Before Jasmine Ariel Bolton and Junior John West went on their first date in on April 18sbet, 2021, a month after being matched on Hinge, they were confident that they were a good match.
For their first date, Dr. West invited Ms. Bolton to join him in one of his favorite pastimes. “I had said on my Hinge profile that I loved going to farmers’ markets, which Jasmine seemed intrigued by, and I suggested we hit the one on Sunday morning at Dupont Circle,” he said.
At the time, Dr. West, 34, was living in Baltimore and a postdoctoral fellow at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and Ms. Bolton, 35, was a senior counsel for the Department of Education in Washington.
“I saw Junior at the market entrance and thought he was as tall and handsome as his profile,” Ms. Bolton said. “My heart skipped a beat.”
jili slotDr. West was also smitten. “Jasmine was wearing this beautiful flowy dress, and her beautiful eyes drew me right in,” he said. “She had the nicest, most welcoming voice, which made me smile immediately.”
They spent the next hour chatting as they perused the market, stopping at various stands to pick up treats, including macaroons. Eventually, they parked themselves on a bench at Dupont Circle and talked for three hours about their careers, interests and favorite foods.
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