Love Connection: Oscar & Marissa

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Oscar

\nMajor?\nMechanical engineering

Sexual Orientation?\nStraight

What extracurriculars do you participate in?\nSquash Club Team, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers

What are the physical and personality attributes you are looking for in a date?\nNice and humble personality. A pretty face but personality is always more important.

Do you smoke? Do you drink? Do you work out? Do you attend religious services? Are you passionate about politics?\nDon't smoke, I do drink. Work out every now and then. Am Christian but haven't been following in a while. Do not like politics.

How would you describe your race/ethnicity? Do you have an ethnicity preference?\nI am 100 percent Puerto Rican, born and raised there and have no racial preference.

What are your favorite TV shows?\n"House," "Scrubs," "Family Guy," "Top Gear," "Lie To Me," "Hell's Kitchen."

What music do you like (genres and bands)?\nMostly Spanish music, (reggaeton, bachata, salsa, etc.) hip-hop, R&B, but open to all kinds except heavy metal.

What's your favorite food/favorite restaurant in Charlottesville?\nChipotle, Littlejohn's, Outback Steakhouse

What are your favorite books and authors?\nNot a big fan of books.

What makes you a good catch?\nI know how treat a girl right and would always respect her. I feel I have a good sense of humor and there is a lot to know about me and who I am.

What's your type?\nI like the girl to be nice, funny, smart and be able to have fun and try new things.

What would your theme song be?\n"The Anthem" by Pitbull (Calabria Remix)

What's your idea of funny?\nGood jokes that don't have racism or sexism or any of that in them.

Describe where you would go on your ideal date.\nI think a good dinner and activity such as a movie or out to an arcade or amusement park is always best.

What are deal breakers (won't date a smoker, age, etc.)?\nI won't date a smoker or someone over 5-foot-7.

If you could have any superpower, what would it be?\nThe ability to read people's minds.

Are you outgoing or shy?\nI can be shy when first getting to know the person then outgoing.

Where do you see yourself in 10 years?\nIn 10 years, I hope to have settled down with a wife and a good job in the field of engineering with a Ph.D. in my field.

If you were a member of the circus, who would you be and why?\nA clown to make people happy and encourage laughter.

Describe yourself in one sentence.\nI believe I am a nice, smart kid that knows how to treat a girl and that works hard to make his life better.\n

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Marissa

\nMajor?\nPhysics

Sexual Orientation?\nStraight

What extracurriculars do you participate in?\nOrganization of Young Filipino Americans, club figure skating

What are the physical and personality attributes you are looking for in a date?\nTall (at least 6-feet tall) preferably dark hair, but it doesn't really matter. I really like athletic guys who are into science/engineering.

Do you smoke? Do you drink? Do you work out? Do you attend religious services? Are you passionate about politics?\nSmoke: cigarettes - no; drink - yes; work out - yes; church - yes; politics - apathetic.

How would you describe your race/ethnicity? Do you have an ethnicity preference?\nI am Filipino, as far as preferences go, I usually go for white, Hispanic or Asian, I love multiracial also.

What are your favorite TV shows?\n"Cash Cab," "Mythbusters," anything on the Food Network, "Fringe," "Lie To Me," "Heroes," "Chuck," "Family Guy."

What music do you like (genres and bands)?\nI like everything but I love music I can dance to.

What's your favorite food/favorite restaurant in Charlottesville?\nDumplings downtown, Sakura, Martha's Cafe before it closed; I really just love all food.

What are your favorite books and authors?\n"Harry Potter," Christopher Paolini, Philip Pullman

What makes you a good catch?\nI'm smart, cute and funny. I can bake, I like sports, I've been told I have good taste in movies.

What's your type?\nI don't really have a type, but if he has a motorcycle that's a HUGE plus.

What would your theme song be?\n"Paradise by the Dashboard Light" by Meatloaf = story of my life.

What's your idea of funny?\nReally awkward situations can be pretty funny, sarcasm, dry humor, I'm from NY; we have a special kind of humor.

Describe where you would go on your ideal date.\nFor a first date, dinner and maybe a movie downtown.

What are deal breakers (won't date a smoker, age, etc.)?\nWon't date a cigarette smoker, cigars/pot is okay. No fourth-years. No beards/mustaches.

If you could have any superpower what would it be?\nFlying.

Are you outgoing or shy?\nShy at first, then I open up when I feel comfortable around people.

Where do you see yourself in 10 years?\nTeaching, hopefully engaged, maybe married, probably living on Long Island.

If you were a member of the circus, who would you be and why?\nAn acrobat or tightrope walker because they get to wear cool outfits and I used to do gymnastics.

Describe yourself in one sentence.\nI am the girl who goes skateboarding in a dress and converse sneakers - sporty, but girly at the same time.\n

The Date

\nOscar: I was kind of nervous, really - about what her interests would be and all that ... what kind of things to talk about. There were a lot of things running through my head. My friends were like "Well, good luck!" They thought it was a cool experience. They kind of want to do it themselves now, too.

Marissa: My friends were all excited. They all filled out the survey too, but I guess I got chosen first so they were all, "Oh my gosh, I'm so jealous." They were pointing guys out at the dining hall today, like "Hey, that could be your date."

Oscar: We met on the Corner at Cohn's, just outside. I got there first and I saw her walking. It was that awkward moment where I looked at her and she looked at me and I asked if she was Marissa. I thought she was cute and looked like a really nice person - just the type of girl I would go on a date with. Not like completely opposite of me. I thought it was a good match.

Marissa: He was really nervous, I could tell. It was cute. He asked where I wanted to go for dinner because he had his car. But I couldn't decide and I don't really know many places to eat around here. So he suggested Outback and that's where we went.

Oscar: We both got the Outback special, the steak. I had the steak and the shrimp, and she just had the steak. The conversation was pretty good. We kept jumping from topic to topic. We had a few things in common. Kind of geeky, but I don't want to say that. But we have the same interests in technology and stuff like that. She's a physics major, and I'm a mechanical engineer, so we just started talking about high school and groups we were involved in, past experiences. She took mostly math and science classes, and so did I, so stuff like that.

Marissa: The conversation was good. Once we got going, there weren't that many awkward moments except in the beginning and then in the end. We disagreed about music. Well, he had never really heard of half the music I was interested in. We didn't really agree on food, either. We actually figured out that we were both at this random party last year that [the Organization of Young Filipino Americans] and [the Latino Student Union] co-sponsored. I'm in OYFA, and he's in LSU, but we never realized we had been at the same place.

Oscar: I felt like we had a pretty good amount of things in common, but there was still open ground for things we could learn about one another. It wasn't like I was talking to an opposite version of [myself].

Marissa: At the end of the date, he realized he had forgotten his wallet. He was so embarrassed. I felt so bad. He completely forgot to bring it. I was like "It's OK, it happens." I made a joke, "Is this your way of getting me to go on a second date?" He was like "No, I promise I'll get you back." We ended up spending more than the $30 and he was like "No, I'll get you back even if there isn't a second date." So I just ended up having to pay.

Oscar: I didn't notice until I got the bill. I completely didn't do it on purpose. Right before, I switched pants and I forgot to switch my wallet, too. That was a really bad, weird moment. I think we're going to go on a second date, so at least that's good.

Marissa: The ride back was a little more awkward. He dropped me back at my apartment in Lambeth. I didn't know what to do when we said goodbye. I didn't know if I should shake his hand or give him a hug because we were in the car, so I was like "I'll let you know about this weekend!"

Oscar: We're hopefully going to plan something in the near future. I think it went pretty well, I would give it like an 8 or so.

Marissa: I'm going to be in D.C. all of Saturday, so we're thinking maybe Friday. If OYFA's having a party, I'll invite him along. I would give the date a 6.5. We had a good time, but he forgot his wallet.

Oscar and Marissa made plans to go on their second date this past weekend. But Marissa was feeling a bit under the weather and the two had to postpone their next meeting for a later time.