Series 1 – Episode 3
In episode 3 of The Love Experiment, four more people undertake the 36 set questions followed by the four-minute stare in order to see if they can fall in love after really meaningful and honest answers. Psychologist Malie Coyne watches and listens to the answers and interactions of each person and gives her take on how she thinks the couples are connecting – or not!
Grainne Loftus, mid 20s, is from Mayo, living in Dublin. She is from a GAA stronghold, with her Grand uncle being the last surviving member of the 1951 Mayo team. The death of her father when she was 16 has been the most life changing moment she has experienced so far.
John Morley from Mayo, works as a journalist with Mid west radio. He is a self proclaimed GAA obsessive, hoping Mayo can get over the line someday. His most treasured memory is seeing his little sister have a successful transplant operation one Christmas eve.
Ross Reynolds is from county Wicklow. He grew up in Kilcoole, where Glenroe used to be filmed! He studied acting in college before making a career change to construction. He had a lucky escape as a toddler when his house went on fire.
Kerry Cromwell is a restaurant manager from North Dublin. She always knows quite quickly whether she’ll want to go on a second date with someone. She has two brothers, one who passed away suddenly when he was 11.
Overview:
There are eight couples across the series. Two strangers ask each other a series of questions designed to test compatibility, cutting out the small talk to go a bit deeper.
This brand-new four-part series is a dating show based around a social experiment designed by psychologist, Dr Arthur Aron back in the 1990s.
The experiment is built around 36 questions to fall in love. The idea is that a set of questions, which gradually promote intimacy, can create the conditions for love! In the series, this set of questions is followed by a four-minute stare.
Psychologist Malie Coyne watches and listens to the answers and interactions of each person and gives her take on how she thinks the couples are connecting – or not!