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ARTafterDARK: Sweet

Love and dessert was the theme at this month’s ARTafterDark at the Honolulu Museum of Art on Friday night. Sponsored by the Domestic Violence Action Center, the event featured food, art, and musical entertainment by Mike Love and the Paula…

Where to look for love

Looking for love in all the wrong places? Believe me, I’ve been there. Lots of us have. I’m talking about singles looking for potential dates, not the next fling. So with Single Awareness Day, also known as Valentine’s Day, coming…

Need advice: long-distance love

I had been dreading this decision since April.And I wasn’t even the one making it!My boyfriend, Derek, got accepted into the Ph.D. program in history at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. (He’s working on his Ph.D. here, but this…

ASK DR. DISH: Royal advice

Question: I am totally obsessed with the Royal Wedding!!! I am so glad you asked yesterday (in Monday’s blog)!!! I have a question for everyone else who is just as obsessed as me — or not: What is your marriage…

Music of love: Babyface

Thousands of people showed up at the Blaisdell Arena Monday night for R&B legend Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds. If you weren’t there, then you missed out on an incredible performance that brought people memories of old-school music.Babyface connected with audience members…

Friends with benefits

There’s a new movie that looks at the age-old rom-com question: Can friends have sex without it getting complicated?In “No Strings Attached,” Ashton Kutcher and Natalie Portman play longtime friends who become FWBs — friends with benefits — because they…

How do you know, you know?

As soon as I saw the preview, I knew I wanted to see the movie.“How Do You Know,” a new romantic comedy directed by James L. Brooks, centers around a 31-year-old Olympic softball player (played by Reese Witherspoon) who’s torn…

ASK DR. DISH: Getting her back

Editor’s Note: Yes, Ask Dr. Dish is back! And I’ll probably go back to posting these every Wednesday again. So if you have a burning question about anything from relationships to workplace etiquette, e-mail me at cat@nonstophonolulu.com.*******Question: I have a…

Online dating not for me

Happy 10th Birthday, eHarmony!Now why is that millions of Americans are still single?Or, at least, why am I still single?See, the ads almost worked for me. I was lured in by the seemingly sincere couples — all of whom weren’t…