Love Is Blind | Issue 03

Posted 4:35pm Sunday 9th March 2014

Critic’s infamous blind date column brings you weekly shutdowns, hilariously mismatched pairs, and the occasional hookup. Each week, we lure two singletons to Di Lusso, ply them with food and alcohol, then wait for their reports to arrive in our inbox. If this sounds like you, email Read more...

Love Is Blind | Issue 02

Posted 4:44pm Sunday 2nd March 2014

Critic’s infamous blind date column brings you weekly shutdowns, hilariously mismatched pairs, and the occasional hookup. Each week, we lure two singletons to Di Lusso, ply them with food and alcohol, then wait for their reports to arrive in our inbox. If this sounds like you, email Read more...

Love Is Blind | Issue 01

Posted 6:57pm Sunday 23rd February 2014

Critic’s infamous blind date column brings you weekly shutdowns, hilariously mismatched pairs, and the occasional hookup. Each week, we lure two singletons to Di Lusso, ply them with food and alcohol, then wait for their reports to arrive in our inbox. If this sounds like you, email Read more...

Love Is Blind | Issue 26

Posted 4:26pm Sunday 6th October 2013

BrandonI went into the date expecting very little – the selection pool of openly gay people in Dunedin who would sign up for this date must be tiny, so to be honest I thought my man would be a disappointment. To make things worse, I was also half expecting my date to be someone I already knew. Read more...

Love Is Blind | Issue 25

Posted 2:29pm Sunday 29th September 2013

JackIt was the usual story for me: my flatmates dobbed me in for the date and I decided to go along with it. My date was a good old-fashioned Scarfie lass – a GB in the truest sense – and I thought we were in for a relatively good night. I was wrong. Initially, it seemed like dinner was going Read more...

Love Is Blind | Issue 24

Posted 1:47pm Sunday 22nd September 2013

RihannaCritic did well on the racial stereotyping this week, putting me with another dark beauty. But he was nice and buff and smooth and wonderful so I got over the surprise easily. We settled in to dinner quickly and happily. He complimented me a lot and proved to be an adventurous eater, Read more...

Love Is Blind | Issue 23

Posted 2:39pm Sunday 15th September 2013

OliveI actually finished my degree last semester but still figured I should get on one of these blind dates while I messed around for half a year preparing for professional examinations. My date sure was a cocky bastard and, spoiler alert, I knew instantly it wasn’t going anywhere. But Read more...

Love Is Blind | Issue 22

Posted 1:51pm Sunday 8th September 2013

FinnMy flatmates dobbed me in for the date but I was ready to make the most of it after some sneaky warm-up shots at home. The best way to describe my date is “hot nerd.” She seemed shy at first, blushing behind her curly blondish (?) hair and what I presumed were Read more...

Love Is Blind | Issue 21

Posted 3:48pm Sunday 1st September 2013

DaisyI always was surprised that these blind dates never accidentally put two people who knew each other together. It would always be the case that it happened to me. We were both debaters. I had never really found the guy interesting or attractive in the least bit – he always pissed me off Read more...

Love Is Blind | Issue 20

Posted 4:47pm Sunday 18th August 2013

XYMy flatmates dobbed me in for the blind date after I broke up with my long-term girlfriend. We had come to Dunedin to study together but the University life did what it does and saw me kicked out of our shared room halfway through this year. The last couple of months have been crazy and amazing Read more...