Any singles living in rural/remote areas? (farming, quiet, water)

[Lariat]

If there are any How do you live and spend your spare time?

Also, are you actively dating or is that a back-burner thing?

I currently live in a large town, but looking to move to a much smaller town. No more than 10k in population and away from any big cities/town/etc. I'm looking to hear how you singles live in isolated areas.

Thanks.

[ReturningWest]

I'm single and older and I have no interest in dating. My social life revolves around my critters and my friends. Horse shows or group trail rides, dog shows, training etc. If you live on a farm there is no "spare time" there is ALWAYS something to do.

If you want to live rural, you better really like a solitary life, not that you won't have friends and neighbors but they are busy working their farms too.

[marmac]

Originally Posted by Lariat

If there are any How do you live and spend your spare time?

Also, are you actively dating or is that a back-burner thing?

I currently live in a large town, but looking to move to a much smaller town. No more than 10k in population and away from any big cities/town/etc. I'm looking to hear how you singles live in isolated areas.

Thanks.

I doubt you would have to live a --solitary-- lifestyle in a city approaching 10k population.

[Lariat]

Originally Posted by ReturningWest

I'm single and older and I have no interest in dating. My social life revolves around my critters and my friends. Horse shows or group trail rides, dog shows, training etc. If you live on a farm there is no "spare time" there is ALWAYS something to do.

If you want to live rural, you better really like a solitary life, not that you won't have friends and neighbors but they are busy working their farms too.

That's true. Farming is an opinion also. Love me some homegrown food.

I know about solitary life. I've been doing it. And in this huge metro area to boot. Urban or rural, people lead solitary lives. The only difference is, you can't go out the back porch and pizz in the wind. I don't like to be around people too long. I just want to be around critters and earth, not siding and asphalt.

[Lariat]

Originally Posted by marmac

I doubt you would have to live a --solitary-- lifestyle in a city approaching 10k population.

Really...plenty of things to do in a typical 10k American town? What kind of activities? Assuming the town would welcome a newcomer. Won't be a loss either way, but life would be a tad better.

[bigcats]

When I moved to my current town of 2,000 2 years ago I didn't really have an interest in dating (I wasn't doing it in my former city of 400,000 either). I kept plenty busy with work and gardening and outdoors stuff though.

When I developed that interest awhile later I went to the internet. And it worked out nicely. As it is now, either he or I travel the 2.5 hours to the other each weekend, and focus on work during the week. We'll make a decision in the next year as to where to settle permanently together - it'll be a remote little place, I'm sure, even if it's not here (but it probably will be)!

[nightbird47]

Originally Posted by Lariat

Really...plenty of things to do in a typical 10k American town? What kind of activities? Assuming the town would welcome a newcomer. Won't be a loss either way, but life would be a tad better.

Where I live the population is about 9k. There is Walmart and some fast food places. Some good restraunts. But if you really want to go out and play, most people go to Stillwater. Its only a half hour away so thats fine. Most people here are retired and can't to spend a lot on socializing, but there are clubs and concerts which don't cost much up in Stillwater. Or they work and don't have a lot of time.

I rather like that we have a nice quiet town where there isn't much excitement but are close enough to one that has a university and even a counterculture of sorts. I went to a Celtic Festival last weeked there, and there are rock hound clubs and lots of creative people. It's just that in a town where the population isn't as large, you have to look for the places (like the festival) where you find them.

[city_data91]

Originally Posted by nightbird47

Where I live the population is about 9k. There is Walmart and some fast food places. Some good restraunts. But if you really want to go out and play, most people go to Stillwater. Its only a half hour away so thats fine. Most people here are retired and can't to spend a lot on socializing, but there are clubs and concerts which don't cost much up in Stillwater. Or they work and don't have a lot of time.

I rather like that we have a nice quiet town where there isn't much excitement but are close enough to one that has a university and even a counterculture of sorts. I went to a Celtic Festival last weeked there, and there are rock hound clubs and lots of creative people. It's just that in a town where the population isn't as large, you have to look for the places (like the festival) where you find them.

Just wondering, do you know the All-American Rejects? They're a band from Stillwater.

I don't know how old you are, but you probably have to be young to know about this band.

[Trimac20]

I just moved to a town of 2,000 and it's not really a mecca for dating, as you might expect. Alot of married couples and families. I'd prefer it if I was a bit closer to a big city (nearest one is 270km or about 185 miles away), but I don't mind the country lifestyle and it's mainly because of my job.

[Vashon118]

If there are any How do you live and spend your spare time?

I live with my parents and spends my spare time either walking around and/or photography

Also, are you actively dating or is that a back-burner thing?

back-burner for a verrrrrrrrrrrrry long time