
riv , where the heck are you now anyway?

LOL Iceland? (lots of pretty girls there)
JR-
we mostly agree for sure,,
but as i and others mentioned it CAN be a numbers game.
i dont live in chicago, I live near there.
if i lived closer, or worked downtown, my dating opportunities would go up immensely.
They arn't bad now, i'm not crying over my fate

, i'm just pointing out facts.
and location IS a factor.
Also i'm not from springfield ,it was an example.. because compare it to NYC?
it is a numbers game, if i lived in springfield the FSU alternative, looks better than if i lived in NYC.
again just an example?
but you can't say location doesnt influence this
my local area, is honestly very limited.. i'm not going to be PC here,
the single ones in my age range, are mostly overweight divorcee's,with a chip on their shoulder,
who are generally pretty stuck on themselves ,and with not a lot in personality to offer.
not all of course! but that's a pretty accurate cross profile.
You're welcome to come sample the local scene anytime you like.that peopleofwalmart.com isnt that far off the mark
(and you wont find- peopleoftheFSUbazaare.com)
I'm certainly NOT tooting my own horn,,but i'm probably one of the more eligible bachelors at the moment,
(simple because ,its a small population base, i'm half way in shape,and have had an interesting enough life to not be boring) now if i go into chicago itself, certainly that dynamic changes!!!
i'm no longer that unusual, (because of course there are a lot more financially viable, in shape, interesting decent men my age) but also there are more "nice" availible single women!! win! right?
so a trade off. Its all good!
but it's simply not "easy " for me to routinely be *out* in that area to meet them.
it isnt that far, but still time constraints,family responciabilities, and logistics limits that social interaction time.
As you stated, lifestyles have changed,
it's why dating sites are popular.. !!
I do think this scenerio drives a lot of men to expand thier search to other cities and countries even?
it's what drove mine before.
I don't think its always about finding someone younger than you could at home.
Most guys i do know in my "general area" that are married to FSU women,
are married to women in the same age group they dated before going to the FSU.
so some will ask *why* did they go?
well they are for the most part happily married now, and wernt before.
that seems a very good reason to me, since they are family based men , and that is what they were looking for?
but everyone has thier own reasons.