POF : Moved to small town in FL from big city, do I have patience or move? re: dating

POF : Moved to small town in FL from big city, do I have patience or move? re: dating

So after 10 years in Las Vegas, (I’m from Vancouver originally) I moved to Florida to help my mom out who lives in another town here, and decided to move to FL for a change.

I used to travel all over the planet, and be really adventurous. But I have a few anxiety disorders (run in family) and I get headaches now if I drive too far. (I have therapist, psych doc and CT/MRI all clear so Neuro says Migraines and gave me some meds so I just have to limit my driving and things like that).

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Well the issue is, I have a nice home with good trees and peaceful and all that…….but I’ve been on like 4 dating apps and there are like 7 people in my area for months…all smokers and love country music lol….and I can’t drive far to meet people that I match with and possibly get to know them?

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So do I just have patience and hope someone cool eventually shows up, or do I actually sell my house and move because dating is sorta important lol.

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I had no issues dating in larger cities at all, but I’m not used to small town dating especially since I’m sorta stuck now because I can’t drive far….and people I’ve connected with further away aren’t willing to come out to see me in rural Florida lol…nor do I want to ask them to do that etc.

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I’m a guy, mid 30’s, my job is e-commerce online etc, 175lbs average build, average looking, with a cool dog lol.

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I’m like 50 miles west of Orlando and 50 miles North of Tampa.

I like the area, I have a nice little boat for the lakes, my dog loves the big backyard and I like the cycling trails…..but yeah not being able to go on any dates or meet someone for a relationship at all after almost a year is getting pretty boring…..

It just seems ridiculous that I would actually sell my home that I like and leave a place that is nice and peaceful because I can’t find anyone fun or special to spend time with…but yeah…….do I just hope someone eventually shows up in the area that I connect with well….or that someone wants to visit me out in rural florida lol?

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Also it seems to me that it’s the guys duty to make more of an effort in arranging a date and getting there etc….opening the door and all that………so it feels odd…do I put in my bio that I have this driving limitation now? or bring it up later? and is it really strange to mention to a woman that she would have to make the effort to come and see me instead of me driving there? ….that pretty much seems to limit my possibilities to very few or none lol….not ideal…..as it seems odd to ask a woman to make the effort to visit me ? instead of me going to them.

By. redsquirrel5000