How bad is dating in Austin if you’re in your 30’s (f) looking to settle down?

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Why is it inherently bad? I think the median age here is like 32. The odds seem to be perfectly in your favor.

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Then who do you want to date Associate?

It's better for young people (18 to 25), and men (I see more men dating up, women dating down)

Good luck!

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And everyone is poly/ ENM

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F for female? How bad could any dating pool be for a woman if you’re in decent shape and pleasant to be around?

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Doesn't matter what I pick I'll probably get a mix of both

A lot of flaky people in Austin.

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Well, I live in Domain area in Austin. 6’5 height, 6 packs and $250k salary. Feel free to shoot your shot in my dm.

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I live in the domain and all I get are L’s thrown my way for living there

Expand your pool by dating online nationally. I’m getting married in September and me and my girl live states away. We clicked tho and I was looking for a few years so it took patience and a solid understanding of what I was really looking for.

All in all, don’t limit yourself. Don’t close doors, keep ‘em open.

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No, just expand the miles away filter. And then filter for the attributes you seek (I.e. spirituality, education level, etc.). You’ll see folks who meet that criteria but only downside is that they are far away.

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You’ll either meet a sweet and charming conservative/moderate from Texas or a stuck-up coastal elite liberal from NY/CA

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Austin isn’t like NYC or SF in that regard. Good luck

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Those folks in NYC/SF say they want to settle down but don’t really, otherwise they would be settled down in a place like Austin.

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There are dudes 40 and above still hitting up Rainey every night. I think you’re good. May not get commitment though.

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To answer your question, Austin dating is really bad. There is a huge party culture that is nonstop. The dating apps are horrible, everyone seems paralyzed by paradox of choice and/or is afraid of commitment. If you have friends in Austin, assimilate into that group and try to stay off the apps so you can meet someone organically. And if you want to grab coffee with a 36M East Coast transplant with a good head on his shoulders, strong family values and ready to settle down, and well educated with a good career path, shoot me a DM 😉

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If you’re over 6 feet tall you can scoop any southern belle

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Not moving to Austin. I won’t make it out there. Lol

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Seriously. Same here

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I moved away in my 30s for this reason… well that and I’m not a Republican.

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Please, I wanna hear this one.

How is anything I said sexist?

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I found my wife in Austin!

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