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Mike, 37, a scientific editor, meets Caterina, 35, a teacher
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Good company, nice food and an interesting evening with someone new. I got everything I hoped for.
The joys of being an aunt/uncle. Freelance life. Jury duty as a newly minted British citizen.
None that I recall, so either the evening went smoothly or the malbec did its job.
If there were any faux pas, I was too busy enjoying the conversation to notice.
She’s genuinely one of the easiest people to talk to that I’ve ever met.
Would you introduce Caterina to your friends?
Hopefully polite, easy company and good for a chat. Perhaps a lack of shared passions meant the spark wasn’t there, but the conversation never ran dry.
We were the last two in the restaurant, so we went for a stroll around London until midnight, when I had to dash for the last train back to Cambridge.
Sorry to disappoint: just a farewell hug.
If you could change one thing about the evening, what would it be?
I’d have liked a bit more time before that last train forced the evening to end.
9.5. Hard to fault a thoroughly enjoyable evening just because it wasn’t heading toward romance.
We may meet for a coffee when I’m in London, and there’s an open invitation for a guided tour of Cambridge.
Nice smile and face; a bit nervous or shy.
Favourite cuisine. Past and future travels. Harry Potter. Even politics.
I felt I was leading the conversation most of the time, asking questions.
Very nice: he would pour water in my glass whenever it was empty.
You can tell he’s someone who loves putting care into what he does and what he says – a rare find these days.
Would you introduce Mike to your friends?
Not sure – my friendship group has a lot of energy.
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Not sure. Maybe that I’m a weird woman who eats fast and laughs loudly!
We had a walk around Soho/Covent Garden – I felt he deserved a bit of tourism, coming from Cambridge.
If you could change one thing about the evening, what would it be?
Nothing major – maybe just a slightly quieter spot to chat.
As friends. I would like to grab a coffee together.
Mike and Caterina ate at Tagine & Grill at the Sun and 13 Cantons , London W1 . Fancy a blind date? Email blind.date@theguardian.com
The joys of being an aunt/uncle. Freelance life. Jury duty as a newly minted British citizen.
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Source: The Guardian. Published 29 Aug 2026, 05:00 am.
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