Eight more daters returned to the First Dates restaurant on Thursday for a chance at love. In a world where everyone is looking for the one, these eight daters were no different as they faced into their blind dates hoping to find that spark.
From cheeky chat about dating, an emotional reflection on previous heartbreak, and a yearning for a "regular life" with kids and a dog, the latest episode had it all. Starting their date by ordering two shots, the pair quickly got to chatting about their social lives, dating lives, and the importance of family. Peter said that he has experienced the world of dating and that he is now ready to meet someone on the same wavelength and settle down.
Asking Jade what her curfew was for the night, Peter suggested that they go for a drink after the date. Noelle 20 from Dublin settled in at the bar by having the banter with barman Neil while waiting for her date Morgan. Morgan entered the First Dates restaurant dressed to impress, saying she loves to dress for an occasion - be it purple feathers or see-through mesh. Getting to know each other over dinner, the pair realised their differences but bonded over their hobbies and life experiences.
Morgan shared her past dating experiences, saying that she has had her first and second loves and that she is now waiting for her third love to come along.
Noelle spoke about the importance of being two whole individual people within a relationship who come together to make each other better people and enjoy each other. When it came to deciding whether they wanted to see each other again, the pair said they would and said plans to attend a silent disco or to see Coldplay could be on the cards. In walks year-old Karen, impressing Derek who spots her from the bar and uses the phrase off the bat. She spoke of her experience of feeling unworthy, unattractive and unwanted in a previous relationship which she said put her in a hole.
