Isa & Ava had a bad break up about a year after meeting at school, but the pair have mended fences and have become besties. Ava’s going to keep it all business as she sets up Isa on a blind date. Watch as she sorts through the romantic resumes of these potential dates, including a DJ and a makeup artist, and see who will win Isa’s heart! ❤️
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00:00 - What's the wildest place that you've done the deed?
00:02 - A movie theater.
00:04 My mom's gonna kill me if she sees this.
00:06 (upbeat music)
00:08 Hi, my name is Issa and this is my ex-girlfriend, Ava,
00:11 and she's going to be setting me up on a blind date today.
00:13 We met on an online class.
00:15 We went to a business school.
00:16 You can tell by what Ava's wearing.
00:18 - I actually did think she was gorgeous
00:20 when I saw her on Zoom.
00:22 When she was like, "Oh, can you teach me about stocks?"
00:24 I was like, "I would love to answer that question."
00:25 - We dated for on and off.
00:27 - It's been a year.
00:28 - It was about a year, yeah, yeah.
00:29 But, you know, we're fine now,
00:30 even though we did not end on the best of terms.
00:32 - At first.
00:33 - Yeah, we're still friends.
00:34 - We are very close.
00:35 - Okay, not very close.
00:36 Close enough.
00:37 (upbeat music)
00:39 Whenever I look for a person,
00:41 which regardless of like gender identity,
00:43 is very respectful, very kind,
00:46 but also has a little bit of an attitude,
00:48 they definitely have to be financially stable though.
00:50 If someone's a Bad Bunny fan, that's a plus.
00:52 I went to his concert last year in Columbia.
00:54 It was great.
00:55 Also, someone who knows how to drive.
00:57 I would drive her around literally everywhere,
00:59 pick her up wherever she was.
01:00 - She had a Jeep, so that was a plus.
01:02 - Yeah, I have a Wrangler, which was also fun.
01:04 - When did you say fun like that?
01:05 You say things and it sounds like it has a second meaning.
01:07 It does not.
01:08 (upbeat music)
01:10 We have to blindfold myself.
01:12 It's this way.
01:13 - Okay.
01:14 - It's perfect.
01:14 - Okay.
01:15 - Looking good.
01:16 All right, singles, come on in.
01:17 (upbeat music)
01:19 Coast is clear, you can take your blindfold off.
01:21 Hi guys, I'm Ava.
01:24 I'm Issa's ex-girlfriend,
01:25 and today we are gonna be going through some questions,
01:28 and by the end of this,
01:28 I hope to have one of you guys match with Issa.
01:30 Are you guys excited?
01:31 - Yes. - Yes.
01:32 - Very. - Nervous, but excited.
01:34 - Okay, so I'm gonna start off
01:35 by having you guys introduce yourself.
01:37 Your first name, what do you guys do for a living?
01:38 - My name's Chris.
01:39 I am a model, DJ, and bartender.
01:41 I love going out.
01:42 I spend most of my nights at the club.
01:43 - My name's Catherine.
01:45 I actually just left my job in corporate finance.
01:47 I am an engagement ring designer now.
01:49 - How did you get into that business from corporate finance?
01:51 - My dad and I actually used to take blacksmith classes
01:53 when I was really little.
01:55 That started getting me into metal work.
01:57 I made some of the rings I'm wearing.
01:58 - That's awesome.
01:59 Very cool, very interesting.
02:01 - Hello. - Hello.
02:02 - My name's Liz.
02:03 I am a makeup artist,
02:05 and then I also go to school full-time
02:07 because my goal career is to be a mental health therapist
02:10 for adolescents.
02:11 - Awesome.
02:12 - Hello. - Hey, my name is Lee.
02:14 I started a new job at a cybersecurity startup
02:17 doing technical sales.
02:18 Before then, I was a city government employee
02:20 helping with tenants' rights.
02:21 - Oh, wow. - Yeah.
02:23 - Next. - How are you?
02:24 - I'm CJ.
02:25 I am part of the event production team.
02:27 We produce music events, art festivals,
02:29 and all types of things like that.
02:31 - Okay, so what's a catchphrase
02:32 that describes who you guys are as people?
02:34 You wanna go first?
02:36 - Good question.
02:37 I'll be back by Arnold Schwarzenegger.
02:40 I don't know why, just think it's funny
02:42 'cause whenever I'm out, I'll always be like,
02:44 "I'll be back," and I never come back.
02:47 Just Irish goodbye every time.
02:48 - Have you ever seen "Holes,"
02:49 and there's that little girl who is like,
02:51 "I'm tired of this grandpa,"
02:53 and then the guy's like, "That's too damn bad."
02:55 That's like me talking to myself every morning.
02:58 I'm like, "Oh my God, again."
03:00 - Oh my God, that's literally hysterical.
03:01 Oh my God, I love it.
03:02 - My catchphrase is any sort of classic scene
03:05 from "SpongeBob."
03:07 I'm just like, "The crusty crap is the best."
03:11 So that's my brain, so.
03:12 - And next.
03:14 - So I would quote my favorite book, "The Alchemist."
03:18 When you want something, the whole universe conspires
03:20 to help you get it,
03:21 and I feel like that really is my life
03:23 because I'm transmasculine,
03:24 so the whole book is about finding your personal legend.
03:27 - Excellent.
03:27 - And all the changes I've taken up to this point
03:29 is me getting closer to that.
03:31 - And then we have CJ.
03:31 - Yeah, so mine would be, "You only live once."
03:34 I like to take my chances with things
03:36 because we're only here one time,
03:37 we only get one chance.
03:38 - YOLO.
03:39 - YOLO.
03:40 - YOLO.
03:41 - So how are we feeling over there?
03:43 - Good.
03:43 I heard some red flags, but not as many as I expected.
03:47 - Okay.
03:48 - Which is fine.
03:48 - This is honestly really tough,
03:50 so I heard what I needed to.
03:51 (dramatic music)
03:54 Chris, you will not be dating my ex.
03:59 (dramatic music)
04:02 Chris and Issa are way too similar,
04:04 and Issa needs somebody to ground her.
04:06 - Nice to meet you, champ. - A fist bump?
04:07 - Yeah.
04:08 (laughing)
04:09 - I don't know, a bartender and a DJ,
04:11 he's definitely out way more than I am,
04:13 and that's not gonna work.
04:14 This is pretty harsh.
04:15 - I said chippy.
04:16 Round two, guys.
04:18 Who's ready?
04:19 - Yeah. - Ready.
04:20 - Issa is a huge fan of Bad Bunny.
04:22 Do you guys know any of his songs?
04:24 And if so, which one's your favorite?
04:26 Catherine.
04:27 - I don't know any of Bad Bunny's songs.
04:29 I mostly listen to a lot of alternative music.
04:31 - I actually never listened to him until I met Issa, so.
04:33 - And she can introduce me too.
04:35 (laughing)
04:37 Damn.
04:38 - How does she not know Bad Bunny?
04:39 He's literally dating Kendall Jenner.
04:41 - What about you, Liz?
04:42 - I do listen to a lot of Bad Bunny.
04:44 My song of the last summer was "Me Porto Bonito."
04:47 - Very cool.
04:48 And Lee.
04:49 - Okay, this is a hard question.
04:50 "Ti Te Me Pregunto."
04:52 - This is so great.
04:53 CJ?
04:53 - I love Bad Bunny, but my favorite would have to be
04:56 the song that he has with Drake, called "Mia."
04:58 - Yeah.
04:59 - No offense to Drake, but his Spanish is not it.
05:02 - Would you feel comfortable
05:02 if your partner doesn't know how to drive?
05:04 Catherine, you go first.
05:05 - That's fine.
05:06 I'll Uber you, like I don't care.
05:08 Like, I mean, we live in New York.
05:09 We're gonna take the train,
05:10 or like, I don't mind getting them an Uber.
05:12 - Ubers are expensive.
05:13 I don't know what to do with it.
05:15 - I feel like if you wanna see me,
05:16 you'll make the sacrifice and just pay for my Uber.
05:18 - So Liz, how do you feel about that?
05:20 - I don't mind at all.
05:21 When I did have a car, I was usually the one driving.
05:24 - Lee?
05:25 - If I'm taking a really long road trip with someone,
05:27 I would hope we can switch off at some point.
05:29 - And then CJ.
05:30 - I wouldn't mind, as long as the passenger
05:32 is doing something like DJing or something
05:34 while I'm cruising.
05:35 - Okay. - Yes.
05:36 - We can do it.
05:37 - Someone that has a car and a license
05:38 may not be a big deal, but to Issa it is.
05:41 She doesn't have her license, she's a city girl.
05:42 - So I feel like I really got to know you guys this round.
05:44 I'm really glad to hear that you guys listened to Bad Bunny
05:46 or are open to learning some of his music,
05:49 which is awesome.
05:50 However, my ex is definitely someone
05:51 who likes to take charge personality.
05:53 Definitely someone who's gonna quite literally
05:55 take the wheel.
05:56 I definitely don't see her ever getting her license,
05:58 so I've heard everything I needed to.
06:00 (upbeat music)
06:03 Lee, you will not be dating my ex.
06:06 (dramatic music)
06:09 - I don't wanna seem like I'm just a passenger princess,
06:12 but it's just not gonna work.
06:13 - Lee is super sweet.
06:14 I just don't see him taking the reins
06:16 and taking control.
06:17 - Round three, guys, let's get into it.
06:19 So Issa does have a few love languages
06:21 with gift giving being her number one.
06:23 What are some gifts that you guys have given your exes?
06:26 - I love that Eva's asking this question.
06:28 Gift giving is super important to me.
06:30 - Liz.
06:30 - My ex was a skateboarder
06:32 and I would always get him either wheels
06:35 or a new skateboard or wax or just jewelry.
06:38 I love giving people jewelry.
06:39 - I really love that Liz talked about
06:41 something tangible like jewelry, but also the emotional
06:44 because I feel like that's the full package.
06:46 - CJ.
06:47 - So I get pretty sentimental when I'm gift giving.
06:49 My ex, somebody passed away that they were very close with
06:52 and I gifted them with a necklace
06:54 with a photo of the person that they lost
06:56 just so that they could know that the person
06:58 is still with them, still close to them, so yeah.
07:00 - Issa is very close to their family
07:02 and loves sentimental gifts.
07:03 I think that's a very big green flag.
07:05 - CJ seems super sweet and generous.
07:08 So then Catherine.
07:09 - Gift giving is actually my second love language.
07:11 I gifted my ex once, he was a sailor,
07:14 so I got him this nautical map
07:16 and I draw and I paint, I guess that kind of goes
07:18 hand in hand with jewelry making.
07:19 So I drew the boat that he drives
07:22 and I drew it on the map and framed it.
07:24 Something artsy.
07:25 - That's really cute.
07:26 So the next question, this one's kind of personal.
07:28 Have you been in love before?
07:29 If so, why didn't it work out?
07:31 And Liz, if you want to start.
07:32 - I have been in love before.
07:34 It didn't work out because our lives
07:37 were heading in two different directions.
07:39 - Okay, Brynn.
07:40 - I've been in love twice.
07:41 The last love I had was a really good, safe love,
07:44 but we both were in really transitional parts of our lives
07:47 and I think as we were growing,
07:49 we just kind of started to grow in different directions,
07:51 but I don't have any hard feelings towards him.
07:53 - That's cool.
07:54 CJ.
07:55 - I've been in love once before,
07:57 but to be honest, it didn't work out
07:58 because we weren't too sexually compatible.
08:01 The sex was trash, but the love was there.
08:04 - I can't believe CJ just said that.
08:06 My whole perspective on CJ just automatically changed.
08:09 - This one's a little bit interesting.
08:10 If you could wake up tomorrow having gained
08:12 one quality or ability, what would it be?
08:14 And why?
08:15 Katherine?
08:16 - I feel like I would want to be less anxious,
08:18 less high-strung, like somebody, as you know,
08:20 that went through the corporate finance route.
08:22 It's really hard to not be super tight-wound,
08:26 so I just like to relax a little.
08:28 - Definitely understand that there.
08:29 And then Liz?
08:30 - I definitely kind of agree with the control thing
08:33 because most of my relationships,
08:35 I've usually been the one to plan dates, do everything.
08:39 I need to let go a little bit and then trust
08:41 the other person more that they'll take care of me too.
08:43 - Absolutely.
08:44 And then CJ.
08:44 - Learning how to say no.
08:46 Sometimes I'm too giving, I'm too, you know,
08:48 I like to make sure that people are okay,
08:50 people are good, but sometimes, you know,
08:52 you have to set boundaries and say no sometimes.
08:54 - That's very important.
08:56 This was very tough.
08:57 It was a very hard decision to make.
08:58 You guys are all very different.
09:00 CJ, I love your generosity.
09:02 I love that you can listen to people.
09:04 However sexual compatibility could be worked on,
09:07 it's not gonna make or break a relationship.
09:09 That could be a red flag in this situation.
09:11 Katherine, I love that you make your own gifts.
09:13 I think that's really, really cute.
09:14 However, you said you have some anxiety
09:16 when it comes to relationships.
09:18 She needs someone who's gonna be very secure
09:19 about themselves, which also means being secure about Isa.
09:23 And then Liz, you seem like a very grounded,
09:25 spiritual individual.
09:26 Definitely something that Isa needs is a grounded person,
09:29 someone who's gonna listen to her.
09:30 However, Isa definitely needs someone
09:32 to take initiative and take charge.
09:34 I heard everything I needed to.
09:36 (upbeat music)
09:39 CJ, you will not be dating my ex.
09:43 (dramatic music)
09:45 I think that when you love someone,
09:46 you're going to work on those very important components.
09:49 And CJ was just a little superficial.
09:52 - You have some really good options back there,
09:53 so good luck. - I appreciate that.
09:55 - Okay, so we're at the final round.
09:57 So how are you guys feeling
09:58 knowing you guys are the last two left?
10:00 - Nerves are gone.
10:01 - Yeah, I do love that it's just two women.
10:04 - Yeah, that's really nice.
10:05 - Love to see it.
10:06 I'm gonna actually start off with Liz.
10:08 So how do you handle confrontation?
10:09 - I would like to say I'm a very confrontational person.
10:13 I do speak on what's on my mind
10:16 because I feel like when you hold things in,
10:18 it gets very blown out of proportion.
10:20 But I always try to come at it in a very respectful way
10:22 because it's not only about me,
10:23 it's about the other person as well.
10:25 - I do think that's a green flag to an extent.
10:27 - Catherine.
10:28 - Confrontation is definitely a learned skill for me.
10:29 It's definitely something I've worked on in therapy.
10:32 I think I used to be more avoided about it,
10:33 but if I see something wrong, I will always say something.
10:36 - It's really important.
10:37 - When something bothers me,
10:38 I really like to take things head on.
10:40 If not, it's just going to blow over later on.
10:42 - So next question.
10:43 Isa loves Latin food.
10:44 What is your favorite dish?
10:46 Catherine, if you wanna start.
10:47 - I'd say the birria tacos that you can dip in.
10:50 I think it's called consomme.
10:51 - I don't think I'm saying that right, but it's delicious.
10:53 - Right, Liz?
10:54 - Definitely arroz con pollo
10:56 because it's very similar to a native dish in the Philippines
10:59 but it's the Latin flavor to it.
11:01 So good in the winter.
11:03 - Sounds delicious.
11:03 - Literally two of my favorite things,
11:05 arroz con pollo and birria tacos.
11:07 So this is going to be a very tough decision for Eva.
11:10 - What is your biggest turn on?
11:12 Catherine, why don't you start?
11:13 - Probably dirty talk.
11:15 If a partner's with me, I like to know
11:17 that they like what I'm doing.
11:19 - Okay. - Yeah.
11:19 - Awesome. - That's really cool.
11:20 - Okay, Liz, what about you?
11:21 - I think my biggest turn on is someone
11:24 who knows herself worse 'cause there's nothing more sexier
11:27 than a person who knows that they're sexy.
11:29 - Yeah, I love that.
11:30 Great answer.
11:31 Next question.
11:32 What's the wildest place that you've done the deed?
11:35 Liz, if you wanna start.
11:37 - The library.
11:38 (gasps)
11:39 - Oh my God. - We were quiet,
11:41 you know, 'cause you have to be.
11:42 - Oh.
11:43 - But no one's usually on the silent floor, so.
11:46 - Oh my God, I can't.
11:47 I meant Catherine.
11:49 A movie theater.
11:50 Apparently they can see you though, behind,
11:52 which is terrible.
11:54 I was like 17.
11:55 My mom's gonna kill me if she sees this.
11:56 - No, oh my God, I can't.
11:58 - I do not have the guts to do that, so kudos to them.
12:01 - I really loved both of your answers.
12:02 They're filled with a lot of honesty.
12:04 Liz, you said you were kind of confrontational
12:06 in your communication style,
12:07 but you don't really back down when there is a problem.
12:10 Things have to be dealt with right away,
12:12 or else, you know, they're gonna explode
12:13 if they aren't dealt with.
12:15 And then Catherine, we did talk about some communication
12:17 that didn't really come as natural for you
12:19 as it does for Liz.
12:20 Maybe you're a little more laid back
12:22 when it comes to confrontation.
12:24 Issa needs someone to be very secure in themselves
12:27 to be able to confront their emotions, to confront them.
12:30 There's a lot here to work with.
12:32 - It's a really tight call,
12:33 but I think I know who I'm leaning towards.
12:35 I heard everything I need to.
12:36 Unfortunately, Catherine, you will not be dating my ex.
12:44 I'm feeling really good about my decision.
12:48 I was super strategic on certain things
12:51 that I was looking for, characteristics
12:52 that match Issa's personality
12:54 and, you know, what she's looking for in a partner.
12:56 - She's a great girl, you got lucky.
12:58 - Thank you, I appreciate it.
13:00 - Are you ready to meet your new date?
13:01 - I'm like super nervous.
13:03 I think Ava did a great job.
13:05 I knew she was gonna do a good job,
13:06 but I think she like impressed me.
13:07 - So Issa, are you ready to meet Liz?
13:09 - Yes, I am.
13:11 - Okay, you can take off your blindfold.
13:13 Hi.
13:15 - Do you mind if I hug you?
13:16 - No, I hug.
13:17 - Okay, I'll approach after you.
13:18 - I was about to say the same thing.
13:20 I think what stood out about Liz
13:21 was that she was giving very sentimental answers,
13:25 which is something that's like super important to me.
13:27 I really loved how you said arroz con pollo
13:29 because my mom makes that at least like once a month.
13:31 And then obviously Bad Bunny,
13:33 Me Porto Bonita is a really good song.
13:34 I actually have a Bad Bunny tattoo.
13:36 - I love it.
13:37 (singing in foreign language)
13:41 - She's very pretty and I think our vibes
13:44 are very compatible.
13:45 I can't wait to take her on a new date afterwards.
13:47 - Where are we going?
13:48 Where are you taking me?
13:49 - A Latin restaurant maybe?
13:50 - And if they don't have one here,
13:51 we could go to Queens.
13:52 It's probably better.
13:53 - Oh, that sounds.
13:54 - Okay, yes, for sure.
13:55 Like get rid of this now.
13:56 (laughing)
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