| | How far are you willing to go on a date?Page 1 of 5 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) | | One of the biggest problems with these online dating sites is most people live too far away? I would like to know if anyone has had a successful, long distance relationship, how long it lasted, and who did the driving (man, woman, or both)? I would also be interested in knowing how far the average person is willing to go on a date...if you had to do the driving? | |
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| How far are you willing to go on a date?
Posted: 9/8/2009 5:12:43 PM | | On the date I would go any distance. To get to the place where the date started, I would be willing to walk across the room and open the door. | |
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| How far are you willing to go on a date?
Posted: 9/8/2009 5:13:32 PM | i think guys tend to be willing to drive further. sometimes you want to see your SO on the spur of the moment, and if your 50 mlies away, it may not happen! you have to always make " plans ",rather than just up and go.For me it wouldn't work to well. | |
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| How far are you willing to go on a date?
Posted: 9/8/2009 5:13:34 PM |
I would also be interested in knowing how far the average person is willing to go on a date...
Furthest yet.. 1500 miles..
if you had to do the driving?
Cars weren't involved 
However, the furthest driving distance so far was about an hour... | |
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| How far are you willing to go on a date?
Posted: 9/8/2009 5:28:52 PM | I have dated someone I knew IRL who lived 310 miles away. While the distance did not help, the reason we broke up had nothing to do with distance.
Online? 35 miles west, 10 miles east. Strange, I know... but I drive 35 miles west to go to work, so if he lives anywhere between my house and work that's ok. Much further east would suck. | |
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| How far are you willing to go on a date?
Posted: 9/8/2009 5:33:18 PM | | I had two long distance relationships in a row that were both in different states. The first one was 130 miles away and the second was 1300 miles (one way). From my experience, most women can't handle a long distance relationship and the guy is going to end up doing most of the driving/commuting in a ldr. | |
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Posted: 9/8/2009 5:47:51 PM | | I had a long distance relationship. He 14,000 miles away from me. I'm in the usa and he was in Japan. It lasted 2 years. During the summer half of the time i was over there and the other half he came back with me. He was killed in the army. I think if he never died we would have married. Long distance relationships do work just have to want to try. | |
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| How far are you willing to go on a date?
Posted: 9/8/2009 6:04:01 PM |
I would like to know if anyone has had a successful, long distance relationship, how long it lasted, and who did the driving (man, woman, or both)?
I didn't. They always failed.
I would also be interested in knowing how far the average person is willing to go on a date...if you had to do the driving?
I think I am the epitome of average. But I really can't speak for anyone else.
I once read the average American drives around 30 miles per day (hence the old electric cars and their 40-50 mile daily range).
I am willing to drive 20-30 minutes tops (depending on traffic conditions).
Unless they are really really really hot and really really really appreciative and kind (according to my standards), or pastry chefs. I like pie. | |
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| How far are you willing to go on a date?
Posted: 9/8/2009 6:28:27 PM | | one you got to love to travel- second is she worth the trip -3rd i always ask when shes in doubt how far would you go to get to heaven... | |
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| How far are you willing to go on a date?
Posted: 9/8/2009 7:01:30 PM | Yes, OP, this is one of the problems with internet dating - the internet makes us all seem closer than we are. I have not had a successful long-distance relationship because I won't enter into one anymore. I've had quite a few people contact me who are 3 or more hours away, who thought the distance was nothing, until I suggested that they drive it half the time.
I'd go a maximum of 45 minutes one way to meet someone. If you're asking how far would I go on a date WITH someone, then I'd drive whatever hours are necessary. I'm from Montreal, which is 5-6 hours away by car, and I could drive that easily for us to spend a weekend there.......
Tootles......... | |
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| How far are you willing to go on a date?
Posted: 9/8/2009 7:07:26 PM | About ten years ago, I dated a guy who lived about two hours drive away. We dated for a year and a half and when it became nothing really special, I broke it off because it is a lot of work to keep up seeing someone who lives that distance away.
Would I do it again? For the right person, maybe. It sure would be nice to find someone more local though! Dating is better when the other person is close enough to touch........ | |
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| How far are you willing to go on a date?
Posted: 9/8/2009 7:10:48 PM | | I tried the distance thing and it didn't work. It was really upsetting because he was the only guy I met in a year that I really felt a connection with. However when you both have children still at home it can be very tricky. If I'd been single I think we would still be seeing each other. | |
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Posted: 9/8/2009 8:22:18 PM | I met some one from here a few years ago and we dated for almost 3 yrs. She lives about 75-80 miles away depending on which route I take.. In New York traffic That was some times upto 4 hrs just to go see her.. She is in NJ...
I did most of the driving. In the begining I went every weekend and spent the weekends with her and some times I would drive at night which took like 2 1/4 hrs if no traffic at all and then drive back in the morning straight to work from her house after getting ready at her place... But it got tiring because I did most of the driving and it was also costly with gas and tolls specially when back in 2007 the gas was almost $5 a gallon in summer.... I didn't mind it but she never really appreciated it. She was a complainer and always bickered that I wasn't coming more often to see her... One you are not apprciated then it becomes a chore and a turn off so finally I had to end it after a 2 1/2 yrs of driving.. It went down to twice a month rather than every weekend. Then once a month.. I guess the only thing good was sex so probably that is why I kept doing it.. But after a while all that unappreciative attitude and complaining and bickering made it boring and sex was not worth it anymore... So I had to end it.
Now I want some one no more than 20 mins or 30 at the most.. I have done the LDR for more than 2 yrs and it got tiring. And it would be nice to find some one in the same neighborhood but no luck so far.. I chat or get messages from all these women who are 2 hrs away or 1 plus hrs away but I can't do the driving anymore. It drains your energy specially if you are not appreciated and it can drain you wallet sometimes lol.... | |
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| How far are you willing to go on a date?
Posted: 9/8/2009 8:44:38 PM | weird but my last two relationship was long distance...the first lasted 2.5yrs and she lived half the worlds away, we would see eachother twice a year for about 2-3weeks at a time. We got to the point where if we wanted to go anyfurther one of us has to make the move and since it was hard for both we decided to call it off. The second was 700km away in Quebec city and it only lasted a couple of months, the distance wasn't the problem cause I would drive to see he and she would fly to see me when we can but we just didn't really match.
Note to self...need to find someone local =) | |
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| How far are you willing to go on a date?
Posted: 9/8/2009 9:46:44 PM | | Used to date a girl for 3 years and drove 72 miles each way. It wasnt easy but we seen each other atlist once a week.. before we moved to live togher. Now i wouldnt drive more then 15 max 20 miles.. In LA that might mean 45min to an hour and a half in traffic. | |
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| How far are you willing to go on a date?
Posted: 9/8/2009 10:30:21 PM | Well, usually no more than a kiss on the cheek on a first date, but...
Oh, you meant travel distance. I don't mind up to about an hour and a half's worth, maybe two hours. I enjoy driving, but, more than that, and I start getting pretty fatigued - and I need to retain enough wakeful energy to get home safely after the date!
There are a lot of further locations I can get to by train - Massachusetts is riddled with train lines - and that's usually a very comfortable trip, too. Only problem is, upon arrival, I don't have a car. So usually I'd rather drive while still in the early getting-to-know process. | |
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| How far are you willing to go on a date?
Posted: 9/8/2009 10:43:11 PM | I went exactly 1153 miles to go on a date about eleven years ago...... It turned into a five year relationship with me moving to be with her after about eight months into it.
Now..... ummmmm......ohhhh......maybe five miles, I would say??? Unless, of course, she likes sushi...then it's about seven miles to the only place around here with anything good....... why not?? The sushi's good.... | |
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