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PrintCourtney Banks
AGE: 24 • NEIGHBORHOOD: Short North
Event planner, IT Martini;
co-founder, thisiscolumbus.com
MY THOUGHTS ON THE SINGLES SCENE IN COLUMBUS:
People are used to interacting through a computer and social media. When my parents were dating, it wasn’t odd to walk up and say hello to someone. If you do that now, people think you’re crazy. It’s just harder to meet people.
FAVORITE BOOK:
Erotic Capital: The Power of Attraction in the Boardroom and the Bedroom.
FAVORITE MOVIE:
Inglourious Basterds. But Grease has been my favorite movie since I was little.
FAVORITE TV SHOW:
“Family Guy” or “Bob’s Burgers.”
WHAT’S ON MY IPOD?
Everything. I’m on a big Lana Del Rey kick right now. I love oldies like Sam Cooke, and Cold War Kids and Kanye West. Plus I love country. That’s my Virginia roots.
THE BEST VACATION I’VE EVER TAKEN:
I went to Acapulco. We stayed in a villa and had a staff. I never did laundry, made my bed or made my breakfast. I didn’t make anything. It was awesome.
MY PRIZED POSSESSION:
A shirt my grandfather gave me before he died. I wear a lot of his shirts. It’s like I’m carrying him around with me. He lived to be 95.
CRAZIEST THING I’VE EVER DONE:
I auditioned for the “Glee Project” in Nashville. My audition was really good, but I think I look too much like Santana, though.
SOMETHING NOT MANY PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT ME:
I cry a lot.
WHAT I’M LOOKING FOR IN A PARTNER:
Someone who is funny, because I am not. Someone who can hold a good conversation and can admit when they are wrong, forgives easily, kind, considerate. And, of course, striking good looks.
MY IDEAL FIRST DATE:
I like dinner and a movie. It’s classic. I love the time to talk and the anticipation of a first kiss.
WORST DATE:
It wasn’t a date. I was visiting a guy I had been seeing on and off. I bought a plane ticket and we were in for a weekend of fun. We were watching a movie and he just says, “I’m not into it.” I’m thinking, “The movie? This is Bridesmaids! What’s not to like?!” Then he says it again and looks at me. This was after a day and a half, so I spent the next two and a half days crying and drinking. I left his house to gamble at the local casino and lost all of my money. Great time.
WHAT MY BEST FRIEND WOULD SAY ABOUT ME:
Loyal, fun, down for anything. And probably that I’m narcissistic because I like to look at myself in the mirror. But I’m only a low-key narcissist. I don’t get my nails done, I don’t own brand names . . . I just like makeup. What’s the problem with that?
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