38:44 > 0:38:48he's a hot guy, but if the spark's not there, it's kind of running its course,
0:38:48 > 0:38:53and I really want to, um... I think tonight's the decider for me.
0:38:54 > 0:38:58Ben wants his good friend James from university to meet Cally.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12I'd say Ben doesn't rush into much.
0:39:12 > 0:39:15The girls he meets, he tends to see once or twice,
0:39:15 > 0:39:18then that's the end of that. He's pretty laid-back. Maybe he has a fear of commitment,
0:39:18 > 0:39:22maybe it's just that he genuinely hasn't found anyone that he likes.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27Hello. It's freezing. How are you doing? Nice to see you.
0:39:27 > 0:39:29You all right? Nice to see you. This is Jaz.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32Hi, nice to meet you. Sorry, my hands are freezing.
0:39:32 > 0:39:36- You're freezing cold.- I know. It's pretty chilly out there. Would you like a drink?
0:39:36 > 0:39:39Can I have a vodka, lime and soda, please?
0:39:46 > 0:39:48Cheers.
0:39:48 > 0:39:52She seems like Ben's ideal match, she's really fun, bubbly, chatty.
0:39:52 > 0:39:53He might find after five or six dates
0:39:53 > 0:39:56suddenly the spark comes and happens.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59- It was lovely to meet you, Cally. - Really lovely to meet you.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02James leaves them to it, hoping Ben will give Cally a chance,
0:40:02 > 0:40:06but for now that spark remains elusive.
0:40:07 > 0:40:09She's a pretty girl, you know, I think she is pretty.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12Whether or not she gets me sort of physically interested,
0:40:12 > 0:40:16I don't know. It hasn't happened yet.
0:40:16 > 0:40:19The worst that can happen is we get on as friends.
0:40:19 > 0:40:22Um, the best that can happen is we find the spark.
0:40:28 > 0:40:33It's early summer, and Alex and Tash have been getting closer.
0:40:33 > 0:40:38It's going so well, Alex plans to ask Tash to be her exclusive girlfriend.
0:40:38 > 0:40:43I hope she says yes because I'll feel like a bit of a tit if she doesn't.
0:40:43 > 0:40:46Tonight, we'll see what she says. Pop the question, as it were.
0:40:47 > 0:40:53But before she gets the chance, Tash gets in touch first.
0:40:53 > 0:40:55You said you had something to tell me? On the text.
0:40:55 > 0:40:59'Yeah, OK, so you know how I really hate my job at the moment?
0:40:59 > 0:41:04- Yeah.- 'I kind of quit my job and I got a new job...'
0:41:04 > 0:41:08- Right.- '..but it's in Scotland.' - Fuck off.
0:41:08 > 0:41:13'Yeah... So, like, I accepted it so I'm moving to Scotland.'
0:41:13 > 0:41:14Shit.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20Um...when? Like, soon?
0:41:20 > 0:41:23'Yeah, like, in a few days.'
0:41:23 > 0:41:26This is the thing, I'm not going to see you now.
0:41:26 > 0:41:31This is horrible. I was actually going to ask you out.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34- 'Really?'- Yeah. - 'Like, officially out?'
0:41:34 > 0:41:37Yeah. I don't really want to end it with you at all,
0:41:37 > 0:41:42- but I don't know how you feel about it.- 'It's such a good opportunity, type thing.'
0:41:42 > 0:41:44Yeah, of course.
0:41:44 > 0:41:47'But I don't want to lose you, type thing.'
0:41:47 > 0:41:49OK, darling. Bye, bye, bye.
0:41:51 > 0:41:53So I'm feeling a bit down now.
0:41:53 > 0:41:56And I just wanted to share with you that I've got a text message
0:41:56 > 0:42:02off her literally just now, um, saying, "I'm really sorry if that came as such a shock,"
0:42:02 > 0:42:07sad face, "I'm glad you're happy for me but I will miss you so much.
0:42:07 > 0:42:10"PS, are you my girlfriend?"
0:42:10 > 0:42:14I'm going to do my best to save up some cash and get up there.
0:42:14 > 0:42:18And also, I really, really, really want to see her before she goes.
0:42:22 > 0:42:27If her new job goes well, Tash will be away for the whole of the summer.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30I've never have done long-distance relationships,
0:42:30 > 0:42:33so I think that in itself shows how much I like her.
0:42:33 > 0:42:35Um...
0:42:35 > 0:42:38Look at my face right now, like, um, yeah.
0:42:38 > 0:42:42I really like her and I'm really willing to give this a go,
0:42:42 > 0:42:45and I've said to her on the phone as well, like,
0:42:45 > 0:42:48it's not like I'm going for ever, I'm coming back. It's just a summer position
0:42:48 > 0:42:53and, yeah, hopefully, I really hope we can work through it,
0:42:53 > 0:42:57and at the end of the day I'll come back and everything will be happy days.
0:42:58 > 0:43:01Today, Alex has come to wave her off.
0:43:07 > 0:43:09There you go.
0:43:09 > 0:43:11Awww!
0:43:13 > 0:43:17- It's really cute! - That's the reaction I wanted!
0:43:19 > 0:43:23- Will you come with me? - What, to Scotland? - Just come in my backpack.
0:43:23 > 0:43:29- Shall I get in your bag? I could probably fit in there. - I'm scared.
0:43:31 > 0:43:34Don't be scared. You're going to have a great time.
0:43:38 > 0:43:41- I promise you I'll ring you when I get there.- OK. All right.
0:43:41 > 0:43:45- Text me... - I'll text you when I'm on the bus. OK... Bye.- Bye.
0:43:48 > 0:43:51Like, shit, I'm putting on a brave face.
0:43:53 > 0:43:56I kind of wish I could have gone with her now.
0:43:56 > 0:43:58I'm just going to get some money and go,
0:43:58 > 0:44:01because I'm not going to wait five months.
0:44:11 > 0:44:15Back in London, Cally is getting ready to meet Ben.
0:44:15 > 0:44:18As she's still not sure where things are going with him,
0:44:18 > 0:44:21she's getting advice from a friend.
0:44:21 > 0:44:23We get on really well.
0:44:23 > 0:44:26There isn't any issue with personality or
0:44:26 > 0:44:29anything like that, but there just hasn't been any flirting.
0:44:29 > 0:44:31Just like you have, like, a really good time
0:44:31 > 0:44:34but you don't want to, like, kiss him or anything like that?
0:44:34 > 0:44:37I don't know. I always take the guy's lead, so I'd never...
0:44:37 > 0:44:39It's not like I've leant in to kiss him
0:44:39 > 0:44:41and he's pulled away or anything!
0:44:41 > 0:44:44- 80-20! Cally!- No!
0:44:44 > 0:44:48It's more that we get on really well, and yeah,
0:44:48 > 0:44:52we make each other laugh, enjoy each other's company, but there isn't...
0:44:52 > 0:44:55- The spark maybe. - There isn't the chemistry, yeah.
0:44:55 > 0:44:59She's just so warm and friendly that people tend to always see her
0:44:59 > 0:45:01as this great person to have in their life
0:45:01 > 0:45:05and to be around, rather than, that's what I want in my girlfriend.
0:45:08 > 0:45:10That afternoon, when they meet...
0:45:10 > 0:45:12Hi, how are you?
0:45:12 > 0:45:14..Ben finally opens up.
0:45:14 > 0:45:17I think they've done a really good job at matching us,
0:45:17 > 0:45:20and I said, in fact this is probably my cheesiest line...
0:45:20 > 0:45:22probably I've ever said...
0:45:22 > 0:45:25You're lying. I'm sure you've said other cheesy lines.
0:45:25 > 0:45:29No, no, no, I'm about... what I said before, I said that it would be brilliant
0:45:29 > 0:45:33if my wife had Cally's personality. Oh, great(!)
0:45:33 > 0:45:37- I'd be- happy... You know when you say, like, she's got a really nice personality?
0:45:37 > 0:45:40Oh, no, look, I don't mean that at all.
0:45:40 > 0:45:43I meant it as a nice thing, in that I think that you're brilliant
0:45:43 > 0:45:45but I don't think we've ever had, like...
0:45:45 > 0:45:47- We just haven't taken it past that...- Yeah.
0:45:47 > 0:45:49And I think that's, you know,
0:45:49 > 0:45:51but I mean that in a really nice way.
0:45:51 > 0:45:53In a really nice way, I just don't fancy you.
0:45:53 > 0:45:56No, but...we haven't had that, like, nothing...
0:45:56 > 0:46:00No, I don't think it's really, like, taken off at all...
0:46:00 > 0:46:02- No.- ..in that regard.
0:46:02 > 0:46:04But it is really nice that we get on so well.
0:46:04 > 0:46:06I always laugh when someone says,
0:46:06 > 0:46:09"They've got a really nice personality," because I think it just means
0:46:09 > 0:46:12that you're a bit of a minger and nobody really fancies you.
0:46:12 > 0:46:15You have to get on well to be in a relationship, that's key,
0:46:15 > 0:46:18but I think you also have to be very physically attracted to someone.
0:46:18 > 0:46:22I think it's really nice that Ben's just been so honest and, um,
0:46:22 > 0:46:24I know where I stand.
0:46:24 > 0:46:26I think... He's just...
0:46:26 > 0:46:30I don't think he's looking for a relationship, and I think it really
0:46:30 > 0:46:34will take someone very special to change his mind about being single.
0:46:34 > 0:46:36I'm obviously not that person,
0:46:36 > 0:46:39but whoever does change his mind will be a really lucky girl.
0:46:39 > 0:46:42Shall we go and get a drink and an ice cream?
0:46:42 > 0:46:46- Sounds like a good idea. Hangover cure.- I was going to say!
0:46:46 > 0:46:49Cally and Ben are out of the experiment.
0:46:49 > 0:46:51- What are you going for? - Don't know, really.
0:46:55 > 0:47:00It's been two months since Tash left for the far north of Scotland.
0:47:00 > 0:47:03Alex has spoken to her almost every day
0:47:03 > 0:47:06and now she's making the 450-mile trip to see her.
0:47:08 > 0:47:11I've got to get four bloody trains,
0:47:11 > 0:47:14and seven-and-a-half hours it's going to take.
0:47:14 > 0:47:19I really care about her, you know? I really like her a lot. There's a lot of feelings there.
0:47:19 > 0:47:21I don't like to say I'm in love too quick
0:47:21 > 0:47:24cos it always makes me run away.
0:47:25 > 0:47:29Tash has taken time off from her hotel job
0:47:29 > 0:47:33- and planned a romantic weekend... - Oh, no!
0:47:34 > 0:47:36..in her two-women love shack.
0:47:36 > 0:47:39I'm so excited for Alex to come up.
0:47:39 > 0:47:42Since, like, I've been away and stuff, I've just wanted to see
0:47:42 > 0:47:45her more and just missed her so much, and stuff.
0:47:45 > 0:47:51It shows the effort she's putting in to come and see me, and stuff.
0:47:51 > 0:47:55I'm really excited. I've been excited since I booked my ticket.
0:47:57 > 0:48:00I just want to get there now, I'm getting really anxious.
0:48:03 > 0:48:08- Hello!- Hello!- Bloody hell. You live in the middle of nowhere.
0:48:08 > 0:48:11- I know.- You OK?
0:48:13 > 0:48:15This is amazing. Look at it.
0:48:15 > 0:48:17Look at you...
0:48:17 > 0:48:20Yeah. I'm not used to this at all. Come here.
0:48:24 > 0:48:28So here I am. Woo-hoo. And I'm glad to be here.
0:48:28 > 0:48:30In the middle of nowhere.
0:48:30 > 0:48:34It's awesome. It's very romantic. Like, I think we should go on the beach.
0:48:34 > 0:48:38- Beach walk. - Yeah, that would be so cute.- Yeah.
0:48:38 > 0:48:41I'm well romantic, you haven't seen that side of me...
0:48:41 > 0:48:44Oh, yes you have, when I cooked you that dinner. Aww.
0:48:44 > 0:48:48It's really good seeing her, yeah. Really, really nice.
0:48:48 > 0:48:50It's like we haven't been apart, it's weird.
0:48:52 > 0:48:56Wait, I need the plate there, you loser! Get another one!
0:48:56 > 0:48:59I'm SO happy to see Alex, it's so good.
0:48:59 > 0:49:01I thought it might be a bit weird and stuff
0:49:01 > 0:49:04because I haven't see her for a while but it's so good to see her
0:49:04 > 0:49:10in this environment. We can have time to ourselves and, yeah, it's going to be good.
0:49:11 > 0:49:13- I've missed your ass! - I know, you too.
0:49:20 > 0:49:22Good morning, Alex.
0:49:22 > 0:49:27I'm not even going to open my eyes, I'm too tired.
0:49:27 > 0:49:32- Grumpy, grumpy Alex. - The things I do for you, Natasha.
0:49:34 > 0:49:37- She's alive!- There's cleavage going on here.
0:49:40 > 0:49:42# I had a dream
0:49:42 > 0:49:46# And I can't thinking about it Baby... #
0:49:46 > 0:49:50- What are you doing? - Pushing you in!- Ah, you twat!
0:49:50 > 0:49:53Their precious time together is coming to an end.
0:49:53 > 0:49:57Soon, Alex and Tash will be hundreds of miles apart once again,
0:49:57 > 0:50:00and they both want reassurance they'll stay exclusive.
0:50:00 > 0:50:04Like, I do miss you, but I think we're coping pretty well with what
0:50:04 > 0:50:06- we're doing and how it's going. - Yeah, I do.
0:50:06 > 0:50:10Has that opportunity come up, since I've been away?
0:50:10 > 0:50:13I'm not going to lie.
0:50:13 > 0:50:16- I have had the opportunity, but I would never do that.- Yeah.
0:50:16 > 0:50:20I'm not... I've never been a cheater, and if I did, I'd tell you,
0:50:20 > 0:50:23- because the guilt would just kill me.- Yeah, yep.
0:50:23 > 0:50:26- And you?- Like I've had opportunity but...
0:50:26 > 0:50:30- But you didn't do anything? - No, I didn't do anything.
0:50:30 > 0:50:32I've absolutely loved the last 24 hours.
0:50:32 > 0:50:35It's been amazing to spend time with Alex,
0:50:35 > 0:50:38and I hope we can do it again soon.
0:50:38 > 0:50:41I'm feeling good after our little chat, actually.
0:50:41 > 0:50:43I got a few things off my chest,
0:50:43 > 0:50:47and I haven't got any worries whatsoever.
0:50:47 > 0:50:49I'm just feeling positive and happy.
0:50:57 > 0:50:59Back home, as the weeks pass,
0:50:59 > 0:51:03Alex's feelings for Tash grow even stronger.
0:51:03 > 0:51:06I think I realised I was in love when we were in Scotland, actually.
0:51:06 > 0:51:11When we had time alone, it was really romantic,
0:51:11 > 0:51:13like, really nice.
0:51:13 > 0:51:17And whenever I do hear from her, it's like...woo!
0:51:17 > 0:51:19So, yeah, I'm definitely in love,
0:51:19 > 0:51:22I'm not afraid to say it now, I'm in love with her.
0:51:22 > 0:51:25But soon, the phone calls get fewer.
0:51:25 > 0:51:29Things have gone a bit weird on my end, because I've not been
0:51:29 > 0:51:33able to speak to her as often as I have been doing, and it's
0:51:33 > 0:51:37making things a little bit difficult and it's stressing me out a bit
0:51:37 > 0:51:41but over Facebook, she's told me, like, not to worry about things.
0:51:41 > 0:51:45- How are you stranger? - 'I'm really good.'
0:51:45 > 0:51:49I know it's cos you're working hard, so don't worry.
0:51:49 > 0:51:52'You can call me on this phone whenever and, like,
0:51:52 > 0:51:57- 'we can organise a Skype chat and stuff.'- Yay. I want to Skype.
0:51:57 > 0:52:00The relationship can only work if we stay in contact with each other,
0:52:00 > 0:52:03and at the minute, there's hardly any contact at all,
0:52:03 > 0:52:08so it's...it's a bit strange because we've gone from speaking every day to, like, not speaking
0:52:08 > 0:52:12for days at a...you know, three days at a time.
0:52:12 > 0:52:14When are you free?
0:52:14 > 0:52:15'Um... Oh...
0:52:17 > 0:52:21- 'Um, I don't know. Not really today.'- Ah, OK.
0:52:21 > 0:52:26- 'I'm really busy at work.' - What a bugger. Oh, well.
0:52:27 > 0:52:30I'm just making all the effort, basically.
0:52:30 > 0:52:34She hasn't made me feel special, not once, which is crap.
0:52:34 > 0:52:39Finally, Tash's job in Scotland comes to an end.
0:52:39 > 0:52:44Tash is back in three weeks, so I'm very excited.
0:52:44 > 0:52:47We're going to meet up and have dinner or something, I think,
0:52:47 > 0:52:51and discuss what she's going to do next, cos she's like
0:52:51 > 0:52:55a Kinder egg, you know, she could surprise me with anything.
0:52:59 > 0:53:03Tash is back today, but for personal reasons, she's decided to do
0:53:03 > 0:53:08something Alex has been dreading since they met almost a year ago.
0:53:08 > 0:53:10She called me about a week ago now and, um,
0:53:10 > 0:53:14and told me that she was moving back to Australia.
0:53:14 > 0:53:16About a month ago, I decided it's time,
0:53:16 > 0:53:19I'm ready to go home, I've done my travelling,
0:53:19 > 0:53:23I've done my working and, um, it's time to go home.
0:53:23 > 0:53:25- Hello.- Hi.
0:53:27 > 0:53:29How are ya? Look at you, all blonde.
0:53:29 > 0:53:33- Yeah, I know, you haven't seen my blonde.- I've gone black.
0:53:33 > 0:53:35With Tash set to leave in a few days,
0:53:35 > 0:53:39Alex wants to make the most of their last time together.
0:53:42 > 0:53:45- Tash, help! - I can't, I'm tangled myself.
0:53:48 > 0:53:51Seeing her today, it's all right, do you know what I mean?
0:53:51 > 0:53:54It's not awkward, it's just a bit sad.
0:53:54 > 0:53:58We're still...yeah, just on friendly terms.
0:53:58 > 0:54:01I don't know if she feels the same way,
0:54:01 > 0:54:03but I think friendship is the best way for us.
0:54:05 > 0:54:08I did want to kiss her, yeah, but I can't, and it's horrible!
0:54:08 > 0:54:10Thank you.
0:54:12 > 0:54:15- I've been quite down about it. - Yeah.- I'm not going to lie.
0:54:15 > 0:54:17The whole saying goodbye thing,
0:54:17 > 0:54:20I think the reason Alex is a bit more emotional than me
0:54:20 > 0:54:23is cos I've already dealt with it, you know, I decided
0:54:23 > 0:54:27a while ago that I was going to leave, and I've dealt with it then.
0:54:27 > 0:54:31- I don't want you to go. - I'm sorry. It's time.
0:54:31 > 0:54:36If you ever decided to come back to the UK, I would like to try again.
0:54:36 > 0:54:40- Yeah.- Like, even if we just went out for a date, or something.
0:54:40 > 0:54:42We'll see, I've got no plans yet.
0:54:42 > 0:54:46I hate the fact that she's leaving, after everything.
0:54:46 > 0:54:50I really hate it, because it takes so much for me to connect with someone on such a level.
0:54:50 > 0:54:54It's so sad, it's horrible, it's like really ending now, isn't it?
0:54:54 > 0:54:55It's, like, the end.
0:54:55 > 0:54:59At the beginning we were awkward, at the end we are awkward.
0:55:02 > 0:55:05Listen, thank you so much for everything.
0:55:05 > 0:55:07- I know.- It's been amazing. - It has.
0:55:07 > 0:55:12- Like, I'm sorry it's got to end like this but...I'm happy that you're happy anyway.- Yeah.
0:55:12 > 0:55:16I'm upset, but I'm happy that you're going home to
0:55:16 > 0:55:18- see your family and stuff.- Yeah.
0:55:18 > 0:55:22- Do you feel all right? - Yeah.- I feel like shit.
0:55:22 > 0:55:25It was hard to say goodbye but I'm a bit stronger than her,
0:55:25 > 0:55:30I can look at it realistically, whereas maybe she's living in, like, a fantasy that,
0:55:30 > 0:55:32you know, this could work.
0:55:32 > 0:55:35- Bye, love you loads. - You too. Bye.
0:55:35 > 0:55:38Take care. Bye! I don't want to go. Bye.
0:55:40 > 0:55:42That was horrible.
0:55:45 > 0:55:49I've never felt this much about someone before...
0:55:51 > 0:55:54..so this is, like, my first proper love, I think.
0:55:54 > 0:55:59Well, yeah, it is, and I just feel like I've let it go.
0:55:59 > 0:56:02But I haven't got any option but to let her go.
0:56:02 > 0:56:05This experience has really shown me that there
0:56:05 > 0:56:09are people out there who I can really connect with,
0:56:09 > 0:56:13and Natasha's shown me that there are nice people out there.
0:56:13 > 0:56:15Ah, I just want her to be happy.
0:56:15 > 0:56:18And I'm sure that I will be happy, like, again.
0:56:22 > 0:56:26We follow more couples taking part in this unique
0:56:26 > 0:56:28relationship experiment.
0:56:28 > 0:56:29I've not had a relationship yet.
0:56:29 > 0:56:32I'm feeling pretty nervous, I'm not going to lie.
0:56:32 > 0:56:34My impressions are, he's a bit cocky.
0:56:34 > 0:56:37I can't get beaten by a girl driving.
0:56:37 > 0:56:41- I'm hoping he's going to like it. - Lucky pants.
0:56:41 > 0:56:43Mwah. Happy birthday.
0:56:43 > 0:56:47Things are going in the right direction.
0:56:47 > 0:56:48Now I'm being coy!
0:56:48 > 0:56:51You can't really have a laugh on a blanket, so...
0:56:51 > 0:56:55I don't think this is going as well as some of the other dates we've been on.
0:56:55 > 0:56:58I'm still not believing it's going to happen. Ahh!
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