Welcome to Plathville: Olivia says she doesn’t regret spending the night with her first date after her divorce
Olivia Plath has formally returned to the dating scene.
Olivia remarked, “I realized very quickly that I don’t really know a lot about a lot.”
Olivia Plath has formally returned to the dating scene.
The reality actress disclosed on the August 27 episode of Welcome to Plathville that she went on her first date after formally divorcing her ex-husband Ethan. Olivia clarified that the evening took an unexpected turn and that she had been paired with a “friend of a friend.”
“We had dinner, we went to a couple bars, saw some live music, had some drinks, and then me — 25 years old, never having dated or had any of that kind of experience — I did not suspect anything when he said, ‘Do you want to go home and meet my cat?’” she said in her confessional. “Because he told me about his cat all night long, and I was like, ‘I love cats so much, of course I do.’”
“So I very quickly learned that I don’t really know a lot about a lot,” she continued. “I did meet his cat. She was very sweet. I saw her for all of like a minute. Let’s just say it was the first time spending the night at someone’s house.”
Olivia stated it was a “good date” and “he was a lovely gentleman,” even though she acknowledged she was naive before the meeting.
“I don’t regret it at all,” she said. “I think I was just very self-conscious. The first date was like being thrown into the deep end and realizing that I didn’t know how to swim.”
After that experience, Olivia claimed she made the decision to stop dating in Los Angeles and began seeking out individuals who were open to long-distance partnerships.
“I have found that that’s a really great way to keep a separation of my single, personal life in LA, figuring myself out and still having some fun when I’m traveling, going on dates, talking to people, but I’m not seeing them every day,” she said. “It’s not going to take over my personal life. So I feel like that distance has been really great for me.”
While making tiramisu and sharing a bottle of wine with her friend, Olivia mentioned that dating had also showed her that she preferred activities over meals and beverages. She clarified that she likes to see people in a more natural setting when they first meet.
“It does feel a little bit like, ‘Okay, anyone can be really nice when you’re in a really nice setting and like you’re dressed your best,’” she shared. “Like I want to go paintballing with someone and see how they like competition. What do you do in the time when it seems boring? Like, are you a good conversationalist or do you need the props of everything?”
Then, Olivia dropped a bombshell: she disclosed that she has been seeing a man who is out of state.
“There was this guy that I met working and he was like, ‘Hey, you know, I would really love to take you out for dinner and drinks, but also, looking at your social media, you seem like you’re an activity kind of person, and if you’d rather do something different, you name it and I’m down, let’s do it,’” she recalled. “And when a guy shows up seeing me for who I am and meets me right there, I think that’s a great way up front to just set yourself apart.”
She added: “Then we went on a date and we had so much fun together when we were together. And physically, very attracted. It works. There’s a lot of compatibility.”
Olivia agreed as the producer said, “It sounds like there might be potential,” and she nodded cheerfully.
TLC broadcasts Welcome to Plathville on Tuesdays at 10 p.m. ET.
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