Each week, The Post sends readers on a blind date. Here’s how it went.
Scott, 28, and Marissa, 32, were primed to be enemies. The two learned early in the date they went to rival schools: Scott, a freelance copywriter living in Park Slope, is a Penn State alum, and Marissa, a digital marketer from Chelsea, graduated from another Big Ten school, Michigan.
But the two put their collegiate differences aside and found common ground over a shared love of books and professional basketball. They got to show their competitive sides in the bowling alley at Brooklyn Bowl too. Would they roll their way to a perfect date, or would their night end up in the gutter?
SHE SAID: ★★★
It was the perfect venue: I like the nontypical dinner date, and having an activity was nice. He’s not what I’d describe as my physical type — I like tall, dark and handsome, with lean muscle — but I thought he was cute. We had commonalities — we’re avid readers, and we like basketball. He was very gentlemanlike; he walked me to the subway. We even made plans to get together again: I thought it would be funny to get together to read The Post Thursday morning over breakfast.
HE SAID: ★★★
My first impression was Marissa is very pretty, so that’s exciting. It wasn’t awkward at all; from right when we shook hands, it was very comfortable, good conversation. We talked about a lot of stuff you cover on those first dates, but there was a flow to it. She’s a huge reader and I am too; as a writer who reads all the time that’s extremely attractive to me. We split some hummus, shrimp cocktail and mahi-mahi tacos. It ended really well; she gave her number to me, and we’ve texted a little since then.
ABOUT THE VENUE:
Scott and Marissa enjoyed a night of bowling, drinks and laneside food at Brooklyn Bowl (61 Wythe Ave., Williamsburg; brooklynbowl.com).