How Far to Travel for a First Date?

How far should I travel for a first date? How far away should my date be? These are important questions many people ask when it comes to practical dating, especially for a first date. There is no correct answer, and in fact, it is not uncommon for singles to travel completely across the world in the name of true love!

For average dating single men and women, distance required for traveling is pretty important. It's much nicer and much more practical when you can drive within 5 miles of your date and hang out at any time. When it comes down to it, there is probably a perfectly good girl or guy within every city or populated area for you to fall in love with. Being close by just makes it much easier. It turns out that the best distance to travel is about 20 minutes (or within 20 miles) for the most success in dating.

Traveling Long Distances for First Date

When it comes to online dating, there are so many perfect matches you can make around the world. You can communicate with them instantly and get acquainted online. When it comes to long distance relationships, there are certain clues you want to pay attention to in their profile, especially if you are seeking a serious, long term relationship as well. When it comes to someone far away, you'll probably want to see how likely or willing they are to relocate, keeping their job and/or family in mind as a factor. Henry says: "I don't mind driving 100 or 200 miles to meet a girl for a first date. Although if the date turns out successful, we will need to work something out for relocating near each other to make it more practical in the future." Realistically, 200 miles is probably the maximum traveling distance that 95% of singles out there would be willing to travel.

Another solution is to meet half way. If two singles live 100 miles apart, it's probably a great idea to meet half way (50 miles away). That increases your pool of dating choices, makes the date more practical and it may even make it fun to meet up in a neutral location for dating activities. Vicky says: "Meeting halfway is convenient for both sides. My guy doesn't have to drive long distances to both pick me up and then drop me off back home. If a date goes bad, we don't have to have to drive together long distance for an hour or two with that awkward silence." (Keep in mind, having your own transportation and meeting in a neutral public location is actually the best advice for dating safely.)

It all depends on the person. Some singles are truck drivers and have no problems driving hundreds of miles (even thousands of miles). They can practically find anyone in the country and schedule a date based on their truck driving route (excellent dating tip and advice by the way). Other people are world travelers and have no problem meeting people for a date in a foreign country after their long jet rides. On the other hand, some men and women would simply be too burned out to do any dating after even a half hour drive, so it would be best for them to stick to dates nearby in a local area.

Dating Site for Local Singles Nearby - Short Traveling Distance

Almost all modern online dating sites (including ours: LetsHangOut.com ) have a feature where you can enter in your city or zip code and run a proximity search to find singles nearby. Most users will probably search within a radius of 5 miles, up to 20 miles from their location to find singles within the radius. If there aren't enough people, the radius can be expanded to 200 miles or more. On our site, you can quickly find nearby singles within your IP Address (estimated geographical area) right now, or based on your zip code after you are a member. In addition, the general dating search can do the same thing, but with more searching criteria/filtering, and you can search different zip codes, cities and even countries to find your perfect match - even if they are very far away from you.

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