Logan lifestyle for single non-mormons? (Ogden, Brigham City: movie theaters, university, living in)

[lulu13]

I am considering a job in Logan, Utah. I'm a non-mormon, single woman in my 30s. I have a lot of single friends who love living in SLC -- but Logan is a bit too far to commute on a regular basis. I'm just a little worried that Logan may be a bit too small for me to have much of a social life.

Ideas? Suggestions?

[coolcats]

well you could live in Brigham City or Ogden and then be midway between both locales. The canyon to Logan can get tricky, though.

[john2timex]

Need more information on what your interests are to give you much help. If club hopping is your single scene, Logan is probably not for you. There are only a couple of beer bars and the only real club is the Eagles. There is a non-alcholic dance club open on the weekends. However many of the restraunts have full bars.
If meeting single people to enjoy the outdoors, climb, bicycle, cook, taste wine, barbeque, see a movie with, take photos, swim, go boating, float a river, suntan at the park, crochet, visit a museum, jog, is your thing then Logan has what you are after.
Let us know what your into and we can give you a more accurate response as to whether Logan will satisfy you.

[easternerDC]

Logan is AWESOME for outdoors activities. I just moved here almost 3 months ago, and I am loving it! I am also recently married though, so cannot quite comment on the single bit.

I can honestly say though, I don't know that I would want to live here as a single person. It is pretty suburban, and lots of married families with kids. Not much of a nightlife. I think only one "club" here serves hard alcohol, and it was not recommended as a bar. There are also limited bars. There does seem to be a decent arts scene here, with two theaters.

If you do not like the outdoors you will be bored here, unless you are pretty good at finding things to do. The movie theaters suck here, and the shopping is horrific. I am glad that I was able to build up a decent clothes wardrobe before I moved, because the shopping options are seriously terrifying. Thank God that SLC is only 1.5 hours away.

There are a surprisingly diverse selection of restaurants. I sort of expected a whole bunch of chains, but I was pleasantly surprised. There is a fantastic Sushi restaurant on 55 west 1000 N, A decent Thai place, good Indian food, a amazingly good Italian Restaurant (Le Nonne), and many many Mexican restaurants to choose from.

If you can stay with a friend, it would not be horrible to drive down to SLC for a night out.

Logan is definitely very conservative. and very white. It freaked me out a bit when I first moved here. Definitely reverse culture shock for me. I have talked to some nice people, but also some very judgemental people. I took some crap job at one of the local call centers, and some of the people would sit around whispering, and would not talk to me because I talked about having a drink, or said "oh my God!".

[almostidaho]

Yikes - I MUST reply before another woman's heart is broken!

I've lived here since my early 30s - part of the university community - and I can assure you that it is very, very difficult to find a partner here if you are not LDS. I'm married but have many single girlfriends who came here at about the same age. They're in their 40s and 50s now, resigned to a life alone . . . or continually looking outside the valley.

You'll have lots of interest at first, however, from single non-LDS guys since the pool's so tiny. Indeed, after a few years, you'll get to know all of them by name and reputation (watch out for the restaurant owner who has a hobby of 'bedding and bragging' every new single woman). Match.com is popular here.

If you do come up here, try joining one of the wine or dinner clubs to meet people. Bridgerland Audubon is also a single guys' hangout.