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I am a single female in my 30's and I am currently in Nursing School pursuing my RN. I am researching areas to move to after school and I am very interested in Charlotte. I love to go swimming. I have a dog and love going for walks or hikes.
What is it like for a single person? Is it easy to meet people? What activities are there to do? How is the job market? How is the housing market? How is the dating scene?
I am a single female in my 30's and I am currently in Nursing School pursuing my RN. I am researching areas to move to after school and I am very interested in Charlotte. I love to go swimming. I have a dog and love going for walks or hikes.
What is it like for a single person? Is it easy to meet people? What activities are there to do? How is the job market? How is the housing market? How is the dating scene?
Any help would greatly be appreciated.
Many of these questions have been addressed. The general consensus has been:
Job market is TOUGH - doesn't matter what profession you're in
Housing market - typical; buyer's market
Dating scene - this is more of a 'family' city, not 'singles' city overall
Activities - NC has a lot of outdoor activities to choose from, but Charlotte doesn't offer a lot of lake swimming
I can't answer for single people
I agree with the above post. I, too moved to the Charlotte area from NYC, but I have a husband and 2 kids. I always tell my best friend (who is single and in NY) that she won't like it out here...it's very family oriented...I wouldn't move here if I were single.
I am a single female in my 30's and I am currently in Nursing School pursuing my RN. I am researching areas to move to after school and I am very interested in Charlotte. I love to go swimming. I have a dog and love going for walks or hikes.
What is it like for a single person? Is it easy to meet people? What activities are there to do? How is the job market? How is the housing market? How is the dating scene?
Any help would greatly be appreciated.
As a CLT native in my 30's I can tell you that this is not the best place for singles. It is pretty tough to meet people according to my single friends. The wife and I have a few single friends that we always bring to parties (hoping to set them up) but it is tough because it seems most people are already with someone. If I were single I'm not sure this would be the place for me.
As far as activities go...there is plenty to do. If you are into the outdoors we have all kinds of parks and hiking trails. Crowders and Kings MTN are a 30 minute drive from downtown. The whitewater center is about 25 minutes from downtown which has hiking, rafting, kayaking and MTN biking. The mountains are 2 hours away and there are also lots of vineyards along the way if you are into wine tasting. If you are a sports bar kind of girl then there are plenty of these to choose from. There are 3-4 large lakes all within a 20-35 minute drive from downtown so if you are into swimming you have alot of options.
The job market here to be frank just plain sucks. Do not come here if you do not have a job lined up. My wife has been out of work 18 months now and she has contacts in her industry. There are tons of houses with eager sellers to choose from (that won't be a problem). Hope this helps and good luck.
Charlotte is a "married" town...Don't do it.........As the previous posters have posted... You will not like it if you are single......Try Dallas, Denver, even Phoenix.
Charlotte is a "married" town...Don't do it.........As the previous posters have posted... You will not like it if you are single......Try Dallas, Denver, even Phoenix.
LOL
Dallas MSA has a population of nearly 6.5 million. Phoenix is 4.3 million. Denver is 2.5 million. Charlotte's MSA has a population of 1.75 million. Not exactly an apples to apples comparison.
I have a friend who just got married over New Year's and he met his wife here. While he was still "dating around" he said "you could nearly have a (different) date every night, if you wanted to".
I'm married, but I'd wager that there are plenty of single folks here in CLT - it's a big (enough) place.
Dallas MSA has a population of nearly 6.5 million. Phoenix is 4.3 million. Denver is 2.5 million. Charlotte's MSA has a population of 1.75 million. Not exactly an apples to apples comparison.
I have a friend who just got married over New Year's and he met his wife here. While he was still "dating around" he said "you could nearly have a (different) date every night, if you wanted to".
I'm married, but I'd wager that there are plenty of single folks here in CLT - it's a big (enough) place.
I totally agree...I'm from NY. I'm married with children, but I have friends back at home that are still single. It's what you make of it.
if you want to stay single go to a city where there are a bunch of single people.... but if you want to get married or settle down it would make sense to be in a place where it's family oriented.
Charlotte isn't Utah... it's not like everyone is married with kids walking around in fluffy white dresses.
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