30' something ASIAN female considering a job in the Irving, Texas area. Where should I live to meet other singles?? (Dallas: condos, maintenance)

[Helen3165]

I'm currently living in the Tampa, Florida area. BUT....there's only 3% asians that reside here. Unfortunately...Tampa lacks culture overall. But I only moved here ...for a job. Now...I'm back to square one with trying to find a NEW gig. I know Irving, Texas cost of living isn't too high. Which I like. I might consider a job over there. But where should a single 30' something asian woman live to meet other singles? I've noticed that Dallas is obviously a huge city. But it bothers me that Dallas also has around 2-3% asians!! I love a mix group of people ..from all walks of life and like being surrounded my mix cultures. But not alot of asians in Dallas? Do texans even date Asians in Dallas? LOL. Will I be single forever? Ha..ha. I've noticed that people say "Plano, Richardson, Arlington, and Irving"....has a decent size group of asians. But are they nice cities to live in? Since the job will be in Irving. I don't want the drive to be too far. I still like the night life and downtown city scenes. I don't want to live in an area with mainly married folks. I also don't want to live in a place with a TOWN feel. Where would you suggest I live? Should I live in Dallas...or somewhere else? If not Dallas...what's the next best thing? Don't want to be too far away..from the single scene. Looking to settle down eventually.

[kazyn]

you're 30 feet tall? :O


j/k :P good luck

[Cowboys fan in Houston]

Depends on your priorities. If being around large number of Asians is what you crave, Murphy is 25% Asian, Plano is 18% Asian, Coppell is 17% Asian, Richardson is 15% Asian, Allen, Carrollton, and Irving are 14% Asian. All of the above are also really nice places to live (sans South Irving) so that shouldnt be an issue. However, all those are also burbs with mostly married people. Plano and Irving have a decent nightlife and are ok for singles in areas, but nothing like what you would get in Dallas. Dallas doesnt have many Asians living there, but there is a Koreatown in the city which is nice. However, Plano and Irving both have more Asians than the city of Dallas by sheer number. There are about 12-15 cities in the metroplex that have a larger Asian concentration than the city of Dallas.

If your are more interested in being around singles, look into Dallas or lacking that, Las Collinas in Irving or the Legacy area of Plano. Uptown, the M-Streets, Addison, and Knox-Henderson are great for singles and you would find (no doubt) lots of men/womenwho would love to date you. I can tell you right now that good looking Asians go real fast in Dallas. Hell, Im married to an Asian. When we werent married we lived in Dallas and you see lots or Asians out and about. Those are the same Asians that live in those burbs with lots of Asians.

To this day when we go out, my Asian (Thai) wife gets hit on every time I leave her side. In fairness, I married a knock out! She's 6' feet tall and skinny as hell.

I think the Dallas area may be a good fit for you. There are a lot more Asians here than anywhere in Florida. If you want to visualize where the Asias are here, look at the map below. Type in Dallas, Tx and then click on the "Asian Population" tab under the "view more maps" tab. As you will see, the Dallas area is not short on Asians in the slightest. Asian culture is alive and well here. It isnt California or New York, but they are definately here.

Mapping the 2010 U.S. Census - NYTimes.com

Good luck to you! Ask any questions you want of me. Since my wife is Asian, we may have some insight.

[SouthernBelleInUtah]

My Filipina d-i-l lives in Little Elm has has a circle of about 10 Filipina friends, met in the year she has lived there. Of course, they are all married. I can't see that it would be that much different in areas that collect singles. She just talked to others she saw in the park, the grocery, etc. One led to another.

[Texan#1]

Asians tend to go out to dance clubs downtown...sometimes uptown. I would say 25% of Plush patrons are Asian. You can live in the suburbs and just go out in Dallas for the nightlife

[poisonakki]

carrollton, richardson and garland have good size population of Asians (Not sure what your ethnicity is but I know those areas have more southeast asians) . Las colinas has a sizeable amount of indians.

I totally hear you on the single front and not wanting to be stuck in the suburbs lol
And I'm also from Tampa Florida (yay another floridian in texas)

Originally Posted by Helen3165

I'm currently living in the Tampa, Florida area. BUT....there's only 3% asians that reside here. Unfortunately...Tampa lacks culture overall. But I only moved here ...for a job. Now...I'm back to square one with trying to find a NEW gig. I know Irving, Texas cost of living isn't too high. Which I like. I might consider a job over there. But where should a single 30' something asian woman live to meet other singles? I've noticed that Dallas is obviously a huge city. But it bothers me that Dallas also has around 2-3% asians!! I love a mix group of people ..from all walks of life and like being surrounded my mix cultures. But not alot of asians in Dallas? Do texans even date Asians in Dallas? LOL. Will I be single forever? Ha..ha. I've noticed that people say "Plano, Richardson, Arlington, and Irving"....has a decent size group of asians. But are they nice cities to live in? Since the job will be in Irving. I don't want the drive to be too far. I still like the night life and downtown city scenes. I don't want to live in an area with mainly married folks. I also don't want to live in a place with a TOWN feel. Where would you suggest I live? Should I live in Dallas...or somewhere else? If not Dallas...what's the next best thing? Don't want to be too far away..from the single scene. Looking to settle down eventually.

[psychomantis]

Originally Posted by Texan#1

Asians tend to go out to dance clubs downtown...sometimes uptown. I would say 25% of Plush patrons are Asian. You can live in the suburbs and just go out in Dallas for the nightlife

Awesome.... going to have to check this out.

[Squirl]

I am not single but it appears that many singles live in the Valley Ranch (zip 75063) and Las Colinas (75039) areas. It is mixed demographically, but the majority of "Asians" are from India. That said, there seems to be alot of singles and its not that suburban. However the nightlife is not exciting and if you lived there for convenience of the job, you'd probably be going to Uptown Dallas on the weekends. If you live in Uptown, you will have a 40 minute commute to work.

[LoveDallas]

A lot of singles like the Turtle Creek/Uptown area. You can get great buys on condos right now (watch out for any assessments that have not yet been set though) and not have to worry about the security, exterior maintenance and so on. There is also the Katy Trail if you are an outdoors person and lots of people exercise there...is easy to meet people. I just think that it is a fun place to live.

[mSooner]

There's always eHarmony too!