Ramy Youssef Got His Relationship Philosophy From the Backstreet Boys (Exclusive)

Believe it or not, we’re already five episodes into this season of Blind Date. Where does the time go? So far, Willa’s sat across from actresses, reality TV heartthrobs, and actor/rapper combos, so, according to the laws of things, a stand-up comedian had to be in the pipeline. Enter: Ramy Youssef. As soon as he settled into his seat, he received a notification, which we know because his ringer was on the loudest possible setting. Willa didn’t love this, but it did give her the helpful hint that her date was a man! A happy accident.

Once Willa uncovered Ramy’s identity, they quickly reminisced about meeting at SNL before diving into your reader questions. The first major revelation: Ramy is not into confirmation. He doesn’t want to know if he’s actually shorter than 5'9", which he currently believes to be his height. He doesn’t want to know what’s on his partner’s phone. Conveniently, The Backstreet Boys’ “As Long As You Love Me” explains this philosophy perfectly. Willa also learned that Ramy has the same voice-memo habit as Olivia Rodrigo, knows what Jeremy Allen White smells like from firsthand experience, and has cleared up his beef with Lindsay Lohan (I’ll leave that to you to figure out).

Ramy aced the vintage Cosmo questions and confirmed that we should end things with hot people who can’t speak about the political and economic state of the world. Justice for Jaden Smith; he’s always said this. Ramy was just as wise in the Love Audit, where he suggested meeting someone’s parents as soon as possible (need to know what you’re getting into) and having a spam account where you can speak directly to professional athletes about their performance. He may or may not do this during his free time. Anyway, as always, happy watching!