Rob Rausch won ‘The Traitors,’ survived the ‘Love Island' villa twice (although he would say barely), and now he’s kicking off season three of “Blind Date,” answering our toughest questions—including what exactly it is about him that makes women go so feral. Between cosmopolitans and curveball questions, the reality TV star and professional snake wrangler opens up to Cosmo Editor-in-Chief Willa Bennett about his televised crashout, whether he gets jealous, and his biggest relationship rule: clear communication… especially in the bedroom. He’s been to therapy, has said “I love you” to his girlfriend, and may or may not be in the mile high club—so yeah, this season is off to a strong start.
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00:00Are you in the Mile High Club?
00:01Yes.
00:02Do you have any good sex advice?
00:04Communicate.
00:05Like, let them know, like, hey, like, do some more of that.
00:08Can you say I love you in French while you look into my eyes?
00:11Je t'aime.
00:13My name is Willa Bennett, and this is Blind Date.
00:17Season one and two were major.
00:19I had lots of dream guests.
00:21We got Logan Lerman, Serena Page, Renee Rapp,
00:24and now it's time for season three.
00:27Let's get this date started.
00:28All right.
00:41Hi.
00:42Hey.
00:44How's it going?
00:45Um, have we met before?
00:48No.
00:49Wow.
00:49You're really sure of that.
00:51Hope you're right.
00:52Me too.
00:53Are you an actor?
00:55No.
00:56Are you a comedian?
00:57No.
00:59Fashion model?
01:00No.
01:01Are you on TV?
01:02Yes.
01:03Oh.
01:03Are you saying no to the actor because you just started acting six months ago and your name
01:07is Connor Story?
01:09Sorry, no.
01:10Damn it.
01:11Hudson Williams?
01:12No.
01:13No.
01:13I was not on a human rivalry.
01:15Okay.
01:16But you're on TV.
01:17Are you like a villain?
01:19Some might say that.
01:21Some might say that.
01:22How would I feel watching you on TV?
01:24Depends on who you ask.
01:26Yes.
01:27Do you think I'd have a crush on you?
01:28Depends on who you ask.
01:30Were you on Traders?
01:32Yes.
01:33Oh, now we're cooking.
01:34Lisa Rinna?
01:35No.
01:36Did you win?
01:38Yes.
01:38All right, Rob.
01:39Yes.
01:40Welcome to Blind Date.
01:42Are you nervous?
01:43No.
01:44Oh, thank you, waiters.
01:45Do you know my name?
01:48No.
01:49That's never happened before.
01:51Willa.
01:52Say it with me.
01:53Willa.
01:53Nice.
01:54Thanks.
01:54It's so nice to hear my name said by you.
01:57These are some reader questions and they tend to be highly specific.
02:01So the more specific you can get, the better.
02:04What is it about you that makes women go so feral?
02:07Couldn't tell you.
02:08That's highly specific.
02:10Was your face your best strategy to win Traders?
02:13No.
02:14What was your best strategy?
02:15Well, I guess strategy at the end was really to keep Tara and Johnny around because I felt
02:20like there was a lot of suspicion on them and like they also couldn't be trusted because
02:23they were consistently wrong.
02:24Like, no offense.
02:25Love you guys.
02:26And then Eric was someone I wanted to keep because I thought he was someone that was
02:29capable of making it to the end, but at the same time not more trusted than myself.
02:33So if it came down to me or him, like, it would have been me.
02:35And then Maura obviously trusted me to her dying breath.
02:39So you flirted with her.
02:41Did I flirt with her?
02:42All right, we were friends.
02:43We're good friends.
02:44I think you guys are flirting.
02:46I feel like maybe a little bit, but like friendly for like, it wasn't like that really,
02:50you know.
02:51Did you ever hook up with Maura?
02:54Have you hooked up since?
02:56No.
02:56Never.
02:57Will you hook up?
02:58No.
02:58Why won't you hook up with her?
03:00A girlfriend.
03:01It's kind of awkward that we're on a date, honestly.
03:03Yeah.
03:04You're gonna tell her?
03:05Yes.
03:06What's your girlfriend's name?
03:07Secret.
03:08How'd you guys meet?
03:09Bookstore.
03:10No, you did not.
03:12Would you have played me like that though?
03:14Like you would have played me like Maura?
03:16I would have played anyone in that game.
03:18It could have been my own mother.
03:19I would have taken that money from her.
03:22Your own mother?
03:23Nah, probably not my mom.
03:24I'm kind of worried about you.
03:26You and everyone else.
03:27Have you ever been to therapy?
03:30Recently.
03:31Again.
03:31Because of what happened on Traders?
03:34Yeah, kind of.
03:35I mean, really just like, reality TV just like messes you up.
03:38It's like crazy for anybody.
03:42But therapy's good for anyone, so.
03:44Have you ever considered bringing a real snake into the bedroom?
03:48No.
03:49Like, for sexual reasons?
03:51Yeah, what do you mean?
03:52No, no.
03:53As opposed to, what else are you doing in the bedroom?
03:54Sleeping.
03:55Would you ever bring a snake to sleep?
03:57No.
03:58Have you ever been called a snake in bed?
04:00No.
04:01No.
04:02If you had to pitch yourself to my mom, what would you say?
04:05I would say, hello.
04:06My name is Robert Rauch.
04:07It's a pleasure to meet you.
04:09You look wonderful, probably.
04:11I'm assuming she looks wonderful.
04:12What if my mom's like, do you want to marry my daughter?
04:14What would you say?
04:15Not right now.
04:17Was it Herter surviving the Traders or the Love Island Villa?
04:21Love Island Villa.
04:22Why?
04:23It was intense.
04:23It was an emotional roller coaster.
04:26And it wasn't like a game.
04:28Like, you know, Traders is like, oh, it's a game.
04:29But like, there, it's like, I'm trying to find Shawty.
04:32Like, it's hard.
04:34They make it difficult.
04:35You know, it's well designed.
04:36Do you think love is a game?
04:38No.
04:39Absolutely not.
04:40Interesting.
04:41So what is love?
04:42Love is a sacrifice.
04:44And it's a choice that you have to make every single day.
04:46What did you know about Love Island before joining the show?
04:49Uh, nothing.
04:50Nothing?
04:51So what made you want to do it?
04:52Yeah.
04:52They prefaced it as a free vacation in Fiji.
04:55Yeah.
04:55They're like, there's going to be hot chicks and it's free and it's Fiji.
04:59And I was like, ah, Fiji.
05:00Okay.
05:01Let's go.
05:01Did anyone in your family or that you're close to, like, sit you down and was like,
05:05this is what happens when you're on TV?
05:07Like, did you know what you're getting into?
05:09No.
05:10Huh.
05:10No.
05:10No.
05:12And how was that experience going in blind?
05:15Love Island?
05:16Yeah.
05:16So the first time, it was quite enjoyable.
05:18I had a good time.
05:19Second time, it wasn't as good.
05:21But, like, I think it had a lot to do with the fact that the show was not popular at
05:24all.
05:25Season five when I went on, no one really watched it.
05:27I came off.
05:28It wasn't a big deal.
05:29Wow.
05:29Then they asked me to come back.
05:31I said no initially because, like, it was during the summer and I was like,
05:34I want to catch snakes, but they talked me into it and I did it.
05:37You were like, I got a snake to hang out with.
05:39Right.
05:41The snake.
05:42Did you ask to bring the snake on Love Island?
05:45Like, I don't know what you're referencing.
05:48There's not, like, a specific snake.
05:51Has your girlfriend seen Traders?
05:53Yes.
05:54And?
05:54Yeah, she loved it.
05:55She was like, good job.
05:56What are you gonna do with the money?
05:58Keep it.
05:58You gonna take her on a vacation?
06:00Uh, yeah.
06:02You know where you should take her?
06:03Where?
06:03Fiji?
06:04I can see that coming, yeah.
06:07Got her.
06:09Let's try this one again.
06:10Okay.
06:11What is it about you that make women go feral?
06:13Ah, couldn't tell ya.
06:16Working theories?
06:17Probably my personality.
06:20Stay tuned.
06:22That was funny.
06:23That was a good joke.
06:23I like that joke.
06:24Wow, their first fight on my show.
06:27Yeah.
06:28That's sharp.
06:30I'm so sorry, sir.
06:33Do you know what you kinda look like?
06:34Mm-mm.
06:35A vampire.
06:36I get that a lot.
06:37Really?
06:37Yeah.
06:38That was like a conspiracy when I was in college that me and my family were vampires.
06:43Alright, we need a drink.
06:45Get a drink for the lady.
06:46Okay.
06:47Okay.
06:47Fist.
06:48Sorry about that.
06:49Yeah, we're gonna...
06:50You're passionate about your needs.
06:52You're like, trying to play a game, but it's not working, just so you're clear.
06:55Mmm.
06:57No cheers?
07:00I contacted.
07:02Sorry to say dude, I didn't mean it.
07:04I was about to say, like...
07:10It's good.
07:10What is that?
07:12Wow.
07:12It's a Cosmo, but like, what is in that?
07:14Oh!
07:17Thank you, sir.
07:19Where would you take me on a date?
07:20Where would I take you?
07:20I take you to feed the cows.
07:22What are the cows' names?
07:24Only one has a name.
07:24Her name's Darlin.
07:26She's a sweetheart.
07:27Darlin?
07:27She'll get right out of your hand.
07:29What's it like having a televised crash-out?
07:31It's not good.
07:32It's not great.
07:33What was the moment you remembered it was televised?
07:36Probably like 45 minutes after.
07:38Wow.
07:39Uh, well, during.
07:40It was still during, but it was...
07:41They took...
07:41They finally took me out.
07:43After I jumped in the pool and everything, they finally did take me out.
07:45They were like, something's wrong with this kid, like...
07:47Wow.
07:47And I, like, sat outside, and I think I smoked, like, 20 cigarettes.
07:50And I just, like, uncontrollably cried.
07:52And I was like, what the is happening to me right now?
07:54I couldn't understand it.
07:55And then I was like, oh, wait.
07:56This is on TV.
07:57What's one mistake you're working on not making in this current relationship?
08:02I think just, like, clear communication is really important.
08:06And, like, something I've really focused on in the past, like, couple years.
08:09Did you remember her name when you said, I love you?
08:11I did.
08:11I did.
08:12I called her by her full name.
08:13And I said...
08:14That's cute.
08:14Yeah.
08:15What's the most romantic thing you've ever done?
08:17One time, I mugged a mugger in Paris for this girl I barely knew.
08:24We weren't even really on a date.
08:25I was studying abroad in Paris.
08:27Me and a bunch of the people in the dorm were staying and decided we were gonna go and
08:30look at the lights on the Apple Tower Twinkle.
08:32It was just me and one girl that ended up going.
08:35And, like, we were friends, so it was cool.
08:36So we just got a bottle of wine.
08:38We were just having a good time.
08:39You know, whatever.
08:40Did you guys kiss?
08:41We kissed.
08:43That's not important.
08:44Anyways, someone comes up and they're like, they're like, someone just stole her purse.
08:48Someone just stole her purse.
08:48And I look over.
08:49Someone stole her purse?
08:50Yeah.
08:50Your kiss was that good?
08:51She was distracted?
08:52That's what I'm saying.
08:53Like, you don't understand.
08:54So he's sprinting.
08:55He gets up to the one on the wire fence as he's going to climb over it.
08:57I'm sprinting.
08:58Something about me.
08:59I'm really fast.
09:01I take off.
09:02I'm catching up to the guy, but he's, like, got a lead on me.
09:04He gets up to the fence, so he's climbing over it.
09:06I get up to the fence.
09:07I jump clear over it.
09:08I grabbed him by his hood.
09:09Yanked him back.
09:10And then he gives me the bag.
09:11He's like, no, no, no.
09:12I'm like, no, no, no.
09:12Empty your pockets.
09:13He took out.
09:14He had, like, five phones, a bunch of cash, blah, blah, blah.
09:16And, yeah, I gave the phones to the police and I kept the money.
09:20What happened with the girl?
09:21Oh, nothing.
09:21We went our separate ways.
09:22She said, uh, I'm so glad.
09:24I'm with the only person from Alabama in Ferris tonight.
09:28Can you speak French?
09:29Bah, oui.
09:31Allez-vous français?
09:32Allez-vous coucher avec quoi ce soir?
09:34Can you say I love you in French while you look into my eyes?
09:38Je t'aime.
09:40Have you ever experienced love?
09:43Yes.
09:46Anything else to share about the experience of love?
09:49It's great.
09:50It's hard.
09:51What's the hardest part?
09:53Staying on the same page is really important, I think.
09:56Growing together can be hard and it's important.
09:59Do you have any good sex advice?
10:01Yeah.
10:02Communicate also.
10:03That's important.
10:04In the bedroom.
10:05Yeah.
10:06Like, let them know, like, hey, like, do some more of that.
10:09Or, like, maybe don't do that.
10:11It's always good.
10:11It's just good.
10:12Like, it's not awkward.
10:13It doesn't have to be awkward to, like, tell people what you want.
10:16You're a big communicator.
10:18Oh, yeah.
10:18Yeah, I want to hear it.
10:19This one reader has a lot of specific yes-no questions for you.
10:23Are you related to Uncle Rico from Napoleon Dynamite?
10:27See those mounds over there?
10:29What?
10:30Football clean over them?
10:31No.
10:31No, I'm not.
10:32But I get that all the time.
10:33One of my best friends has been saying that for years.
10:35Is there a celebrity who would rock overalls better than you?
10:39Lisa Rinna?
10:40Have you ever watched Heed and Ravelry?
10:42No.
10:43I'm sorry.
10:43I did go to the...
10:44I went to SNL.
10:45I know.
10:45Oh, you were there?
10:46Mm-hmm.
10:47Connor's story is hot, though.
10:49Okay.
10:52Would you or would you not make a move?
10:55No.
10:56Wow.
10:56So you're, like, real straight.
10:58Yeah.
10:59You sure?
11:00Yeah, I'm sure, yeah.
11:01Not even for Connor's story.
11:03Yeah, I'm good.
11:04He did great, though.
11:05He was so good.
11:06At the show.
11:06Yeah, it was funny.
11:07What are you scared of if it's not sneaks in reality TV?
11:11It is reality TV.
11:12You're really scared of reality TV?
11:14Yeah, it's...
11:15It gets me crazy.
11:17Ooh, do that again.
11:20It didn't crack.
11:21Yeah, wait, I cracked it already.
11:23Like, that's not how it works.
11:23Come on, try the other side.
11:24Yeah.
11:26Nice.
11:26Yeah.
11:27What's your most stereotypical homeschooler trait?
11:30I'm socially awkward.
11:32You are?
11:33Oh.
11:33Never mind.
11:34I think you have swag.
11:36Oh, thank you.
11:37You're right.
11:38Uh, I know a lot of random facts.
11:41I'm extremely knowledgeable on super random things.
11:43Olivia was at the SNL after party.
11:45Did you talk to her about being homeschooled?
11:47I didn't.
11:47I didn't talk to her, though.
11:49Yeah, I didn't know she was homeschooled.
11:50Ugh, come on.
11:51I'm not parasocial like that.
11:52I wish I knew that.
11:53She has a whole song about being homeschooled.
11:55You really...
11:55What is the song?
11:56Ballad of homeschooled.
11:57My sister's my best friend.
12:00Da-da-da-da-da-da.
12:01Oh, my God.
12:01Please sing Olivia wherever you go to me.
12:03My mom is my teacher.
12:05It's kinda messing with my head.
12:07This is my ideal first date.
12:08What celebrities do you wanna see wearing creek rat?
12:11Everybody.
12:12Buy creek rat.
12:16It's dope.
12:17Do I get anything?
12:18Yeah, yeah.
12:18What do you want?
12:19Full fit.
12:20I got you.
12:21Send me a text.
12:22Oh.
12:23For sure.
12:24I wanna text you.
12:25Okay.
12:26Next time I see you out, I'm gonna say,
12:28Hey Rob, I'm Willa.
12:30Yeah.
12:30You're gonna say, huh?
12:31No, no.
12:32Thanks, I'm playing.
12:33Good to see you.
12:33I'm gonna ask again.
12:35Mm.
12:35What is it about you that makes women go so feral?
12:39I couldn't tell you.
12:40Can I say that tattoo?
12:41Because I'm...
12:43Nice.
12:44Can you hiss like a snake?
12:46That's pretty hot.
12:47Not gonna lie.
12:48Really?
12:49Yeah.
12:49Wow.
12:50That was like the hottest thing you've done so far.
12:52You're kidding me.
12:53I don't joke.
12:54That's not true.
12:55Okay.
12:56This is from December 2013.
12:59Ask Him Anything column for men to ask questions about love, sex, relationships.
13:04All right.
13:04Are you ready?
13:05Yeah.
13:05Yeah.
13:06Yeah.
13:06Yeah.
13:09What is like your first date drink?
13:11Like what am I drinking?
13:12Like on a first date.
13:14Like what are you getting?
13:14Probably drink water probably.
13:15Oh really?
13:16Yeah.
13:16I don't drink a lot.
13:17When I do, I get crazy.
13:19Like at Saturday Night Live party, I was crazy.
13:21You were being crazy.
13:22I was being crazy.
13:23Should we talk about what you were doing?
13:25Don't tell them about that.
13:27Okay.
13:28Number one.
13:29I meet a lot of guys, but they are never the full package.
13:31They're either handsome, but struggling professionally or successful and not sexually appealing.
13:37Am I being too picky?
13:39Yeah.
13:40I'd say maybe start looking for personality traits versus like how well is he doing in
13:45his career and maybe you'll start turning over better leaves.
13:48My girlfriend and I have been together for a year, but I haven't met any of her friends
13:51or family.
13:52How do I find out if she's hiding something?
13:54She's hiding something.
13:55Really?
13:56Yeah.
13:57I feel like that's something I really want to know quickly is like how you are around
14:01your family and your friends because it's easy.
14:04Like even like you might catch yourself doing it, acting different around someone you like
14:07versus how you are around your friends.
14:09And it's important to see that.
14:10So what date are you like, who are your friends?
14:13Who are your family?
14:14Well like nowadays things are so different.
14:16So it's like you go through like the talking phase, right?
14:18And then, but I'd say once you're officially dating, I'd say month in you have to have known
14:22her friends and maybe her family at that point.
14:24Month in?
14:25Yeah.
14:26That's pretty quick.
14:27I think I'm drunk also.
14:29My boyfriend watches porn, which I'm okay with.
14:32But he's always watching tall, volumptuous blondes while I'm a petite, small chested brunette.
14:38What does this mean?
14:39That's not good.
14:40Really?
14:41That's not good.
14:42I would say that's probably not good.
14:44Huh.
14:44Yeah.
14:45I met a man on OkCupid six months ago, and we've been talking every day.
14:49The problem is, we've never met in person.
14:52And even worse, every time we make plans, he cancels that last minute.
14:55Should I give him an ultimatum?
14:57Meet me in person or we're done?
14:59Yeah, he's not real.
15:01He's not a real guy.
15:02He's about to start asking for money because he needs to get out of a country somewhere.
15:06So, move on.
15:07My boyfriend sometimes goes out to bars with a woman he works with.
15:11Even though I fully trust him, I think, I'm worried about her because she's extremely
15:15flirty.
15:16What should I do?
15:17I don't know.
15:18That's tough.
15:19What would you do?
15:20I don't really get jealous.
15:21Really?
15:22I do.
15:23What do you do when you're jealous?
15:28Turn into a snake again?
15:30No.
15:30What?
15:31Let it go.
15:33Thank you so much for helping us out.
15:35What would we do without a man?
15:39No.
15:40Let me publicly say they don't need any help from men here.
15:44You're really cute.
15:46I totally get the appeal.
15:48What do you think it is about me that draws women in?
15:51Your perfect smile.
15:52Oh, come on.
15:53That's not true.
15:54The way your hair just side part.
15:58It's like I'm looking at Abercrombie and Fit Chad.
16:01Okay, let's move on.
16:03All right, so next we're going to do Love On It.
16:06That's my favorite part of our date.
16:08Yes, I love that part of our date too.
16:10The Love On It.
16:11You said Life A Love On It.
16:12If you really think about it.
16:14Cheers.
16:15One more little sip.
16:16Okay, of course.
16:16Hey, cutie.
16:17You're so cute.
16:18Okay.
16:20I feel like you say this to everyone.
16:21Do you get that a lot?
16:22That I'm cute?
16:23I've heard it.
16:24Yeah.
16:24I never get it, so.
16:25You're cute.
16:27Oh, thanks.
16:27I like your buttons.
16:29You like my buttons?
16:30Yeah.
16:30What is that on there?
16:31What is that in the middle?
16:33Let me see it.
16:33I love when men are curious.
16:36It's like a...
16:37Oh, it's a lady.
16:38Oh, wait.
16:39Can't do that again.
16:40It's a lady.
16:43Okay, so the Cosmo Love On It.
16:45I'm going to ask questions, and you have to answer quickly.
16:48And the more you think, the worse your answer will be.
16:50Mm-mm-mm-mm-mm.
16:51Don't keep me waiting.
16:52We got a lot to get through.
16:53You got it.
16:54I'm ready.
16:55Are you ready?
16:55Mm-mm-mm.
16:56How long should a couple wait before hard launching?
16:59Let me think about this.
17:02I don't know.
17:03If you're dating, like, just do it.
17:05Have you ever checked an ex's Instagram account just to see?
17:09Yeah, for sure, yeah.
17:10Are you a texter or straight to FaceTime?
17:12I would rather FaceTime.
17:14Would you ever be in a threesome?
17:15I don't know.
17:16I don't think so.
17:17Have you ever been in a threesome?
17:18No.
17:19I added that one.
17:21Name three things you do to set the mood.
17:23Turn the lights off.
17:25Turn the music off.
17:27Turn the TV off.
17:29Turn everything off.
17:30You're, like, definitely, like, listening to, like, old Justin Bieber.
17:33I don't like listening to music during sex.
17:35Why?
17:35It just gets in the way of you thinking about yourself.
17:39That's funny.
17:40What's your best only in Alabama pickup line?
17:43You drop this.
17:46It's your smile.
17:48What if I'm not smiling?
17:50You will.
17:51I mean, you're not right now, but you would.
17:53IRL.
17:54Confidence?
17:55If your partner said, you're being such a Virgo during a fight, how would you respond?
18:01I said, what the ?
18:02So you hate astrology?
18:03I don't hate it at all.
18:05You don't hate it?
18:06Nah, do whatever you want.
18:06I don't care.
18:07I just don't give a about it, like, personally.
18:10And that's not, I'm entitled to that, you know?
18:12If you love it, that's great.
18:13I love that for you.
18:14Don't put that on me.
18:15What's the best gift you've ever given to a partner?
18:19Probably an orgasm.
18:21What?
18:24Men don't do that.
18:27I'm trying to change that.
18:28Best gift you've ever received?
18:30I don't actually want to know why you are.
18:32A painting?
18:33Yeah.
18:33Like a homemade gift.
18:34A homemade painting?
18:35Mm-hmm.
18:36Thank God it was that and not something else.
18:38PDA?
18:39Yes, no?
18:40Sometimes.
18:40It just depends on the setting.
18:42Like, if you're at a funeral, like, babe, let's just,
18:45let's just lock in and really remember this person.
18:49But, you know, if, like, we're at the airport, it's like,
18:51okay, like, we can do a little cuddle.
18:53Oh, is he at the airport?
18:54Making out.
18:55You never said that.
18:56It's like holding hands is PDA.
18:57Like, come on.
18:58Airport is the last place I'm trying to have PDA.
19:01Are you in the Mile High Club?
19:03Yes.
19:07Should couples share locations?
19:08It's not a bad idea.
19:10Can you be friends with an ex?
19:11You probably could.
19:12No, I wouldn't.
19:13And finally.
19:15Will you go on another blind date with me?
19:17Yeah.
19:19Well, we're in person with trouble with you and we're about to hang on in between.
19:25Can you apply...
19:27He's good!
19:30He's okay!
19:31And finally, guysgg Assvere.
19:31Hey, Pete!
19:32It's okay.
19:32mother hunting,今 didn't make a baby voor me.
19:36If you pick yourself up.
19:36You're welcome.
19:38I'm ready!
19:39All right.
19:39Hey, you're smart!
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