[IrishLake]

El is discouraged again. She is left with 2 houses. She has lost Mike. She thinks at this rate, she won't have a Preference round. She has a great college GPA, but an unusual major. El is very artsy and not a partier. She's not at all "typical" IMO. I told her it only takes one house, and it's clear that there's two houses the still enjoy her. PLUS, the two houses left are not Dustin. She has Nancy and Steve. She said she was really sad to see Mike go, but it helps make her preference list easier to list, she won't be torn. And she's still heavily considering Joyce. I reminded her that Joyce isn't a sure thing, that they will have their own criteria. See things through with Nancy and Steve.

Nancy. She has seen Nancy through new eyes, new perspective. She LOVES them. They are kind, enthusiastic, genuine and feel comfortable. She and her hostess had zero awkward pauses, nonstop chatting, El's major would really be embraced there. Eleven couldn't stop smiling, both on her face and her heart, and she said they were "just perfect." She said she was introduced to so many new faces, and the old ones she saw went out of their way to wave or say hi. She's found a new favorite!

Steve has been a contender since day 1. She really enjoys herself with them, and her feelings there echo those at Nancy. They're a great group of happy women and she feels comfortable around them. But her feelings toward Steve are no longer as intense as what she now feels for Nancy.

This is the first round she hasn't mentioned the possibility of Joyce.

She is emotional this night. She is very worried that she won't receive an invite back from either group for Pref. She's fallen hard for Nancy (they brought their A game she said, lol), and she would be so sad if they released her. She heads home to talk to her roommates.