First Dates Ireland *read first post*

castletownman

That fellas birthday and christmas have come around all at once

ACitizenErased

Yer man Liam seems sound. Happy she said yes.

Andrew00

Liam is a gent

Assetbacked

"I like cuke-in like but I'm no Jamie Oliver" in thick culchies accent haha.

4Ad

Delighted for Lynsey and him...lucky lad !!

pgj2015

had a feeling she was into bad boys, it never works with them for obvious reasons.

Naggdefy

Mike Guide 69 wrote: »

He wants to mow her lawn ,don’t ya know,where’s Dustin the Turkey,for the auld durty laugh!!!

Have you a big lawn says he

Naggdefy

4Ad wrote: »

Delighted for Lynsey and him...lucky lad !!

I got that totally wrong.

castletownman

Still Ill wrote: »

Bizarre!!

Felt like she was talking down to him the entire date too.

Definitely a touch of racism to it I felt.

sasta le

That girl to go from being homeless to a forever home some turn around to being a homeowner

Marathon Man has done well for himself.


I'm gonna apply for the next series.

callaway92

castletownman wrote: »

Definitely a touch of racism to it I felt.

He was a bit of a weirdo in fairness

Passenger

pgj2015 wrote: »

had a feeling she was into bad boys, it never works with them for obvious reasons.

Probably learned her lesson with them it seems and she's ready to settle.

castletownman

callaway92 wrote: »

He was a bit of a weirdo in fairness

I dunno if his jokes were any worse than your average Irish lads. Didn't find him that weird at all.

Naggdefy

castletownman wrote: »

That fellas birthday and christmas have come around all at once

It depends on the way you look at it. If he's thinking long-term and wants kids he can't. She'd be getting a steady nice fella to look after her kids and if she had future poor health.

callaway92

castletownman wrote: »

I dunno if his jokes were any worse than your average Irish lads. Didn't find him that weird at all.

Definitely a touch of weirdo. Would say the same if it was an Irish guy. Bit unfair to be calling her a bit racist.

obi604

callaway92 wrote: »

Definitely a touch of weirdo. Would say the same if it was an Irish guy. Bit unfair to be calling her a bit racist.

Ah she was a ghoul in fairness.

pgj2015

Naggdefy wrote: »

It depends on the way you look at it. If he's thinking long-term and wants kids he can't. She'd be getting a steady nice fella to look after her kids and if she had future poor health.

I got asked out by someone from Longford once, she also had a child and a psycho ex, she was good looking but the psycho ex made me run for the hills, been there done that.

Laura just had the square root of zero interest in yar man from the moment she clapped eyes on him.

Tis tough to being on a date with somebody you've no interest in.

AMKC

4Ad wrote: »

Delighted for Lynsey and him...lucky lad !!

Me too. They are a lovely couple.

Naggdefy

pgj2015 wrote: »

I got asked out by someone from Longford once, she also had a child and a psycho ex, she was good looking but the psycho ex made me run for the hills, been there done that.

True. 2 exs are a bit too much for me.

Aww..I like Rebecca..

Seamai

pgj2015 wrote: »

had a feeling she was into bad boys, it never works with them for obvious reasons.

You beat me to it.

Still Ill

Deleted User wrote: »

Laura just had the square root of zero interest in yar man from the moment she clapped eyes on him.

Tis tough to being on a date with somebody you've no interest in.

Not tough to just behave like he was her equal for a couple of hours. Think you can tell a lot about people by how they treat people in situations like that.

Her dad seemed like a nice lad though. Wasn't too keen on his date though. Felt there was something a little off with her, talking about mowing her lawn and not leaving before paying the bill. Maybe I'm being a little harsh though.

Delighted for the last couple. They were both really nice. Would be great if it works out for them.

Yeah, Lyndsey is a bit of a ride..

obi604

[Deleted User] wrote: »

shes a bit like a blonde Victoria Beckham , a bit prettier too.

She looks like she is more from Stockholm than Longford

juke

el Fenomeno wrote: »

What a tool.

"I'll answer first because I wouldn't want him to say yes and for me to say no then."

As soon as he walks in.

"You go first" x 5 times

Still Ill wrote: »

Bizarre!!

Felt like she was talking down to him the entire date too.

Can’t help but think she’s been screwed in editing !

obi604

juke wrote: »

Can’t help but think she’s been screwed in editing !

Hi Laura.

leggo

juke wrote: »

Can’t help but think she’s been screwed in editing !

I’d say whoever edited it definitely didn’t like her anyway, but at the same time if you don’t specifically say “I’ll answer first, I’d feel awful letting him answer when I’m not interested” then do exactly that, they can’t edit it that way. She acknowledged that something was a horrible thing to do then went out of her way to do it to someone. That alone is a big thumbs down for me.

Whole thing felt a bit casually racist tbh. I’d say the above quote was taken hypothetically before she met him, then when she saw him her attitude changed. I’d usually try see the side of the person rejecting someone but there was no need for her attitude towards him. At the very least, even if you’re not interested you’re stuck having dinner with this person, there’s nothing to be gained by not at least having a non-flirty chat and trying to make the best of it. But I got the feeling she didn’t even want to seem as equal to him or in any way interested on TV. What I’m wondering is did the producers pick up on all this beforehand and think “let’s show everyone what she’s really like”?

whatsthecraic?

Didn't like Laura at all, way too cocky. The Dad was a gas man though

PhilOssophy

I thought dad was way too full on, talking about getting married on a first date would make most women run for their lives I reckon!
He was a character and 70% in a good way, 30% in an OTT way.
The daughter thought she was way too good for yer man, she could have been a bit nicer to him. There is often a reason some people are single sometimes.

gmisk

The dad was good craic but yeah a bit full on.
The daughter...had no notion of that guy...wouldn't put them together in a million years. She should have went first at the end...like she said she would...not nice.
Liam and Lyndsey...she seemed a tad full of herself but warmed to her and he seemed like a decent sort...he was a bit overawed by how pretty she was.

joeguevara

Watched it.

Obviously from tipp where I’m from. Honestly so badly matched. I don’t think it was her fault. He was grand but not most peoples type and it’s unfair if she didn’t find him attractive. I will have to watch it again so will withhold my opinion.

I’ll be back later. Up tipp and gwan the premier.

nomdeboardie

el Fenomeno wrote: »

What a tool.

"I'll answer first because I wouldn't want him to say yes and for me to say no then."

As soon as he walks in.

"You go first" x 5 times

And, if I recall correctly, she had a gold-plated 'easy let down' reason to say no, in that he wanted children and she didn't want more. Instead of mentioning it she goes the full 'I don't find you physically attractive' spiel, not just 'no spark'!

(Of course I don't know if at least some of the interactions/participants aren't scripted /wannabe actors...?)

Also wonder did they not fill in questionnaires re important stuff like future sprogging expectations.

nomdeboardie

"If you want to be part of the next series go to coco..."covid-19 anseo agaibh - ye might have to wait a while...

KevRossi

I think we're being a bit unfair on her (Tipp girl). She didn't find him attractive, it's difficult to sit through a date when you know there's no way out and I think she was nice to him, hard to say when it's all edited out. It's why I always pick a coffee or pint for a first date; you can drink them down and be gone if needed. I thought she was nice to him, but she should have been more insistent at the end about going first and she should have let him down a bit better.

Her father was fairly full on, but was funny, and his date liked him, pity it didn't seem to work out.

Happy that Lynsey saw there's more to men than just looking to 'tame the bad boys', her facial reaction to her date saying 'it's too late for me to have kids' is priceless, it has the full "BINGO!!!" look to it. They were actually well matched and are less than 30 mins from each other, hope it works out for them.

pgj2015

KevRossi wrote: »

I think we're being a bit unfair on her (Tipp girl). She didn't find him attractive, it's difficult to sit through a date when you know there's no way out and I think she was nice to him, hard to say when it's all edited out. It's why I always pick a coffee or pint for a first date; you can drink them down and be gone if needed. I thought she was nice to him, but she should have been more insistent at the end about going first and she should have let him down a bit better.

Her father was fairly full on, but was funny, and his date liked him, pity it didn't seem to work out.

Happy that Lynsey saw there's more to men than just looking to 'tame the bad boys', her facial reaction to her date saying 'it's too late for me to have kids' is priceless, it has the full "BINGO!!!" look to it. They were actually well matched and are less than 30 mins from each other, hope it works out for them.

I thought he was only 32? strange thing for a 32 year old to say, especially a man.

leggo

pgj2015 wrote: »

I thought he was only 32? strange thing for a 32 year old to say, especially a man.

She said she couldn’t have any more kids, she was gorgeous, he said what he had to say to get over the line and will worry about the rest later. This is a Coppers Gold Card holder you’re talking about come on. :pac:

PhilOssophy

I bet any money they got those Coppers gold cards on the way in. Cheapest advertisement ever to their target audience. No way would 2 people from the midlands both have them when neither lived in Dublin, it would be just too coincidental.

L-M

PhilOssophy wrote: »

I bet any money they got those Coppers gold cards on the way in. Cheapest advertisement ever to their target audience. No way would 2 people from the midlands both have them when neither lived in Dublin, it would be just too coincidental.

I don’t think Coppers needs any advertising to their key demographic to be fair

PhilOssophy

L-M wrote: »

I don’t think Coppers needs any advertising to their key demographic to be fair

Maybe so.

But yet, for the price of 2 cards, they could get effectively free advertisement to another few hundred thousand people. Do you think they needed to when they got Brian Cullen to say "see you all in Coppers"? It was rammed every night of the week back then too!

Whether or not they need to is not the point in my view, I think these places still love to advertise. But I wouldn't claim to be an expert in marketing either!!

job seeker

Before every episode, it shows clips of the show, I hate when that woman is in the bathroom and says “watch this space b****, caw caw!” Wtf is that about? I cringe every time!!

PhilOssophy

job seeker wrote: »

Before every episode, it shows clips of the show, I hate when that woman is in the bathroom and says “watch this space b****, caw caw!” Wtf is that about? I cringe every time!!

Yeah we cringe at her too, was she even on the show after? I don't remember seeing her.

job seeker

PhilOssophy wrote: »

Yeah we cringe at her too, was she even on the show after? I don't remember seeing her.

Strange behaviour.. I can't recall seeing her either.. As her catch phrase is something that has become in bedded in my head..

MuffinTop86

I thought the dad seemed like a lecherous yoke at times. Laura looked disappointed from the beginning and in fairness, the clothes on your man, the weird accent and the ear hair wasn’t very attractive

Purple Mountain

job seeker wrote: »

Strange behaviour.. I can't recall seeing her either.. As her catch phrase is something that has become in bedded in my head..

I'd say a good percentage of them don't make the TV.

tuisginideach

The other coupleas that you see in the background during the meals - are they all 'candidates' too or are they 'real' customers?

leggo

tuisginideach wrote: »

The other coupleas that you see in the background during the meals - are they all 'candidates' too or are they 'real' customers?

They have background daters too, I know a few people who did that. So everyone we’d see on camera would be on a date, they basically close off the majority of the Gibson bar/restaurant while it’s being taped. That’s how you get the randoms who you see say one funny thing, or chat to featured daters in the toilets, but never get properly focused on.

thelad95

MuffinTop86 wrote: »

I thought the dad seemed like a lecherous yoke at times. Laura looked disappointed from the beginning and in fairness, the clothes on your man, the weird accent and the ear hair wasn’t very attractive

He looked way better in the interview done before the filming

job seeker

Purple Mountain wrote: »

I'd say a good percentage of them don't make the TV.

Maybe it's for the best! :pac: