Flyby Matchmaker, Part Three: A Darwin's Mix-up and Green Day
Lily M. Velona is a freshman planning on concentrating in Government with a secondary in Classics. Sofia A. Escudero is a junior studying WGS with a secondary in English. Sofia likes House of Cards and Lily enjoys The West Wing. Neither would be caught dead ordering a pumpkin spice latte. We sent them to Darwinâs (Sofiaâs fave study spot) last Monday evening.
Lily: I went to the Mt. Auburn Darwinâs. I was sitting there looking around for people of all genders and ages, like didnât really know what was going on.
Sofia: It occurred to me that we should clarify which Darwinâs, but I totally forgot to follow up. So I went to the one that I would go to. I realized basically at 6 oâclock, when we were supposed to meet, that we had never decided. So, thatâs why I texted [the Flyby Matchmaker].
Lily: Then I got a text from [the Flyby Matchmaker] saying that my date was at the other Darwinâs so I volunteered to walk over⌠She was sitting at the front⌠We both expected to see a guy because we saw The Crimson had already done something on two girls going on a date. So we were both pleasantly surprised not to see a guy.
Sofia: She just looked like someone chillâŚwas kind of surprised she was a freshman⌠but that was fine.
Lily: I personally didnât care [that she was an upperclassmen]⌠differences in age are interesting, not prohibitive in forming a relationship.
Sofia: They had these muffin donut things⌠it was great.
Lily: I was actually really hungry⌠I got a full on Darwinâs sandwich.
Sofia: We started out with the standard where do you live, what are you studying blah blah blah⌠And we talked a little bit about activism stuff⌠She told me about work that sheâd done with⌠Small Claims [Advisory Service]âŚso that was kind of cool.
Lily: We did the classic Harvard intros. We got to know each other...We actually talked about Green Day for a little bit. I was thoroughly obsessed with Green Day in eighth grade and sheâs from the Bay Area so she has a lot of pride and so like meeting someone who had genuine pride for something I was obsessed withâŚthat was meaningful to me as a former Green Day cult member.
Sofia: The only curveball was that⌠pretty early on [she] was like, âHey I feel like I should say this, but Iâm actually in a relationship... so Iâm not trying to date.â
Lily: I actually filled out the survey with the person Iâm datingâŚWe wanted to see if weâd get each other. But we didnât get each other⌠I didnât tell [the person Iâm dating that Iâd gotten matched at first] because we decided not to tell each other so it would actually be a blind date. But then I got my match and it was [for] 6 p.m. on [a] Monday and I know they have a meeting every Monday at 6⌠So I was like âKay Iâm going on a date with someone else tomorrow. Donât worry [itâs the Flyby date].â
Sofia: It was fine⌠There wasnât a whole lot of chemistry I donât think. I donât think sheâd get mad at me for saying that.
Lily: Having this not be a date where Iâm looking to impress someone romantically was a catalyst in me getting the sandwich that I wanted to get.
Sofia: I definitely did spill tea on myself several times.
Lily: I really appreciated meeting Sofia. She was really awesome. We had done a lot of similar things but done them in different ways, which was cool. I did more activism through student groups and sheâs a part of the Co-op⌠thereâs inherent [activism] in the ideology of the Co-op.
Sofia: She asked a lot about living in the Co-op which is something that takes up a lot of my life in the best way and found out we had some mutual friends.
Lily: We talked about the other [Flyby matchmaker] articles. We were comparing and contrasting our experiences. We thought it was funny how in the first oneâŚthat guy who [smelled] really bad sat next to the date.
Sofia: We also were trying to figure out what would make [the Flyby Matchmaker] match us up.
Lily: We have the same general political interestsâŚwe both wrote down⌠âall gendersâ as opposed to just 'Iâm OK with a guy or girl'⌠probably our gender inclusivity brought us together⌠which is interesting because neither of us ended up getting someone who was non-binary.
Well, theyâll never know. The Matchmakerâs process is a complex one.
So what does the future hold?
They became Facebook friends (The Matchmaker will know itâs time to call it quits when the couple doesnât even do that). Lily said, âI would be down to say hi. I donât think itâs at all inconceivable that I would see her at stuff.â Sofia said, âIâll probably see her at the Co-opâŚIâll say helloâŚWho knows, maybe weâll end up in class together.â
It became apparent that they had forgotten to take a selfie, so the picture above is photographic evidence of the fact that they did in fact meet up again. #success?
If youâre single (or apparently even if youâre not and just want to go on a friend-date), not an active Crimson member, and are interested in meeting someone new on campus, fill out this form! Weâll save your responses for next year. You can daydream about your magical date all summer. Talk about anticipation.
XOXO,
The Flyby Matchmaker