You read about our five year anniversary. And after more than 4,000 applications and over 250 matches, here’s a look at some of our memorable couples ... and what happened next.
April 17, 2011 (Taking Washington nerdiness to a new level)
He liked that she was reading The Atlantic when he walked in. She liked his blond hair and blue eyes. They skipped the small talk and dove right into a discussion about international politics and economic policy. They gave the date high marks and said they’d meet up again when Strauss, then finishing grad school in Boston, returned to Washington. We were disappointed when we contacted her a few months later — the two hadn’t attempted to connect. “I should probably give him a call,” Strauss told us. True to her word, she reached out to Barovsky the next day. The two made plans to get together later that week.
Amber Webb and Eric Rohleder
Oct. 24, 2010 (She doesn’t like to kiss and tell, but ... )
So, they kissed. You got that. From there, things turned serious. They dated for about five months before going their separate ways.
Krystal Robinson and Jerry Braddock Jr.
Sept. 12, 2010 (He’s got a bad-boy past. Is that a good thing?)
They shared calamari and a slew of interests and he had an edge she found attractive. They ended the night with high marks — he gave it a 4.7; she gave it a 4.5 — and followed up with “fun, flirty” texting, she says. There was even a second date. Then, nothing. “Her personality was amazing,” Jerry says, but “the connection just wasn’t there.” Krystal agrees: “It just kind of fizzled away.”
Amy Schultz and Jason Harris
May 9, 2010 (Does he pass the grandma test? )
The two congressional staffers connected over work, sailing and public service. But while Schultz reported “definite chemistry” on that first date, after a few more, “it was kind of mutual that we lost interest,” she reports. Three months later the two found themselves on the same 12-person delegation sent to Taiwan. Awkward? “It was fine,” she says. “We were cordial to each other.”
Heather Wetzel and Marc Soloman
Nov. 15, 2009 (Can hot nerds dance their way into each other’s hearts?)
In her post-date interview Wetzel said: “we seemed to be coming from the same page from the start.” Soloman said: “we were laughing the entire time.” They followed up dinner with a little salsa dancing and vowed to get together again soon. Which they did. But then, “I think in some ways we were almost too alike,” Wetzel explains. Today, they’re Facebook friends and both are in long-term relationships.
Kevin Alstrup and Ashley Danchuk
Nov. 8, 2009 (It took, oh, three pitchers of liquid courage)
They snarked, laughed, chatted and downed a fair amount of sangria. And then, before the check even hit the table, “we just started making out,” Danchuk reported. More kissing followed, and before too long there was a second date and frequent texting. But, alas, the texting stopped. “I was kind of surprised that we didn’t go on a third date,” Danchuk says. Alstrup says he had “some stuff going on in my life then. It wasn’t really about her.”
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