A singleton who moved to the UK from Australia alone is on a mission to go on ’50 first dates’ to find a partner.
Hannah Zaslawski, 30, moved to London from Sydney last year alone because she had ‘always wanted to’.
In a bid to settle in, explore London and make some connections, Hannah made it her mission to go on 50 first dates.
Hannah, who works in a café, dates both men and women and has so far been on 16 dates including visiting pubs, museums and galleries.
Her mission has given her the perfect opportunity to explore London’s social scene and meet new people – and she says she’ll remain friends with some of her dates.
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Hannah Zaslawski (pictured) has decided to take up the challenge to go on 50 first dates after she moved from Sydney to London in a bid to find love
Hannah says it’s helped boost her self-confidence – reminding her not to ‘settle for people’ and taught her about what she wants in a partner.
‘It started as something fun to do – purely to give my friends back home an update on my dating life,’ Hannah said.
‘I had been talking about doing 50 first dates for a while and my friend encouraged me to go for it.’
Hannah has been sharing details about her dating life on social media and has gained a following of more than 51,600.
On one of her dates, she went to a man’s house for drinks and was shocked to see he had nothing in his fridge but ‘a jar of olives and half a bottle of rose’.
Hannah has been sharing her dating life online. On one of her dates, she went to a man’s house and was shocked to see he had nothing in his fridge but ‘a jar of olives and half a bottle of rose’
‘You can’t even make a cup of tea,’ she laughed.
Hannah drunkenly stormed out on another date after he kept ‘insulting’ her and saying she wasn’t being herself’.
However, she said the experience has been ‘fun’ and most of the people she’s met up with have been ‘lovely’.
‘Even if a date hasn’t gone that well, everyone has been a nice person that I had a good time with,’ Hannah said.
‘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.’
The 30-year-old said the experience has been ‘fun’ and most of the people she’s met up with have been ‘lovely’.
She said depending on her work schedule she will go on dates twice a week some weeks, and other weeks no dates at all.
Hannah hopes she won’t complete the full 50 first dates before meeting the love of her life – and stopping her challenge.
‘There’s no time frame to complete 50 dates – to be honest, hopefully I don’t reach 50,’ she said.
‘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.
Hannah hopes she won’t complete the full 50 first dates before meeting the love of her life – and stopping her challenge
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 says, since documenting her London dating experiences, she’s been able to inspire other women.
People have reached out to her to say seeing her posts has encouraged them to date.
‘Dates can be really scary, I’m pretty extraverted but I’ve had a few people reach out to say its encouraged them and make dating seem less scary,’ Hannah said.
‘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.’