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Posted: 10/20/2009 11:20:23 AM |
If you lived in an area where there seemed to be few opportunities to meet another partner, would you move? I believe if I went back 'home' (i.e., the States) it would be much easier to find a partner. But I have no intention of going back, so obviously my answer is a resounding 'no.'
Ms. Brooker: I have observed there are far more city boys who want to move to the country than country boys who want to move to the city. I'd suggest making visits to town more often (or the mainland?), doing some crusing/traveling, etc. Open up the territory a bit. | |
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Posted: 10/20/2009 11:24:27 AM | Still looking for a cowboy but I live in the city because of my job! 
I'm surrounded by coffee drinking/urban geeks that think east of Chilliwack is the far East.
Life is so unfair!! | |
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Posted: 10/20/2009 4:06:41 PM | OP - I'm not about to move at this point in my life. However, I still wonder if Texas is actually in another country.  As far as the risk thing of selling my awesome home & leaving my awesome job in the hope of meeting someone, I'd say my odds are better in Vegas shooting craps! | |
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Posted: 10/20/2009 4:55:15 PM |
Where the guys and the Wild Things are is definitely northern Alberta or anywhere near the Yellowhead highway and north.
Also what my friend told me. Alberta or North. | |
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Posted: 10/20/2009 5:27:37 PM | No doubt location is a part of it, lol! When I was 17, I drove to Alaska with my aunt (who'd lived there for 30 years). I got twenty or thirty proposals of marriage in the month I was in Fairbanks. None of it flattering (all of it desperation on the fellas' parts).
Where I am now, there's one traffic light in the county, and I met both bachelors years ago. Would I consider moving to make the odds better? Nope. I'm living the way I've always wanted to, and not about to start playing chemin de fer with my life. That said, I did move about five years ago to be with someone who couldn't leave where he was. Had he lived, I'd still be in NYC. This time, the one in question wants to live like I live. And where I live. . . .
It's doable, largely thanks to the internets. Here, greensingles, etc. Before the 'nets, Mother Earth News had personals ~~ the one I responded to, the guy had been literally inundated with responses! I'd just hang in there, be willing to correspond with peeps from far away, and spend a good deal of time getting to know them before first face. . . .
Have to say: an *actual* relationship trumps lifestyle; a *potential* for relationships doesn't. . . .
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| Location, location
Posted: 10/20/2009 5:44:27 PM |
Where the guys and the Wild Things are is definitely northern Alberta or anywhere near the Yellowhead highway and north.
Also what my friend told me. Alberta or North.
Well, I live in Alberta and the pickings are rather sparse where I live. Could you ask your friend where are the guys are in Alberta that are ripe for picking 'cuz I think there are a few of us ladies here in Calgary that may want to know.
On second thought, when your friend says Northern Alberta I bet it's in reference to Fort MacMurray. While there is an over abundance of men working on the oil rigs and there is a shortage of women, there is also a very high incident of sexually transmitted disease and increased sexually related criminal charges. I'm thinking Fort Mac probably would be the least desirable location in Alberta to find yourself a man. | |
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| Location, location
Posted: 10/20/2009 6:55:49 PM |
Alberta or North.
Oh, I don't know that you'd have to go that far. Halifax is only a few hours away from you, and it's crawling with attractive men. Would your work schedule and such allow for fairly regular weekends here? Of course, that's only if you're OK with separations within a relationship. | |
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Posted: 10/20/2009 8:20:04 PM | Dawn,
The woman who claimed that Nova Scotians stay married more than any other province lives in Halifax! And she's single and seeking. Halifax is four hours away and there's lots of interesting things to do there, but the only way I do the trip for entertainment is with a friend (most of my friends are married and they basically do Halifax for shopping).
Have to say: an *actual* relationship trumps lifestyle; a *potential* for relationships doesn't. .
Another pearl of wisdom, Wooby. | |
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| Location, location
Posted: 10/20/2009 9:51:10 PM |
Yesterday someone told me that my province (Nova Scotia) is one where most couples remain married and if anyone is single, there is a very good reason that they aren't married. I live in Nova Scotia and I'm inclined to believe this claim.
I guess that's because it's so cold there no one can imagine giving up a warm body or a person who no one wants as a radiator.
But, to answer your question, I suppose the choice depends on what you are giving up by moving versus what you have to gain. If you can change jobs without taking a big hit, then why not move? If not, you may have to risk dating the undatable and wearing down filled panties to keep you warm. | |
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Posted: 10/21/2009 6:01:27 AM | | My BF lived in a small town in Northern Alberta for more than 20 years. According to him, the pickings were pretty slim, but he was in the military and it was close to the base. When he retired from the military, he went back to school and retrained for a career that was very portable so that he could move and find employment elsewhere if an opportunity arose. It opened up a whole realm of possibilities for him and there are many other former military guys from that area who are following suit and making themselves available for relocation. The only constraints they’ve found are women who are unwilling to even communicate with men who *currently* live outside of their immediate area. | |
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| Location, location
Posted: 10/21/2009 6:16:54 AM | Lil Brooker,
I suggest that you take your holiday time and check out different places. If you would ever consider moving that is.
When I go south in the winter I meet lots of nice men. Amazingly many of them are from Canada just going south for some sun and fun.
But at the same time I am actually pretty mobile and could move to most anywhere. I live in a small community outside of Toronto, and this community is mostly married people. So I have had to open my distance boundaries by quite a bit. Long distance relationships have their draw backs ... but hey if you were going to meet the man around the corner it probably would have happened by now right?
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Posted: 10/21/2009 6:26:13 AM | I suppose I am a romantic.In my lifetime moving for love has occored many times.I would rather live a simple life with someone I adore and cherish than to live in comfort and security of material posessions alone! | |
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Posted: 10/21/2009 6:43:01 AM | It's a funny thing, some people think they live in the wrong body.... I think I live in the wrong part of the world
I think it's an accident of fate that I live where I live and for a very long time I've felt I should be somewhere else.... that's all I know though.
so... yes, I would easily consider a move.  | |
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Posted: 10/21/2009 6:44:22 AM | I worry if someone is too transient and never seems to be in one place that long either. I've worked hard for the comforts and conveniences of home I've acquired here. The stresses of starting from scratch could make or break a relationship too.
It seems that those who just throw caution to the wind for "love" experience only fleeting, temporary romance. I need more commitment than that to restart my whole life. | |
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Posted: 10/21/2009 7:49:15 AM | Silver Surfer - I've always been fascinated with the UK. How about we just trade places?
Nah - I couldn't do that to ya - Michigan is a sad state. You'd find a lot of men here that like country music, but you would have to support them - they have no jobs. | |
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Posted: 10/21/2009 8:37:08 AM |
Move because there are more single over-45 men in another area compared to here?
Move because maybe.. might.. could be... I'll meet one if I live there?
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Posted: 10/21/2009 8:45:28 AM | "It seems that those who just throw caution to the wind for "love" experience only fleeting, temporary romance". I would not call two very different marrages both lasting 20+ year "Fleeting".I chose not to list myself as a Widow from my first love passing.Op what I am getting is your an "Inside The Box" person.Not a bad thing,but when one limit's one's self,well life is limited! | |
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Posted: 10/21/2009 9:45:06 AM | Trying to figure out how florida musicman had two 20+ year marriages at age 52. Did he start when he was 12?
On another note, read an article the other day in my local paper that stated the best place to meet quality singles these days is Atlanta, GA. | |
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Posted: 10/21/2009 11:44:25 AM | ^^^^^
Alright! Who wants to host a POF overnighter in Atlanta? Any takers? | |
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Posted: 10/21/2009 12:37:43 PM |
Alright! Who wants to host a POF overnighter in Atlanta? Any takers?
Not me but maybe you could have the POF Over 45 self-proclaimed "sage" come "pop psychologist" as the main attraction who could provide to all in attendance his opinions and interpretations of the nuances in profile writing, travelling, attire and any other subject that is of concern. Wouldn't that make for an interesting POF meet!  | |
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| Location, location
Posted: 10/21/2009 12:46:55 PM |
Trying to figure out how florida musicman had two 20+ year marriages at age 52. Did he start when he was 12? Oh my gosh that's funny.
Busted.
Oops, that's another thread. | |
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| Location, location
Posted: 10/21/2009 2:27:59 PM |
You'd find a lot of men here that like country music, but you would have to support them - they have no jobs.
laughing!!! Hey, you just described rural Nova Scotia! Add to it, toothless rum-lovers. | |
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Posted: 10/21/2009 3:15:20 PM | toothless rum-lovers
Toothless, yeppers. But white lightening rather than rum. . . .
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Posted: 10/21/2009 3:40:50 PM | The people gotta hit a perio, if that is the case... that is just nasty  | |
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