Thursday, February 12, 2009
Being set up on a blind date can be unpredictable and unsuccessful. For Matty Price, though, it marked the first day of the rest of her college dating life.
Matty, Chicago native and a junior at the time, was asked to accompany her friend to a fraternity date party, and without hesitation, she responded, “I refuse.” After some quality Facebook time and persuasion, Matty agreed to be Brian Tagg’s blind date to his November 30, 2007, Christmas date party.
Take a chance on me: Matty Price and Brian Tagg met on a blind date after a few repeated requests for a date.
Brian, Overland Park native and sophomore at the time, says he was nervous about the blind date because she was older, “but I figured I would never talk to her, or see her again,” he says. The date party was an overall success both Matty and Brian say, and it led to Matty returning the favor and asking Brian to her sorority date party the following weekend.
Though they had been to many organized functions together, their first actual date was at Jefferson’s, where Brian started the night off right by spilling his full glass of water on Matty. After about a month of casual dating, Brian and Matty decided to make it official on January 5, 2007. Thirteen days later, Matty left for Italy for five months.
Their overseas relationship succeeded, and the chance of a blind date paid off.
This love is not blind.
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