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Yes, I'm looking for love.

I will be a great girlfriend because I'm lovely, kind, sweet, a romantic

person. I'm looking for a girlfriend who loves to have lots of laughs, lots of

cheekiness, has a sense of humour.

A nice jawline, sometimes with abs or no abs.

A dreamboat.

Someone who's definitely loyal, full of wisdom, and someone who works hard.

My very biggest dream is to live a married life with a very happy wife.

We all want love.

But finding love isn't always easy.

I've been a princess.

I've yet to find my prince charming.

This series follows New Zealanders living with Down syndrome and other

disabilities in their search for love.

I'm looking for love.

How do you put it?

Ow.

I think it's kind of like a boyfriend material.

Ah!

I'm Clayton Ma and I'm 32 years old.

I'm very gentle, young man.

I'm willing to romance.

I love romance.

And I'm looking for love and I'm...

I want a girlfriend.

Clayton lives on the remote west coast of the South Island with his mum, dad

two dogs.

Go on, say mum.

Go. You're too sorry.

Clayton, he's funny.

He's always laughing. He's got a sense of humour. Yeah. And he surprises

Welcome to Karamea.

So I'm going to show you around.

That's mum and dad's house there.

And that's mine.

And that's my own car.

I love my house. It's nice.

Whenever he needs company, he can wander over. And when he wants his

independence, which he is fiercely independent.

Yeah. Yeah, he does his own thing. We don't hear his music too much, do we?

Not too much. Not really.

This is my sunflower farm.

And so I've been to the people I love the most. I love people.

He's got a big heart, hasn't he? Yeah, and he interacts with people really

Yeah, he is definitely a people's person, for sure.

The beach is right there.

Mum and Dad go down there every day down the beach. We love fish.

He's not much of a fisherman. He likes to come down for the photo shots at the

end when we've got the fish. Yeah, he does, yeah.

We cook the fish, make fish sandwiches.

I love Caramea. It's my hometown.

And Karamea loves Clayton.

Good morning, Karamea!

This is Clayton.

We're going to sing my favourite song, Being Loved from New Zealand.

About three times a week, they're in there. And he sings every song. He

his little heart out. Yes.

You know, people text in and say, that's cool, man.

So now he thinks he's a professional singer.

Which he sort of is, I suppose.

Yeah, of course he is.

I'm a star on my own radio show.

Yes, I am.

Thanks for listening, Camilla.

Nice show, bro. We'll be back in on... Next Friday.

Friday. Rock on.

Do my man. All right. Yeah.

My man.

Despite his success on the airwaves, there is still something missing in

Clayton's life.

Having a girlfriend for Clayton will be special.

Looking for one will be a journey.

And I think it's a journey he needs to take.

Last season in Auckland, we met 18 -year -old Lily May, who also lives with her

family.

Come in.

My favorite color is pink and only pink.

For me, I believe in love at first sight.

My superpower is love.

She started her search for love.

Oh, my God, I can't.

Had some adventures.

My arms are falling off.

Are you okay, dear?

So hot. And reached some highs.

But love proved elusive.

I didn't find love at all, but I did feel like there was a bond between us,

I will say that we're close friends.

It's been over a year since Lily's last date, and life has moved on.

Well, when I finished school, I went to my ball, my last ever ball,

and now I've been doing a lot of things that are not school -relevant, and I

feel like that's much better for me.

I was in a show, and I didn't smoke.

I was in Beetlejuice, a show.

I was in a civic doing another show.

And in between all her theatre work, Lily is holding down a day job.

She's doing some on -site training in a cafe.

Lily, can I please have regular flat white with soy milk?

I can find it. It's pink.

Yes, I've just done that.

It was always my dream to be in a cafe.

Have you got the cup as well?

Amazing. Thank you very much.

But of course, Lily has another big dream.

And that involves finding someone special.

What I'm looking at is a dreamboat.

Someone who's definitely loyal, full of wisdom, kind -hearted, and spoils

me with a big smile and cute and heart and that sort of stuff.

And someone who works out every day.

So you've thought about it?

I have.

Lily will be putting in the work to make her dreams come true the second time

around.

It's Friday, and in Caramere, Clayton, our man about town, is driving to his

local for work.

Here I am. Hello, Clayton.

Hi. Hi.

How's your day been? Good.

Good. Did you go and work at the radio station this week? Tomorrow.

Lovely. I can tune in.

I think that would be nice, wouldn't you?

Let's see.

Oh, check my mail.

It's your pizza, man.

Oh, awesome, dude. Good to see you. You too, my friend.

So did you make this pizza with the force? The force, man.

You're awesome, brother. You are awesome.

Thank you.

Well, I am digging in people, person, because I love people so much.

Just want to make me happy or laugh.

Classic great pizza. Want to feel like a pizza.

Great pizza.

You know, we've only been in Karamea a couple of years, and if you're trying to

find us, you just ask where Clayton lives, and they'll tell you. They've no

where Sophie and Geoff live, but they know where Clayton lives.

A girlfriend for Clayton will have to have a sense of humour.

Oh, for sure.

Yeah. And to be outgoing.

All right, baby.

It's time for a hoon, eh?

I'm on a dream girl.

My life.

Sweet, kind lady.

I just want to make her happy and make her smile at her.

I want to be a perfect boyfriend for her.

The search for Clayton's dream girl may be a challenge as the secluded haven he

lives in is a long way from anywhere.

In Auckland, Lily May is on the search for love once again, but her dad isn't

quite so sure.

So you're quite happy being single, though, aren't you? Yes. Yeah, but...

doing what you want to do when you want to do it.

Yeah. Yeah. So do you want a boyfriend?

Yes. Are you sure?

Yeah. You're really sure?

Yes.

But you're so happy being single.

Yeah, I think that's your dream, not mine.

I want a boyfriend because it would be more better that way.

And I can have him here whenever.

And mum and dad would be fine with that.

Why do you need a boyfriend?

So I can not live in a house anymore.

You want to move out already with your boyfriend?

You haven't even met him.

Oh, that's my idea.

You're like long -term, you mean, eh? Yeah. Will you be the boss?

Oh, we can both be bosses. You can both be the boss. Well, that's really nice.

Yeah.

You don't want to rush into anything.

I'm not.

You know, take it easy.

Have some fun.

Okay. Yeah.

You'll be awesome.

Like you usually are.

Yeah.

With Dad's approval, Lily Mae is about to bravely venture into the world of

dating once more.

In Karamea, love is in the air. OK, which ones do you think?

Any flower.

Clayton's dating journey is about to begin.

Walton, come!

We're going to the market!

This week, he'll be going on his first blind date.

Hi, Dad.

Hi, Clayton. Got some more with you, mate.

Oh, wow, look at that red one, Clayton.

Oh, beautiful.

You could take that and give it to your date.

Oh, she might love this.

This flower is beautiful.

I'll give this to her.

So, what are you looking for, Clayton?

I'm looking for love.

How would you describe love?

Well, love is just love.

And it makes you...

I'm beautiful inside you in my heart.

I think our biggest dream for Clayton is to be happy and to be independent as

possible.

Yeah, just to live a life like we all do and just, you know, have fun along the

way.

There you go.

Beautiful. He takes three bucketfuls of the flowers and sells them at the market

for... $2 each. $2 each.

And then what he doesn't sell, he gives away.

Can I have three sunflowers, please?

Three? Okay. That's $2 each, and I'll give you three flowers.

He loves caramell.

Gosh, he loves caramell, doesn't he? Yeah. And if we can find him a partner

life to enjoy it with, that would be just awesome.

In Auckland, it's date day for Lily, and it's her mum's turn to share some

advice.

Hot. Hot. You're hoping he's hot.

Kind of.

It's not all about how he looks. Yeah. Because you need to get to know him as a

person. And how you do that is you give him some time to talk.

Yes. Don't be all fast and furious and... Hold on. Just... Okay.

Calm, yeah, channel calm.

Yes, slow and not get married yet.

Yeah, don't get married yet.

I don't want you coming home today and saying we're getting married, okay? It's

a bit quick for me. I need a bit more time to get used to it. Okay.

All right, wish you all the best, my darling. I love you. I can't wait to see

you afterwards.

Across town, Lily's blind date is getting ready to meet her.

20 -year -old Sione's passions are music, swimming and Lego.

Hi. Have this thing called autism.

Some people think before react.

Well, for me, I do the opposite way of rants. React before I think.

That's why some of the times I could get in trouble too easy.

Have you ever been on a date before?

Um, no.

Not at all.

Not once.

How do I look?

Beautiful, as ever.

I'm just nervous about what's going to happen.

So which bit's the bit that makes you most nervous, meeting a new person, or

you nervous about the activity you're going to do?

A bit of both.

Well, actually, a lot of both.

Hopefully, Sione will find his confidence in looking for love.

On the west coast of the South Island, the conversation is all about Clayton's

date this coming weekend.

What would you be saying when you first meet this young lady?

I'd say hi to her.

Yeah, don't be shy, tell me.

What sort of boyfriend do you think you'd be?

I'd be great.

You'd be a great boyfriend.

What makes Clayton Ma so special?

That's the way I am. I know that's the way you are. What do you think when you

meet her, what might she do? Hold her hand.

Yeah, holding hands is sweet.

Yeah? Yeah, mate.

Only if she wants to.

OK. OK?

Yeah. You're here.

That's great.

Clayton is anxious about the date and the six -hour journey to get there.

So how do you feel about that trip, Mum?

So now in the morning?

I feel very excited about the trip.

Yep. I love a road trip. You know that?

Big road trip.

I know. I'm saying a warning.

That's correct.

Bye, Daddy.

Yeah. Bye,

Daddy.

Couple of nights in a hotel.

No, it's bad for you, Dad. I'm sorry.

That's all right, mate. I've got a few things to do.

If you guys hit it off, she can come to Karamea. Get to know you. It's a lovely

idea, isn't it?

Yeah. We might have to do a few road trips back there.

But we will. Yeah, I know.

Cool. Anything for love, mate. Same. I know.

Romance, Mum.

Romance is exciting, isn't it? Yeah.

Let's get to know this young lady first, eh? And then you'll know how you feel.

Yeah.

It's not long until Clayton will be meeting his young lady.

In Auckland, the waiting is over for Lily May.

Have a great date, sweetie. OK. I love you.

Bye. No kisses.

No. Off you go. I'm out. Have fun, hon.

Bye, darling.

This afternoon, Lily will be having a treetops adventure for her blind date.

I'm feeling happy, excited and many more things I can't describe.

Are you thinking what you might say to him?

I might say, do you feel okay about doing this or are you too scared of

Hi. Afternoon.

You too.

What's your name?

Lily. What's your name?

Sione, but you can call me Si.

Sure, I'll call you Si.

Are you feeling okay about all this?

Um, just anxious.

You don't have to be. I just get nervous around new people.

That's usual.

I miss everyone, but I'm not nervous.

Well... I'm really glad about that.

So are you okay for us to get going?

Um, I'm ready when you are, I guess.

Just follow me. I'll be right behind you.

Lily takes the lead as she's both dated and climbed these treetops before.

And if you fall, I'll catch you.

Uh, we have an instructor with us.

Yeah, I know.

I'm sorry.

I'm trying to make you feel better.

Uh, so, uh, you were making that part a joke, weren't you?

Yeah, I was.

Oh. I was asking.

You're not laughing, are you?

Uh... Usually, I don't

get very lucky around girls throughout my life, but... I...

Just hope that, fingers crossed, this one's the right one.

It's going to be an adventure on many levels, for them both.

Just let me in.

Love is always a risky business, but Lily Mae and Sione are taking it to a

new level.

Now, the cool thing about these carabiners is that if I take one off,

open, which means this one automatically locks, and I'll never be able to take

it off the cable. That just means you're going to be safe up in the trees at all

times, all right?

All right, do you want to pull the rope for her?

Sure.

Nice, good job.

You can do it.

Just don't look down and you'll be fine.

Lily boldly leads the way.

Would you like some help, Lily?

Thank you.

There we go.

Si's gaining confidence.

Even though I'm a bit of a rookie, I think I might know what I'm doing.

But now it's Lily who's getting uneasy.

I just want to get down.

I don't want to do this. I want to give up.

Just deep breath.

And most importantly, don't look down.

I don't want to do this.

Lily, think positive. I'll be right behind you.

I'm very proud of you. I hate hunting down because that's like the hottest

Oh, you're about almost over halfway there.

Thank you.

I'm right behind you, but don't worry.

Okay. What are your first impressions of Si?

Hot and cute.

I think we got about seven more obstacles.

Seven? Seven. He's really nice and he's really caring.

I realized that in the trees.

Walk on the wires.

Ignore the tires.

How's the date going?

Um, it's...

Actually going quite nice.

I'm not usually friendly to people that I

don't know, but after a while, while going through the course and

seeing her do all the other courses, I'm thinking that she could be my interest.

Good job. High five.

Nice job.

Wasn't that bad?

Yeah. You guys did well. I liked it.

You looked a bit terrified, Doctor.

I did. I was.

But you did good at the end, eventually.

Thanks.

Just a tough question to ask you.

Yes.

How would you think things went for us?

I really liked it.

Yeah.

We kind of liked it, especially the way I helped you out.

Yeah, I really felt good.

I felt like there was something, like a bond.

And it's like it's falling into a friendship, and I feel like we're

there.

Yeah. Yeah.

I'm kind of getting the same feeling.

Wow. Yeah, I know. Wow, indeed.

This is going to sound kind of weird.

Do you want to go on another date somehow?

You serious?

Yeah, I've been thinking about it.

Yeah.

Wow.

No one's ever said that to me before.

Well, I'm glad I did.

You just legit made my day.

Thanks.

And also, I would be happy to go on another date with you.

That would be a great pleasure for you. Thanks.

So this is our second date.

So I found a strong friendship that I had never had before.

I'm feeling really warm and really happy right now.

I can give you my phone number.

Yeah, I was going to ask.

Chance in a million.

I didn't know when this was going to happen.

I just need your name.

All right, that's it.

Thanks. With a second date on the cards, Lily's search for love is looking up.

In series one, Liesel and Brayden met, and the attraction was immediate.

I like you a lot.

Thank you, I like you too.

They bonded over their shared interests.

My favourite food is fish and chips.

I love fish and chips too.

Cheers. Cheers.

The courting began.

Will you be my girlfriend forever?

Yes, I can.

Tip of the day.

Twitter deal has a proxy.

And romance blossomed.

Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday, dear my boyfriend, Brayden.

A year has passed.

How are things now for our sweetheart?

She's always sleeping in and out. She doesn't wake up.

I'm with her.

Coffee and beads for her. She deserves it a lot.

Is it really for tonight?

Today is my 20th season's birthday.

I can't believe it.

Let's go and wake her up.

Brayden stays over at Lethal's a couple of nights a week.

Wakey, wakey, my darling pussy.

Wakey, wakey.

Don't worry, my little princess of the world.

We are definitely a soulmate as well, because she can read my mind a lot, and

can read hers a lot. Yeah, I know. She wants to go to have something to eat,

like chips.

No, not just chips for breakfast, though.

What did you dream of, my little poochie?

You, me, getting married.

Really? Yeah.

We're just planning to get married.

In 2024,

it'll be like very, very late.

OK, we've got a wedding date already, haven't we, babe? Yep.

What's the date?

20th.

And 2024.

On what day?

It's on a Wednesday.

Ooh.

It's my birthday, eh?

Yeah, it is.

That's your birthday card I made you.

OK, let's read it.

Happy birthday, my darling boyfriend, Brayden.

Your girlfriend, Liesl, is giving you beautiful surprises. Oh, I love

Oh, I love these cute paper.

Love that.

Just open it, you.

What is this?

It's a towel and with a hood.

So you can take it to swimming.

Oh.

Oh, come here, poochie.

Oh.

Have you and Diesel had sex?

Yes, we did. And we both enjoyed it for sure. It is life -changing.

And this is very entertaining.

I was a bit nervous for the first time, but not anymore.

We both love it.

But some things in the bedroom have taken Brayden and Lethal by surprise.

Yeah, just like my mum comes in and almost see us having sex in my room.

And that is a big... Yeah,

that's why I do that in private, not in public.

That's right. Tip of the day.

Don't let the parents come in the bedroom.

Everyone's exploring us together. It's like a love intimacy as well.

And also it's really changing of my heart.

And it's really, really good with my guy here.

That's right.

Liesl and Brayden are on a visit to discuss wedding plans with a couple

done it before.

Have a seat. Okay, babe, you can go in first.

Thanks, babe.

Rose and Jonathan have been together 11 years.

Oh,

thank you.

That looks good.

I hear that you both are engaged.

We're working on being married.

I've been doing it nearly two years now.

Nice. It's really exciting getting engaged.

It's a lovely thing to do, but it's a very big commitment.

Yes, it can.

It can at times.

Don't keep anything inside you too much.

Always talk and let it out. Don't feel afraid to say it.

husband and wife, so respect to wife and the husband.

With my baby as well, no, she's like, I hate she twits.

No. She twits these sort of bad things, but I love surprises.

Those are our wedding photos.

Wow, that's beautiful.

That was on a golf course.

We were going to do it on the beach, but... You have to have a permit?

Yeah. Aw, that's cute, that one.

Yeah, it's super cute.

Look at that beautiful wedding dress you got.

Aw, that one's beautiful with the flowers.

You're looking at me bad.

Thank you.

Yeah, we're looking to be very starly for the wedding.

Like, my auntie known I was going to do something with my hair.

I'm going to find my good wedding dress.

Nice. It's going to be a fairytale dress as well.

Nice. And my auntie Molly's going to make it for me.

Oh, cool.

Yeah. So it's going to be nice and sparkly with it.

And put some fairy fairies on it too.

For me, I'm going to wear a fancy suit.

And the colour is white for sure.

Armed with new knowledge on how to navigate married life, our couple

the evening with a home -cooked dinner.

There you go, Prerna.

Thank you.

Yeah, it looks really good.

You're the best chef in the entire universe.

Nice one, babe.

But you're really good cook too, babe.

Yeah. I'm not lying.

Happy birthday.

Thank you.

You're very talented.

My dream is marriage and dream big with a house as well.

My three -year plan from now is, like, do a job as well and hopefully

do a car, hopefully.

Happy birthday, Brian -Man. Thank you.

We wish them all the best for the future.

In the South Island city of Christchurch, it's date day for Clayton

some final preparations.

What can I do for you today, Clayton? I just want to get my hair done and I've

got a date today.

Awesome. I just want to look nice with her.

I've got just the haircut for you, man. We go short on the sides.

We'll take the stubble off the face with a nice shave.

And we'll just make you look handsome for your date.

Awesome.

Let's do it.

So first date, you feeling nervous?

Me? Nah, I don't do nervous here. Awesome.

Be confident.

Yeah.

But you've already got that.

Show the person that you are.

Yes. She'll love it.

She will.

I've got great sister -in -law and I've got very good manners.

I can sense that.

Yeah. You're a good gentleman.

I am.

And your nice new haircut, man. Thank you. She'll love that even more.

Yeah, man.

So how are you feeling about your date this afternoon, babe?

Great. Great?

30 -year -old Biddy lives in Christchurch and is also looking for

What do you think love is?

Love is about coming for one another, honest with each other.

You want him to be honest?

Yeah. And what else?

I want him to be kind and friendly.

Kind and friendly, cool.

This is a bit interesting, but let's see how that looks.

What about that?

That's fine. Don't make it too tight.

How's that, Biff? Great.

I can't wait to meet her.

I've got her flower.

My heart is pounding now. I feel love.

I'm on a date.

Wow.

Hello. My name's Clayton.

And what's your name?

My name's Faye.

How are you doing?

Great. That's good.

I've got some flour for you.

Oh, thank you.

You're welcome.

So you're going to swim me around?

Yeah, yeah.

Yeah. And let's go this way.

Okay. Yeah.

You look great.

Thank you.

That's right.

For their date, Clayton and Biddy will be doing a cooking class.

You all right?

Yeah.

So you love cooking?

You love cooking?

Yes, I love cooking. Me too. I love cooking too.

Yeah.

Hey, guys.

Hey. How you doing?

Great. You keen to come and do some cooking?

Yeah. We're going to make some pasta.

Yeah, that sounds good.

You're going to make like a volcano. Oh, yeah.

Like that. Turning it and folding the flour in.

Okay. Until you've got a really nice firm dough.

Oh, that's cool.

Sound good? Sounds good. Rightio. Do you guys want to have a turn?

Yes, please.

I'm going to make a volcano.

That sounds good.

My perfect girlfriend be lovely for me.

I love cooking too.

We might cook together.

Yeah. Yeah. It's nice.

Yeah. Looking good.

Good job. Nice one. Whoa. We've got a bit of a volcano structural integrity

issue. Sorry about this.

No, don't worry. This happens all the time. And look at that. Problem solved.

look good.

Get your palm of your hand and squish it down.

Feels pretty nice, doesn't it?

Yeah. Oh, look at my hands, man.

I know, I know.

It's going like play -doh. Yeah, exactly.

But he is a really nice, kind woman.

Kind. He's sweet and kind.

And it's kind of strict.

What do you think of your date?

He takes all the boxes.

You all right? You want a hand?

It's my first time I've been on a date before.

So, um, yeah.

Well, he certainly has all the moves in the kitchen.

Oh, like chef. That's pretty impressive, isn't it, buddy? Yeah.

Do this chefy move.

That's it.

Okay.

But is the recipe right for love?

Time will tell.

It's like over hip.

Ah.

So,

um, my favourite movie is, um, Mr. Payne.

I love Mr.

Payne. Me too.

Great.

Yeah.

Funny. What song do you like singing to?

Ruth's Life.

Oh, wow.

What's your favourite song on Ruth's Life?

I like all of her songs.

Good.

What do you think about that pasta?

It's really yummy.

I've never tried this type of cooking.

Do you know who's my favourite famous cooking?

Jamie Oliver.

He's my favourite.

Mine too.

Cool.

It's really cool.

I know you love cooking.

Yeah. We were cooking.

Hmm. Yeah.

So... It was interesting, but

it was okay.

I don't want to say anything because he

is... He says, I'm...

and I have my own.

I'm not sure about Betty.

A little bit hard sometimes.

So I know she's from here, but I'm from Karamea,

but that's too far for me to see her.

Sometimes it's hard to find love.

So I won't find another one myself.

Sadly for Clayton and Biddy, the secret ingredient for love is missing.

It's been several weeks since Lily Mae and Si's first date at Tree Adventures.

I felt like there was, like a bond.

I'm kind of getting the...

Wow.

Lily is currently busy working on a film set.

I'm at Spark, my movie.

This movie is about someone being fear of COVID and mum locks her in a room.

I can't wait to do everything together.

Are you actually?

Having Jackie Clark as my mum is probably the best thing that's ever

me.

I love acting because it's more enjoyable than being just at home and

around everyone.

And cut.

Well done, Lily.

Well done. Well done. Awesome job.

I actually do enjoy it, but sometimes it can get a bit too much and I get

overwhelmed a lot.

Which could explain why Si is feeling a bit neglected.

I have texted Lily, but she hasn't been back for some time.

It's a bit hard trying to figure out when she's gonna text back.

I just wanted to figure things out. When will our next date be?

Not really sure why, but my best guess is probably that she's busy.

So you've only seen Lily once, but you came away with a huge smile on your face

when you came out of that first date.

You said you thought she was gorgeous.

Yeah.

Did you give her your number?

Yeah. So you've got each other's numbers. After you texted Lily, did she

back?

Um, yeah.

But it took a long time.

What hobbies does she have or what does she do?

I actually have an actor question.

Well, if you think about all the things you do, going to Unitec and doing your

sports and doing work, do you think Lily is as busy as you are?

Yeah.

He is a movie star and I'm not.

But if she's in movies and if she works as well.

She might be really busy like you too, and that's why we don't answer straight

away, because she might be doing something else when you text her. Did

when she's available to chat?

Um, I couldn't get the chat, but

I tried.

I can find that out for you if you want. I can text Hayley and see when Lily's

available to talk.

That looks like a good idea, though.

I'm just leaving it up to you, I guess.

And with a little luck, Lily Mae will make some time for love.

Next time on Down for Love, Lily Mae and Cy hit another setback.

Yeah, I'm done.

Can't take it.

Clayton lays his heart on the line.

Yeah, a heart, it's just my tears.

And a racy first date that comes with a warning.

My dad doesn't like when I bring boys home. People will say, who's that boy?

Get out of my house.