Alex, 31, an academic, meets Rachel, 28, a university caseworker Alex, 31, an academic, meets Rachel, 28, a university caseworker Blind date is Saturday’s dating column: every week, two strangers are paired up for dinner and drinks, and then spill the beans to us, answering a set of questions. This runs, with a photograph we take of each dater before the date, in Saturday magazine (in the UK) and online at  theguardian.com  every Saturday. It’s been running since 2009 – you can read all about