Melissa from Kleve complains about her homeland

“Kleve is not the most beautiful place.” Did 24-year-old Melissa make many friends in her hometown? Well, the legal officer wasn’t on TV on Wednesday evening to advertise the Swan City. “First Dates”, the dome show on Vox, is ultimately about falling in love.

Melissa’s blind date is called Rene, is 29 years old, works as a deputy construction manager and comes from Leverkusen – the city of the German champion. When it comes to football, the two quickly discover something in common after greeting each other. “It would be important to me if he was also interested in football,” says Melissa, who, despite being only 1.63 meters tall, stands between the posts in her free time as a goalkeeper for a hobby team. In this respect, Rene fits into their prey pattern. Although he doesn’t play himself, he enjoys watching football.

Another plus point: the 29-year-old brought flowers. “I’ve never received flowers from a man before.” I thought that was sweet. Overall it was very well maintained and polite. “I had a positive impression of him as a person,” says Melissa, who lives 115 kilometers from her date partner. But that’s not a problem for Rene. After just a few minutes, the construction manager was “impressed” with Melissa. He likes her “beautiful hands” and her “nice smile.”

The date also started well and the two later got along very well at the table. Melissa just has a few problems ordering her food. “I want this, but I can’t say it,” says the Kleverin, pointing with her finger at a line on the menu written in chalk. “Tagliarini.” “First Dates” presenter Roland Trettl helps her with the pronunciation and acknowledges the whole thing with a smile.

When it comes to culinary delights, Melissa and Rene discover another thing in common: their aversion to fresh tomatoes. “If they’re processed, it’s fine.” “But I think the pure tomatoes are really bad,” says Rene. Melissa agrees and is happy to have found another “tomato hater” in Rene. “I haven’t heard many people say that they don’t like tomatoes.” So that suits us.”

What doesn’t really work between the two singles is communication. Unfortunately, in the end, football and the hostility towards tomatoes remain the only two topics where the date partners really have a “match”. “We’ve had a few breaks in conversation. “I didn’t really know what to ask him either,” Melissa says, a hint of disappointment in her voice.

Despite the bumpy conversation, Rene can imagine a second date with Kleverin. In the end, the 24-year-olds wink. “We would be happy to meet again on a friendly basis, but it’s not enough for me to go on another date.” “The gut feeling just wasn’t there,” says Melissa.