#COLAcupid: Vote on 3 lucky couples to go out on blind dates 💘

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Refresher: Last year, we asked our readers to send us Columbia’s most eligible bachelors + bachelorettes so we could give three couples an all-expenses-paid blind date night in Cola. It went over so well that we brought it back this year...

So we asked you to send us your 2019 most eligible bachelors or bachelorettes to be set up in honor of Valentine’s Day – by your cupids, the COLAtoday team.

After reading through 60+ submissions, we have chosen six lucky couples – and now it’s up to you to decide which three couples will go out on blind dates. Because even if love doesn’t spark, everyone deserves to have a Valentine, right?

Here’s how it works: We have provided descriptions for six couples that we feel could be a potential match.

✅ Read through and click “vote” (in the upper right corner) on three couples you want to send on a date.

The three couples with the most votes will meet up for a fun, multi-part date: Topgolf Swing Suite play + dinner at The GRAND; dinner at Pearlz, dessert at Kaminsky’s + a show at The Senate; or dinner at Segra Park + a BTS Columbia Fireflies tour.

Disclaimer: We have intentionally chosen not to display photos of the nominees in order to protect their privacy and to keep the blind date concept as authentic as possible.

So, without further ado – here are your favorite #COLAcupid couples.


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