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.
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Or how we realized that great connection was merely platonic. Welcome to date No. 2—one that by all accounts should have ended well.
After multiple unsuccessful attempts at asking out our anonymous lady, the guy on date No. 22 finally won her over with the promise of sushi and tales of adventure. But did he deliver?
Welcome to date no. 4, where our abandoned dater watched the ghost of dude-bros past reappear with another girl.
Field Notes explores Honolulu’s vast and varied scenes and subcultures. This month: HISpeedating.
Date No. 21 is our first submission about attempting to date during quarantine—something we don’t recommend (seriously. Stay home).
The boy from Date No. 9 was everywhere—until it came time to pick up the check.
Here’s a look back at April 1985.
At a coffee shop for a daytime date.
Date No. 12 goes to show that just because the activities are dull doesn’t mean the person is.
Happy Valentine’s Day! Whether you’ve just started dating someone or are in a long-term relationship, there’s a lot of pressure surrounding this time of year and finding the perfect gift.
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.
We look back at the crazy, funny, awkward and weird submissions sent in by our readers last year. Stay tuned for the next 38!
Date No. 18 featured a sweet fella, but with no chemistry between the pair and a lack of good grammar, their story was shelved.
Date No. 20 took our former college party gal on a whirlwind date that lasted well past sunrise.
We put two people in a room to talk story, then stay out of the way.
Dating in Hawai‘i can be a horror show. 5 of our own ghosters and ghostees share their dating disasters.
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