As Date Lab celebrates its fifth anniversary in matchmaking, we take a look at where some of our experiments in sparkage have led, from weddings to disasters.
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Date Lab: Will this methodical man catch her blue-handed?
Date Lab: They’ll leave the game- playing to the rest of you
Date Lab: She was trying to keep an open mind, until he said ...
Date Lab: If this was the best, we have concerns.
Date Lab: Think that hair’s a deal-breaker? Think again.
Date Lab: A Joseph Gordon-Levitt comparison is a good start
Date Lab: Positive outlook, meet peppy energy
Date Lab: What happens when your dating patterns change
Date Lab: Start on a romantic note and the rest will follow
Date Lab: Will his boyish charm put him at a disadvantage?
Date Lab: Two comedians walk into a belated date ...
Date Lab: We arranged the date, but not the live audience
Date Lab: Why you should listen to your mother
Date Lab: A first date that’s not their first date
Date Lab: This date is very, very nice. Oh drat.
Date Lab: Feeling riled, readers? He is ready for you.
Date Lab: In which we play welcome wagon to the new kids in town
Date Lab: Blind daters go where the wild things are
Date Lab: A tall order for a picky guy
Date Lab: On a date with a rare species: The kickballer who doesn’t drink
Date Lab: Will he go for his date, Tom Brady or the other woman?
Date Lab: On this date, something’s ... fishy
Date Lab: Best quotes of 2011
Date Lab: Everything is better with bacon
Date Lab: A gentleman and a classy lady walk into a bar ...
Date Lab: Entering the realm of likability
Date Lab: Will a Marine’s revelation take this date from ‘oo-rah’ to ‘ruh-roh’?
Date Lab: 99%-ers at a table for two
Date Lab: He’s nervous. Cue flying chicken.
Date Lab: Not to cut you off but ...
Date Lab: Was resisting the urge to Facebook a smart move?
Date Lab: Will rock-climbing inspire romance — or just nerves?
Date Lab: Well, they’ll always have Washington
Date Lab gets stood up (and what to do when it happens to you)
Date Lab: If she danced on the bar, would he join her?
Date Lab: Is it hot in here, or is it just the yoga studio?
He’s not trying to impress her, but it’s working anyway
Date Lab: A second date might hinge on the donkeys
Date Lab: Last call for love on this bar-hopping date
Date Lab: Are these two sailing toward romance?
Date Lab: Have you been stood up?
Date Lab: When being the short guy isn’t a stigma
Date Lab: Will the desert-island game leave them stranded?
Date Lab: Will a faux palm reading reveal a strong love line?
Date Lab ... then what? Catching up with some of our memorable couples.
Five years of Date Lab: Who got hitched, who got ditched and what we’ve learned in our quest for a spark
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