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00:01Previously on Match Me Abroad.
00:03I prefer like a direct kind of interaction.
00:07Hey, I'd like to hold your hand.
00:10Sorry, my hands are getting all sweaty.
00:13The date is rough.
00:14It's pulling teeth.
00:15I guess I didn't have what she needed.
00:18But I know Dolly is the love expert,
00:20and I'm going to do everything I can
00:22to be able to find my love.
00:24Dolly, I'm just dying to know who's my first match.
00:30He's Freddie, and he is an artist in Singapore.
00:35I'm so ready to find my husband.
00:37Like, where you at, baby?
00:39I'm waiting.
00:40Been waiting for years.
00:46He's just a perfect gentleman, literally.
00:49But what I will say is I did not know
00:52that he still lived at home.
00:54Yes.
00:55Do you feel comfortable seeing other guys?
01:01This is my compass toilet.
01:02Get out of here.
01:03Basically, you make your deposit
01:05and then move it into the garden.
01:07I love that you make everything.
01:09And this tea is phenomenal.
01:11From the garden.
01:14Why would you give me the pool tea?
01:16He even looks like a prince charming now.
01:18Like, I can't wait for our next date.
01:20Bye.
01:21Bye.
01:22Okay, bye-bye.
01:43Hi.
01:45Ready?
01:46Hi.
02:03Have you been with Dolly on a few dates?
02:05This is actually my first one.
02:07Oh.
02:08I'm so excited.
02:09Oh, I see.
02:10Yeah.
02:11I'm a little nervous.
02:13But it'll be fun.
02:16Today, I'm meeting with Freddie
02:17from my first date in Singapore.
02:19I did come across the world
02:21to find the love of my life.
02:23And I've never done anything like this before,
02:25so I am nervous.
02:28I just hope after my meeting with Dolly,
02:30she has a better understanding
02:31that it's important to me
02:32that the guys that I date
02:34like me for who I am.
02:37Now I'm bringing to the Argy Lane.
02:39Yeah, that's where Dolly said
02:40that we were going.
02:42It's a really unique place
02:43and interesting place to explore.
02:45For Sarah's first date,
02:50I'm setting Sarah up with Freddie.
02:52Hi.
02:55Freddie's in his late 30s.
02:58He is an artist.
03:00He is also a beatboxer.
03:03And he is someone who is just totally different
03:06from what Sarah is used to dating.
03:09A lot of people that Sarah would attract
03:12would be someone who will sexualize her.
03:15But Freddie is someone who is willing
03:18to look past the cover
03:21and want to read the book.
03:22I want for her to date someone genuine
03:25so that she can really be at ease
03:28and just let her hair down
03:30and go in for the fun.
03:34Hey, Sarah?
03:36Hi.
03:37Hi. Nice to meet you.
03:38Nice to meet you.
03:39Wow.
03:41I'm Freddie.
03:43I'm Sarah.
03:44That's me too.
03:45Beautiful.
03:47Now we are at Haji Lane, Singapore.
03:48Welcome to Singapore.
03:50Let's take a walk over here.
03:51Perfect.
03:52This is a very artsy place in Singapore.
03:56When I saw Sarah,
03:57I recognized her straight away
03:58because Dolly told me
03:59that she is a very blonde girl
04:01and she looks very American.
04:04Yeah, but more of a first impression,
04:07I was trying to keep myself
04:09from feeling too nervous
04:10because Sarah is a very beautiful lady.
04:12So my mind was kind of a blank.
04:14So before we forget the surroundings.
04:17Uh-huh.
04:18So you look at the back, right?
04:19So you can see all these little shophouses.
04:21These are all old shophouses in Singapore.
04:24Okay, cool.
04:25This is very interesting.
04:26People want to come here for the food and drinks.
04:28Okay.
04:29So what do you like to do here in Singapore?
04:31To be honest, I've been really, really busy with work.
04:34Oh, yeah.
04:35I know that you're an artist.
04:36Oh, yeah.
04:37I do all kinds of art.
04:39Music and design.
04:40Oh, you learn music?
04:41Yeah.
04:42I do.
04:43I used to do a lot of beatboxing.
04:45Oh, wow.
04:46A bit of singing.
04:47That's awesome.
04:48Very cool.
04:49I used to travel.
04:50Okay.
04:51To perform.
04:52Oh, you're going to have to show me.
04:54You'll stop.
04:55Yeah, sure.
04:56Later.
04:57Okay.
04:58Now we enjoy the sights.
04:59Yes.
05:00Do you do any kind of art then?
05:02Um, kind of.
05:03So I have a jewelry company and accessories.
05:06So I make, um, I make jewelry.
05:08Oh.
05:09Yeah.
05:10That's cool.
05:11I love jewelry.
05:12Yeah.
05:13I see.
05:14I like your jewelry.
05:15And I like your earrings, too.
05:16Freddie seems pretty cool and laid back.
05:18And he's kind of cute.
05:19I like his, like, artsy vibe, his little earrings.
05:22But, like, I date successful entrepreneurs.
05:25So at this point, I'm wondering, you know, how successful he is.
05:28Since it's your first day with me, we should do some selfies.
05:32Yeah.
05:33Okay.
05:34I'm a professional selfie taker.
05:36Yeah.
05:37Okay.
05:38Let's do it in the middle of the street here.
05:40I'm definitely looking forward to getting to know him a little bit better.
05:43But, yeah.
05:44So far, so good.
05:45First day, I love you.
05:46I've heard stories all my life, a fairytale happy dance.
05:58I am beyond excited about today, actually.
06:01I'm excited to see him again.
06:03Tell me, darling, you knew you cared for me, too.
06:08I was lost till I found you.
06:12I don't mistake infatuation for love.
06:15What I do is I'm delusional and think that everyone should love me immediately.
06:19Like, why would they not?
06:21But this time, I am taking my time.
06:23I'm being more mindful.
06:25The date with Paul was so bad yesterday that I cannot wait to link up with Keevan again.
06:32In hindsight, you know, looking at it, I'm like, well, maybe she hooked me up with Paul so that I could notice the good attributes that Keevan has.
06:40And even though I'm concerned about him living with his family, I can really see that there's more of a connection that could be built with me and Keevan, and I'm excited to explore that.
06:49You look so handsome.
06:59Hello, how are you?
07:00I am wonderful.
07:01Just be careful of these puddles and stuff.
07:04How are you?
07:05Great.
07:06Yourself?
07:07I'm wonderful.
07:08Okay.
07:09Come on in.
07:10Hey, it's just starting to rain.
07:12Today, he chose a pub for us to go to.
07:16So I get to see him in a more relaxed setting, more fun.
07:19We're gonna sit through this way.
07:22For our second date, I'm super focused on learning more about his goals.
07:27How does he see his future self?
07:30It's super important that I ask Keevan these questions because I only have three weeks, and we have to get right to the point.
07:37And if he doesn't have a future or see himself doing anything in the future, then I don't know if we have one.
07:41What are we cheersin' to?
07:43Um...
07:45Our second date.
07:46Yeah.
07:47And you know what we say in Ireland?
07:48Sláinte.
07:49Sláinte.
07:50Sláinte.
07:51We'll just go with that.
07:58Oh, yeah.
07:59Yeah, that's a good one.
08:00That's hidden.
08:01That's a good one.
08:03How was your day yesterday?
08:05Yesterday was good.
08:06Yeah, it was pretty chill.
08:07Did you tell your family that you went on a date with a girl from the United States?
08:10I did and had a debrief with my mom when I got back.
08:15You had a debriefing with your mom?
08:17What did you tell your mom?
08:19I just told her I met a really, really beautiful, really lovely...
08:23Beautiful?
08:24Yes.
08:25Very funny, very friendly.
08:30You gave me good adjectives.
08:31I did, I did.
08:33I did, I did, I did.
08:34Yeah.
08:36You made me giggle.
08:37Oh, my God, you made me schoolgirl giggle?
08:39And I don't know if I like that, Keith.
08:41It's pretty, it's pretty, it's pretty.
08:42It makes me laugh, so...
08:43Oh, it makes you laugh then.
08:45Ha ha!
08:49Oh, it's crazy.
08:50Oh, I feel goofy now.
08:52They got me, I got tears in my eyes.
08:55Oh.
08:56Oh, goodness.
09:02Looking into Kevin's eyes, I'm getting lost in them.
09:05I'm forgetting everything that I need to ask him.
09:08It's just like touching him, being in his presence.
09:12Everything is just like a dream come true.
09:15And I think even talking to his mom definitely shows that he's very much into me.
09:19And I love that.
09:21On my dating apps, I've used filters as well as AI-generated pictures.
09:40The whole problem is just like a Ferrari.
09:42When you buy it, you go into the showroom, it's not as good as a picture.
09:46Ha ha ha ha ha!
09:48Oh, fuck!
09:50Woo!
10:07I'm Tony, I'm 38 years old, and I live in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
10:13Let me ask you a question.
10:15When you look at me on that camera, can you see my hairline?
10:18Yeah, absolutely.
10:19You can.
10:20That's great.
10:21I struggle with the fact that I don't have hair.
10:23And as my hair started to recede four years ago, I went and I got scalp micropigmentation.
10:30Which is a tattoo that mimics hair follicles.
10:33Because there is some evidence-based research out there that demonstrates that men with hair
10:37are more apt to having long-term relationships.
10:40So, I want to look my best at this age of 38.
10:43Ah!
10:46Ah!
10:47Ah!
10:48Ah!
10:49Okay.
10:50Woo!
10:52In order to get the relationship that you want, you have to work on yourself first
10:55and become that person that's wanted.
10:57My life philosophy is to gain improvement every day, even if it's 1% every single day.
11:05Woo!
11:06I've been the underdog my whole life.
11:07I grew up the poorest kid in the richest school and got bullied a lot.
11:11Even somebody almost drowned me when I was a kid.
11:13But, I became a champion swimmer after that, because I faced my fear.
11:22All of my past experiences made me push to improve myself and then become a man that I can respect.
11:28So, that way, I can become a respectable man for my future wife.
11:31Sometimes people, people will get you down.
11:36They get back up.
11:37It's not the end of the world.
11:39Yeah.
11:40Although it may feel like that sometimes to the end of the world.
11:45I've been single for almost a year.
11:48And I'm looking forward to going to Brazil and finding my one true love.
11:53Because dating in the United States is hard.
11:56Looks like I got everything in order here.
11:59Got my brain.
12:00Got my body.
12:02What else do I need?
12:05In the past, I've met my ex-girlfriends on dating apps.
12:09I've been hurt a lot.
12:10Most women want the guy that drives the Ferrari around.
12:13And that has the ocean view.
12:16And they're constantly running after materialism.
12:19So, on my dating apps, I've used filters as well as AI-generated pictures.
12:25Yeah, that's a hell of a picture right there.
12:28I love this picture.
12:30Excuse me.
12:31I try to depict myself as the best self that I can be.
12:42So that I look taller, buffer, richer.
12:46Well, the whole problem is just like a Ferrari.
12:49When you buy it, you go into the showroom.
12:52It's not as good as the picture.
12:55Hey, man, thanks for the ride. I appreciate it.
12:58All right.
12:59I will match with a girl.
13:02She'll call me out about the pictures.
13:04But it's just like women wear makeup and they use filters on their pictures.
13:08So it was kind of unfair because they know that they do things to fool me.
13:13But they're upset that I do things to enhance my look.
13:18Man, I'm really feeling nervous for this trip to Brazil.
13:22But I need to have faith in myself and trust that I'm going on the right path.
13:26And I do believe my wife is in Brazil and I'm about to get on a plane to hopefully go meet her and spend the rest of my life with her.
13:36At this point in my life, I'm tired of the swipe apps in America where people judge the book by the cover.
13:46Thank you so much. I really appreciate the ride. Thank you for getting me here safe and sound.
13:51I'm looking for a woman that is true and real. So I really think going Brazil is my best viable option to find one of my dreams.
14:02I enjoy the fact that they put family and togetherness above all else.
14:06Also, I really enjoy the Jiu Jitsu background that surrounds the culture.
14:13I practice Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and met a lot of Brazilian people.
14:19Jiu Jitsu is such a great sport because it empowers everyone to become stronger physically and mentally.
14:23And that's what I look for in a partner so we can stand side by side and build our kingdom together as partners.
14:32I will be arriving in Sao Paulo.
14:43Hello, how are you?
14:44Another reason why I really want to go to Brazil is because I truly believe they're some of the best looking women in the world.
14:57I love long, healthy hair. They care about their appearance. And I love the luptuous feminine figure.
15:04And my expectations for a woman are very high because I hold myself at a very high standard.
15:16So I've decided to hire a matchmaker in Brazil so that way I can find the woman of my dreams.
15:22When Tony sent me his matchmaking questionnaire, I was shocked because when it comes to must have in a woman, he said he wants a woman with voluptuous body because they are able to have healthy babies.
15:48healthy babies. This is not true at all.
15:53All women can have healthy babies.
15:56Also, he said women with long hair take care of herself better than a woman with short hair.
16:05Oh, my God.
16:09I'm concerned that Tony is not focusing on the right things, but I'm a great matchmaker for Tony because I can help her.
16:16figure out exactly what is good for him.
16:21I can tell he really wants a relationship.
16:25He really wants to find love.
16:27And I want to help him.
16:33Lobo?
16:34Hi, Luisa.
16:36How are you?
16:38I'm here at the airport.
16:39Good.
16:40Uh, I sent you a driver.
16:42His name is Itvaldo.
16:44So you go to your hotel, settle in, and then I'll meet with you tomorrow morning.
16:51Okay?
16:52All right. Thank you very much.
16:54I am pretty nervous to meet my matches that Luisa will hook me up with because I can be over analytical about things.
17:03So that's something that I'm pretty worried about.
17:08Yeah, nice shoes, buddy.
17:09I like those shoes.
17:10They look fancy.
17:11You gotta start dancing.
17:13Look at you, man.
17:15I just hope that Luisa understands what kind of person I am and find the type of women that would make a perfect match for me long term and get married and have kids.
17:24That's the goal.
17:25That's the goal.
17:30Hi, Harold.
17:31Hi, this is you.
17:32Harold is not what I expected.
17:34Much chubbier.
17:36I am not so sexually attracted to him.
17:39What do you normally do for Luisa?
17:42I guess I'm here on vacation to meet you.
17:45Right.
17:46Oh, Lord, help me.
17:53I'm over here kissing this man.
17:55I have no idea what his future goals are.
17:58It makes me very nervous.
18:01Well, I have a weird question.
18:03What are you thinking?
18:16Hey, Hoi.
18:17You know where to take us?
18:18Yup.
18:19East Coast.
18:20So the East Coast is obviously the eastern part of Singapore and it's going to be by the beach.
18:25Oh, excellent.
18:26Mm-hmm.
18:36So do you remember body language, right?
18:37Yes.
18:38It's something that we spoke about.
18:39Yeah.
18:40So one of the things that you can try is a light touch.
18:44What would that look like?
18:45So a light touch on the lower arm right here.
18:49Do you feel closer to me that I'm touching you?
18:51Yes.
18:52Yeah?
18:54After my date with Cheesy, I felt downtrodden.
18:56I felt a little rejected.
18:58But I'm trying to maintain a positive attitude.
19:01I had found love once with Michaela, so I know it exists.
19:04I just need to find it again.
19:06So going into my next date, I'm going to put forth the energy I wish to attract.
19:10I'm going to be myself.
19:11I'm going to be energized and full of love and possibility.
19:15And I hope that she'll return it.
19:19Why don't you try?
19:21How are you doing today?
19:22I just don't want to come across too seriously.
19:25Of course.
19:26How are you doing today?
19:27Yeah.
19:28It's just a light touch every now and then.
19:31Okay?
19:32Is that helpful for you?
19:33That is helpful.
19:34Yeah.
19:35Okay.
19:37For the second date, I'm setting Harold up with Ember.
19:40And I believe that she might be his perfect match.
19:46So remember, big smile, go up to her.
19:48Ember.
19:49Ember is in her mid-30s.
19:50She's never been married and she hasn't dated an American before.
19:54But she says that she wants to date someone with a passion.
19:58Harold is very interesting.
20:00He has a lot of passions.
20:01He has a lot of ideas.
20:03And I want someone to see him for all of that and think that that's attractive.
20:09And I think that she will.
20:12Hi, Ember.
20:13Hello.
20:14Hi, Ember.
20:15Happy to see you again.
20:16This is Harold.
20:17Hi, nice to see you.
20:18Nice to meet you.
20:19Nice to meet you.
20:20Ember and I actually planned this.
20:22She wanted you to come here to the food court to introduce to you some of her favourite food here in Singapore.
20:29So she'll be your guide and obviously your date.
20:33Okay.
20:34Wonderful.
20:35I'm heading off to my next appointment.
20:36So you guys can have fun.
20:37All right.
20:38Thank you so much.
20:39Bye-bye.
20:40Bye, darling.
20:42Bye, darling.
20:43Okay, shall we go?
20:44Yeah, let's go.
20:45Yeah.
20:46All right.
20:47My first impression of Ember, I'm instantly attracted to her.
20:50She has very pretty eyes.
20:53She's wearing a nice dress.
20:54She's smiling when she sees me.
20:56All good things.
20:57I'm excited for another first date and to get to know her better.
21:06Do you like seafood?
21:07I do like seafood.
21:08Okay.
21:09What's your favourite?
21:10I usually like crab.
21:11Oh, Singapore is famous for the chili crabs.
21:14Have you tried it?
21:15I haven't tried that yet.
21:16No?
21:17Maybe we can get some chili crabs.
21:21Yeah.
21:24They have the pork ribs.
21:26But the one that I really want to show you is something that is not so common.
21:31Yes, it's delicious.
21:33Oh, what could that be?
21:34Hmm.
21:37Oh, you're going to eat ears?
21:38Yeah.
21:39Ear cartilage?
21:40What animal?
21:41Yes.
21:42Are the pig ears?
21:43Uh-huh.
21:44It's delicious.
21:45Is it cherry?
21:46Is it cherry?
21:47Yes.
21:48Is it cherry?
21:49Yes.
21:50Yes?
21:51Okay.
21:52Okay.
21:53You don't have fish ears?
21:54Yes.
21:55Okay.
21:56Give me one.
21:57Okay.
21:58Harold seems very sweet and very gentle.
22:01But at the same time, he was not what I expected.
22:05And Harold is a bit different.
22:06Like, he's much chubbier, shorter.
22:09And I think it's okay that I am not so sexually attracted to him.
22:17Sometimes sexual attraction can come at a later part.
22:23Oh, our chili crab.
22:26Awesome.
22:27We'll need to take out plates.
22:30Oh.
22:31That's our buns.
22:32Those are buns.
22:33Okay.
22:34We have our feast.
22:35This is the Singapore feast.
22:37We're going to go with the pork ears first.
22:46How's it?
22:47Interesting.
22:48Interesting?
22:49You should get the ones with the cartilage.
22:51I was avoiding that, but okay.
22:56Pig ear tastes like crunchy jello.
22:58It is slimy.
22:59It is smooth.
23:00Next to cartilage, which is crunchy.
23:03Unimaginably crunchy for being so soft as it is.
23:12Still chewy.
23:13Still chewy, eh?
23:14I think it helps if I imagine it as a vegetable.
23:16Like maybe eggplants, you know, that's kind of overdone.
23:19It's an acquired taste.
23:23You eat it enough?
23:24You eat it enough?
23:25No.
23:26I did not eat pig ear enough to acquire the taste.
23:31This is actually pork skin.
23:33Mm-hmm.
23:34Yeah.
23:35It's very good for collagen.
23:36Oh, good for your skin.
23:37Mm-hmm.
23:38Yeah.
23:39That's why I like it.
23:40You have very good skin.
23:42So, what do you normally do for leisure?
23:47Like, when do you like to?
23:49I'm always busy.
23:50Busy in what?
23:52Doing everything.
23:53I am an inventor, an artist.
23:56Right.
23:57But for leisure, I guess I'm here on vacation to meet you.
24:00Right.
24:04Amber has a very subtle sense of humor, and she's very quirky.
24:08I see her wiggle her eyebrows, and there's a spark.
24:11But I'm not confident in that she feels the same.
24:14I hope I can have her be wooed and awestruck by me so that she might give me a second date.
24:24You have a little bit of sauce on your forehead.
24:26Oh.
24:27Oh.
24:28There you go.
24:29There you go.
24:30You're so sweet.
24:31It just would make you sweet and spicy.
24:32Ha, ha, ha.
24:33How do you get here?
24:34Get some.
24:36I'll get you.
24:37Hey, go on.
24:38Get some.
24:39Get some.
24:40Get some.
24:42Come on.
24:56Get some.
24:58Get some.
24:59Come on, kiss her!
25:01Come on, kiss her!
25:03That is so funny!
25:05Aww!
25:09Oh, Lord, help me.
25:11I'm over here kissing this man.
25:13I have no idea what his future goals are.
25:15It makes me very nervous.
25:17But it's been so long since I've had sex that, honestly,
25:21this kiss feels like I'm having, like, an eruption right now.
25:25A sexual eruption. It's nuts.
25:27It's been a long time.
25:29Girl, it's like I'm knocking the dust off.
25:32You know what?
25:33You're gonna have me kind of used to drinking Guinness.
25:35You're a nerdy scone-to-to-me now.
25:38I know. Look at that.
25:40Steven Stevens!
25:42Matching up.
25:43Okay. Okay.
25:45Not only are we matched up, the beer is too.
25:47Ooh.
25:51And you're really fun, really warm.
25:53You walk into a room and I was like,
25:55everyone else is now.
25:57That's good.
25:58Yeah.
26:00My date with Amber.
26:01It's been great so far.
26:03We're laughing, shouting, joking.
26:05I did get my first kiss.
26:07Yeah, it was lovely.
26:08Yeah, it just felt nice.
26:10Felt like the right time.
26:11And, yeah, hopefully there's many more to come.
26:16Well, I have a weird question.
26:18Say, for example, you're 45 years old.
26:22Yeah.
26:23How do you see yourself?
26:24Oh.
26:25When I'm 45.
26:27When I'm 45 now, I think...
26:29That's in years away.
26:30...10 years on.
26:31Um...
26:32I...
26:33I...
26:37Haven't thought about it, to be honest.
26:39Just imagine, like, 10 years is a long time for me.
26:41That is a long time.
26:42Yeah, yeah.
26:43But think about how fast from 25 to 35 happened.
26:46Yeah, it flew in.
26:47It flew in.
26:48That's an understatement.
26:49Like, in 10 years, what do you think?
26:51Where do you see yourself, or what do you see yourself where?
26:53In 10 years?
26:54At 48, definitely married with children.
26:57Yeah.
26:58Yeah, that's cool.
26:59Yeah, well, I'm sure it'll all work out for you.
27:02I got absolutely no clarity about his finances, his future, his plans.
27:11But I'm kind of hesitant to push the subject about his future goals.
27:16Only because I just don't want to kill the mood.
27:18I just want to live in the moment with him.
27:21But do you want to finish our beers and get out of here?
27:23Yeah, sure.
27:24Maybe go get a little snacky snack?
27:25Yeah, sounds good.
27:26Mmm.
27:27After these, I'm gonna need a snack.
27:28Yeah, I think so.
27:32No, you had a lot more than me.
27:36So it's not that you weren't.
27:37Uh-huh.
27:38No, no, you started from a lot more.
27:40I'm almost only a little.
27:41Aw, man.
27:42Okay.
27:43No, we'll do a proper competition.
27:44This is okay.
27:45This one's okay.
27:46Uh-uh.
27:47No.
27:48I only had $100.
27:49That night is still young.
27:50Yeah.
27:51Are you gonna take me back to the hotel?
27:53Yeah, sounds good.
27:55Let's go.
27:58Okay.
27:59Even has been so amazing to me.
28:03He is kind and patient, loving.
28:06But for me, I want a guy that actually is a dreamer, a mover, and a shaker.
28:12Just...
28:14Jesus, take the wheel.
28:18I'm torn.
28:20Thank you, Paul.
28:21Yeah, it's chilly.
28:22Gosh.
28:23Yeah.
28:24You're like my little heating blanket.
28:25Yeah.
28:26Oh, my word.
28:27It is so cold.
28:28Where are we going?
28:29It's...
28:30It's actually one of my favorite local food.
28:31Freddie insists that his favorite restaurant is in the Red Light District.
28:48This is legit frog.
28:49It's a part of the body.
28:50Like the full body?
28:51Oh, my God.
28:52Do you know where this is?
29:05What this is?
29:06Where?
29:07This is the Red Light District.
29:08Oh, really?
29:09Yeah.
29:10Oh, interesting.
29:11I don't see anyone standing outside.
29:12Yeah, inside.
29:14What kind of place have I brought you in?
29:17I am so hungry.
29:27Where are we going?
29:28It's...
29:29It's actually one of my favorite local food.
29:32But there is no place else in the world that serves it like that.
29:37I can't wait to try it.
29:38Yes.
29:41Okay.
29:42Bye.
29:44I love that Freddie is easy to talk to and sweet.
29:48But this is not what I imagined my first date in Singapore to be like.
29:52Typically, first dates, guys wine and dine and try to really show out.
29:57Freddie insists that his favorite restaurant is in the Red Light District.
30:01I don't know that my dad would approve.
30:05Take a seat over here.
30:08Okay.
30:09And I will sit here.
30:10Perfect.
30:11All righty.
30:14How adventurous are you with food?
30:16I am definitely down to try things one time.
30:21So, I will order something called frog porridge.
30:26Is it actually frog?
30:28Yeah.
30:29You haven't tried frog before, right?
30:31No.
30:32Okay.
30:33If I were to go to the US, to Texas, where would you bring me?
30:37Definitely, you would have to try some Tex-Mex.
30:40Okay.
30:41Tex-Mex?
30:42What's Tex-Mex?
30:43It's like Texas Mexican food.
30:45Ah.
30:46Like guacamole and chips and queso and margaritas.
30:51Spicy margaritas.
30:52Uh-huh.
30:55Oh.
30:58So, this is just a vegetable.
31:00Let me see.
31:01So, this is legit frog.
31:03It's the part of the body.
31:04It's like the full body?
31:05Yeah, the full body.
31:06Oh my gosh.
31:07Yeah, wow.
31:08There is a lot of bones and sores.
31:11Oh, it's okay.
31:17And bon appetit.
31:21It will just kind of slurp the meat out from the bone.
31:24Slurp the meat out from the bone?
31:26Yeah.
31:27Yeah.
31:28Because it's so tender, it's very tender.
31:32Yeah.
31:35Oh my God.
31:37I see the whole body in there.
31:39It wasn't just legs.
31:40I saw one of the full toads in there.
31:45Poor thing.
31:55It's like chicken.
31:56Right?
31:57What?
31:59I don't want to do any slurping off the bone though.
32:01Yeah, see?
32:02It's good.
32:07You love it, huh?
32:08Mmm.
32:10So, you mentioned that you were a beatboxer.
32:12Mm-hmm.
32:13I honestly don't even really know what that means.
32:15Oh.
32:16Okay.
32:17Easier to show is...
32:22Okay.
32:23Something like that.
32:26Wow.
32:27Yeah.
32:28You're a professional beatboxer.
32:30Freddie being a beatboxer, honestly, I forgot what it was.
32:34I thought it was breakdancing.
32:36He's actually really good at beatboxing.
32:39But it seems like at this point, Singaporean men might have a different view of what's appropriate on a first date.
32:45If you have one chance to take a girl and impress them, dining in the red light district outside...
32:53And beatboxing while I'm eating frog forage soup is not the way to do it.
33:00Do you live alone in Texas?
33:02I do.
33:03I live by myself in an apartment.
33:05But my mom lives only, like, a couple of streets over.
33:07I can walk to her house if I want.
33:09Are you very close with your parents?
33:10Yeah, I'm very close with my parents.
33:12My father actually passed away.
33:14So that was really, really hard on me.
33:16But we were very close.
33:18And then, yes, my mom's like my best friend.
33:20She's actually here as well.
33:22I don't know if I told you that.
33:23Yeah.
33:24She's at the hotel.
33:25Wow, okay.
33:27So do you live close by?
33:30I live a 10-minute drive.
33:33So do you have a house or an apartment?
33:35Oh, it's a flat.
33:37It's called a HDD flat.
33:39It's like a government-subsidized apartment.
33:43And most Singaporeans live in them.
33:45Do you live by yourself?
33:47No, my mom.
33:49Yeah.
33:50So in Singapore, most people will stay with their family
33:54until they get married.
33:56I learned something new.
33:58Sorry?
33:59I said I learned something new.
34:00I didn't know that.
34:04Honestly, I don't think it's going to work.
34:06He lives at home with his mom,
34:08which I know that it's just part of their culture.
34:11But what would that look like for our alone time
34:13if we were to have a relationship?
34:15I live at home with the mom, too,
34:17in a very teeny, tiny apartment.
34:20Now that just wouldn't work.
34:22Hello.
34:23Ah, thank you.
34:24I hope you enjoyed today.
34:26It was a blast.
34:27I'll send you to your car.
34:29Okay.
34:30All right.
34:31Yeah.
34:32The type of man that I want to be with probably
34:35is more established and emotionally mature enough
34:39to start a family in the very near future,
34:41like in the next year.
34:42So I'm annoyed with Dolly.
34:44I don't have time to waste.
34:46I'm not here for very long.
34:48And so far, a total fail.
34:56I like women that are voluptuous.
34:58Like curves?
34:59Curves, yeah.
35:00The red flag would be the short hair.
35:02The longer the hair, the more effort she puts in.
35:04It's not true.
35:06That's a huge, huge thing for me.
35:08Tony, why are you single still?
35:23Hello.
35:24Hi, Tony.
35:25How are you?
35:26Good, how are you?
35:27Yeah, good.
35:28Welcome to Brazil.
35:30We hug here.
35:31Is that okay?
35:32Yeah, that's fine.
35:33Of course, yeah.
35:38Tony, you were here for a reason, right?
35:42Mm-hmm.
35:43Are you ready for it?
35:44Oh, I'm very excited.
35:45I want to have some information from you.
35:48Sure, sure.
35:49So is that okay if I ask some questions?
35:51Of course, yeah.
35:52Okay.
35:53So what do you do in these first dates?
35:57Do you go for chemistry?
35:59Do you go for questions?
36:01What do you do?
36:02Yeah, I always make sure you do an icebreaker,
36:05like an opening line.
36:06So typically, it's like supposed to be something funny and goofy,
36:09kind of making fun of myself.
36:11What does it mean?
36:12So like, um, some people say I look like Indiana Jones.
36:17Yeah.
36:19Without the hat, I gotta look on this, right?
36:23Of course, you know, that initial attraction has to be there.
36:26I like women that are voluptuous.
36:28Like curves?
36:29Curves, yeah, very curvy, yeah.
36:31So a healthy body for a woman is an hourglass shape.
36:34It's a demonstration that she's obtaining muscle as well as fat on her body.
36:40And I'm looking for a woman that is healthy enough in her appearance,
36:45as well as her physicality, to bear healthy children.
36:48Because it's really important to me to have a family and kids.
36:51What else? Anything else?
36:53Another big thing for me is I don't like long nails.
36:57If a girl has really long nails, she's either gonna poke me in the eye with them,
37:01or they're gonna constantly break and she's gonna be upset about it.
37:05Another red flag would be the short hair.
37:07Like me?
37:08Yeah, it's too short.
37:10Really?
37:11Mm-hmm.
37:12In terms of my belief pattern, the longer the hair, the more effort she puts into her daily routine.
37:18But it's so, it's not true.
37:22I still put a lot in myself.
37:25I wake up in the morning.
37:26I went to the salon to make my hair curly.
37:30Mm-hmm.
37:31How could you say it's not good?
37:33I just, I'm not attracted at all.
37:35That's a huge, huge thing for me, huge.
37:38No short hair.
37:39There are other things more important than all this look.
37:46I'm not saying it's not important.
37:48It is, for sure.
37:49Of course, of course.
37:50Attraction is the first thing that happens.
37:52Yeah.
37:53It is true.
37:54But you have to go really deeper.
37:58Tony seems to jump to conclusions and judges people without knowing them.
38:05I want to take physicality out of it,
38:08so that he can get to know the women in a deeper level.
38:13Tony, why are you single still?
38:15You know, my screening process has to be better.
38:18Don't get it. Say more.
38:20So, like, I would just go out with any pretty girl that would want to go out with me.
38:25And I wouldn't actually talk to her and get to know her first.
38:27You proved my point, right?
38:30Yeah.
38:31We have to look for behaviors and values that work for a relationship in the long term.
38:38Yeah.
38:39That's why I'm making a change.
38:40And that's why I hired you.
38:41Oh, thank you.
38:42We are going to have fun here.
38:44Mm-hmm.
38:45And actually, I have something special for you.
38:48Oh, no.
38:49No, don't be like this.
38:51It's going to be fun.
38:52Okay.
38:53We have dates for you.
38:55All right.
38:56Can I at least see their picture?
38:57No.
38:58For this date, she's not really giving me too much information, which is extremely stressful
39:06because I like to be in control.
39:07I like to be in the driver's seat.
39:09So, yeah, this is going to be an interesting situation.
39:12I know that, you know, she's a professional, and this is what she does, and she's trying to
39:16help me.
39:17But at the same time, I came down here to go for what I wanted, and I can't compromise.
39:22That's what I've been doing my whole life.
39:24So, uh, I really need Louisa to get a job done.
39:27Be open to this.
39:29You know, it can be hard sometimes.
39:31Just a little bit?
39:32I don't know.
39:37Next time on Match Me Abroad.
39:39Okay, let's run, run, run, run.
39:41You got it.
39:43Benjamin Franklin proved that while flying a kite, lightnings consist of electricity.
39:47And I hope there's a spark while flying a kite with Amber.
39:51Woo-hoo!
39:54So, what kind of qualities do you look for in a wife?
39:58I feel as if my lungs might burst.
40:01I feel so full of butterflies.
40:03I just want to fully disclose everything about myself before I develop any more feelings
40:07for her.
40:08I need her to be patient with me because I'm a little bit autistic.
40:12So, tell me about the date.
40:17It seems as if he's not as established as most men that I'm typically used to dating.
40:21So far, you have been, like, covered in brands.
40:24Are you going to expect your man to pay for all of your apparel?
40:29I am used to nice things.
40:31You're going to have to compromise a little bit on certain things.
40:34I've made it this far in my life without a man.
40:37I'm not really willing to settle at this point.
40:42You're here for a blind dating experience.
40:46Oh, no.
40:48I didn't have in mind flying halfway across the world to be blindfolded on a first date.
40:54I'm not really sure if the dating technique is going to be effective.
40:58So, how long have you been single for?
40:59Five years now.
41:00So, you've been a celibate for five years?
41:03I just think you're great.
41:07I just, I don't know, I just don't.
41:09Bruno is attractive and kind and funny, but I am now very confused and very conflicted.
41:17I need to just have you listen to me for one minute.
41:21I'm sorry.
41:22I'm sorry, but I feel so bad.
41:26I don't know why.
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