50 First Dates: He Asked Her Out for Dinner and Then Refused to Order Food
The lesson from Date No. 11? READ. THE. BIO.
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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.
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.
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.
50 First Dates: Third Time’s the Charm
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?
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: The 10 Best and Worst Gifts We’ve Ever Received from Romantic Partners
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.
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.
50 First Dates: She Was With Someone Else, Until He Showed Up
Just because the girl was on a date with another guy doesn’t mean Dater No. 16 wasn’t gonna shoot his shot.
Love Lockdown: Date Ideas When You’re Quarantined Separately
Here are some suggestions for creative ways to get to know one another and develop a relationship without ever being in the same room.
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 Halloween Special: The Terrible Tales of Guys and Girls Who Ghost
Dating in Hawai‘i can be a horror show. 5 of our own ghosters and ghostees share their dating disasters.
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.
50 First Dates: Long Term Relationship to Long Distance Dating—This is Love in the Time of Quarantine
This first date hasn’t technically happened yet, thanks to a malfunctioning air conditioning unit and the coronavirus. Read on to see why we’re rooting for date No. 23.
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.
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