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hello guess you found 10 potential

venues for my uncle's anniversary party

Kate you're my best friend but it's the

middle of the night it's not the middle

of the night it's 7:30 in the morning

Nancy it is time to attack the

day I'm not attacking anything I'm

surrendering now you know Sal and Mimi's

anniversary is a big deal for me

right right of course I'm

sorry I mentioned it's still the middle

of the night right twice now okay email

me the list already s okay okay let me

just uh try to find my laptop here

somewhere and uh take a look at my inbox

big night last

night on a Sunday I was just up late

studying my lines for this new play time

got away from

me wait

then today is Monday it is you've got a

meeting at the New York Chronicle today

I do well party venues can wait are you

nervous of course I'm not nervous I got

the hottest relationship blog in the

city they'd be lucky to have me although

a weekly blog is one thing but a daily

column at a massive newspaper with

online additions that's a game changer

but I'm up to the challenge so wait then

you've got the job well the editor

himself called me personally to iron out

a few details so I'd say that's a yes

did I ever tell you you're my

hero not enough if I'm being honest but

you can tell me again later meet me at

the park yep usual

spot it will be a

celebration got to run love you

what are you kidding

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me hey hi you um I'll take a black

coffee

please excuse me yeah I help you believe

that belongs to me oh oh my god um I'm

so sorry it must have gotten caught um I

I can fix it just you help me yeah there

we go thanks like new you know I have

one of the most important meetings of my

professional career in like 10 minutes

and now I look like I hopped out of the

trash um we can salvage this just just

give me one second oh my gosh you're

Kate Nolan yikes what happened this guy

be right there I am such a huge fan of

the love Spark all of my friends read it

thank you yeah I'm Chloe Jones assistant

features editor of the chronicle I have

been pushing the bosses to get your

relationship content into the paper well

it paid off because I've been meeting

with your editor in 10 minutes fantastic

oh you'll love Glenn okay forgive me you

probably get this all the time but I've

had enough of being single I'm really

trying to find that one but it just

feels like every dating platform is

filled with

losers okay going to just put like

haven't you done enough damage thank

you my

gosh look dump the dating apps the right

guy will find you when it's time but how

am I supposed to find the right one I I

don't mean to intrude on your

conversation then maybe don't if you're

actually looking for love I would um

suggest hiring professional Joseph

Webster professional

Matchmaker centuries of experience funny

you don't look a day over a 100 yeah

it's good yeah no it's a family business

and my family's been matchmaking for

Generations oh you're serious my

professional services are discreet

individually designed and wellb built

like a

Rolls-Royce worth a shot no the only

thing I trust less than dating apps is

some random stranger hustling up

business outside a coffee cart the

choice paralysis is a thing as we all

know sometimes handing the Reigns to

someone else can be quite useful my

family successfully matched European

royalty ah yes the famously happy royal

families nothing but perfect

relationships your problem with me seems

to involve more than a a minor wardrobe

incident minor

do you know how many messages I get

every day from unhappy people who are

set up by family and friends no one can

know who's right for you but you you

can't force it and you certainly can't

rely on anyone else to find it for you

beautifully argued and I actually agree

that's why I've brought matchmaking into

the 21st century I've created

sophisticated algorithms which create

detailed personality profiles which

allow me to find you the perfect match

right and how much do you charge for

these sophisticated Services well that

depends okay well it's scam don't waste

your money Chloe you know what we're

just going to have to agree to

disagree

Chloe I uh I'm just going to get my

coffee and I'm going to do my best to go

back in time and pretend we never met

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cheers Glen Jacobs

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Mr Jacobs Kate Nolan your new columnist

pleased to meet you please call me

Glenn uh fashion choice or fashion

statement fashion

Collision you should see the other guy

you're funny I guess that's why you have

so many followers huh so we talking

start date cuz I'm ready to roll let's

step into my office shall we I'm sorry I

didn't give you a heads up this

corporate takeover has thrown things

into disarray that's understandable so

in short

yes we want you for the new relationship

block great cuz I already have some very

interesting ideas but the new owners

well they've been pressuring me hard for

somebody else so they've suggested the

best way to ensure they get the right

candidate for the job is to have the two

of you compete I'm sorry um compete then

mate so sorry I'm late you would believe

the kind of people you run into in this

city hello again wait he's not the other

candidate is he he

is um sorry um what's going on I was

meant to believe that I was starting

here today just been a change in plans

you two are now competing for the job

Glenn you want a relationship columnist

I have one of the hottest blogs in the

country this guy I'm sorry what are your

qualifications aside from being the

latest in a long line of matchmakers I

was once the editor of my school

newspaper and a champion debate you

edited a school paper and you're citing

that as genuine experience it was a very

very dedicated readership wow okay well

my following will bring a whole new

demographic to the paper this guy is

just trying to sell a dating scam ask

Chloe my analytics are not a scam it's a

scientifically grounded method of

matching people perfectly okay okay look

it appears you're both very

qualified and I think we have just

stumbled onto our competition okay which

is what exactly Kate you will be writing

a profile piece about

Joseph what about him his method throw

in some family history especially the

Royal stuff the owners will love that

they're British you know wouldn't that

be wonderful wait till you read it and

Joseph you claim your methods are

foolproof so find Kate her perfect match

and then write me an article about it

like this Joker is going to find my true

love if he can't then you win congrats

he has no article he doesn't get the job

th this is outrageous you expect me to

to gamble my job and my family's

reputation on on a contest suddenly no

confidence in your methods sure sounds

that way to me again my system is

foolproof then accept the

challenge well how do I know you won't

just lie and pretend that I didn't find

you a match because I have integrity and

I take competition very seriously if you

find my true love I will happily

concede but it's not going to happen how

long do I have I'll give you 10 Dates to

find Kate her perfect match uh 1 nine

three eight It's My Life lucky number

and my final offer fine get ready to

meet your soulmate and lose this gig get

ready to read my article on your flight

back

home uh wait a minute Kate you are

single aren't you yes very

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hello Mother Joseph how is your first

day at the chronicle I do hope they're

making you feel welcome oh absolutely

yeah everything is great yeah yeah all

good well mostly God you're a terrible

liar just a slight mix up might be a

delay into me starting uh it seems like

they've brought someone else to um

compete for the job

compete I sunk a large portion of the

Family Assets into that takeover to

ensure the job was yours if it will be

it's just I I just have to find a match

within eight dates you know it's going

to be nice soft launch to the business

first rule of being a successful

matchmaker is to build a reputation the

column was the start of that I mean you

just you just couldn't resist another

competition could you first this wasn't

my idea second I was defending the

family name you do not need to defend

the family name and we're practically

royalty my new software is bulletproof I

will find her match no problem you

should not be playing games with our

Legacy I've got everything under control

you've got nothing to worry about oh

look it's my new friend Ben yeah we're

going on a walk got to

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go I knew I carryed safety pins around

for a reason is there anything you can't

do wait you're going to be using a

Matchmaker this is fate it's not fate

come on I happen to be doing a play

about a Matchmaker and you just happen

to meet one in real life this guy's not

going to find a match for me this is

going to be good for you it's time that

you got back out there you know you

can't force these things either you have

the spark or you don't now enough about

me tell me about your play okay it's an

off off off Broadway production of Emma

pretty low budget but I think this could

be the one really yeah wow well I fully

support you and I love you and I love

your attitude well you know being an

endless Optimist is kind of a

requirement for being an actor and you

know it helps that there's a really cute

guy in the

no okay hear me out he's a really great

actor and he plays the lead opposite

Yours Truly mhm dating another actor

yeah but I think this one actually might

be different you say that every time if

you have the spark it's

undeniable you know I never get tired of

you quoting me back to myself well

you're welcome you check out the list of

venues I sent you I did iy it's New York

ah yes the city's so nice they double

the price yep the park is free

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though well if it is my worthy opponent

SL personal biographer let's just get

this over with shall we just bit of

playful banter you do get playful banter

here right never heard of it okay well

let's get my algorithms finding you your

dream guy or girl

or whatever floats

about this way to my office

so why matchmaking right well like I

said it's family

tradition and how long have you been

doing it well I've been around it my

whole life but actually doing it is kind

of new how new before this I worked in

Tech Silicon Valley was there I realized

I can match my analytic skills with

family business you don't strike me as

the techie type more of a jock I suppose

I enjoy both for similar reasons they

both got structure tangible results you

know it either works it doesn't win or

lose ones or zeros ones or zeros yeah

this competition was over before it

began asked me that after I wiped before

with you I'll try to remember when I'm

picking out plants for my new corner

office at the

chronicle um quick question H where are

we

going yeah I kind of took a wrong turn

back there and I was hoping you wouldn't

notice but look I'm still new to New

York besides who doesn't like nice

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walk so tell me more about your

transition into match ring basically I

wrote this remarkable piece of software

if you do say so yourself I do uh using

my software I was able to take answers

from questionnaires and build extremely

detailed personality profiles like

insanely detailed they often revealed

preferences that the persons themselves

didn't realize they had advertisers

loved it politicians too I bet those

offered all sorts of deals but then I

remember watching my mom matchmake

growing up how much joy she brought I

realized if I saved with some silicon

valy Tech job I wouldn't be bringing

anything to the world but then it hit me

I could use my software to help bring

matchmaking into a new era and that's

when I approached my mom about

continuing the family tradition and she

bought into it right away my mom's a bit

oldfashioned I'm not sure I've convinced

her yet but that's why I'm here in New

York to develop a whole new client

base can't believe you walked away from

Silicon Valley money well you haven't

seen what my software is capable

of I just don't think love can be

Quantified there's too many variables so

you don't even a perfect match no of

course I do I just don't think some

probability curve or software can

determine it it's pure Alchemy that's

why my blog's called The Love spark

aside from the catchy title do you have

any data to back that up I do have data

to back that up my blood followers

double every month impressive MH but my

success comes from my personal

experience take my uncle Salen and Mimi

for example they always said when they

first met they just knew it was instant

they had the spark and it was undeniable

m

they celebrate their 40th wedding

anniversary in a few weeks and they are

still the happiest couple that I know

and they didn't need some computer

program to tell them well that sounds

like a tough act to follow anecdotal as

it may be but I think my software is

going to be up to the

task why are we stopping oh this is my

office this is your office uh I told you

I've only been in town a little while

besides I think I'm addicted to the

waffles come on

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what the heck is that just put your two

fingers on those

sensors you're not going to electrocute

me are you depends you into that excuse

me kidding no no no these sensors are

going to gauge your heart rate and your

blood pressure your true reactions you

think I'd lie to you well I think you

might lie to yourself see traditionally

it was the parents' decisions they would

tell the matchmakers what they were

looking for in the child suit medieval

well it's flawed yeah but essentially

modern dating apps do the same thing

they just remove the parents from the

equation and let people choose for

themselves what they really want that's

what I've been saying but this is also

flawed see people lie they choose

answers that they think they should like

or that they think other people think

that they should like but my software

sees right through that and takes

physiological signals to help create

truly honest

profiles so now what I just sit back

relax watch a little slideshow

now the images may seem odd and in

congruous but I assure you my senses are

telling me how you truly feel are you

ready as I'll ever be okay slide number

one okay A little cliche but no talking

please just

react

feel number

two number

three number

four number

five

195

196

197 198

199 okay I'm starting to get a little

dizzy last one 200 oh where's than a

rabbit really precisely okay I've

successfully made your profile and can

start finding your matches that's it you

show me a slideshow and you think you

know me oh jeez would you look at the

time I've got to

run now no I just watched 200 random

photos it's time to work on my profile

piece apologies I know I said I'd have

all afternoon free but I forgot I'm

playing tennis today I specifically told

you I wanted to do more work on the

profile piece so I guess I will take

along could you just read that according

to her profile Kate is stubborn so when

I tell her about my tennis she'll insist

on tagging along

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lucky guess luck or

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science

thanks

yes it's game

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you seem to be quite proficient with a

racket I am now when I was younger I was

rubbish but I had a coach who told me

that everything in life is just a

question of practice that everyone has a

chance to be skillful at something but

takes work I've been living by that

Mantra ever since do you practice these

speeches or do they just happen

organically every morning in the mirror

yeah it's

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good don't get me wrong I like Dawson's

Creek but I think no no there are no

butts it's perfect but did Joey have to

end up with pacy yes that's why it's so

good I guess

guess but sometimes I I like a a simple

love story you know I uh had a really

good time tonight me

too so I have a rule about dating

co-stars same I try to avoid it right

it's just like it gets too complicated

and it's it's messy and you know messy

with oh yeah it's the worst exactly

exactly right yeah but rules are made to

be broken though right sometimes I think

it's worth the

risk I'll see you at rehearsal

tomorrow okay

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yeah I'll uh I'll see you on stage

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okay okay

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in my debut article for the New York

Chronicle I've been asked to examine the

ways in which true love can come into

your life can it be found by performing

a set of calculations and computations

or should you trust your feelings and

know when it comes along in pursuit of

that answer I introduce you to Joseph

Kendall Webster an interesting

individual who is convinced that he can

create the Pierce of Cupid's arrow from

lines of code written written on a

laptop if youve followed my blog you

know that I am skeptical to say the

least however because I'm a writer I

will try to set my doubts aside and for

the moment keep a somewhat open mind as

I delve into these competing views of

finding true love in every competition

there will always be a winner and a

loser so I'm inviting you the reader to

join me in this journey even though I'm

pretty sure I know where it'll lead

sometimes the journey can be as

interesting as the destination this will

not be an easy Road for me as my

personal experience has always proved

that the power of the spark between two

people cannot simply be replaced by a

few simple keystrokes because as I've

seen throughout my life and loves if you

have the spark it's undeniable

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okay little Lord fontal royal pain in my

butt let's see what you

got

hi oh my goodness I am so sorry it's

fine it's no

problem I'm Benjamin uh Benjamin breta

so lovely to meet you it's nice to meet

you too uh

please thank

you

uh can I just say you look really great

this

evening

thanks again uh so uh do you like jazz

uh you know when the mood

strikes your hair is especially

wonderful is there a specific

hairdresser you use can I ask what

you're looking at

nothing oh you made notes they're ice

breakers it just okay well I mean

sometimes I feel so nervous and then I

gu you know I I Stumble I ramble I say

all kinds of absurd things and I just

don't let's take a deep breath together

come on it'll be fine

okay all right so this is not a bad idea

but maybe memorize some of them and

probably some better ones like what you

know just a little more natural um okay

pretend that I am not someone you're

trying to impress and that I'm just one

of your friends what would you ask me

can you believe the latest NASCAR

ranking

not sure I would lead with that uh okay

uh what was your uh what was your school

locker like in

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school was it really that bad he had a

cheat sheet I mean that's cute no they

weren't even good questions one of them

was if you could be any kind of animal

what would it be oh well that's easy

you've always wanted to be a panda true

but it was really awkward Nance honestly

I just don't get it you go on the

internet and you research great date

questions and the best you can come up

with is what kind of animal would you be

I mean I I just feel like he's not

really he has no drive you know it's

like you're putting this effort in but

then what are you talk

Nancy um yeah yeah very

interesting uh Panda yeah sure got

it uh-huh you were listening I'm

Sorry Charlie just came in for his

costume fitting and he looks just like

Mr nightly and I was briefly um

overcome how's that going I don't know I

mean I thought it was going really well

but after a first official date he

just completely ghosted me mhm he hasn't

answered a text or call and he hasn't

said anything at rehearsal I mean do you

think it's some kind of game do you

think he has any real

potential oh

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yeah

hello ah how was date number one I think

you found my soulmate really yeah he's a

writer

too does youil Lady treat you well

what's in your fridge right now are

giraffes to

to did he write these yep oh God it was

such a good match on

paper that's what I keep telling you you

can't predict these things with bleeps

and bloops ones and

zeros so I guess no second date for Mr

Benjamin yeah plus if I don't have the

spark it's a waste of time speaking of

which you're single obviously why is

that uh well that is complicated you're

a Matchmaker I'm sure you have your own

algorithms that you could plug into your

foolproof software yeah well I've been

busy and and uh I think too many people

look for happiness in a partner you got

to find happiness within yourself and

then find someone to share that with h h

that to my mother oh mine too if her up

to her I would be living the high life

in Silicon Valley married by now

huh don't write that down relax I'm a

professional do you think part of what

you're doing here is to prove her wrong

I don't think anyone's proven Genevie

gats be Webster wrong at

anything certainly don't write that down

hope that is my daily reminder to get

some cardio in you want to

join no I'm not the one that needs to

work off that's stack of waffles okay so

you don't run you don't lift weights you

don't Aqua size what do you what do you

do no I don't Aqua

size do you play any sports at

all

well not sure all this counts as a sport

how dare you hey my favorite niece your

only niece you got me there this is my

uncle s Joseph Webster pleasure to meet

you likewise Joe so who's this guy new

date the opposite actually he's trying

to steal my job to be clear I'm not

really trying you know if I was trying

it's just a little playful banter do you

not have

banter he and my aunt MIM me own the

place yeah when she first moved to the

city we let her stay in the apartment

above the alley this my my first home

when I felt lost and alone in the big

city stop it Katie you still on me back

rant by the way you're never getting it

so we going to gab all day you guys want

to hit some

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pins can you keep this stretching to a

minimum you're embarrassing me it's

important to keep the muscles loose I

think I've established that I'm already

quite the competitor I'm not going to go

easy on you I'd be disappointed if you

did I've got to warn you I was quite the

but ball roller in my

day yeah my niece is pretty good

too you know for a girl

just FYI Joseph uh that for a girl crack

always adds about 20 M hour to her

ball all right SLI you're

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up you're going to bowl or you trying to

bore the pins until they fall over

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ouch

oh are you not

amused huh you don't look amused

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try to do

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this

Joseph you need 89 points to win that's

three three strikes in a row yeah I know

thank you it's called the turkey you

know that right odd but

okay how rare is a turkey in Bowling

very

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good that's one one

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so that that that was two that was two

yeah one more just so we're all sure

that was two right you counting except

two all

right how do you like your turkey

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turkey that's a

turkey

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yeah I'm an actor I need my phone I've

been cut off for over a week now I had

to use a pay phone to call my agent you

know how hard those are to

find uh I'll call you back

Hi how are you I'm really looking

forward to getting this up on its feet

with you oh yeah me

too okay I'm just going to come out and

ask are you ghosting me what it's just

you haven't responded to any of my texts

or calls lately oh so you messaged me uh

yeah a bunch oh uh I'm sorry it's just I

um I lost my phone oh why didn't you

just say yeah I don't know after what

you said about the whole no dating

co-stars thing I thought maybe you

changed your mind and I didn't want to

assume that you sent me a message and

you didn't bring up the date during

rehearsal so I didn't want to press the

matter that's why I didn't say anything

either so you didn't change your mind no

no I had such a good time me too jeez I

should have just told you well we can

talk more after rehearsal maybe grab a

drink yeah that'd be great okay I'll see

you on stage okay

no it's fine it's a popular time of year

I understand thanks oh another let down

I don't think I'm ever going to find a

place for my aunt and uncle's

anniversary party hey did you try GE

Gino it was my first call it's the

perfect venue and book solid for the

next decade we'll find somewhere don't

worry I'm sure of it I hope

so tap

dancing no then spit it out okay he is

not ghosting me it was a

miscommunication he just lost his phone

and and we're going on another date how

about you any more lined up seven more

fail dates to go then I win and get the

chronicle job I thought I already had

I'm meeting with Joseph shortly to get

the Deets on Mr Wrong Number Two hey so

maybe it's just me but this Joseph seems

um interesting no if by interesting you

mean arrogant and compass itive then

yeah yeah it sounds like someone else I

know mm to be fair we got a little

sidetracked and wound up going bowling

last night and he was actually pretty

good you only take the special ones

bowling he wasn't like that who

won he

did no I know but like I let him win oh

yeah of course you did

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Yeehaw no late afternoon waffle pick me

up um no decided to cut back so I've

been thinking say h freeze is over and

you actually win this competition and

find my true

love do you really think you have what

it takes to write a daily column of

course I deal with relationships all the

time you see every care about the people

I help and if the unthinkable happens

and you get the job I need to know that

you're up to it I think I can provide

some valuable Insight yeah well let's

test

that dear Kate I've been dating my best

friend for 3 years and last Christmas he

proposed it was out a family gathering

so I felt I couldn't say no but now a

few months later I'm wondering if I made

the right choice I love him but I'm

worried that he might be my best friend

and not the love of my life how can I be

sure go go go go what what are we doing

this is the biggest part of my job how

would you respond to her I know I would

um uhhuh okay uh no no okay look um I

would say that it's completely normal to

feel nervous about a life-changing

decision but if this person is your best

friend then you tell them your concerns

that's what they're there for

communication is key beginner's luck

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oh okay don't throw your back out and I

would add that part of the reason I

developed this technology was to remove

doubts just like this well so far your

batting zero baseball terminology maybe

well I've tweaked the algorithm brought

in the search and found someone that I

think will make me Most Valuable Player

okay how do you

feel about country

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music oh my gosh I am so sorry that did

you just slap your thigh I didn't think

anyone actually ever did that is that

really a thing too oh only if we're

really happy

uh honestly when I walked in and saw the

cowboy hat I was kind of dreading this

but I'm having a really good

time well if you'll excuse me I need use

a little Cowboys

right hey you now where were we oh

before I forget the waiter came by and

told me that you had a phone call isn't

the service here terrific it certainly

is your wife called let me see if I got

this right your daughter has been sent

home sick from school so please pick up

some chicken soup on the way home from

your work meeting because we all know

that the most important part of curing a

sickness is to stay hydrated

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hello

wow you look

amazing how'd the date go great he was

married what yeah oh God Kate I I'm so

sorry I had no

idea think your algorithm needs an

algorithm okay aside from the whole

marriage part was it a good match yeah

obviously he's an idiot and he's

blacklisted from now on but it's clear

I'm on the right

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path so do you like sleep here or no of

course not but it is open 24 hours can I

get you coffee apology waffle I'm good

you know I've been doing some background

reading on your family oh we are

fantastic aren't we yes you are and you

weren't kidding about Legacy there are

some amazing stories in there which

means my part of the competition is

shaping up quite

nicely we are still on for tomorrow yeah

yeah so try and get some sleep we'll do

and

Kate I really am

sorry I'll make it up to you

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hey Nancy what's up georgino is

available what how I put your name on

the wait list with zero hope but the

manager just called me and said that

somebody canceled their event so get

down there with the deposit and we are

in oh you are so awesome okay I'm going

to head there now and give them a check

and sign the agreement

yes ooh N I got to go love you hello hey

uh just checking in how's the profile

going oh great I'm almost done and I

think you're going to love

it ooh um you know what I got to go long

story

what hello hey we're still meeting today

right I'm at the dino ooh I got to

cancel but I've got my dates to go over

okay well meet me at georgino in 15

minutes

hello well hello

darling how did you get this number ter

up shred it tear it up again and then

burn

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it don't worry about it nice place it's

the perfect place so what's going on

here well nothing now been searching the

city for a special place to throw my

aunt and uncle a surprise anniversary

party again think happen and this place

had a cancellation so what's the problem

the additional cost for short notice

change over of Staff last minute booking

fee and a 25% customary search H can you

really put a price on

happiness nice guess you

can better leave before he adds a few

more zeros uh look I know you've

probably checked out all sorts of places

but pretty good at research maybe I can

give you a

hand you do that for me yeah well why

not okay well maybe having someone make

some choices for me isn't as bad as it

sounds and it is the least I can do

after the whole marry Cowboy

incident right you didn't by chance give

that rodeo rider my number did you I did

problem what were you

thinking well if I can't find you in

date at least I can help you find a

venue

thanks so you want to go discuss the

next candidates for your dates I've got

some great ones lined up you know I'm

not really in the mood right now do you

think we can reschedule okay well how

about uh some more background on your

stunning profile on me then take a rain

check on that too oh yeah literally yeah

yeah you know I'm starting to think that

you don't actually want to finish this

thing and just fancy hanging out with me

you

wish No I um I just need to be alone for

a

bit yeah okay bye bye

everything okay

kiddo fine just trying to bowl out a few

issues that's all

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can I

help do you think I'm too picky nothing

wrong with being picky really yeah okay

what about when it comes to say planning

something special chasing your dream

career or finding a relationship that

matters in life sorry are we still

talking about bowling here I could go

either way just give me a

hint I'm just starting to wonder I'm I

mean I keep telling people that once

they find the spark it's undeniable but

how can I say that when I haven't found

it yet just makes me feel like a fraud

nobody talks about my niece like that

don't exactly have the best track record

and I tried so hard in my last

relationship even though I knew it

wasn't right since then it's just been

bad date after bad

date what happens when something comes

along that doesn't quite line up with

everything you've believed maybe I'm

wrong about the spark maybe I should be

more opened options you remember when we

first started thinking about a custom

ball for you right all the different

styles we tried out weights designs hole

placements I don't really think that

compares it does it does I've never

known anybody to be so picky initially

about you know a bowling ball but you

tried out different things you you were

open to options and when you finally

weighed in on all the

options the ball you

picked was perfect

was wasn't it once you know you

know what give it a

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whirl that's what I'm talking about

right

there so no news on the soap opera yeah

I'm not being imp patient look I just

really need the money there's got to be

something I'll do

anything oh hey is everything okay yeah

everything is perfect now that you're

here you know if there's something wrong

you can tell me everything's fine

honestly I know how tough this job can

be okay I was on the verge of quitting

last year you got to keep the faith

everything's going to work out okay no

matter how desperate things get or how

behind you are on your rent or your cell

phone bill or just trying to figure out

where your next dollar is going to come

come from you know Charlie are you sure

that everything's

okay everything's fine it's just it's

hard to imagine you giving up acting we

never would have

met you're such a

charmer hello oh yeah working hard or

hardly working oh hilarious write that I

did mhm yeah yeah you know what else I

did I went and checked out some of the

places you suggested one of them was

almost perfect good almost there was a

construction site out front and I could

barely hear myself thing well we're not

going to give up that easy come on come

on I'm not going to

bite we are going to find you a

venue

okay all right now uh this one I went to

a launch party for a fashion line

that's where I met your cowboy friend G

yeah place looks great

though I'm open to options okay uh this

one's beautiful beautiful Decor a decent

price but um oh no no your cousin Jean

in a bad hip they're not going to like

going up these stairs so this place is

out you remember that yeah of course oh

I didn't think you listen to me ramble

kidding how coffee and Waffle get to go

togethers are the highlight of my

day okay I'm I'm just going to send you

a list of these uh obviously they're not

going to be as good as strino but seems

like you are in need thanks I really

appreciate

it I've got a bunch of potential dates

to go over too uh I've got a great

feeling about these guys going to have a

lot to live up

to I mean just cuz I know there's so

many great guys in this city it's a big

turn of phrase hi can I have a coffee

please thank

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you so is this your first time

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hello Glenn Kate have you got anything

for me on that profile piece I'm kind of

under the gun here mhm I'm almost done I

swear and what about the competition I'm

going to need the winner to start next

week right he still has two dates left

to find my match and and I guess we'll

just have to see how it plays out all

right keep me

informed hi you hey I hate to bother you

but do you have any news on my next date

Glenn's hounded me for an update yeah he

just he just gave me the gears too well

uh not yet but soon are you okay you

seem stressed yeah of course I'm

stressed I've only got two days to go

and my software is not finding you a

match I mean what am I missing well

maybe I'm lying there's no pride in

winning if you don't do it

right know me so well yeah well I've

I've got detailed

files okay bye

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who mother I I wasn't expecting you I

can see that what a pleasant surprise I

thought you might need the oldfashioned

touch to put this job competition thing

over the line oh that's so sweet but

I've got all the data I need to see this

through oh I called in the last of my

favors to make sure the job was yours

instead you allow a total stranger to

compete with you oh she's not some some

stranger and and I'll figure this out

I'm so close I'm certain you believe

that however this has to be a success so

I'm taking over operations mother I can

do this if you just trust me now this

software you have it contains everything

about this woman correct her likes her

dislikes her passions well yeah good

then we will create a perfect match what

I've already been in touch with an actor

and with your detailed information we

will create her perfect match we can't

trick her that's a moral it goes

completely against my Integrity oh

really you're the one who agreed to this

foolish competition look you have done

your best and been found wanting and if

we fail then the business our income and

the family Legacy are all

ruined do you want that on your

conscience no but if you just give me a

little more time I've arranged for an

actor to meet you tomorrow you're going

to use all the information you have to

create her perfect date she only needs

to believe it until the job is secure

cure understood yes

yeah oh excuse me t uh milk no sugar

thank

you set uh one tea milk no

sugar I hope one of these venues works

out Joseph really went the extra mile to

find them Joseph this Joseph that why

don't you just ask him out already what

no why not I mean you took him bowling I

don't think he realizes how lucky he is

I got to say it feels great having a

boyfriend wait wait are you official now

yep jump in the water's fine I'm so

happy for you when can I meet him soon I

hope but right now we have a venue to

find okay let's go you have a boyfriend

I have a

boyfriend hey are you Joseph he must be

Charlie yeah I I spoke with your mother

you're a bit sure she tends to like a

taller man well I'm an actor I could uh

just act taller

sit down yeah we've got work to

do so what do you think I think we've

seen five places today and none of them

work no what about the Fifth Avenue

Place there were no windows the one on

the Upper East Side pretty sure I saw a

rat in the corner I mean that last place

was okay and it's

available yeah should we book it our

party's in two days I don't think we

have a choice we can make it work we

just need the right decorations a few

balloons here and there some garlic

it'll be beautiful I swear

okay did I ever tell you you're my hero

not enough if I'm being honest okay just

to be clear I do not approve of this

yeah no judgment I I just really need

the money

right your

name is David steer okay this is a list

of your characteristics interests and

traits right what am I doing I need you

to memorize this information internalize

it become this character and then I want

you to go on one date as this character

oh but I have a girlfriend that's

perfect

okay look I just need this woman Kate to

feel like she's met her perfect match

that she feels she has the spark wow

that's a lot of pressure yeah tell me

about it can we

rehearse rehearse what well I need to

rehearse so I can really embody the

character you know how do you rehearse a

date what what do you want me to

oh uh you just say from the top from the

top you must be Kate wow you look

Sensational I'm David Ste pleasure to

meet you no well no hold on why are you

copying my accent I'm not copying your

accent I am simply speaking in my normal

voice oh this is offputting

okay this isn't going to work if you

don't play along you have to be her I'm

so sorry this is not what I normally do

just give it a try

so Lov no no so lovely to meet you David

my name is Kate you as well so Kate tell

me about yourself well I am a writer I

run a dating blog called The Love spark

I give relationship advice ah yes I'm a

big fan must be an extremely rewarding

job it is I love it what do you do oh

I'm a doctor I spent several years

overseas with the Red Cross lending my

services to the needy so why did you

bring me to diner for our first

day well uh uh cuz no no it's it's too

slow mate come on come on yeah sorry

back to the

top you must be Kate wow you look

Sensational I'm David steer pleasure to

meet you lovely to meet you why did you

bring me to a diner for our date oh it's

simply just a meeting spot I'm not a fan

of eating on a first date I was going to

suggest a w perhaps sounds right at my

alley tell me are you a fan family man

oh more than anything they're a constant

source of inspiration that I owe them

everything now if we were to play a game

would you let me win oh of course not

cuz that would ruin the fun of playing

okay let's talk personal choices are you

a doer or a thinker okay sorry don't

want to ruin the flow or anything but it

feels more like an interrogation than a

date look I just I need you to

internalize all of this information and

do we really need the accent oh but it's

so Charming okay now you're just making

fun of me also so it's a quality that

she enjoys we can find another actor I

can lose

it oh God it's

Kate hide

hide hello hey how you doing hi good to

see you fine are you okay yeah good good

great yeah all good why yeah why

wouldn't I

be okay uh well I'm actually here and

feel free to say no but I was wondering

if you wanted to come to the anniversary

party this weekend really yeah you've

just been such a big

help and I like to have you around okay

well you should put it that way uh I'd

love to great I will put you on the

guest list got to go many balloons to

buy okay

um yes i' I've got a date for

you oh okay yeah I just uh found a new

match really excited about this one I

think I finally figured it out and when

is

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it

tonight it's a little last minute but I

guess I can make it

work text me the details okay

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cheers all right C and call it eight

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hello you must be

Kate wow you look

Sensational I'm David SE it's a pleasure

to meet you it's lovely to meet you

David not too bad yourself H flattery

will get you everywhere I agree

so there's a a great tie place nearby

you want to grab some dinner I'm happy

to take your lead shall we have a stroll

first that'd be

nice I really do love this city but I

don't think I'll quite get over the

scale of it I found it a little

overwhelming at first me too I don't

think I barely would have left my

apartment if it wasn't for my uncle he

drove a cab and help me find my feet

don't know what I would have done

without him I had a similar thing my

uncle s has a bowling alley and he kind

of took me in really yeah I'm more of a

botchy Bow Man

myself well the skills do translate

trust me

really so what's the worst thing you've

ever done the worst thing mhm it's a

first date you're going to be giving

your best impression which you are

having than you

time but I think we should balance

things out I don't think I should say

must be juicy then well how about you go

first

okay I poisoned a

girl okay uh I'm out no I was six it was

revenge against a bully oh okay I took

my milk from recess and kept it in my

bag unopen for like a week what

eventually it turned and then one recess

I took my milk that had gone rotten and

switched it with her milk the look on

her face when she took that her SG it

was glorious I don't know if I should be

scared or

impressed why not both I guess I

could oh gosh it's at the time I have a

big day of prep tomorrow I really should

get going really yeah well time flies

huh I've been on so many of these dates

recently that started to feel like work

you know really yeah but um this has

been this has been effort I had a great

time lucky number seven oh my favorite

number you're a great date Joseph oh

it's it's David oh my I am so sorry no

it's it's no it's just that the accent

it kind of threw me of course it's fine

yes I'm going to go before I put my foot

in my mouth we'll do this again I can't

wait bye David bye

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this seemed to go well right I thought I

told you to drop the accent yeah but I

kind of just went with it you know I

wanted to stay in the moment you did

wonderfully young man thank you we may

Salvage this yet don't you think Joseph

does she want to see you again I mean

she suggested it well that's not

happening of course

not I'm still getting paid though right

of course we'll drop a check for you in

the post tomorrow oh uh I'm more of a

Cashman if you don't mind dropping it

off at the theater tomorrow

yeah

great see you tomorrow nice

fellow

yeah no luck tonight huh in every

possible

way look Joseph I uh I know she's got a

tough exterior you know but she's a

she's a real sweetheart

underneath don't let her scare you away

but once she likes you she'll like you

forever as I know about

that well we'll

see Cheers

Cheers dear readers this is hard to

admit but I may have been wrong Joseph

Webster and his modern approach to

matchmaking may be the real thing after

all I have to admit that the journey I

was assigned to and its final

destination produced a result that I

never would have

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expected well

hello my lady good day sir how was it

how was what oh uh your gig last night

some immersive reality theater thing

right yeah it it was immersive all

right oh okay will you be doing anymore

oh no I think it was just a one-off

thing um oh you found your phone yeah I

I did who's that um oh it's uh it's

nobody well listen I'm glad it was a

one-off because we open in a week and we

really need to focus I think this could

be really special the show

or us both but I meant the show

specifically no offense could really do

with a hit the money tell me about it

maybe we should ease off on the fancy

restaurants for a while sure I'm a

pretty good cook now you're talking

where do you try my Mac and Cheese it's

amazing look I'm not too big to admit

this David was actually a guy named

Charlie we engineered him to be a

perfect

match but when I saw how much fun you

were having I realized how jealous I was

how that should have been

me I know things are complicated and

we've got this dumb competition but I

think you might feel the same

way am I

right okay I'll have another cup of

coffee talking to the help

again look this this isn't

right this is a success she is boted

which is all that matters it's the

perfect way to launch in the us and

whether you're a little bit of tech

works or not we'll be inundated with

offers but it's not fair to Kate look

I've got to tell her the truth and what

good will that do do you think she'll

still respect

you do you think matchmaking is about

love don't be so naive it's about

circumstance about needs it's about

finding the right sutor to advance your

social standing to increase your wealth

marrying well has never had anything to

do with love but my software could

change all of that Joseph darling the

deed is done be grateful for my help

right got to get some

air and

mother I think it would be best if you

weren't here when I return

Joseph Joseph oh hey hi are you okay

fine yeah no fine uh I just needed some

air uh uh you good I'm busy still a lot

of prep to do for the party right but I

was passing by and well I hate to admit

it David was pretty great

really too soon to say but I think I

felt a hint of a spark as difficult as

this is for me I'm almost ready to admit

defeat that I mean that's good it's

really good

good that's all you have to say I was

expecting like a victory dance or no I'm

thrilled honestly

yeah are you sure you're okay I'm just

happy it worked out that's that's what

this is all about right if you have

something to say you can talk to me I

know it's weird with the job between us

and everything but I like to think we're

close no yeah it's complicated what

is no I just you know I got to run I

really got to run I'm so sorry

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hi okay so the guests are all here the

decorations are in your apartment I've

spoken to a florist who's going to do

all the table settings oh and my uncle

Raphael is going to supply a case of

Premium champagne oh you are amazing I

don't know what I would do without

y Kate can you please get off your phone

I mean you meet one cute guy you turn

into a teenager

uh-huh oh and I've also spoken to the

president of the United States uh-huh

and he's arranged for the Blue Angels to

do flyover yeah yeah and he also

suggested that we invite you know a few

aliens just as a kind gesture to all

mankind great

Kate I'm sorry I've been trying to get

in touch with Joseph all day and he

won't answer I'm kind of worried about

him why you just seem really off this

morning I mean the job's practic his

You' think he'd be thrilled right wait

are you telling me that Mr Wright might

have a little

competition I don't know I mean I was

thinking about all the things that I

really enjoyed about the date his cander

his confidence our banter his accent

okay yes his accent and I realized that

it reminded me of hanging out with

Joseph is that crazy if you have the

spark it's

undeniable it's really bad advice this

is Ling I want to keep talking about it

in detail but I'm going to be late for

dress rehearsal so I'm going to call you

right after okay okay okay bye bye

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where is my party planning

notebook

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Nancy yes I figured it out I figured it

out okay

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Joseph hi where have you been I've been

trying to call you all day look Kate

where are you I I'm just tracking Nancy

down she took my notebook by accident

I'm so sorry to hear that listen uh I've

got something I really need you to see

and I really want to talk to you about

something listen I've got to run a quick

errand why don't you meet me back at the

dino once you've got your notebook back

I'll see you

soon waffles for for

everyone you get a waffle you get a

waffle you get well you're

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okay oh miss Woodhouse Mr nightly um is

that the script we're supposed to be off

book it's my friend's notebook

oh start again take it from the top

Miss Woodhouse Miss T

nightly Nancy oh Kate I took your

notebook I'm so sorry David um what no

this is my boyfriend Charlie Charlie

this is my best friend Kate this is

David the new guy I went out with last

night what okay listen I uh it's not

what you think it was just an acting job

I need the money and Nance leave me

alone Nancy I didn't know

okay you have 2 minutes to explain to me

what the heck is going on why did you

lie to me about who you were okay I

didn't lie I was acting it was just a

job I didn't know who you were great and

now Nancy thinks I'm a liar what do you

mean it was a job I was going to be

evicted from my apartment I would have

to leave the city leave the play leave

Nancy I didn't have a choice I don't

want to lose her okay well I don't think

you have much say in that anymore what

do you mean it was an acting job who

hired you hey Charlie so sorry I've got

your cash

car to explain yourself look I didn't

want to do this this wasn't my idea at

all I I know how this looks when I

started to but if you just let me

explain that I thought we were too but

just give me one moment to explain Kate

please actually forget it you've done

enough come on

Kate and scene brilliant see that the

play I'm still getting paid right

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Joseph Webster is a

fraud you ever meet someone and think it

was too good to be true well my dearest

readers sometimes it is let me tell you

a little story about Joseph Webster

so-called

Matchmaker and that's why every romantic

fairy tale Joseph Webster tries to sell

you will always end in bitter

heartbreak that's quite the story sure

is and it's going to be a great first

piece of the chronicle he cheated I win

okay listen this is a delicate matter

and the truth yeah but a deal is a deal

he had eight dates to find you a perfect

match and that deal expired when he

cheated he has one date left you're not

serious after the actor stunt listen I

want you the owners still lean to him

you have to see it through for my sake

great okay okay for the

record I think what he did that was a

lousy thing then disqualify him and give

me the job one more date and you're home

free

hey okay I'm so sorry that this happened

but I had no idea he was your boyfriend

if I had even the slightest hint I would

have left immediately and I can assure

you that nothing happened not even a

handhold was hired by Joseph who used

all of my data to create the perfect

date for me so he'd

win okay I understand if you're not

ready to talk about this yet but for the

record in the brief moment before I

realized who he was and I just saw the

two of you together you looked happier

than I've ever seen you you were

glowing I think you should give him a

chance to

explain think about it

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sorry I'll be out of here in a second I

talked to the under study he's good the

show will work Charlie I I think you

should

stay my parents are right I'm not cut

out for this I would have quit weeks ago

if it wasn't for you but then my agent

got me this weird gig and I needed the

money and I didn't want to do it but I

also didn't want to leave

turns out you were the only reason I was

staying and I messed that up too I'm

sorry I'm not sure I'll be able to

forgive you yet but I know for certain

this show will be worse without you in

it so you have to stay

okay

okay are

you you w answering your phone

shocking so I decided to come here and

make an attempt at explaining the

unforgivable okay well I don't really

have time for this cuz it's the party

today um you're no longer invited by the

way look look I just wanted to come by

and and tell you that you were

right you know how hard it is for me to

admit that

mhm right about what why I was doing

this I wanted to act like this is all

about helping people helping them fall

in love and while that's true the real

reason I was doing this is in search of

my family's

validation when my mother suggested the

actor I didn't want to do it it goes

completely against everything I stand

for but I was under such pressure to fix

this algorithm situation that I I went

along with

it I'm hoping at the very least

that you'll understand the lengths

people will go to to help their

family not that that's an excuse listen

I'm never going to forgive myself and I

don't expect you to forgive me either I

just needed to come here and and give

you an

explanation and to tell you how sorry I

really am

fine I I'm I'm not

done please I know I have no real right

to say this

but the competition's not over yet is

it I still have one more chance Left

Right despite my better judgment Glenn

agrees well I I finally figured out what

was missing in my

code I really do think I found the right

person so you want to break my heart lie

to me and steal my job no I I I I don't

care about the job I want you to have

the job really you don't care about the

job as much ases I care about

you look

please Kate please promise me you'll be

there I'll send you the details guess I

don't have a

choice you done

I hope I can prove myself with this last

date but it doesn't make up for the

lie I wasn't sure I was going to catch

you so I slip something under your

door just consider it a a small gesture

for my bad

behavior bye Kate

knock knock

Nancy Olive Branch thank God

okay okay hey hey go easy you're going

to crack

her thank you so much did you really

think you could do all of this all by

yourself not a chance okay so I'll get

started on the balloons you do the

seating plan I need to call one of the

guys from the Bing

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alley

what Kate what is it he said he was

making a

gesture Joseph booked you georgino fully

staffed fully catered the works I mean

that is a heck of a

gesture yeah well it's the least he

could do

I mean the least he could do was a box

of chocolates this is

incredible yes it is okay I need to

start calling the

guests sh

yeah this a busy place just for a couple

of dinner dates I mean I don't

understand

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this

you happy anniversary you did all this

well I had a lot of help oh you deserve

it boy boy you almost gave s here heart

oh I don't spook as easy as that I get

the heart of a bull

even better I am I've had like three

of what is Charlie doing here I invited

him I told you you were

glowing Nancy

I okay this was a mistake I shouldn't

have come I've seen Nancy with other

guys over the years and I think you're

the first one she really liked so the

first one that really hurts just give

her some time yeah you're probably right

I kind of give relationship advice for a

living right also wa mama this place is

awesome look at that look at this did

you know this is

real you are so much more goofy when

you're being

yourself thanks I mean it as a

compliment you're a terrific actor

certainly had me going oh yeah about

that I didn't really have a lot of time

to prepare I was basically just

impersonating Joseph yeah

they're

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free hey I'm Charlie nice to meet you

ancy

so your your friend tells me you're an

actor mhm I'm an actor too really yeah

been in anything I know I'm actually in

this play it's a off off off

Broadway the leading lady in it knock

your socks off she really that good oh

she's good so good I took any job I

could just to stay in

town but I ended up ruining

everything probably the biggest Reg my

life

ouch do you think you'll be able to

recover from it I don't

know

but but I'll spend my life

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trying hello hi I hate these things so I

will try to keep it brief but I just

wanted to thank everyone for coming here

and for keeping it a secret I am so

thrilled to be able to celebrate the

ultimate couple Sal and

Mimi now some of you may know that a few

years ago I started a Blog called The

Love spark where I dish out relationship

advice to couples and singles from all

over the country but what you may not

know is that the title is directly

inspired by these two love

birds the love spark that moment when

you just know that you're meant for each

other when I was a kid they would tell

me stories about how when they first met

they just knew they had the spark and

once you have that everything's easy

they are my

inspiration my role models and I'd like

everyone to raise a glass and

celebration of 40 Years of love to Sal

and Mimi let's get this party

[Applause]

started

wow okay

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oh there they are well kid you have

outdone yourself thank you so much Kate

this means the world to us oh hey I owe

you I never would have made it in this

city without you two and I never would

have started my blog if I didn't have

such a good blueprint of the perfect

relationship yeah uh about that um you

tell her yeah sure

sweetie

hey tell me what well you know how you

mentioned that uh that instant spark

between us that uh inspired you yeah

when you first met you had the spark and

you knew right away you were meant for

each other the thing is kiddo that

that's not exactly how it went

down okay well I mean that eventually

sure you know but uh well the only

reason we met in the first place is cuz

I crashed into her

car so it was kind of a rough start you

know um we exchanged Insurance details

obviously I'm thinking she's a total

knockout but she'll never go out with a

guy like

me but I asked her out anyway okay so

maybe it was an instant she said no yeah

said no a

lot but I was tenacious also I was

Charming and after a while I I won her

over yeah we went out a few dates it was

a little bit Rocky but uh we grew closer

so this spk is a

lie you kidding me what I mean all my

life I've been living by this idea that

when you met you knew it was meant to be

well we did it was it's just took a

little bit of time that's all why would

you never tell me the full story Katie

I'm sure we did no you did not Katie

it's not like it's not true is just a

little more

complicated what in life

isn't you

okay yeah it's just a lot to take in can

I ask you a small

favor anything it's it's way later than

I expected uh and I left Al in charge at

the bowling alley of course I will lock

up for you you're a

peach love you sweetheart love you thank

you welcome hey are you okay yeah I'm

just uh doing a little re-evaluating

mhm I take it you two are well let's

just say I'm happy you invited him we're

going to go for a night cap you want to

come oh I wish I could I'm going to do a

favor for my uncle okay have a good

night love you have fun you two

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are you ready for your last

date time for a quick

game Uncle s you know your uncle's a

wise man

mhm he helped me see things that were in

fact right in front of me

mhm what's that well you see my program

worked kind

of I built these perfect profiles and

thought all I needed to do was match

people together but it was you who

helped me see what I was

missing IM matching similar people

doesn't work because you need that extra

something

disagreement that slight annoyance need

friction because without friction you

can't make a a a spark yeah yes what I

was going for let to catch a title you

know I'm going to need a very very long

time to forgive you and that's

completely reasonable and understandable

on your part like a really really really

long time well I'm not going anywhere so

my time is yours so I guess a rocky

start doesn't mean that two people can't

make a wonderful

finish just makes things more

complicated what life

isn't so who gets the job

who cares

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