40 yr old bachelor thinking of relocating to Austin..?? (Howe, Cool: loft, college)

[applenick]

I am 40 year old professional, that runs a small tech company looking to possibly relocate. A few questions:

- is Austin a good place to meet new people? Not necessarily a wife or spouse but that would be ok too
- is Austin a good place for running/trail running, kayaking, cycling- I know lance lives therE.
- Are their cool places to live in town. I like loft space downtown perhaps.
- What is the weather like?

Any help is appreciated.

[hoffdano]

Originally Posted by applenick

I am 40 year old professional, that runs a small tech company looking to possibly relocate. A few questions:

- is Austin a good place to meet new people? Not necessarily a wife or spouse but that would be ok too
- is Austin a good place for running/trail running, kayaking, cycling- I know lance lives therE.
- Are their cool places to live in town. I like loft space downtown perhaps.
- What is the weather like?

Any help is appreciated.

Surprised no one has answered this.

I think your #1 depends more on you than anything. People here are friendly. I am older than you and married but I know enough friendly, active, single people in your age that I think you would do well socializing.

Austin is a terrific place for almost any outdoor activity that doesn't need snow. Cyclists and runners all over. Kayaking and now stand up paddle surfing are big on Lady Bird Lake. Lots of water sports.

Cool places to live - sure. Depends on your budget.

The weather is warm to hot. We are having normal summer temps now - mid-90s. A few sub-freezing days a year, usually in January.

[av8or1]

Well hoffdano answered these questions quite accurately, so not much I can add to the latter questions. However I would disagree with the notion that there are "enough" single people ... I moved here while in my late 30s and found it quite difficult to meet anyone who I would consider a relationship with. Austin is a college town, so there's lots of opportunity for the younger generation. If you were say 10 - 15 years younger I'd say get here, and quick! At our age though, it is more difficult. Sure, there is some availability and hoffdano has justification for his statement, but be prepared for the scene to not be that much better (in our age range) than anywhere else really.

The OP did state however that meeting a spouse wasn't a "necessarily" necessary thing though, and with that in mind, there are tons of folk that you could meet and be friends with down here; most of it would depend on your hobbies and whatever you're into, Austin has it.

[hoffdano]

Originally Posted by av8or1

Well hoffdano answered these questions quite accurately, so not much I can add to the latter questions. However I would disagree with the notion that there are "enough" single people ... I moved here while in my late 30s and found it quite difficult to meet anyone who I would consider a relationship with. Austin is a college town, so there's lots of opportunity for the younger generation. If you were say 10 - 15 years younger I'd say get here, and quick! At our age though, it is more difficult. Sure, there is some availability and hoffdano has justification for his statement, but be prepared for the scene to not be that much better (in our age range) than anywhere else really.

The OP did state however that meeting a spouse wasn't a "necessarily" necessary thing though, and with that in mind, there are tons of folk that you could meet and be friends with down here; most of it would depend on your hobbies and whatever you're into, Austin has it.

I'm not really part of the meet and greet crowd - so I have limited credibility on that topic. It just seems like I know a fair number of people in the 40-50 age range that are divorced and socially active. I really don't know where they hang out - except they do "stuff" - like outdoor activities (for example triathlons), parties (through their network of friends, married or otherwise).

[av8or1]

Yeah I've been out of the market since March 2009 myself so I'm not current either. However I know what it was like prior to that and it didn't paint a good picture. Heck, I ended up marrying a woman from a different city and brought her to Austin!

As it stands these days, I know several divorcees in this rough age range too, but overwhelmingly these folk are coming off marriages that didn't go so well. Therefore they aren't too interested in long-term relationships or anything resembling that. Instead, they seem to prefer spending their time doing whatever they're into - hiking, biking, whatever. And that's a great choice, I can certainly understand it. :-)

The point I'm attempting to make really is that Austin isn't all that much better of a "single life" city than anywhere else, and in some cases worse. This assumes that by "single life" one is referring to the dating scene. If OTOH "single life" were to mean "activities", then Austin has to be in the top 10 for sure!

Hope this helps the OP.

[AustinGuy]

Originally Posted by applenick

- is Austin a good place to meet new people? Not necessarily a wife or spouse but that would be ok too

Honestly, the "dating scene" for this age range in Austin is almost entirely online at sites like match.com, so if you create an account on one of these sites with an Austin zipcode, you can get an idea of what it will be like when you are here.

[cmaxmor]

Originally Posted by AustinGuy

Honestly, the "dating scene" for this age range in Austin is almost entirely online at sites like match.com, so if you create an account on one of these sites with an Austin zipcode, you can get an idea of what it will be like when you are here.

I think it depends on what you are interested in. There are plenty of mature women (and men) that go dancing at the Horseshoe, meet up for kayaking, participate in wine tastings, go to gallery openings, go see live music and hang out at places like Dog and Duck. It depends on your "crowd". Mine (premarriage) had a LOT of 40ish folks who dated and had a great time.

[unzipper]

If you're a Christian and go to Church, yes. If you are not, no.

[cmaxmor]

Originally Posted by unzipper

If you're a Christian and go to Church, yes. If you are not, no.

What? This is a biased and ridiculous statement. There are plenty of unChristian singles over 30 hanging around, looking for friends.

[homeinatx]

Originally Posted by unzipper

If you're a Christian and go to Church, yes. If you are not, no.

Hardly, I am 44, have lived in Austin for 9 years and have never had to go to church to get laid! If you are unattractive, maybe, but otherwise this is a pretty good casual sex town! Excellent tequila everywhere at reasonable prices probably helps.