Love after the 36-question experiment: ‘It was a date we’ll never forget’

In January, a survey that claimed to make people fall in love swept the internet. Two Guardian writers went on a date to put it to the test. Did they live happily ever after?

About six weeks after I took part in the 36 Questions That Make You Fall In Love experiment, a woman approached me as I browsed magazines in a bookshop in Lagos, Nigeria. "Excuse me," she asked. "Are you Bim Adewunmi from the Guardian?" I confirmed her suspicion. Encouraged, she put her hand on my arm in a classic "auntie" move and, without preamble, blurted out: "So, is Archie your boyfriend now?" As narratives of finding love go, this would be the one to wheel out at parties. The 36-question experiment is fairytale-adjacent - real people in an unreal situation - which is the sweet spot for many people's romantic side. Archie and I were characters, and readers love a perfect narrative, wrapped up in a bow.

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