A single woman from Australia has moved to the UK alone on a mission to go on '50 first dates' in a bid to find a partner.
Hannah Zaslawski, 30, decided to up sticks from Newtown, Sydney, Australia and move to Hackney, East London, last year because she had "always wanted to".
Wanting to explore London and make some connections, Hannah made it her mission to go on 50 first dates, visiting pubs, museums and galleries.
The cafe worker dates both men and women and while she has been on 16 'good dates' so far, there have been some fails along the way, including a guy who cancelled on her after not replying to a text for 12 hours.
Hannah says it's helped boost her self-confidence - reminding her not to "settle for people" and teaching her about what she wants in a partner.
She hopes she won't complete the full 50 first dates before meeting the love of her life - and stopping her challenge.
Hannah said: "It started as something fun to do - purely to give my friends back home an update on my dating life.
"I had been talking about doing 50 first dates for a while and my friend encouraged me to go for it.
"It's been fun, and so far everyone has been lovely.
"Even if a date hasn't gone that well, everyone has been a nice person that I had a good time with.
"It's encouraged me to not hold onto things too long - if I have a great date but it doesn't go anywhere, I can just put it down to a great date and move on."
Hannah said she decided to go ahead with the 50 dates to help her find friends in London.
Since moving to London in July 2022, she has been on 16 dates - and she says they have all been "good" so far.
Hannah meets her dates, both men and women, on dating websites, social media, and in person - and reviews them on TikTok after.
Updating her followers on the platform, talking about one incident where she was stood up, she explained: "The day before the date, he said 'Let's go to this place' and I was like 'Cool should I eat before I come?'
"And he said 'Ooh we could eat, what about this place?' That was at like 3pm and I didn't reply to his last message to be present with my friend.
"We went out that night and I went home early because I wanted to save myself for the date.
"So I messaged him the next morning like 'Nah let's stick to the OG plan'. He messaged like 'You didn't respond to me, so I've made other arrangements.
"The date was set, it was planned. Just because I didn't reply for 12 hours doesn't mean I'm cancelling... I'm not going to lie, I shed a little tear."
One of the dates she talks about ended awkwardly, with him 'cringingly' asking her if she 'wanted to come upstairs' and have a 'goodnight kiss'. She added: "I felt pressured".
Hannah also shared that another date kept 'insulting her' the whole night while she was left unimpressed by another guy who kept commenting that they 'love curvy women'.
Depending on her work schedule, the singleton will sometimes go on dates twice a week, while others she will have none at all.
She said: "There's no time frame to complete 50 dates - to be honest, hopefully I don't reach 50.
"If I reach 50, I'm probably the red flag at that point."
But she said the plan has not only helped her get to know people, but upped her confidence.
She said: "It's really important to add, at the end of the day, you're the person you wake up with.
"Going on lots of dates is good because you're focused on yourself and don't get caught up on one person - it teaches you that you don't have to settle."
Hannah hopes that since documenting her London dating experiences, she's been able to inspire other women.
People have reached out to her to say that her posts have encouraged them to date.
Hannah said: "Dates can be really scary, I'm pretty extroverted but I've had a few people reach out to say it's encouraged them and made dating seem less scary.
"The main thing is to be confident in yourself and remember you're the prize.
"It's not about impressing them - it's about getting to know one another and having a good time."
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