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: When shy collides with outgoing
He gives The Post props, but they go only so far
Date Lab: Will her travel schedule shut down this couple?
Date Lab: He brought roses, she brought a surprise
Date Lab: Apparently, the Predicto-meter has some flaws
Date Lab: If they get together again, they won’t be calling it a ‘date’
Date Lab: He’s willing to skydive, but will he jump into dating?
Date Lab: When Gene Weingarten plays matchmaker
Date Lab: Who would drive that far for a date?
Date Lab: Can the left and right brain meet in the middle?
Date Lab: Did you hear the one about the tallish guy?
Date Lab: Sparks follow drama on this blind date
Date Lab: In which Carolyn Hax helps us choose a date
Date Lab: He’s formally known as prince
Date Lab: It ain’t over till the drag queen calls bingo
Date Lab: In which we shake things up a little ...
He directed traffic naked but won’t date roommate?
Date Lab: What do you do when your date is not your type?
Date Lab: Will a blind date with his second choice be first-rate?
Date Lab: In which we turn the matchmaking tables (again)
Date Lab Poll: Which bachelorette should Tom have chosen?
Date Lab: He’s new to Washington. Will she be his tour guide?
Date Lab: They’re teetering on the edge, so he makes a big move.
Date Lab: When we get it wrong, can mom get it right?
Date Lab: A dater makes her own match ... or her own mismatch?
Date Lab: Do daters know themselves as well as they think they do?
Date Lab poll: Which bachelor should Claire have chosen?
Date Lab: In the end, she’s not coy about rating this date
Date Lab: It’s, like, that one with that girl and the bro-bro
Date Lab: A perfect match, with a few thousand miles in between
Date Lab: With a side of ‘Gangnam Style’
Date Lab: Adventures of Captain Oblivious and Supercop
Date Lab: Two West Coast minds meet for an East Coast date
Date Lab: After experiencing a loss, will dating be a gain?
Date Lab: The great bathroom disappearing act
Poll: Should this dater have kept his pre-date mustache?
Date Lab: To mustache or not to mustache?
Date Lab: He likes her ... but is she really being herself?
Date Lab: Will his off-beat sense of humor keep them in sync?
Date Lab: Good thing we ignored his idea of a dream date
Date Lab: Her phone rejects him. Will she?
Date Lab: When a first impression isn’t all about what you see
Date Lab: It’s hard to date when you’re married (to triathlons)
Date Lab: Is text messaging evil?
Date Lab: She needs a good man. He’s just glad they’d never met.
Date Lab: Maybe sorta kinda possibly a little bit?
Date Lab: No electricity? Maybe she can lend him a spark.
Date Lab: He may not know how he feels, but she does
Date Lab: He didn’t find her fiery side. Or her car.
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