01x05 - Love with Intention

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[lively music]

What would you do if your

entire family and your hometown

set you up on three blind dates?

This week, we've got a

guy, Larry, who is a man,

is about to find out.

This(SINGING) Thisot a

gfeeling's so unmissable,

This life is so incredible

This is Small Town Setup,

and I'm Ashley Williams.

[invigorating music]

Larry is a businessman

and an athlete,

and he's been jet setting

all across the world.

He lives in New York City.

But what if love were here

waiting for him all along?

(SINGING) It don't

get better than this

But wASHLEY WILLIAMS: here

wLarry's parents want him?

to find love in Douglasville.

Also, Larry's brother is

already engaged, and he's 22.

toThat's younger than Larry

Also, Larry's brother is

alSo the competition is on.2.

(SINGING) Keep your eyes on me.

ASHLEY WILLIAMS: We're about to

embark on a romantic adventure

filled with heart--

Good to see you.

ASHLEY WILLIAMS:--hope, and a

hefty dose of small town charm.

Larry's handsome.

He's a bit dreamy.

Can I say that?

He[theme music]my.

[invigorating music]

[knocking]

Hi!

[laughing]

Hi, Veronica.

Oh, it's a pleasure.

Thank you for--

Oh, I'm Ashley.sure.

Hi, nice to meet you.

Thank you so much for

having me in your home.

Thank you.

You're so welcome.

It's beautiful!

Oh, and the air conditioning,

you can't beat it.

Oh, I brought you some,

like, oils and vinegars

from Farmer's Table--

- Yeah.

- in town.

That sounds great.

Thank you so much.

You made my day.

Oh, good!

That was easy.

[cheerful music]

ASHLEY WILLIAMS: Hello!

Are you Larry?

LARRY: I'm Larry,

Larry's father.

ASHLEY WILLIAMS: Thank

you so much for having us.

LARRYOh, yes.rry,

It'd be a ball.

ASHLEY WILLIAMS: Did you

raise Larry in this house?

VERONICA: Yes.

ASHLEY WILLIAMS: Really?

Have you ever set Larry

up on a date before?

No.

Never.

I mean, this is unusual.

So tell me a little

bit about him.

He is an athlete.

He is very competitive

and smart boy.

LARRY: He's always

trying everything new.

He's got his hands in 500

things at the same time.

And I think that spilled

over into his social life,

like, he doesn't want one or

two or three lady friends.

He wants 100.

He threw a birthday

party in New York.

He rented a venue in Manhattan.

They had standing room only

and winding around the street

for people to get in.

ASHLEY WILLIAMS: He just invited

basically all of Manhattan

to his birthday party?

LARRY: Well--

[laughing]

So what type of women have

you seen resonate with him?

VERONICA: Most of the girls

are beautiful, well mannered,

and well traveled.

Well educated.

Well educated,

tall, brunette hair.

What I'm hearing is like

very social, loves to party,

Well educated,

taloves to be out.r.

Do you feel like he gravitates

more towards party girls?

I think so.

ASHLEY WILLIAMS: Really?

I think so because

he likes to party.

ASHLEY WILLIAMS: He does.

[chuckling]

VERONICA: He's a

party boy, yeah.

ASHLEY WILLIAMS: I mean,

that sounds really fun.

VERONICA: Yeah.

LARRY: He's had a fun life.

Yeah.

Tell me your origin

story, because the two

of you, really solid, loving

influence in his life.

I was 25, and--

Ooh, that's the same

age as Larry is, right?

VERONICA: He came

to Mexico for work.

I never thought I was

gonna be dating him.

And now, we've been

together for 27 years.

ASHLEY WILLIAMS: So what

is the urgency to find

somebody for Larry right now?

I'm getting older and wanting

those grandkids, you know.

It gets really tough

having them that far away.

On the subject of grandkids,

I know you have another son.

Oh, yeah.

ASHLEY WILLIAMS: And he's

engaged, and he's 22.

Tell me his name.

VERONICA: Arty.

ASHASHLEY WILLIAMS: Doe's

you think Arty is gonna

Tell me his name.

have children pretty soon?

ASHASHLEY WILLIAMS: Doe's

yoVERONICA: Oh, yeah.na

He's the one that is ready.

I have to stop him for a while.

I'm like, just if

you want to get

married, that's fine but

at least until you're 23.

He has already planned

his future life.

ASHLEY WILLIAMS: You

mentioned Larry's

a little bit competitive.

LARRY: Well--

VERONICA: So do you

think now that Arty

is engaged, that that could be

influencing Larry a little bit?

VERONOh, yeah.o you

ASHLEY WILLIAMS: Right?

Yeah.

So what type of women

are you looking for?

Somebody different

now, maybe not

the party girl, somebody

who is into art,

sports, family oriented--

LARRY: Loves to travel.

- bilingual.

Of course, he would like

somebody tall, and--

what else?

Not too clingy.

Not to clean?

Not too clingy.

ASHLEY WILLIAMS: Clingy!

[laughing]

Not too clean.

Clingy.

I think we're

gonna find this girl.

VERONICA: Yeah.

- Let go.

Let's go, yeah!

Thank you for having me.

(SINGING) I gotta keep believing

I gotta keep believing

ASHLEY WILLIAMS: This

(SINGIis a football item?lieving

Yeah.

Well, actually,

it's a letter jacket.

Ooh yeah, I see.

See, it was football.

ASHLEY WILLIAMS: Did

you go to all the games?

Oh, absolutely.

VERONICA: Yes.

Friday night lights.

[laughs]

(SINGING) I got the

fire from the sparkle

Hi, welcome!

LARRY: This is my son.

That's Larry's brother.

Nice to meet you.

Congratulations!

(SINGING) I got the

fire from the sparkle

Hi.

[speaking spanish]

ASHLEY WILLIAMS:

Hello, Douglasville!

[cheering, applause]

The reason that we're

all here tonight

is because we're gathering

together as a community

to try to find

romance for Larry.

He's been in New

York for seven years.

He hasn't found the right girl.

And I know this girl is here

in Douglasville, so help me!

[laughs]

[applause]

Is it fair to say

that Larry sort

of goes for the party girls?

Well, Larry likes to party.

[laughter]

So I would love for all

of us, as a community,

to try to think about who

you all may know that could

be a good match for Larry.

Oh, I see a hand over here.

Hi, come on up.

My name is Gracie,

and I am her niece.

Yeah.

My name is Gracie,

and I[laughter]ece.

And I want to nominate

my friend, Anna.

She's an amazing girl.

She just graduated,

Arizona State, with an MBA.

Ooh, a business degree.

She just graduated,

ArThat's the kind of girl

OoShe loves to travel

She's been to Mexico

multiple times.

She knows Spanish,

English, and Hindi.

SVERONICA: Oh, wow.o

ASHLEY WILLIAMS: Whoa!

VERONICA: That sounds great!

ASHLEY WILLIAMS: All right!

[applause]

And have you partied

with her before?

Yes, and she is not crazy.

And have you partied

She's not crazy!

[laughter]

Incredible!

[applause]

Oh, we've got somebody very

enthusiastic over here.

I would like to

nominate Charlee.

Charlee is 25.

She's a teacher.

CharlOK.is 25.

She's very, very funny.

She loves children.

She loves her family.

And she used to be kind

of on the wild side.

[laughter]

But she has calmed down,

and she's ready to settle

down in Douglasville.

But she has calmed down,

and she's rOK.y to settle

ASHLEY WILLIAMS: Woo!

This is perfect!

[applause]

All right, great.

Oh, we've got a

hand up over here.

AllCome on up.at.

OI'm nominating

my friend, Naadia.

She's 28.

She's a corporate lawyer.

Ooh!

VERONICA: [laughs]

She's very career driven,

but she does want a family.

Is she independent?

Because Larry is

very independent

and he doesn't like

anybody to be--

Clingy.

She's far from being clingy.

[laughter]

ASHLEY WILLIAMS:

How tall is she?

She's about my height.

ASHLEY WILLIAMS:

HowOK, good.she?

How tall is Larry again?

6 foot 1, maybe.

VERONICA: He's like his brother.

ASHLEY WILLIAMS:

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

I'm a little taller.

ASHLEY WILLIAMS: OK.

VERONICA: You're

taller than Larry.

ASHLEY WILLIAMS: Oh, are you?

- Yeah, I'm taller.

Not competitive

at all, though.

Yeah.

[laughter]

ASHLEY WILLIAMS: All right!

- I'd like to nominate somebody.

ASHLEY WILLIAMS:

[gasps] Come on up.

Hi, sir.

- Hey, how are you?

ASHLEY WILLIAMS: Welcome.

Here, take this microphone.

Sure, sure.

Talk into it.

MIKE: I'd like to

nominate Sicily.

She enjoys sports.

She really loves her father.

She wants to travel.

I think she'd make a

good match for your son.

Ooh!

We'll be happy to meet her.

Woo!

[applause]

Oh, come on up!

This is fabulous!

SHALEE: I'd just like to

nominate another nice, kind

folk, named Melissa.

Melissa.

She's well traveled.

She loves her family.

She loves her culture.

She loves embracing her

Latin Hispanic groups.

Oh.

SHALEE: She's very focused.

She currently works

as an urban planner.

She's a go-getter.

She got that chilena heat.

She's aWoo!getter.

Oh!

Thank you.

[applause]

ASHLEY WILLIAMS: Veronica

and Larry, you're gonna go

and you're gonna meet

with some of these guys.

But they're only

gonna pick three.

And after that, we are all going

to tune in live to the dates.

Oh!

So cool, right?

You're gonna have

your work cut out

for you in the next

couple of days,

meeting with all these people.

VERONICA: We're gonna be

excited meeting all these girls.

[cheering, applause]

We did it!

Hey, town!

Mwah!

[invigorating music]

(SINGING) You

found your way home

Are you excited to

see Larry watering?

Yeah.

VERONICA: Plants keep growing.

I wonder how tall

they're gonna get.

I don't know how

tall they are gonna be.

When Larry comes, he's

gonna be surprised.

[pleasant melody]

- Hello!

- Hey!

LARRY: Hey.

LARRY JR: Hello.

Hi, good to see you.

Good to see you.

Yeah, good to see you.

Hope you have a nice visit.

Thank you.

Good to see you.

What's up?

- It's not bad

Love you.

Man, these plants

grew like crazy.

[laughing]

LARRY: We have plenty

of peppers tonight.

How's the trip?

LARRY JR: Good.

I'm tired, traveling,

not fun, but here we are.

So what are your

plans for the weekend?

I think I'll have

a golf with Arty.

OK.

LARRY JR: Aside from

that, a good rest.

We'll fix all your

favorite dishes for sure.

All right.

But guess what?

LARRY JR: Mm?

I have plans for you.

But guess what?

[whimsical music]

[laughs]

But guess what?

[whimsWhat?music]

We are gonna meet some

lovely girls from town

that will be happy to meet you.

OK with that?

Wait, what do you mean?

OK[laughing]?

We started looking for the

right girl for you in town.

[laughing]

What do you think?

[music playing]

You want to get involved?

I'll be meeting some women?

Is that what it is?

[laughter]

What do you-- what do

you mean "community?"

Who's involved in this?

Our friends and

family, neighbors.

Even Grandma is excited.

Our friends and

You involved in this?

[laughing]

I'm not involved.

What do you think?

I'm doing all

right in New York.

We know you're having

a lot of fun in New York.

Trying to get you

closer to home, man.

New York's a long

way to go visit.

You think it'll take

a lady to get me back?

[laughing]

Am I allowed to know who they

are, like, do they know me?

Are they people

that I know already?

VERONICA: No.

These girls are

from Douglasville.

You will meet them soon.

From Douglasville?

I already know a lot of

Douglasvilles I was involved in.

You want to know

the plan, huh?

Yeah.

You trust me?

We'll find out.

[laughing]

How old were you and pop-pop?

When we got married?

18?

[laughing]

I'm late.

[laughing]

OK, I guess I'll trust you guys.

It sounds like you got

everybody involved already,

so we'll see what happens.

Growing up, my mom

would introduce

me to her friends' daughters.

Oh, you should find

a person like this.

And here we go again.

I'm not particularly fond of

it, but I'll give it a shot.

Let's see what happens

and go from there.

Oh my gosh.

LARRY: [laughs] It'll

be all right, man.

You think he liked the idea?

I don't know.

[laughing]

He has a mind of his own.

LARRY: Oh, that's for sure.

[pop music] Whoa, ooh, whoa

LARRY: It'll be an

interesting project.

VERONICA: I'm excited

to meet the girls.

Yeah.

VERONICA: I'm excited

Oh, nice and cool in here.

VERONICA: Hi!

Hi!

Nice to meet you.

- Oh god, nice to meet you.

- Nice to meet you.

I'm Melissa.

[giggling]

Hi.

- Hi.

Hispanic?

VERONICA: Yes.

Me too.

[chuckles]

VERONICA: Where are you from?

My mom's a Chilean.

Where are you from?

I'm from Mexico.

He's from Louisiana.

OK, so you all have, like,

the best cuisines, basically.

Oh yeah.

I see because you like cooking.

I do.

VERONICA: So we're looking

to find the right girl

for our son, Larry.

What do you think

about marriage?

I want to get married.

I'm 28, so I'm very

intentional with dating.

I have been single

for three years

because my standards

are very high.

And I think that's a good thing.

Like, when I was

early 20s, I would

date some not-so-great guys.

[laughing]

How about

international travel?

You love to travel?

- Yes, I love to.

I try and go, like, every year.

You like peppers?

Te gusta chile?

Un poquito.

Un poquito español.

Oh.

I know.

I do want to learn Spanish.

That's, like, my next thing.

VERONICA: Do you mind if

I take a picture of you?

Oh, not at all.

VERONICA: Do you mind if

I tThank you so much.ou?

You guys have a great day.

[lively music]

Hey!

Veronica and Larry?

Yes.

I'm Naadia.

VERONICA: Hey, Naadia.

Nice to meet you all.

Nice to meet you.

What do you do?

I'm a lawyer for

a nonprofit, yes.

VERONICA: For a nonprofit.

- Yes.

What do you do

in your free time?

I like to do Zumba.

Yeah, I like Zumba.

I love Zumba.

Do you speak any

other language?

So my dad is from Ghana.

He speaks a language called Twi.

I've been learning

a little bit of it.

I grew up being a daddy's girl.

I'm really close with my family.

Do you like to travel?

Yes, I just went

to Mexico in June.

What do you think

Do about marriage?vel?

I feel like I'm at the age

where I'm definitely ready.

How old are you?

I'm 28.

VERONICA: How about kids?

Kids, I do want kids.

Thank you so much.

[guitar playing]

Wow, she's playing the guitar.

Oh, how nice!

- How are you?

- I'm doing great.

How about you?

- Good!

I'm Veronica.

I'm Sicily.

Hi, my name is Charlee.

- How are you doing?

- I've been amazing.

How are you?

- I'm doing great.

- How are you doing?

- I'vThank you.zing.

CHARLEE: Nice to meet you.

VERONICA: Have you met?

We have not.

I'm Sicily.

Hi, I'm Charlee.

Nice to meet you.

- Nice to meet you.

- Hi!

What do you do?

I'm a teacher for special ed.

VERONICA: You're a teacher.

Yes, I am.

Seems like you love

to work with kids.

I love kids.

VERONICA: And what do you do?

I'm actually in medical sales.

VERONICA: In medical sales.

- Yeah, medical device sales.

- How big is your family?

Oh, my family is pretty big.

I'm the youngest girl

out of four boys.

So yeah, I'm the youngest.

And you have--

So it's a boy and three girls.

So--

VERONICA: Boy and three girls.

- he was, like, probably

miserable for the first

12 years of his life.

We had a good time.

I guess.

You're the oldest

or youngest in your--

- I'm the youngest.

- You're the youngest?

Are you native Georgian?

- I'm the youngest.

I am, yeah, born and raised.

I grew up in a little town.

We didn't even

have a post office,

so you might not

have heard of it.

It's called Hollindale.

LARRY: Do you like to cook?

Love to cook.

I definitely

love to cook, yes.

I don't cook much,

but he loves to cook.

OK, he's the

cook in the family.

I don't cook much,

bHe's the chef, yeah.

Do you guys like sports?

Love sports.

Yes, I like football,

and I like basketball.

- And how about--

- How about you?

I'm a big Braves girl, so--

Oh, there you go.

[laughing]

VERONICA: Good.

Let me just take

a picture of you.

Thank you so much.

I have to get in

the sun a little bit.

VERONICA: Wow, you

guys are so pretty.

Oh.

Nice to meet you.

[pop music]

Nice to be here.

VERONICA: Hey, Gracie!

GRACIE: This is my friend, Anna.

I'll leave you guys to speak.

Thank you, Gracie.

Thanks, Gracie.

You're welcome.

VERONICA: What do you like

to do in your free time?

I do love to cook.

I love to read.

I try to keep a

lot of my free time

aside for traveling

because I love to travel.

I love Mexican people.

I love Mexico.

How old are you?

ANNA: I just turned 30.

Do you speak any

other languages?

Si, hablo español.

But I also know Hindi as well.

How do you plan to

mix family and career?

I'm not the type of girl who's

going to quickly and desperately

try to find a guy and settle

down in the name of babies

because I'm not,

like, that maternally

motivated in the sense

that, like, I would

compromise everything else.

But I would love for it to

be a conversation and not

comproan expectation. else.

Great to meet you.

Yeah, absolutely.

Thank you so much

for the opportunity.

Yeah, thank you, guys.

Oh!

[invigorating music]

Oh, man.

Larry.

Hello, good to see you!

- What's up, bro?

- Good to see you, brother.

Good to see you too, man.

You've been all right?

- Yeah!

- Yeah, man.

It's nice to be

back in Douglasville.

There's no place like home.

My parents got

me into some stuff.

I thought I was

coming down to chill.

My mom, like, invited

a bunch of the people

from the city of Douglasville

to set me up on some dates.

Did you know about this meeting?

I ran into--

I see your dad sometimes.

So yeah, I knew.

- Yeah?

I want to see you go through

with it and see what happens.

Time to find a wife?

It's time to find a wife, bro.

I don't know how it is for you.

For me, I got to settle

down before my hairline

takes off on me, man.

[laughing]

Look, brother, dating pool

has some waste in it, bro.

[chuckles] So I say, you

find a good one, man.

Settle down.

- Settle it quick?

ELIJAH: Yeah, man.

- Get in there?

I mean, what else

are you looking for?

Someone who wakes

up in the morning

and wants to better

themselves, that

wants to take advantage of the

day, someone that really, like,

has that mentality.

To see the extent of

effort that my parents

put into this

experience and trying

to find a partner definitely

makes me reevaluate,

like, maybe I should

start to consider

to settle down and really

build towards something

similar to what my parents have.

What was your mom,

like, 26 when she had you?

- Yeah, she is.

- You know what I mean?

She is about my age.

About that age, bro.

I mean, when are you

thinking you want kids?

AThat's the thing.o.

I don't want to be an old

dad, like, I want to be

able to grow up with the kids.

After you spend enough time

in the big city at some point,

I do think home calls.

And it's time to settle down.

Face a different

reality a little bit.

ELIJAH: Yeah, I think it's

about that time for you, man,

you know.

Well, we'll see what

my parents put together.

I think we're getting

into it tomorrow.

You only live once.

Yeah.

You're next.

Yeah, maybe there's

a woman waiting

for me down here, who knows?

Yeah, bro.

[chuckles]

[positive music]

I think they're all beautiful,

but we have to decide.

[chuckles]

I really believe Melissa

needs to be one of them.

VERONICA: Do you like her?

LARRY: I like her a lot.

VERONICA: Do you like Latinas?

I like Latinas.

What can I say?

VERThey're married to you.nas?

No, it's just she's

so down to earth.

She's just not another

VERThNew York party girl..nas?

I think she's at a stage where

she's ready to get married.

Naadia, I think

she's very smart.

I thinkLARRY: Oh, she'se where

she'sincredibly smart.ried.

Naadia, I think

She comes from a nice family.

And she's thinking about

family, and that's good.

She's thinking about family.

And I think she's so sweet.

Yeah, she's something else.

I definitely like her.

LARRY: Oh, Sicily.

I just really love the fact

she comes from a small town

farming community.

That's how I grew up, you know.

VERONICA: I like her for sure.

Plus, she's a great

Braves fan, come on.

That's nice.

Plus, she's a great

BrShe's so lovely.n.

I think it's so nice that

I think she doesn't--

I think Larry will

have fun dating her.

VERONICA: I don't know.

She's a very smart girl.

LARRY: Yeah.

VERONICA: She's talented--

Knows what she wants.

- and independent.

I think she's beautiful.

LARRY: She's just at a

different maturity level.

She's advanced, I think.

I thi- I think so.tiful.

I don't think that

would be a good match.

SBut Melissa, she's got.

to be one of the three

And Sicily, there might be

a click there with Larry.

I like the attorney, Naadia.

She is well-educated.

She likes to travel.

I'm good with it.

Here we go.

Naadia--

Naadia--

Here we go.

- Sicily--

- and Melissa.

- Melissa.

All right.

Now it's up to Larry.

[laughing]

(SINGING) Whoa, whoa, whoa

[chatter]

Hi!

Oh my gosh!

Hello, everybody!

[cheering]

I'm excited you're here!

Woo-hoo!

Welcome back to those of you

who are with us the other day.

I feel like this family

has really come a long way.

And Larry's learned

a lot about himself.

So right now, we all

get the opportunity

to watch the dates live.

[cheering, applause]

Now, I need to call

up the parents.

Veronica and Larry, come on up.

So can you tell us, who are the

people that you chose for Larry

to go on some dates with?

We picked--

LARRY: Sicily.

VERONICA:--Sicily, Naadia--

ASHLEY WILLIAMS: Naadia.

VEVERONICA:--and Melissa.--

LARRY: Melissa.

ASHLEY WILLIAMS:

And Melissa, OK.

VERONICA: Yes.

- Is everybody ready?

[cheering, applause]

OK.

After we watch the

dates, we're all

gonna vote on who we think Larry

should go on another date with.

OK, now, we're gonna tune in

to Larry and Sicily's date.

[applause]

[motivating music]

Hi, I'm Sicily.

LARRY JR: Sicily?

Nice to meet you.

Hello.

Nice to meet you.

Oh my gosh.

I was a bit nervous walking up.

She's turned around.

My first impression

is just like, oh,

she's got very pretty hair.

I like the color.

I heard that you

like active things.

- Yes.

- As do I.

All right.

So we're gonna be taking this

little vintage paddle boat out.

- All right.

- OK, let's--

Let's hop on?

Yeah.

And I'm gonna steer us in

the best way I know possible.

Oh, we're gonna float away!

Don't float away!

[laughter]

OK, so where are

you living now?

So I'm in New York.

OK, so in New

York, what do you do?

Like, give me a day

in the life of Larry.

OK, so in New

A day in the life, man.

I mean, I've been working

financial services.

Weekends, I like

to get active, DJ.

I mean, II like-- working

finan- Do you?ices.

- Yeah.

- You do like events and stuff.

Yeah, like, I'll be the one

to book the gig, book the venue.

It's a fun time.

So have you been dating

people in New York?

LARRY JR: [laughs]

SICILY: Or is it

just, like, almost

impossible to find somebody?

LARRY JR: I've been single

for about a year or so,

just getting to know some

imppeople here and there.dy?

LI feel New York is suchle

fan interesting place.,

Everybody's kind of

on their own timeline.

Everybody's just like,

all right, I'm here to do

this and this, and then, like--

SICILY: Grind?

- get out, you know.

Like, I don't think

anybody moves there to be,

like, let's settle down here.

Let's figure out a home

in New York, you know.

There's--

- Is that what--

- pros and cons.

- you're trying to do?

Oh, man, I don't know.

It might be about that time.

- Yeah.

LARRY JR: It might

be about that time.

Is a lot of your

circle here in Georgia?

Yeah.

I've moved around a good bit.

I've lived in Colorado--

I like Colorado.

- Virginia, North

Carolina, Florida.

So I have friends all over,

but my closest friends are

all who I grew up with here.

Let's slow this down.

I don't want to crash into the--

[groans] honestly, not bad.

That wasn't--

[thud]

Oh.

- Close enough.

That wasn't--

[laughter]

SICILY: Spoke too soon.

LARRY JR: Made it in, though.

SICILY: Next thing

is a little picnic.

Cute.

SICILY: Not to be a red flag but

I am a little scared of ducks,

so--

[laughter]

I was trying to

be aware of also--

like, know my surroundings.

So we got our little

bag of goodies.

LARRY JR: [chuckles]

This is awesome.

I'm so excited.

Get a nice little

spread going.

I hear tell that your dad

is the chef in the family.

Yeah.

So quite the

expectation to live up to.

But--

I mean, he knows how to throw

down some good Cajun food.

Yeah.

Your mom was, like,

straight to it.

She was kind of

talking about you.

And she was kind of explaining

you being in New York

and then them trying to

find somebody for you.

I want to know why they're so

involved in your love life.

I know my--

I know why my parents are.

She's just

getting right to it.

I feel like my past dating has

just been like, I don't know.

I never really took it that

serious at the end of the day.

I think my parents

could pick up on that.

And I think they're

like, all right, like--

They're like, chop

chop, little onion.

Yeah, you know.

My brother is getting

married next year.

He's already engaged.

The pressure is on.

And he's younger, you know.

He digs her.

Do you do a lot of

traveling to other countries?

Yeah, I like to.

I like to travel, Latin

America, Europe, specifically,

France, Spain, Barcelona.

Have you ever been?

- I have not.

LARRY JR: Oh my gosh.

- I've always wanted to though.

Have you ever been?

- I Yeah.not.

I would love to do, like,

a European backpacking trip--

- Yes.

- or something.

I'm looking for a best

friend that you also

want to do life with, and--

- A little bestie.

SICILY: Yeah.

LARRY JR: I definitely

want to go out and keep

doing things with a partner

as well as just, you know,

hiding away.

doing things with a partner

as well asYeah., you know,

Yeah.

Well, I mean,

I would love to--

I would love to

hang out with you

again, if you ever

have any free time.

Yeah, absolutely.

[chill music]

Cool!

Well, it was great meeting you.

Thanks for--

- Absolutely, likewise.

- spending time.

- Can I give you a hug?

Thanks for--

- AbsoOh my gosh.ewise.

Shout out to your

parents, right.

Thanks for--

- Oh my gosh, for real

[cheering, applause]

ASHLEY WILLIAMS: I love it!

[romantic music]

Let's go ahead and we're

gonna watch Larry and Naadia.

[applause]

[invigorating music]

Hello.

Hi.

All right.

Nice to meet you.

- Nice to meet you as well.

- What's your name?

- Naadia.

Naadia, I'm Larry.

Nice to meet you.

It's a pleasure.

All right.

What are we getting into here?

NAADIA: Candle making.

LARRY JR: Looks like fun.

All right.

Do you have a favorite scent?

Yeah, I think,

like, tobacco or like,

those stronger style scents.

Yeah.

I like those.

I do like lavender.

Flirty has a scent?

I'm gonna put this

one on real quick.

[chuckling]

[oohs]

Are you, like, from Georgia?

I was born in Saudi Arabia.

But--

What?

Yeah, I've lived in

Georgia most of my life.

Like, what brought your

family to Saudi Arabia?

My dad worked there.

Oh.

So my dad's

actually from Ghana.

OK.

And my mom's from Decatur.

Uh-huh.

So that's why

we came back here.

Are you closer with,

like, your mom or your dad?

So I grew up being

wa daddy's girl.e.

But I feel like

the more I've been

getting into womanhood, starting

to get really close with my mom.

I feel like sometimes,

she calls me for advice.

LARRY JR: Oh, really?

- Yeah, it's kind of weird.

- You're getting to that point.

- Yeah.

[laughter]

I've had that here

and there now too.

Oh, really?

My parents ask

me, like, you know--

[laughter]

I don't know.

You're supposed to tell me.

Yeah, I'm like, why are

you calling me about this?

Yeah, right?

How's dating been for you?

It's been kind of horrible.

[laughter]

Yeah, it's actually

been kind of horrible.

I love how honest she's being.

I've been single

for two years now.

I'm 28, so my plan is

to be married by 30.

Is that gonna happen?

I'm not sure.

But--

I'[laughter].

So are you ready, like, for a

relationship because you're 25?

I'[laughter].

Oops.

I'[lOops.er].

[whimsical music]

Yeah, you know.

I think so.

I think dating

around with intent--

Yeah.

LARRY JR:--is kind

of where I'm at.

You get to that age when

your younger brother just got

LARRY JR:--is kind

oengaged, so--t.

NAADIA: Oh, really?

- family is kind of

like, what's going on here?

And so maybe I should start

taking this a little bit more

seriously, maybe have a

lilittle more intent here.?

NAADIA: Yeah.

Do you want to be married?

Yeah, absolutely.

Interesting.

LARRY JR: I want some

little ones running around.

Yeah.

LARRY JR: I want some

lI feel like that'd be fun.

[giggles]

LARRY JR: Wait, but I'm

curious about, like,

your work and whatnot.

So are you gonna be,

like, a partner of a firm?

That's what you're

trying to make it to?

I don't want to do

anything that doesn't have,

like, the work-life balance

that I'm looking for.

My dad would always tell me,

like, everything in moderation.

You know, you don't

ever take anything,

like, too intense, too

hard in any one direction.

As long as you find that

balance, like, you'd be happy.

likeI think that's too

hardsome great advice.ion.

You know, big Larry

got some wisdom.

[laughter]

We're about to find

out how this comes out?

Yeah.

I hope you like the

scent that goes with that.

[whimsical music]

I don't know how this

one actually came out.

I don't love it as much

as I thought I did.

[chuckles] So let me

know what you think.

I don't love it as much

Oh, yours smells good.

[chuckles] So let me

know whaOK.ou think.

[laughs] Your face

when you smell mine.

Yours smells like, maybe

some cleaning products.

[laughter]

It does kind of.

NAADIA: Yes.

Yeah, at least my

house will smell clean.

Yeah.

[laughter]

LARRY JR: Naadia was

definitely beautiful.

She had a great

smile, personality.

We have similar perspectives on

life, like, to have a good time.

My parents definitely

saw she had

her head on straight,

like, very goal oriented.

I feel like there could

be something to explore.

It's so nice meeting you.

Nice meeting you too.

[applause]

ASHLEY WILLIAMS: Ooh!

Dating with intent.

The competition is on!

I am into it!

[laughter]

Ready for our last date?

Yes!

Fine.

We're gonna watch

Melissa and Larry's.

Here we go!

[applause]

[invigorating music]

Hello!

Hi.

Nice to meet you.

- Nice to meet you.

What's your name?

- I'm Melissa.

Nice to meet you.

Melissa, I'm Larry.

Larry, nice to meet you.

NLARRY JR: Hello,

MI like your dress.

MELISSA: Larry Jr.

ASHLEY WILLIAMS:

I love that shirt.

He looks cute in that.

He changed.

I'm curious to know how

you met my parents at all.

I know they're trying to--

- I like them.

- get a bit involved in here.

MELISSA: Yeah, I like them.

They kind of remind

me of my parents,

actually, because

my mom was like

a small Chilean Hispanic lady.

And then my dad's

like an old white guy.

Yeah.

- Oh, yeah.

No, wait.

[laughs]

I am familiar with that type.

Yeah.

I am famil[laughter]hat type.

My first impression of

Melissa, she was a little shy.

I could see a little

bit of the nervousness.

I thought it was kind

of cute, you know.

I'm not gonna lie,

I'm attracted to her.

MELISSA: Do you

want to play a game?

It's a better way to get to

know each other a little bit.

Break the ice a

little, get it going?

Let's see.

Oh, I got one.

MELISSA: Oh my god.

I'm scared, OK.

Oh, I got one.

MELISOh, dear. god.

Tell a knock-knock joke.

[laughs] I haven't heard

a knock-knock joke.

I'm dead, OK.

I only know one.

Better than I have.

OK, so knock, knock.

Who's there?

Banana?

Banana who??

[laughs] It's either--

Ba[laughs]??

MELISSA: OK.

Knock, knock.

Who's there?

Orange.

LARRY JR: Yeah, I

forgot the format.

Orange you glad I

didn't say banana?

Oh!

- But why is that funny?

- I don't know.

Is that funny?

I have better material.

This is my first

time playing LOL.

Am I cheating if I do that?

I'll allow it.

Get the juices flowing.

I'll OK.ow it.

It's all about balance.

Give your date a compliment.

Oh, I'm gonna blush.

You have great hair.

- Oh, thank you.

You have good facial features.

You're tall.

That's three.

Go ahead.

YAll right!.

That's it.

That's it.

Go ahead.

No, I'm just kidding.

Yeah, I think you're

pretty attractive.

Oh, thank you.

MELISSA: I like the height.

I think you're

very attractive, too.

How tall are you?

I am 6' 2".

Oh, thank god.

OK.

LARRY JR: What is

your biggest red flag?

Oh my god, I actually

have a list on my phone.

LARRY JR: You keep track?

Yeah.

It's called, like, reasons

I'll stop talking to a guy.

So you want to read a couple

logs, see if I'm in the clear,

or like--

[laughs]

[laughing]

Doesn't allow pets on the

bed, doesn't like kids, skater.

I'm 3 for 3 right now.

MELISSA: Thank god.

I'm doing all right.

Too gym bro, like, unhealthy

relationship with body and gym.

Like, I work out hard

just so I can indulge.

Exactly, that's the thing!

LLike, I enjoy eating

well and drinking well.

Honestly, like, a nice dinner

would cap off a perfect day.

Exactly.

LARRY JR: Dinner and drinks.

Dinner and drinks.

I was gonna say,

and some wine.

LARRY JR: Yeah, get after it,

dance a little bit or something.

OK.

LARRY JR: That would be--

Oh, so you like to dance?

You've got to have some.

I like to dance, but you know.

[laughs]

Mentioned your

red flag is wants

kids, or does not want kids.

Oh, yeah.

The other way around.

I like kids.

I want to, like, have

a partner and, like,

experience life with a partner.

And I also want

to enjoy my youth.

Yeah, exactly.

But I don't necessarily want

to be an old dad either.

So I gotta, like, find

that balance, you know.

NAADIA: True.

That's that.

I want to be able to, like,

enjoy life with a partner.

OK.

[music playing]

Well, this was fun, Larry.

LARRY: Yeah?

I'm glad I met you.

LARRY: Yeah, this was great.

No, I'm just kidding.

[laughter]

LARRY: Let me give you a hug.

OK.

Yay!

LARRY: Let meBye.e you a hug.

So great meeting you.

Nice meeting you too.

See you again maybe?

See what we can make happen.

[applause]

Wow.

We learned a lot.

We want to hear all

of your opinions.

So we are actually going to

conduct a poll right here.

We have a little ballot.

Take a pen.

And you're going to

write who you think

is the perfect match for Larry.

Come on up.

[uplifting music]

I picked Naadia because she's

very successful and humble.

I think Larry should

pick Melissa because they

have so much in common.

I'd like to pick

Naadia because I

think they were cool together.

I think Sicily.

I hate it's not

Charlee, but Sicily.

I'm casting my

vote for Sicily.

I think she'd probably be the

best for him to settle down

and start that family with.

(SINGING) Ooh

It's the things you do

Hi.

Hello.

Great to meet you.

It's so good to meet you.

I've been here helping

your parents look.

for the right person for you.

Hello, hello.

Hi.

Thank you so much for

hanging out with me.

Come here.

- Yeah, absolutely.

TThis will be great.r

This will be great

Well, I feel like

I know you already--

TThis will be great.r

This Oh, gosh.reat

- 'cause I've hung

out with your family.

TThiOh, you got tot.r

Tmeet the parents

There's so much love there

for you and in the community

as well.

OK, so what was it like

when your brother got

engaged before you did?

We kind of saw it coming.

You did?

They'd been together for,

what, three, four years now.

Did it make you

feel like, OK, I got

to get on this a little bit?

Yeah, it was a

little bit of a--

Because I know you guys

are a little bit competitive.

- a little bit of a kick.

BecaI was just like, uys

are a you're doing this.tive.

- This is serious.

- What am I doing, you know?

So let's talk a

little bit about what

went on in these dates.

Because we all watch

your dates live.

LARRY: You got to see them

all through and through?

Oh, did I ever.

What has this

experience taught you?

Oh, definitely

what to look for,

like, the right

questions to ask.

Oh, definitely

whatOoh, good.or,

Like, how to get to

what kind of matters.

I don't think first interaction

I would get straight to asking

the heavy questions like that.

- But maybe you would now?

- And I learned, like--

- Like, why not?

- maybe it's not

that scary, you know.

Ooh, that's great.

Like, see if we're

on the same page.

Like, see if--

Like, don't waste time.

Yeah, because it's time

to start really thinking

about this, considering it.

- Right.

In New York,

it's, like, building

up to it, as to here the process

was almost flipped in reverse.

It's a refreshing feeling.

- Yeah.

- It was pretty very nice.

- Yeah.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Do you feel like

you learned anything

about what you're looking for?

Like, do--

- I mean, yeah.

If you're going to

ask it, you got to be

ready to answer it too, so.

Right?

I think the main reason

why I haven't found love

is not being intentional

about what I'm looking for.

This process has definitely

helped kind of narrow down

what I care about and what

values I want to look for,

and what's important to me.

And I think that's a bit of

a turning point for me here.

So we're going to head over.

We're going to meet all

of your friends and family

who are totally rooting

for you and really,

truly love you so much.

And I'm really excited to hear

more that will be revealed.

Oh, I'm sure.

[laughter]

- It's going to be fun.

- Well, let's get to it then.

All right, let's do it.

[laughter]

(SINGING) We're singing

1,000 miles still starts

with just one step

(SINGJust one stepnging

What are you going to do if he

doesn't select the same person

that you selected?

As long as he's

happy, we'll be happy.

That is very

open minded of you.

Hi.

Welcome.

VERONICA: Hello.

- I'm so excited you're here.

- Welcome.

- Come on in.

- Thank you for coming.

Want a front row seat?

Good to see you.

[guests chattering]

Did you hear about the

giant party at Veronica

and Larry's house

tonight after this?

GUESTS: Woo!

All right.

We are so happy that

you all came back.

Thank you.

I would love to just

hear a little bit

from Veronica and Larry.

Have you learned

anything new about Larry?

Well, he's very open

to change because I

was worried he was going to be

mad at us for setting him up.

Yeah.

He understood.

You know, we were trying

to help a little bit.

Without further ado,

I'm going to bring out

the man, the myth, the legend.

VERONICA: [laughs]

ASHLEY WILLIAMS:

There is the legend.

[cheering, applause]

Oh, man.

All right.

This is-- you guys,

this is such a good guy.

Is anybody interested?

Are you interested?

You know, I'm curious

what everybody else thought.

Yeah.

The results of

the community poll

were that the person that

you should get to know

a little bit better is--

were that the person that

you shoSicily. to know

[cheering, applause]

I'm looking for a

best friend that you

also want to do life with.

- Oh, that's neat.

And yeah.

[applause]

So next up, the big reveal--

Mom and Dad, right?

A lot of discernment

involved here,

that Larry went on three

dates with the women

that they selected.

So who did you think

Larry should get

to know a little bit better?

I think Sicily.

to know a liOoh! bit better?

OK.

[applause]

I want to know why they're

so involved in your love life.

- Oh my gosh.

- I know my par--

I know why my parents are.

- Talk to us.

Why?

Why do you think Sicily?

She's very charming.

And I saw the chemistry

between these two.

What do you think, Larry?

Sicily was pretty

true to her thoughts,

both with us and with Larry.

And she's a Braves fan, so.

[laughter]

All right.

Is everybody interested in

hearing who Larry chose?

[cheering, applause]

Before getting

to this decision,

I kind of want to

thank you all for being

Before getting

a part of this process.

I want to thank you

guys specifically.

You know, I think going

a into it, I probablys.

wasn't the most enthused that

you were having a role in this,

but I think it played out well.

And I appreciate

you guys' judgment

and just willingness to step in

and do what needs to be done.

So thank you all for

weighing in on this for me.

Larry, what's it like to

hear him say that to you?

Oh, it's special.

LARRY: [laughs]

ASHLEY WILLIAMS: I

can see the love.

I really can.

I can see the love.

It's so magical to be able

to see it and witness that.

But yeah.

I think one person

did stand out a little

stronger amongst the three.

Breathe.

Yeah.

So that being said,

I did choose--

Sicily.

[cheering, applause]

ASHLEY WILLIAMS: No kidding!

Hello.

Long time no see.

Great to see you again.

LARRY: Yeah.

Hey.

Hi, Sicily.

I'm Ashley.

- Hi.

- Welcome.

Thank you so much for coming.

- Nice to meet you.

- Hi.

I'm so happy to be here.

Yeah.

- Hi.

We all loved watching your date.

It was very clear that

there was a really

fun chemistry between you.

So what is this like

for you right now?

You never know if

the parents, when

they're talking about their

kid, if it's accurate or not.

Because I know that they always,

like, think the world of them.

Lucky for me, you guys

were not exaggerating.

[laughter]

I was super excited to be able

to actually meet him in person.

[laughs]

So, Larry, what's

next for the two of you?

Do you feel like maybe a second

date might be in the works?

Yeah.

I wouldn't be opposed to getting

some dinner, a glass of wine,

actually getting

something on the books,

and get to know each other

in a little more intimate

actually getting

setting as opposed to--

Yeah, maybe one where there

isn't a bunch of people watching

you and all of America.

Uh-huh.

[laughter]

ASHLEY WILLIAMS:

Congratulations you two!

I feel like we found some

romance in Douglasville.

[cheering, applause]

[music playing] I'm

just looking for a smile

I keep holding onto you

LARRY: The difference between

a large city and a small town

is the values.

I feel like with

you, it really shined

through in our interaction.

[cheering, applause]

Yeah, Larry!

It's my turn to take a

little initiative here.

It's time to go get

a glass of wine,

debrief this whole experience

in a little more casual setting,

and, you know, have

some fun with it.

His plans are my plans.

[chuckles]

[midtempo music]