50 First Dates: Must Love Dogs … And Girls Who Make The First Move
We were really rooting for dater No. 19 and her date with a fellow dog lover. Read on for the continuation of a previous submission—our most cringe-worthy encounter yet.
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50 First Dates: “My Ex Showed Up and Drunkenly Crashed my Date”
Date No. 3 in our series was heading in the right direction until a surprise visitor killed the vibe.
50 First Dates: From a Friendship in Kaka‘ako to a Globe-Trotting Love Affair
Date No. 15 started off slightly scandalous. But with a little patience, a strong bond took this now heartbroken singleton around the world in 730 days.
MY HONOLULU: Before Tinder There Were Bars and Clubs to Meet Up, Drink Up and Hook Up
Ocean’s. Liquid’s. Shipley’s. If you know, you know. If you don’t, you probably weren’t gettin’ jiggy with it.
50 First Dates: He Asked Her Out for Dinner and Then Refused to Order Food
The lesson from Date No. 11? READ. THE. BIO.
50 First Dates: “My Jason Momoa-Looking Date Ghosted Me Twice”
Welcome to date no. 4, where our abandoned dater watched the ghost of dude-bros past reappear with another girl.
Honolulu Experts Offer Tips and Tales From Their Own Lives for Dealing with Togetherness and Tough Challenges in “Life Interrupted: Couples”
The fourth session in our free talk-story webinar grapples with the dynamics of surviving a pandemic as part of a couple, figuring out strategies that help even as our lives keep changing.
Local Couples Share Their Sweet and Hilarious Meet-Cutes and First Dates
Like all great love stories, they’re filled with awkward moments, mutual friends, mystery flower deliveries, and funny coincidences.
50 First Dates: Sometimes it Takes 4–5 Great Dates to Realize He’s Just Not That Into You
Or how we realized that great connection was merely platonic. Welcome to date No. 2—one that by all accounts should have ended well.
50 First Dates: If You Wanna Be My Lover, You Gotta Date All My Friends
Unlike date No. 9, the gentleman on date No. 10 knows how to pick up the check—even when it’s for more than he bargained for.
50 First Dates: A Millennial Love Story—Tinder, Tacos and Thank U, Next
Date No. 6 seemed to be with “Mr. Right,” until it turned into “How to lose a guy in five days.”
50 First Dates: It Happened Every Night
Date No. 8 has all the makings of a rom-com: mistaken identity, a lonely single gal getting swept up by a handsome charmer and a whirlwind montage of daily dates.
50 First Dates: Must Love Dogs … And Girls Who Make The First Move
We were really rooting for dater No. 19 and her date with a fellow dog lover. Read on for the continuation of a previous submission—our most cringe-worthy encounter yet.
50 First Dates: The Most Boring-Sounding Date Turned Out to Be One of the Best Ever
Date No. 12 goes to show that just because the activities are dull doesn’t mean the person is.
Singles Dating in Honolulu
Here are tales from the frontlines of the singles world—whether you’re 26 or 88, straight or gay, looking for love, or just looking—in Honolulu now.
Field Notes: Looking for Love? Here’s Your Chance to Meet Your Match—Fast!
Field Notes explores Honolulu’s vast and varied scenes and subcultures. This month: HISpeedating.
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