How he made our blind date blissful: check out these stories from chicks who were expecting the setup from hell but ended up making a heavenly connection. (Heart Copy).

"My grandmother had been trying for months to set me up with her friend's grandson, Jake. She kept nagging until I finally agreed to let her give him my home number. He called about a week later, and after chatting for a few minutes, we decided to meet for a drink that Friday. The night before our date, I went out with my friends. We were sitting at a bar when two guys came up and started talking to us. I hit it off with one of them--who happened to be named Jake--so before we left, I gave him my work number and told him to call me. He phoned me at the office the next day and asked if he could take me out on Saturday night, which of course I agreed to. Friday night, I was dreading my blind date, but I tried to be optimistic. When I showed up at the bar, I immediately spotted my hottie from the night before. Then it dawned on me: This was the same Jake! When we realized what had happened, we both felt pretty stupid for not picking up on it. Apparently, our grandmothers were better matchmakers than we thought."--Crystal, 27

"I didn't know Scott, but my boss had been friends with him for years and practically forced me to go out with him. An hour before I was supposed to meet him though, he called to reschedule. He is a volunteer with Big Brothers Big Sisters, and he had forgotten that he was supposed to hang out with his little `brother,' Jimmy. I wanted to get the date over with, so I said if he didn't mind, I'd like to tag along. The three of us ended up going to the beach together and having a great day. Not only was Scott cute and nice, but watching him with the little boy was so sweet. After we dropped off Jimmy, Scott and I went out for pizza and had some grown-up time."--Clarissa, 24

"I'd never been on a blind date before, so I was really nervous about going out with Ray. We met at an upscale restaurant, and everything my sister said was true: He was hot and incredibly charming! He told me a lot about himself, but I was feeling so anxious that I had a hard time concentrating. He must have sensed my nervousness because halfway through the meal, he said, `What do you say we take the food to go and find a more casual place to get acquainted?' Twenty minutes later, we were sitting ...