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00:00Previously on Match Me Abroad.
00:03I found my luggage, yay.
00:05So my plan is to move to Singapore if I find my soulmate.
00:08Right away.
00:09I'm all packed up.
00:10Just ready to go.
00:12I love that you're quirky, Harold.
00:14But don't be yourself.
00:16Who would you have me be?
00:18A charming, a suave guy.
00:20Did it hurt?
00:22No, it didn't hurt. What?
00:23When you fell from heaven.
00:24Yep.
00:25Don't do that.
00:26No.
00:29Soon we'll be together here in Brazil.
00:33I'm very excited because Brazilian men are, like, super hot, right?
00:38Like, I can see myself lying on a beach
00:41and this chiseled man emerging out of the water
00:46that you just want to lick from head to toe.
00:49We have good potential matches for you here.
00:53This is Bruno.
00:55Bruno.
00:57It's so cute.
01:04I traveled 4,500 miles to Ireland to find the love of my life.
01:08You're excited?
01:09I'm more than excited.
01:11But I'm worried because I get wrapped up in romance so easy.
01:16Love is in an air category.
01:17It's in the air.
01:18Oh, yeah, it is.
01:19It's in the air.
01:21Say your name again.
01:22Keevan.
01:23Keevan.
01:24Yeah.
01:25I love it.
01:26Irishmen usually take things slow.
01:31And keeping Amber's history in my mind, what I fear is that she will scare her match away.
01:37Ooh.
01:38Mm-hmm.
01:39Oh, my gosh.
01:52We're not in Dublin anymore.
01:54This is like a dream come true.
01:55I feel like I am about to meet Keevan, and it's about to be like I'm about to go to Mr. Darcy's house off of freaking Pride and Prejudice or something.
02:13Like, this is so cute.
02:23Oh, this is going to be a first date to remember because never have I ever driven on a road like this before for a first date.
02:30Yeah, this is nice and narrow.
02:32Could you imagine being, like, dating someone online and they're like, hey, come to the countryside down this windy road?
02:39Yeah.
02:40What?
02:41Oh, that's pretty.
02:45Me and Keevan met each other at Katarina's Deep Dating Mixer, and we actually felt a connection and kind of feel hard for each other.
02:52And today is our first official date.
02:54Keevan chose the location, and I have no idea where we're going, which I love because I love when a guy takes initiative and actually plans a date out.
03:03So I'm excited.
03:04Okay, now I know that I'm super close to Keevan because I had to use the restroom.
03:09That's nervous.
03:10That's a sign.
03:11That's nerves.
03:12Yes.
03:13Good nerves.
03:14Umber and Keevan have a very strong connection, there's no doubt about it.
03:21But I'm just a little worried because Amber tends to rush into things too much and too fast.
03:28Keevan is a very kind, warm-hearted family man from Dublin.
03:33He is the perfect man for Amber because he is the one to teach her to take things slower and learn to go with the flow.
03:40And that's what Amber needs to learn.
03:44Oh, look at Keevan. He looks so cute.
03:48He looks so cute.
03:51Oh, he's so handsome.
04:03Hello. How are you?
04:05You look so handsome.
04:06Thank you. You look beautiful.
04:07How are things? It's great to see you.
04:08Wonderful. This is cute.
04:10This is cute also.
04:12Oh, you're cute. Thank you.
04:14Welcome to, welcome, darling. Welcome to Wicklow.
04:17Thank you. I'm too excited. Where are we?
04:19I know. So this is Wicklow. It's just outside Dublin. It's known as the Garden of Ireland. It's one of my favorite places, really.
04:26Oh, I'm so excited to be here with you.
04:29Yeah, me too.
04:30Okay, let's go.
04:31Yeah, you know what we're going to do, don't we?
04:33No.
04:35So hopefully this guy gives you a hint, though.
04:37Oh, he's so cute, too.
04:38We're going to meet some alpacas today.
04:40Oh, I'm excited. I love animals.
04:43Yeah, me too. Me too.
04:44He can come to Texas.
04:45You'll see the longhorns.
04:47What about the cowboy hats?
04:48Yeah, Texas is a different land.
04:49And this is Ireland.
04:51These aren't going to fly in the fields here.
04:53So we're going to have to get some boots on.
04:55All right, let's do it.
04:56I'm excited.
04:57The only thing that Katerina told me about this date was to dress warm, but I still got
05:04to wear a pair of heels because Keaton's like, I don't know, he looks like he's about seven
05:08foot eight. I need a little height.
05:11Hi, guys. How are you?
05:13Hey, how are you going?
05:14Welcome to K2 Alpacas. I'm Janet. Nice to meet you.
05:15I'm Amber. Nice to meet you.
05:17Keaton, how do you? Nice to meet you.
05:19Great to see you've got your wellies on.
05:20You're going to need them.
05:22So we're going to go out and meet some alpacas.
05:23Yay!
05:24Let's go.
05:24Let's go.
05:25Aw.
05:27Have you ever met an alpaca before?
05:29No, but I've always wanted to, so I'm like...
05:31Yeah, they're so cute.
05:32They are...
05:33Oh!
05:34FIFA.
05:35Yes.
05:36Pick up the equipment which we need.
05:44Oh, look how cute he is.
05:47They're so cute, aren't they?
05:49Oh, they're too precious.
05:50The hair, like, I just want to touch the hair.
05:52I know.
05:52It's so hard not to.
05:53So, Amber, pretty much you're going to be leading.
05:55Okay.
05:56So if you walk ahead and then put her on your right-hand side and we'll head on down the lane.
06:00There you go.
06:01Come on.
06:01You're reminding me of my baby at home. Valentino is just as stubborn.
06:05Let's go. Valentino.
06:06My doggie.
06:07Oh, nice, nice, nice.
06:09Tessa.
06:10Tessa, she looks like Puppy. Puppy is my dog.
06:13Puppy?
06:13Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
06:14Oh, what kind of a dog is Puppy?
06:16She is a little Cavapoo.
06:18She's just like a big puppy.
06:19Come on.
06:19Let's go, girl.
06:21Uh-oh.
06:21So, that's...
06:22Holding it?
06:23Yeah.
06:24It's much firmer than...
06:25She's like she's trying to collect some spit.
06:27No, no, no, she's fine.
06:29Come around this side.
06:30Yeah, there you go.
06:31Come on, Tessa.
06:31Now, well done.
06:32Okay, let's go.
06:33It's treats where we're going.
06:35Yeah.
06:35And snacks.
06:36Hey.
06:39Meeting Amber for the first time was a pretty unique experience for me.
06:43It's not something I'm used to doing.
06:45Shake hands to someone, you sit down, and they're feeling your heart a few seconds later.
06:49But it just felt... It felt really good.
06:51Like, it felt natural.
06:52She seems very funny.
06:53Oh, it's so beautiful.
06:55But also, like, to be honest, she's full of energy and, like, massive personality.
07:00So, I'm just hoping to keep up with her.
07:04I am excited, but it's a nervous excitement.
07:06There was an initial connection, so it'll just be interesting to see if that's still there today.
07:11Let's go.
07:12Come on, Tessa.
07:13Ah, don't give out to her.
07:14Oh!
07:16What the...
07:17Did she get you?
07:18So, do alpacas fish, yeah?
07:20Did it hit you, Amber?
07:21Yeah.
07:23I feel like it hit my eyelash, of all things.
07:25Did it?
07:25No, I think you're okay.
07:26Is my eyelash flapping in the wind now, though?
07:28No, no.
07:30Oh, Tessa, come on.
07:32Come on, come on, come on.
07:34It's not every day that I get spit on by an alpaca.
07:38What the hell?
07:40That's so rude.
07:41They're totally rude.
07:44And now I'm kind of nervous, because I know I can be loud, boisterous, and Keevan is, like, the exact opposite.
07:52I just hope that I didn't mess up with Keevan.
07:54This will do.
08:08Dolly didn't like these suspenders.
08:11I'm going to wear the high-end suspenders and hope she likes them better.
08:13I am so excited to get this journey started with Dolly.
08:25I barely slept.
08:26I am very flexible, very open to change.
08:29I just would bend over backwards, but I don't want to stretch out my shirt.
08:33I arrived in Singapore yesterday, and today Dolly has arranged to start with a mock date.
08:41I am wondering what exactly will come of this and how it'll help me with my dating career.
08:48But I trust Dolly, and I hope that she'll give me the right inspiration and tips so that I'll make the right impression on my first date.
08:55Hi, Harold.
08:58Oh, hi.
08:59How are you?
08:59Lovely to see you again.
09:00Lovely to see you again.
09:01You look smart.
09:02Oh, thank you.
09:04When you said my suspenders sucked, I decided to double down.
09:07I put the nicest ones on.
09:09Yes, I can see that.
09:10Yeah, I really like that.
09:11So good, like, good for you.
09:13And I like your hair.
09:14You styled it.
09:15This is really nice.
09:16I get the sense that you are becoming manlier in terms of how you look.
09:24What was that?
09:25Your superman pose?
09:26That's a flex.
09:27Oh, yeah.
09:28Okay.
09:29I like your sense of humor, so keep going with that.
09:33The mock date is something that we do for international clients who might not be familiar with the dating culture here.
09:42And so for Harold, I'm just trying to help him elevate his confidence and take the lead on dates.
09:49Because that's what most women are looking for in Singapore.
09:52Treat this like a real date.
09:54I will.
09:55I'm going to be watching you from the side to take notes so that we can help you be more ready on your actual date.
10:04Okay.
10:05Okay, follow me.
10:05This mock date will be with Kyla.
10:10She's my colleague, and she is one of our coaches.
10:14I've just prepped Harold, so he's about to come in right now.
10:19Are you all set?
10:20Yes.
10:20Okay, do your thing.
10:21Do your thing.
10:21Yep.
10:21She knows that this is his time to practice for his first date.
10:27So she is representing a typical Singaporean woman.
10:30Hello.
10:31Hello.
10:35Hi.
10:37Hello, I'm Carol.
10:38Oh, I'm Kyla.
10:39Nice to meet you.
10:40Nice to meet you, Kyla.
10:41Yeah.
10:47Hi.
10:50Hi.
10:51Nice to meet you.
10:52Nice to meet you.
10:52Loosen up a little.
10:56I can tell you a rare nervous and stick.
10:58I'm working on that.
10:59I just haven't had a chance to set in yet.
11:03Okay.
11:06Oh, I have something for you.
11:08What's that?
11:10I am an artist, inventor, designer, and this is for you.
11:15Oh, thank you.
11:16That's so sweet.
11:17You're welcome.
11:18You drew this.
11:19Yes.
11:21It is so sweet.
11:22Thank you very much.
11:23You're welcome.
11:24Yeah.
11:26Would you like to get a beverage?
11:28Uh, okay.
11:29Yeah, you can take a look at that.
11:30Sure.
11:31What do you usually drink?
11:33A glass of milk.
11:34A glass of milk?
11:38Two percent.
11:39Two percent?
11:40Yes, I love two percent.
11:41I'm like a kid, right?
11:43I guess so.
11:44I never thought of it that way.
11:46Ah, okay, okay.
11:49Should have said anything else with that.
11:51I should have said coffee because the coffee is smooth, bold, and strong.
11:57Like me.
11:58No, I'm just kidding.
11:59I don't like coffee.
12:00It's too bitter.
12:01I love your smile.
12:06I'm sorry.
12:07It's just precious.
12:08Oh.
12:11Kyla is wonderful.
12:13Her smile is so warm, and I'm really trying to relax and be my best self, even on a mock date.
12:21But I am very nervous.
12:22I fear that I might mess up, and I'm sweating buckets.
12:26What do you like to do for fun?
12:30I picked up Pilates recently.
12:32Oh, nice.
12:32Yeah, and I enjoy rock climbing.
12:34So, I rock climb with my friends.
12:36Yeah.
12:37How about yourself?
12:38Oh, do you collect anything?
12:39I collect stones and rocks.
12:42Oh, okay.
12:43I also like semi-precious stones.
12:45When I was small, I'd go on walks with my parents, and they'd say,
12:47Oh, look, here's a piece of flint.
12:49It's a piece of obsidian.
12:52Do you like to go fishing?
12:55Do you like nature?
12:56I like nature.
12:58Fishing, not that much.
13:00Do you fish?
13:01Yes.
13:02But what do you like about fishing?
13:05I got lost in your eyes, sorry.
13:08No, really, I got lost in your eyes.
13:09I totally forgot what I was going to say.
13:13Dolly wanted me to be version Harold 2.0.
13:18Confident, suave, able to flirt.
13:20But it's not going well.
13:23And this mock date is totally embarrassing.
13:28Relax a little bit more, so it will make me a little more comfortable.
13:32Yes, I'm trying to be...
13:33Hey, Dolly.
13:34Can I interrupt right now?
13:36Yes.
13:36Yes, and give some feedback.
13:38Okay.
13:39All right.
13:41Okay.
13:42It makes me feel anxious because I am who I am.
13:46I'm quirky and unusual,
13:48and even though I want to be more smooth, more suave,
13:51I'm not sure that I can.
13:52I want you to get a really fun opportunity out of this,
14:01and hopefully maybe meet a partner.
14:04I've been on 75 first dates.
14:06Yes, I've counted.
14:07And if I can't find love in the biggest city in America,
14:10I need to try something new.
14:12We've been putting our eggs in the loser basket.
14:14I think I need just, like, someone to push me in the right direction
14:18of where I should drop my eggs.
14:20You know that you're from a small town
14:27Once you go there
14:29A central park walk
14:31Then on to Times Square
14:34Oh, New York
14:36Oh, New York love just began
14:39I'm Victoria.
14:45I'm 39.
14:46I work in marketing operations for a liquor company.
14:50I'm originally from Texas,
14:52but about three years ago,
14:53I moved to the best city in the world, New York.
14:57Hey, how are you?
14:59Good, how are you?
15:00Good, how can I help you?
15:01May I have a slice of cheese pizza, please?
15:03One second.
15:04I would describe myself as eclectic.
15:10Oh, thank you so much.
15:12People probably say I'm a people pleaser.
15:14I like to say yes, not no.
15:17And I have, like, a resting, happy face.
15:19You talk with your hands.
15:20I do talk with my hands.
15:22I have to, like, consciously, like, think
15:23to not move my hands when I talk.
15:25And then it looks awkward
15:26because I'm, like, thinking so much about, like,
15:28keeping my hands still and, like, not moving them.
15:32Okay, Grace, you ready?
15:33Let's go to the park and see some friends.
15:36I also consider myself a dog mom.
15:40I have the best dog in the world.
15:42There we go.
15:45I love living in New York City.
15:46I feel like I've met amazing people,
15:48but finding love has been tough.
15:51I wanna be your girlfriend
15:53Don't wanna be your friend
15:56Sit.
15:58Good girl.
15:59Come on, girl.
16:04Who is it?
16:05Hello.
16:08Hi.
16:08Her favorite person.
16:10Hi.
16:10Thank you so much for watching, Gracie.
16:13Yes, of course.
16:14And then I also need your help to pack, too,
16:16so I'm extra, extra happy you're here.
16:18Yes, girl.
16:18Let me help you.
16:19Come on.
16:21Dating in America,
16:23I do feel like I'm a professional first dater.
16:25It's exhausting.
16:27I've been on 75 first dates.
16:29Yes, I've counted.
16:30And if I can't find love in the biggest city in America,
16:33I need to try something new.
16:36This?
16:37Oh.
16:38I don't know.
16:38So it could be good in Ireland.
16:39We love a staple piece,
16:41but, like, that's giving, like,
16:43I'm going to a business meeting.
16:46I do wear it to work.
16:47Oh.
16:48Whatever you would wear to work,
16:49let's not wear on a date?
16:52Oh, that's cute.
16:53Yes.
16:53100% yes.
16:57In a few hours,
16:58I'm headed to the airport,
16:59going to Ireland,
17:00because I believe the man of my dreams
17:02is there waiting for me.
17:04I mean, I do love a ginger,
17:05love some freckles.
17:07They drink a lot.
17:08I work for a liquor company.
17:10I feel like it just goes hand in hand.
17:12Also, my dad's family originally was from Ireland.
17:15I even have the same Celtic tattoo that he has.
17:19Where is your tattoo?
17:21Um, it's not showable.
17:25So, like, why specifically, like, Ireland?
17:28I don't know.
17:29It's just, like, the Irish, like, way of being,
17:32I guess, like, their, like, lifestyle,
17:34and, you know, like,
17:34don't spend so much time in, like, pubs
17:36and things like that,
17:37and just, like, have that environment.
17:39Yeah, great.
17:40I'm excited for you.
17:43I've actually dated an Irish guy before,
17:45and it's probably been, like,
17:47one of the better guys that I've, like, dated.
17:51I find, like, their sense of humor
17:52really attractive.
17:53I love an accent,
17:54but I feel like they have, like,
17:55a real cheeky, sarcastic,
17:57like, dark sense of humor,
17:58and I, that's what I really like, so.
18:01Because we still keep in touch as friends,
18:03I asked him what he thought about me
18:05going to Ireland to find someone,
18:07and he said it would be a great idea.
18:09So, here we go.
18:11You could say anything specific
18:12about why he thought
18:13you'd have success in Ireland?
18:15I mean, I can tell you the real reason why,
18:25but I'm...
18:25I like truth.
18:30Not a lot of Irish girls have fake boobs,
18:32so he said that Irishmen
18:33will love my fake boobs.
18:34I think you're super brave
18:42for putting yourself out there
18:43and doing this.
18:44We've been putting our eggs
18:45in the loser basket,
18:46but now we're putting our eggs
18:48in an international...
18:49Well, someone's helping me
18:51choose where to put my eggs.
18:53So that...
18:54You're right.
18:55So I think that's what I need.
18:56I think...
18:57I think I need just, like,
18:59someone to help me,
19:01to push me in the right direction
19:03of where I should drop my eggs.
19:06I've tried the apps.
19:07I've tried speed dating.
19:09I've been set up by friends.
19:10Nothing's worked.
19:12So matchmaking's been the only thing
19:14that I haven't tried yet.
19:16I found Katarina on the Internet.
19:18She seemed like a straightforward,
19:20no-nonsense type of person,
19:22and I think that's definitely what I need.
19:25Victoria, she's independent,
19:39quirky, nerdy.
19:41She calls herself
19:42an equal opportunity dater.
19:44But what it actually means is
19:46that she's desperate to date anyone.
19:50Victoria seems to be
19:51a big people pleaser,
19:53which makes her difficult
19:54to read.
19:55She adjusts
19:57to whoever she's hanging out with.
20:00And that tells me
20:01that she's afraid
20:02to express who she really is.
20:05So it's difficult to know
20:06what she wants in a man.
20:08But I will do my best
20:10to help Victoria figure out
20:12what she wants
20:13and what she needs.
20:16I want you to get
20:17a really fun opportunity
20:19out of this
20:19and hopefully
20:21maybe meet a partner.
20:22Katarina was saying
20:23I need to be vulnerable.
20:24Going in and sharing my thoughts.
20:27But it's difficult
20:28because I haven't had
20:30the easiest go at life.
20:33Lots of transformations
20:34and lots of adjustments
20:36you've been through.
20:37Yes.
20:40When I was born,
20:42it definitely wasn't
20:42a stable childhood environment.
20:46My grandma,
20:47my dad's mom
20:47was the one that raised me.
20:49My dad had a problem
20:52with drugs.
20:54But we would go
20:55visit him in prison.
20:56I was constantly
20:57writing letters to him
20:58back and forth.
20:59We always were just
21:00so close.
21:01And he always was
21:02such a big part of my life
21:04and always there for me
21:05even if he wasn't
21:06like physically there
21:07with me.
21:09And then he died
21:10when I was 19 years old.
21:11And so that pain
21:15and sadness
21:16made it really hard
21:18for me just to like
21:19really like
21:19open myself up.
21:22Okay, I'm so sorry to ask
21:23but like on a first date
21:25if someone
21:26asks you about your family
21:28is that going to drop
21:30any big feelings for you?
21:31Because I worry that
21:33you're faddling things up.
21:35Um,
21:37I feel like normally
21:38I maybe make
21:39too much light of it.
21:41My parents are dead.
21:44Yeah.
21:44Right away.
21:45So you don't want to
21:46eat a full meal
21:46with me today?
21:48I could tell you about it
21:49over this full meal.
21:51Her past dating life
21:53I think she exposes
21:55a little too much
21:56of herself
21:56in a very casual way.
21:59And when they don't
22:00know how to respond
22:01Victoria's fence
22:03goes up and is like
22:04maybe this isn't
22:05going to work.
22:06You know,
22:06so I do think that
22:07a matchmaker
22:08will help Victoria
22:09to be vulnerable
22:11and really liberate
22:13herself.
22:13That would be really
22:15healthy for Victoria.
22:19Hi.
22:20What's your name?
22:20Oh, let me see.
22:21For Victoria?
22:22Yeah.
22:22Okay, perfect.
22:24Be safe.
22:25I love you very much.
22:26Love you too.
22:27After so many years
22:33of losing people
22:34and relationships
22:35not working out
22:36I don't know
22:37I've just
22:37really have been
22:38missing having
22:39a companionship.
22:42I have a lot
22:43to like offer guys
22:43and I'm just
22:44like a fun gal.
22:46I do believe that
22:46my man is in Ireland
22:48so I am going
22:51in blind
22:51and it feels like
22:52a big leap of faith
22:53but I'm confident
22:54that Katerina
22:55is going to
22:57find me the one.
23:05Tomorrow
23:05you're going to
23:06have your first date.
23:09The video
23:09you showed me
23:10for Bruno
23:10really got me excited.
23:12Bruno is not
23:13going to be
23:14the first one.
23:16Okay,
23:17so let's get
23:17down to business.
23:19I'm not going
23:20to sugarcoat anything
23:21because I want
23:23Harold to understand
23:24that Singaporean
23:25women like a guy
23:26to have confidence
23:27on dates.
23:28You're doing
23:29all these things
23:30to improve
23:31yourself
23:32and we're helping
23:32you along this way.
23:43I am off the plane
23:45in South Carolina
23:46and it's fun.
23:47So we're so good
23:48and looking forward
23:49to just
23:50I don't know
23:51getting out there
23:52and meeting these guys.
23:54I can't even believe
24:14that I have flown
24:15across the equator
24:16into another continent.
24:18That's just
24:19that's just crazy to me.
24:20but I am not here
24:21just to hook up.
24:22I am not here
24:23just to mess around.
24:25I'm here to find love.
24:26So seeing that video
24:28of Bruno yesterday
24:29really got me thrilled.
24:31He is such a cutie.
24:33I, oh gosh,
24:35I am ready
24:35to start this process
24:36with Luisa
24:37as my matchmaker.
24:40Oh wow.
24:41awesome.
24:46You and me
24:51were like sun clouds
24:53who'd rather dream
24:54and it's like
24:55it's a breeze.
24:58Hi!
25:00How are you?
25:02How are you?
25:02You look so beautiful.
25:04So do you.
25:05I love your hair.
25:07Thanks.
25:08I just put it in a ponytail.
25:09It's been a long day.
25:11You look so cute.
25:12You're here in Brazil.
25:13Oh my gosh,
25:14I know.
25:15It's just been awesome
25:15so far.
25:16How about love?
25:18Do you feel open
25:19to this experience?
25:21I, I think so.
25:23Um, you know,
25:24I'm 41 years old now.
25:26I've lived my life
25:27a long time
25:28putting my daughter
25:29first.
25:30So to,
25:30to change overnight
25:31is probably unrealistic
25:33but
25:34I have the intentions
25:36and the desire
25:37to want
25:38to open my heart
25:39and,
25:40and be open
25:40to the process.
25:41Oh, that's so good
25:42to hear.
25:43But what I am
25:44a little bit afraid of
25:45is the unexpected
25:46because I don't want
25:47to get led down
25:48the wrong road.
25:49I know,
25:50um,
25:50in these dates
25:51it's not about
25:52physical connection
25:54because it doesn't last.
25:56Can you imagine
25:57you
25:58in your 80s
25:59with Kevin Street?
26:02Just conversation, girl.
26:03Yeah, yeah, yeah.
26:04You're right.
26:05Look for someone
26:06with good conversation.
26:08Ask questions.
26:09Okay.
26:09Because then
26:10you see the red flags.
26:12If you see red flags
26:13just go away.
26:14Yeah.
26:15Don't stay long.
26:16Do you think though
26:17people are always honest?
26:18I feel like
26:19even if I ask questions
26:20they may not just tell me
26:21what I want to hear.
26:22Uh, yeah,
26:22but you can see
26:23in their actions.
26:25Yeah.
26:25Yeah, I agree.
26:26Because they contradict
26:27themselves.
26:28Themselves.
26:29You have to be able
26:30to analyze.
26:31Right.
26:34Typically,
26:35when my clients
26:35go to first dates,
26:37they focus
26:39on physical connection.
26:41Mm-mm.
26:42It's not gonna work
26:43because they get emotional
26:45because of the chemistry
26:47and then they don't
26:49think logical anymore.
26:51So,
26:52it's important
26:53Monica
26:53ask deeper questions
26:55to find out
26:56if they share goals
26:58in life,
26:59values,
26:59so that she can make
27:01good decisions
27:02about her partner
27:03for life.
27:05Tomorrow is a big day,
27:06you know?
27:07Yes.
27:07You're gonna have
27:08your first date.
27:10Oh, my goodness.
27:11Ah!
27:12The video you showed me
27:14really got me excited.
27:15But, I mean,
27:16Bruno is not gonna be
27:18the first one.
27:20Bruno's not gonna be
27:21the first one?
27:22No, no, no, no, no.
27:24I have someone else
27:25for you.
27:25Oh, interesting.
27:27Yeah.
27:28Wow.
27:29His name is Bernardo.
27:30He's 39 years old.
27:33Oh.
27:33Yeah.
27:35This is a good experience
27:37for you
27:37to practice
27:38two things.
27:40Have fun
27:40and ask questions.
27:42Okay.
27:42Easy.
27:43I can do it.
27:43Easy.
27:45I'm not setting Bruno
27:46for the first date
27:48because
27:49Monica is
27:50clearly crazy
27:52about Bruno
27:52and I want her
27:54to connect
27:54with another date
27:56so that she can compare
27:57and make
27:59a good decision.
28:00I also think
28:01Monica and Bernardo
28:02are gonna hit it off.
28:04They share
28:05same values,
28:06they share
28:06same habits
28:07in terms of health
28:09and they can be
28:10good together.
28:12Just relax,
28:13have fun.
28:14I will.
28:15Things are changing.
28:16I think so, too.
28:17Thank you, Luisa.
28:30Okay.
28:31Am I getting
28:32a passing grade?
28:33A pass or fail?
28:35That's not what
28:35we're going for.
28:36That's not what
28:36we're going for.
28:37The pass would be
28:38I get a second date.
28:39No, no, no, no.
28:40Not with her.
28:41Not with her.
28:41Okay, so let's get
28:50down to business.
28:51We're trying to bring
28:52out all the great
28:53things you did
28:54and also then just
28:56correct a couple
28:58things along the way.
29:00I'm glad that we
29:01did this mock date
29:02with Harold
29:02because he clearly
29:03needed it.
29:04I want Harold
29:05to understand
29:05that Singaporean
29:06women like a guy
29:07to take the initiative
29:08in the relationship
29:09and so I'm not
29:11going to sugarcoat
29:12anything.
29:13I'm going to tell
29:14him as it is
29:15on things that
29:16he can improve
29:17because I want
29:18him to have
29:18the confidence
29:19when he goes
29:20out on dates.
29:22What are some
29:23things that you
29:24noticed that
29:24was a positive?
29:26So let's start
29:26with that.
29:27This is really good.
29:29You like that?
29:29Yeah, I really like this.
29:30And that's yours?
29:31Yeah.
29:32Do you think
29:32he gave it to you
29:35too soon?
29:37Yeah.
29:38After you have
29:38converse for a while
29:39and then you give it,
29:40that would be
29:41even better.
29:42Yeah.
29:42Okay.
29:43Hold back.
29:44Yes.
29:45So go with a bit
29:46of small talk first.
29:48Comment about
29:48what you see
29:49around you.
29:51Say something
29:52that is easy.
29:55The other thing,
29:57conversation
29:57can be improved.
29:59We wanted you
30:00to take the lead
30:01on the date.
30:03So asking her
30:04questions,
30:04that's a good thing.
30:05But don't be afraid
30:06to delve into topics
30:08instead of just
30:09skip ahead
30:10to the next thing
30:11that you're
30:12wanting to talk about.
30:13Good.
30:13Yes?
30:14Yes, I understand.
30:16Where did you
30:17feel like you
30:18struggled?
30:21I guess I was
30:22a little stiff.
30:23Yes.
30:23I just need
30:24to relax more.
30:25Mm-hmm.
30:26Your posture
30:27has been the same
30:29since you
30:30first set.
30:30down.
30:31You've been
30:31doing this.
30:33I want you
30:33to be relaxed
30:34in your body
30:35language and
30:36sit back.
30:37Can you try
30:37that?
30:41Yes.
30:42It makes you
30:42look stronger
30:43and confident
30:44and a girl
30:45will be observing
30:46you, so do that.
30:47I wasn't aware
30:48of that.
30:49Okay.
30:52The mock date
30:53doesn't really
30:53give me that much
30:54fear because
30:54it's a low-risk
30:56environment.
30:57But my first date
30:57is very stressful.
31:01All I can do
31:01now is really
31:02soak up
31:03Dolly's advice.
31:04But there's a lot
31:05on my plate
31:06and if I don't
31:06do it right,
31:08I could have
31:08failed miserably
31:09on my first date.
31:10You're doing all
31:12of these things
31:13to improve
31:14yourself and
31:15we're helping
31:15you along this
31:16way.
31:20Cheers to our
31:21first date.
31:21Cheers.
31:22Yeah.
31:22Welcome to
31:23Ireland.
31:23Yes, thank you.
31:25This has been
31:25so beautiful.
31:26Yeah.
31:27Who's watching
31:28your fur babies
31:28right now?
31:29Um, so I live
31:31at home.
31:31I live with my
31:32parents.
31:34Oh, no, no.
31:36No, no, no.
31:38Okay.
31:47Oh, it's so
31:48beautiful.
31:48Oh, yeah, now you
31:50can really see
31:51some of the sights.
31:51Yeah.
31:52You guys know
31:53what this is,
31:54don't you?
31:55Look, it's your
31:56dinner table.
31:57Watch out.
32:04Now, alpacas
32:05can't bite you.
32:06Okay.
32:06I didn't ask
32:06that question.
32:07So they only have
32:08teeth on the bottom.
32:09I noticed that.
32:09So they have a hard
32:10palate up top and
32:11if you watch while
32:12they're eating, so
32:12that little triangular
32:13thing is their nose.
32:14Oh, hello.
32:16Oh, hi.
32:17Interested now.
32:18Now, and there you
32:19go.
32:19It's not your turn yet.
32:20Okay.
32:20Oh, it feels
32:22weird.
32:22Oh, yes.
32:23It's like they're
32:24nearly biting what
32:24they're not biting.
32:26They're nubbing us.
32:27Yeah, yeah.
32:29Straight nubs.
32:30You having fun?
32:30I'm having a ball.
32:31You too.
32:32Oh, my God.
32:36The date with Amber
32:37is nice.
32:38Like, it is lovely.
32:39And apart from poor
32:40Amber being spat on,
32:41it's really cool.
32:44She just has a lovely,
32:46warm presence about her.
32:47You can chive out.
32:48They can have a bit of
32:49a grease while you have
32:50a glass of refreshments.
32:52I realise I'm getting
32:53to the age where it's
32:55kind of time to settle
32:56down.
32:57So, yeah, if I meet the
32:59right person, we'll see
33:01what happens.
33:04Oh, my God.
33:04When's the last time
33:05you sat on a log?
33:06It's been a while.
33:07I like a good log sit,
33:08though.
33:08No, I like, you know,
33:10being out in nature,
33:11just sitting down and stuff.
33:12Thank you for this.
33:12This is so cute.
33:14Yeah, it's lovely, isn't it?
33:15Yeah, it's something
33:16super unique.
33:17Yeah.
33:17I'm so happy this was
33:19our first date.
33:19Yeah, yeah, it was a good
33:20one, wasn't it?
33:20Yeah.
33:22I love how you have
33:23grey hair right here.
33:24Yeah, I'm going grey
33:25around the gills,
33:26as I say.
33:26It's like...
33:27Is that her red theory?
33:28My dad is very grey.
33:30Really?
33:31Yeah, he went grey
33:32pretty early.
33:33But I don't know, like,
33:34I figure if it's just
33:35at the sides or, like,
33:36a little bit in the beard
33:37sometimes.
33:38Yeah.
33:38And see, I have one
33:39single grey hair
33:40in my eyebrow.
33:41Oh, she's trying to get
33:42your attention.
33:43Oh, hey.
33:45How are you?
33:46Aw, that's so cute.
33:48Ah, do you have
33:49any other fur babies?
33:50I have a cat.
33:53You do?
33:53Yeah, yeah.
33:53Her name's Willow.
33:55Oh, you have cute
33:55animal names.
33:56Yeah, thanks.
33:57My cat that I had,
33:59he was 17 when he
34:00passed away.
34:00His name was Henry.
34:01Oh, cute.
34:02And I've never
34:03had a dog before.
34:04Oh, so I'm obsessed
34:05with him.
34:06Yeah.
34:07Obsessed.
34:07That's so cute.
34:08Yes.
34:09And he's really friendly.
34:10He gets home well
34:10with other dogs.
34:11He does.
34:12He loves other dogs.
34:13That's cool.
34:14Poppy is just
34:15so friendly with other dogs.
34:17Oh, they would be
34:18cute little friends.
34:19Yeah, yeah.
34:20Yeah, it's a little
34:21play date.
34:21Yeah, yeah.
34:22Mm-mm-mm.
34:24So guys, since
34:25your dates
34:26are munching away there,
34:28this is something
34:29for you to enjoy now.
34:30So congratulations
34:31on walking purpose.
34:31I appreciate that.
34:32Thanks very much.
34:32And well done.
34:33You were fantastic with them.
34:35Cheers.
34:35Thanks for having us.
34:36You're very welcome.
34:37It's our first date.
34:37Cheers.
34:38Yeah.
34:38Welcome to Ireland.
34:39Yes.
34:41This has been so beautiful.
34:42Yeah.
34:43Mm-mm.
34:43Who's watching
34:44your fur babies right now?
34:45Um, so I live at home.
34:47I live with my parents.
34:48Okay.
34:49And my sister
34:49and my grandparents.
34:51Okay.
34:51So they are being
34:53well looked after.
34:55Um, so you always
34:58have a home-cooked meal.
35:00There's always an option
35:01for one.
35:01Oh, I'm hating
35:02on you right now.
35:07He lives with his parents.
35:10Oh, no, no.
35:12No, no, no.
35:14Inside, I'm screaming.
35:17I hope he's not
35:17a mom's boy
35:18because what I've
35:19noticed in the past,
35:20if they live at home,
35:21that's because their mom
35:22is still washing laundry,
35:23feeding them,
35:24and they cannot
35:25live without their mom.
35:26And I don't want him
35:27to, like,
35:28get into a relationship
35:29with me
35:29and expect the same
35:30from me.
35:31No.
35:33You tied up, baby.
35:35Let's get the girls home.
35:36Let's get them home.
35:43Do you remember
35:44that I gave you
35:44a homework?
35:45Yes.
35:45To write a wish list?
35:47He needs to be
35:47compassionate,
35:48caring, a good person,
35:50preferably around
35:51six foot.
35:52I need someone
35:53that can change
35:54the light bulbs for me.
35:55So you're not
35:56looking for a partner,
35:57you're looking
35:57for an electrician.
35:58difficult case.
36:01Got to make it work.
36:03You won't be bored.
36:04Oh, look at you.
36:26Finally, you're here.
36:27I made it.
36:28You look super cozy
36:36and relaxed.
36:37I am very cozy.
36:37And you're like,
36:38finally.
36:39I'm home, yeah.
36:39Can I help you?
36:40Oh, of course, definitely.
36:41I hope to know.
36:41Okay, please, follow me.
36:43I have a taxi driver
36:44outside.
36:44Oh, perfect.
36:45Yes.
36:46I'm here in Ireland.
36:47I can't believe
36:47after months and months
36:48of planning,
36:49I'm finally here
36:50talking to Katerina
36:51face to face.
36:52I'm excited for what
36:52she has in store for me,
36:53but I know she really
36:54wants me to put myself
36:55out there and really
36:56be vulnerable
36:57and be open,
36:59which isn't going
37:00to be easy for me,
37:01but I know it's
37:02what's going to be
37:02best for me.
37:04You look very casual.
37:07I am.
37:08I always feel
37:08it's very comfy to fly.
37:09Okay.
37:10But what if you
37:11meet a love of your life
37:12on a plane?
37:13And you have to
37:13like me like this, too.
37:14Yeah, yeah.
37:15So, I mean,
37:16you better get used to this.
37:17Okay.
37:18You prefer them
37:19to see you as you are,
37:20right?
37:20Yeah.
37:21Okay.
37:21Yeah, exactly.
37:24I understand
37:25that when you take
37:26such a long flight,
37:27you do want to be
37:28comfortable,
37:29but we Europeans
37:30often get dressed
37:32to travel.
37:34And the way
37:35she dresses
37:35shows
37:37that she doesn't
37:38really want to be seen,
37:39that she doesn't
37:40want to be noticed
37:41by anyone.
37:45So, I hope
37:45she has some
37:47decent date clothes.
37:49I want to inspire her
37:50to be more approachable
37:52and open to love.
37:54I am so curious
37:57and excited
37:58seeing you
37:59dating.
38:01Yeah.
38:02Irish male
38:03are pretty wanted
38:04around the world,
38:05MSA.
38:06I have a very
38:07international clientele,
38:08and generally speaking,
38:09women like Irish men.
38:10Mm-hmm.
38:11Because they have
38:12big hearts,
38:13and they're just
38:14authentic,
38:14genuine,
38:15nice people.
38:16Yeah, exactly.
38:17Do you remember
38:18that I gave you
38:19homework to write
38:20a wish list
38:21for the specific
38:22qualities in men
38:23that you want
38:24to find?
38:25Did you do that?
38:26I did.
38:26I wrote my list.
38:27I told my friends
38:29about it,
38:29got some feedback.
38:31I brought it with me.
38:31Did you need to get
38:32help of your friends
38:33to put together
38:33your wish list?
38:35I didn't need
38:36their help,
38:36but I just wanted
38:38their, I guess like
38:39confirmation that
38:42it was good,
38:42just like their
38:43feedback.
38:45And if your friend
38:46said,
38:47no, no, no,
38:48Victoria,
38:48these are not
38:49your wishes,
38:49this is not
38:50how we know you,
38:51would you change
38:51your wish list?
38:56No, but I'd want
38:57to ask them
38:57why they wouldn't
38:58say that to me
38:59and like see
38:59what the reasoning
39:00was because then
39:00maybe they see
39:01something that I
39:02don't see.
39:02Okay, fair enough.
39:04So what's on
39:05the wish list?
39:06Tell me.
39:08He needs to be
39:09like compassionate,
39:09caring, a good person,
39:11recycles,
39:13preferably has hair,
39:15preferably around
39:17six foot.
39:18Mm-hmm.
39:20So you would say
39:20that the chemistry
39:21just disappears
39:22when the person
39:22is short?
39:23I need someone
39:24that can change
39:24the light bulbs
39:25for me.
39:26So you're not
39:26looking for a partner,
39:27you're looking
39:28for an electrician.
39:30Aye, aye, aye, aye,
39:31aye.
39:31Aye.
39:33Difficult case.
39:34I know.
39:34Well,
39:35gotta make you work.
39:36I won't be bored.
39:37Exactly, exactly.
39:41If Victoria needs
39:43help from her friends
39:45with her wish list,
39:46it tells me about her
39:48that she doesn't think
39:49for herself.
39:50I am definitely
39:52rethinking my match
39:53selections for her
39:55because I don't know
39:58who this person is.
40:00So I need to take time
40:02to really get to know her
40:03and only then
40:05I can match her
40:07with some
40:07suitable matches.
40:09Here we are.
40:10Here we are.
40:11Here we are.
40:12Be careful.
40:13It's not so easy
40:14to get out of this car.
40:17You got it.
40:19Good.
40:20It was great meeting you.
40:22It was so good meeting you.
40:23Take care.
40:24Take care.
40:25Have a good sleep.
40:25Have a good rest.
40:26And I'll see you
40:27in the office.
40:28Yes.
40:29Ciao.
40:30Bye.
40:30Bye.
40:30Bye.
40:30I don't think it's fair
40:37that Canarita is judging me
40:39that I asked for my
40:40friend's advice
40:41with my homework assignment.
40:42I mean, I feel like
40:43they know me best
40:44so it makes sense to me.
40:46I mean, I was expecting
40:47her to be like a tough,
40:48like no nonsense,
40:49but I mean,
40:50I don't know if I was
40:51expecting it to be like
40:52this hard so soon,
40:53so fast.
40:55Oh, not that way.
40:57Are you going to get me lost?
40:58She's harsh,
41:01like cold almost.
41:03And I feel like
41:04it's going to be like
41:05tough working with Canarita.
41:06Like, does she understand
41:08what I'm looking for in a guy?
41:09I really just don't know
41:11and I feel like
41:12I don't want to just be
41:13like wasting my time
41:14like going out on dates
41:15with like all these
41:16random guys that I know
41:17I'm not interested in.
41:19I guess I'll check out
41:19the bathroom.
41:22Okay, no light in there.
41:23Is it one of these maybe?
41:28Okay, okay.
41:33Have you ever played
41:34for two?
41:35No?
41:35I didn't even know about it.
41:36I didn't know.
41:37It's like a volley
41:38without hand.
41:39All right.
41:40Let's warm up.
41:41Let's do it.
41:43Next time
41:43on Match Me Abroad.
41:46I didn't know
41:46Bernardo was going
41:47to have friends with him
41:48and I also didn't know
41:49they were all simultaneously
41:50going to take their shirts off.
41:51They are all
41:52extremely attractive
41:54and so it's very hard
41:55to disregard chemistry.
41:56Whoa, you're not
41:57thinking about it.
41:59You got nothing on me?
42:01Oh, we gotta quit.
42:05This is a bag of treats
42:06for you to feed the cats.
42:08I'm a little afraid
42:08to feed them by hand.
42:10I had a friend
42:10who would reach down
42:11and feed them
42:12and the cat
42:13bit their finger
42:14and it had nerve damage.
42:16I'm nervous
42:16because for my first date
42:18it's very important
42:18that I apply
42:20what Dolly has taught me
42:21on my mock date
42:22so I'm still really hoping
42:24that this date
42:24is going to be perfect.
42:26I think I like
42:28feeding ducks more
42:29you can just kind of
42:29throw it
42:30and go get it.
42:35And tell me all about it
42:36I can't wait to hear it.
42:38We had a good time
42:39but what I will say is
42:41I did not know
42:42that he still lived at home.
42:43Yes.
42:44Like I haven't dated
42:45a guy that lives at home
42:46in a very long time
42:47Caterina.
42:47I want a man
42:49that is financially stable
42:50and I don't want
42:52to compromise
42:53and settle
42:53for anything less.
42:55I hate to say
42:56the B word.
42:57What is that?
42:58Broke.
43:02We're just going
43:02to give these oysters
43:03a quick wash dab.
43:05Whoa!
43:08Let's go baby!
43:09Oh my god.
43:12Who is this guy?
43:13Like what is he doing?
43:18What's too hot?
43:19That green was spicy.
43:20Speaking of spice
43:21let's put some in my eye.
43:26You okay?
43:27You okay?
43:27Ah!
43:28Ah!
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