{shortcode-563ec41ea8b2aa566d3ab80db4d49740cbfd7b3f} Stephany Gutiérrez ’25 is a senior at the College concentrating in Government with a secondary in Ethnicity, Migration, Rights. She decided to make the most of her last few weeks on campus. (Sorry to remind all of our senior readers that the clock is ticking…) Of course, this meant going on a blind date facilitated by the wise and mysterious Flyby Matchmaker. She filled out the form with her friends — just as all of you, dear readers, should — and was lucky enough to be the first one to experience the matchmaker magic. Jorge L. Marquez ’25 is also a senior at the College and concentrates in Government with a secondary in Psychology.
Apart from choosing to study incredibly cliché concentrations, Jorge and Stephany agreed on putting cereal in their bowls before milk and on donning their left sock before their right. They also both were confident that cilantro does not taste like soap and were permitted to watch Spongebob as children. So many potential sources of friction in a budding relationship were entirely nonexistent for these two; the stars were aligning, and the Flyby Matchmaker was ready to draw a constellation between them. When the Flyby Matchmaker learned that Jorge valued humor in a significant other, they knew that Stephany would be a perfect fit; she’s a Flyby writer, and you’d be hard-pressed to find someone funnier than that. (Totally not biased. Not at all.)
Stephany arrived at Berryline early, dressed in a black top and blue jeans. At the time, she did not know that her date, also dressed in a black shirt with blue jeans — we told you that the stars aligned — would be her old acquaintance from freshman year. You see, unbeknownst to the Flyby Matchmaker, Jorge and Stephany have actually known each other for years and were even in the same Spanish class last semester. Meeting at Berryline was simply meant to be (or maybe I’m just a hopeless romantic).
Stephany: I got there a couple minutes earlier, so I was sitting at one of the benches facing the windows, just waiting.
Jorge: I showed up a bit late because it was raining.
Stephany: I was kinda just scrolling on my phone at the same time. And he actually approached me; I hadn’t noticed he walked in, and I was like, “Oh.”
Jorge: I already knew her, so I was like, “Oh, hey, what’s up?”
They promptly recited their Harvard intros — come on, you’re seniors, and you already know each other, so why? — and chatted before hopping in line to order. Stephany kept her sweet treat simple with vanilla froyo with strawberries, while Jorge decided to spice it up. (I mean, I would also probably go crazy on toppings if I was given free froyo.) While they chipped away at their froyo, they discovered yet another commonality between them: being unemployed.
Jorge: We were just talking about post-grad plans; we’re struggling with finding jobs.
Stephany: Having the opportunity to talk to someone I hadn’t talked to in a while was nice. The weather was also not giving frozen yogurt — it was raining all day — but it was a nice sweet treat for Saturday.
So, what’s next for this duo?
Stephany: I think better friends for sure. I just learned a lot more details about him… that I didn’t know beforehand. In terms of future possibilities, I wouldn’t know how to answer that; I’m not sure.
Jorge: I don’t think anything’s going to go on.
It seems the future for Jorge and Stephany is friendship. Once they both secure jobs, another meeting might be in order for these two! Either way, both of them had a great time (and got free frozen yogurt, win-win).
If you’re single, want free food, and are interested in meeting someone new on campus (or want to be paired with someone in the same boat as you), fill out this form to nominate yourself for the blind date of your sleep-deprived dreams. You won’t regret it!
XOXO,
The Flyby Matchmaker