The Applicants

Bob, 32 is taking part because his boss insisted on it… and he thought it sounded really interesting. Although he was previously largely indifferent as to getting married he is interested in the science and the selection process behind the idea. His ideal match would be clever, witty with similar interests, independent and “no hippy-shit”.  

Emma, 31 didn’t imagine she would be single at her age and thought she would have been married with kids by now. She thinks she is single because she has invested all of her time in to her career and in to her passion of travelling the world and perhaps hasn’t put enough time in to finding the right person. Emma would like to be matched with a man who is fun, fearless and up for adventure.

Jack, 30 works anti-social hours so finds he rarely gets to meet women. Now, all of his friends are settling down and he wants that too. He got involved as he felt this was a once in a lifetime opportunity to have experts find him his ideal woman. His ideal match would be beautiful, intelligent and have a massive sense of humour.

James, 33 has been a bachelor for a number of years, with his longest relationship lasting around 18 months. He is now looking for ‘the one’ as his friends are beginning to get married and he feels ready for commitment. James describes himself as traditional in a lot respects and he would like to have children. Ultimately, he would like a partner who shares his interests and is as is as easy going as he is.

Jason, 33, is an active person who loves travelling. He says he finds it hard to meet the right person and is taking part as he liked the idea of being matched with someone scientifically – he is intrigued to see how well it could work.  He likes women who are outgoing, confident, fun, lively and enthusiastic, and not too vain or shallow.

Jerome, 30 applied to meet someone special – a confidant, partner, lover and friend. “[He] will do anything to meet the one even if that means embarrassing myself on national television”. As he’s got older Jerome has found it harder to meet people in traditional ways as most of his friends are either married or in long term relationships and he’s “not much of a dating website person”.  

Kate, 31 says time is a hindrance to her finding someone special. She has been so focused on career that she doesn’t want to waste time on a relationship that isn’t going to become something long-term. She describes herself as active and has run a marathon and triathlons. Her ideal man would be kind, loving, caring, confident, happy and carefree.

Petra, 35 wants to get married to attempt to “give a sharing, caring kinda life a go” with a significant other.  She was a “serial relationship fiend” until she hit 30 but has been single ever since.  “Yes, FIVE years of singledom”. Petra was looking for a funny, hands-on, confident handsome devil and is taking part because it was “worth a shot. Can't be worse than Tinder, eh?!”

Richard, 40 is taking part as finding 'the one' is not easy and it looked like scientifically it could be possible to find a good match. He is interested in marriage “to love, be loved, have a soul mate and make a family”. He is looking for someone “kind, caring and spiritual” and looking for a deep and meaningful relationship.