A singleton who moved to the UK from Australia alone is on a mission to go on '50 first dates' to find a partner.<br /><br />Hannah Zaslawski, 30, decided to up sticks and move to Hackney, East London, from Newtown, Sydney, Australia, last year alone - because she had "always wanted to".<br /><br />In a bid to settle in, explore London and make some connections, Hannah made it her mission to go on 50 first dates.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />She hopes she won't complete the full 50 first dates before meeting the love of her life - and stopping her challenge. <br /><br />Hannah said: "It started as something fun to do - purely to give my friends back home an update on my dating life.<br /><br />"I had been talking about doing 50 first dates for a while and my friend encouraged me to go for it.<br /><br />"It's been fun, and so far everyone has been lovely.<br /><br />"Even if a date hasn't gone that well, everyone has been a nice person that I had a good time with.<br /><br />"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."<br /><br />Hannah said she decided to go ahead with the 50 dates to help her find friends in London. <br /><br />Since moving to London in July 2022, she has been on 16 dates - and she says they have all been "good" so far.<br /><br />Hannah meets her dates, both men and women, on dating websites, social media, and in person - and reviews them on TikTok after.<br /><br />She said depending on her work schedule she will go on dates twice a week some weeks, and other weeks no dates at all.<br /><br />She said: "There's no time frame to complete 50 dates - to be honest, hopefully I don't reach 50. <br /><br />"If I reach 50, I'm probably the red flag at that point."<br /><br />But she said the plan has not only helped her get to know people, but upped her confidence.<br /><br />She said: "It's really important to add, at the end of the day, you're the person you wake up with.<br /><br />"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."<br /><br />Hannah says, since documenting her London dating experiences, she's been able to inspire other women.<br /><br />People have reached out to her to say seeing her posts has encouraged them to date.<br /><br />Hannah said: "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.<br /><br />"The main thing is to be confident in yourself and remember you're the prize.<br /><br />"It's not about impressing them - it's about getting to know one another and having a good time."
