Whats dating like for mid 30's singles? (Houston: apartment, transfer) - City-Data Forum

SleepGirl73 · 10-22-2011, 07:29 PM

I'm possibly moving there for a job in Healthcare. I'm in my mid to late 30's and I'm single. I am curious what the dating scene is like there for someone like me...

Yes I am aware of the heat and humidity. I grew up in St Louis MO with Humidity, and I've lived most of my life in or around Phoenix, AZ so yeah Heat.. got that covered. We also get heat and humidity in the summer with the monsoons. I currently live in Glendale, AZ a suburb of Phoenix.

Job will know more this week... and transferring into an apartment in the 77077 zip code hopefully.

Thanks,

S

crbcrbrgv · 10-22-2011, 07:51 PM

Something tells me you are probably 38, unless of course it is a coincidence that your favorite number happens to be 73.

I'm not single, but I will tell you this much. People here tend to get married at a much younger age than most major cities.

Cypresstosocal · 10-22-2011, 08:14 PM

Are you good looking? If you have a pretty face and pretty good body, you'll get dates. If not, hit the gym and always have perfect makeup and hair with a good skin regimen. Get Botox and restylyne and you'll be in a relationship soon. And have a good personality at least fake it at first. If you don't mind a divorced guy with kids you'll have your pick. Even though people get married young there are also divorces. My upper middle class neighborhood has lots of blended families, but you need to look good to get there there's moms here that look like models, sorry guys are superficial here

crbcrbrgv · 10-22-2011, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Cypresstosocal

Are you good looking? If you have a pretty face and pretty good body, you'll get dates. If not, hit the gym and always have perfect makeup and hair with a good skin regimen. Get Botox and restylyne and you'll be in a relationship soon. And have a good personality at least fake it at first. If you don't mind a divorced guy with kids you'll have your pick. Even though people get married young there are also divorces. My upper middle class neighborhood has lots of blended families, but you need to look good to get there there's moms here that look like models, sorry guys are superficial here

You need to have a pretty face to get there? Nonsense. You just have to be thin.

If I had a nickel for every butterface I saw in a nice neighborhood, I could buy a lot of butter.

Texas User · 10-23-2011, 01:48 AM

It does not really matter where you are in. Houston has the fourth largest population in the country so that should not be a problem at all.

David Dollar · 10-23-2011, 01:07 PM

For men in their 30's Houston is great. There are tons of hot, young girls in their 20's here for us. Hispanic culture tends to favor older man younger woman situations. Now for women, I have heard them complain that Houston is tough on them. That is what they say, but I wouldn't know for sure. I just know this is an awesome place for a guy.

SleepGirl73 · 10-23-2011, 02:07 PM

I'm okay with being single at 37 years old. I'm mainly looking for some fun on my off days, and if that means dating, working out, or whatever then I'm game. I dont want to live in a city where I'm stuck indoors all the time.

I am a woman with some weight to lose, i'd say about 2 dress sizes as I am a 14/16 loose fitting, almost into a 10/12. Ideally I'd like to be in a 7/9 which is what most women are these days, but my dr says my bone structure wont support it. So 1 dress size to lose is okay with me.

I dont have a problem attracting men, its just the quality of men that I find out here seems to be concentrated on sex or friends with benefits. Out here in Phoenix there are mostly broken families of divorce and you get alot of men who dont want commitments because of that divorce. Maybe its me.. I dont know. But I deserve some happiness anywhere I go.

I unfortunately have to go where the jobs are in my industry and they have dried up here in AZ.

Seoid · 10-23-2011, 06:12 PM

You'll be fine. Houston's really big, there's tons to do, always an influx of people.

Welcome!

tstone · 10-24-2011, 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by SleepGirl73

I dont have a problem attracting men, its just the quality of men that I find out here seems to be concentrated on sex or friends with benefits. Out here in Phoenix there are mostly broken families of divorce and you get alot of men who dont want commitments because of that divorce. Maybe its me.. I dont know. But I deserve some happiness anywhere I go.

Sounds like the norm for being single in your mid-late 30s.

David Dollar · 10-24-2011, 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Cypresstosocal

Sorry to sound bitter earlier, you sound very nice, probably like a nice friend. So start there, have lots of girlfriends and just through meeting their friends, you'll meet quality men. Play a liitle hard to get, but be sweet! Honestly, if I were single, I'd try Southern California first. But if its Houston, then live near Memorial Park, there is nice jogging there! And to that guy above regarding women in their 20s. He's a pig, stay away from those!

Maybe I'm a pig, but I have a smoking hot 27 year old Colombian girlfriend!