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Blind Dates

  • On the Road Again
    The blind date hits the interstate

    Two late-model singles, aka Love Bugs, available for immediate drive-off. No major accidents, excellent condition, original owner. Designated driver assumes liability for any breakdowns. All fluids topped off. Mileage: undisclosed. Vroom!

  • Double Time
    Two guys, two girls, one perfect night by the beach

    With the sun setting over Crystal Pier, and dudes and chicks rolling by on skateboards and beach cruisers, the view from the bluff at the west end of Felspar Street is quintessential summer in Pacific Beach…

  • Man Date
    Boy meets girl—actually, make that boy meets boy

    If 10 percent of the U.S. population is gay, then perhaps we should have conducted 4.2 same-sex blind dates by now. Despite having conducted 42 of these magical monthly interludes, however, tonight we present PacificSD’s first-ever gay blind date.

  • The Rules of Engagement
    Lightning never strikes twice, but what about love?

    In the October 2008 issue of PacificSD, Suzannah and Ty met on a blind date at The Shout House dueling piano bar in the Gaslamp. It was love at first sight—they got married 51 weeks later.

  • A Current Affair
    Navigating the uncharted waters of singlehood

    There are many fish in the sea. Hopefully these two will get along swimmingly. Heather recently leapt off the professional deep end, quitting a job in healthcare to try her hand at publishing children’s books…

  • In Living Color
    Daters from different worlds, drawn together

    In the four years it took him to paint 12,000 square-feet of chapel ceiling, Michelangelo spent a lot of time on his back. Here at PacificSD, we work the same way (not so much on our backs, but painstakingly and for nearly four years) to create blind-date art.

  • Amour or Less
    Shooting for love, but willing to settle for romance

    Other than effecting a little hanky-panky here and there, PacificSD’s over-paid matchmaking masterminds have failed to muster a real love connection since who-can remember.

  • Firehouse
    Johnny V