Her tardiness could have been a date-killer, but the two proved chemistry could overcome a shaky start (Spain noted the “very flirty kind of sexual innuendo conversation”). The two dated “for about a month” says Pagtakhan, but then, “we just sort of grew apart.” Pagtakhan says his Date Lab experience “gave me the courage to do Match.com.” It was there he met his fiancee; they plan a March 2012 wedding.
Julie Hykes and Scott Hoeflich
May 24, 2009 (They’re looking for something serious. Could this be a start?)
The communications manager and the Capitol Hill chief of staff hit it off, but after five dates, Hykes says Hoeflich disappeared. He declined to comment for this story, but Hykes says that when she finally reached him after about a six-week silence, he said work craziness (his then-boss Arlen Specter had just switched political parties) made it a bad time for a relationship. “I think out of respect, he could have told me six weeks earlier,” she says, but adds, “There are no hard feelings.”
Yvonne Pover and Sandy Murdock
Nov. 23, 2008 (This aviation lawyer is eager to connect. Will his moves fly?)
He started off with roses and ended with a kiss. They followed up with a trip to a vineyard and several dinner dates. “He’s a really nice man, and we had lots in common,” Pover says. In the end though, “there just wasn’t chemistry on my part,” she says. Murdock concurs but notes the two are still Facebook friends.
Terry Turner and Kristin Robinson
Aug. 17, 2008 (The date we’ve all been waiting for)
He called her “gorgeous” and a “great kisser.” She said “the potential is definitely there.” They followed up with a string of dates but soon slipped into the friend zone. Fresh off a divorce, Turner says, “I don’t know if I was just really ready to find anyone yet or not.” After the article ran, he found himself the object of attention for women in their 40s on online dating sites. “I actually had to change my [online dating] profile for two or three weeks to, ‘Yes, I am the guy in Date Lab,’ ” he says. Turner and Robinson are still friends, and both are now in serious relationships.
Christopher Dum and Stephanie Villaflor
July 20, 2008 (He’s moving, but was that really the problem?)
From the start, these two admitted there was no attraction. “I don’t usually date Asian guys,” Villaflor explained. Dum said he’d really only dated white girls. There weren’t fireworks on the date, but there certainly were on the comment boards. “Apparently, people thought we were totally racist,” says Dum, who was shocked by the outrage. Villaflor, too, was stunned. “I think there were some people who were overly sensitive about it.” The two did connect post-date, mostly to chat about the article, before Dum left town for good. Today, he’s in a relationship; she’s single.
Ally Gold and Ilan Fulop
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