Dating In London When You're New To London...

Imagine the scene: you have never been to London before and in your mind is the idea, no, the entirely plausible dream, that finding a date will be simple and easy. After all, London is enormous isn’t it? How hard can it be to find someone? Surely at every turn there could be a potential date waiting to go out with you, right?

Well...yes, in theory you would be right. But then again, in theory it should be easy to find your way around London if you’ve never been before but...well, you get the picture. There are almost more people in one place in London than there are grains of sand in one place in various parts of Britain, too, so you would think that would improve your chances. But let’s just slow down and think about this now...this is London we are talking about, so you may have to refine your tactics slightly.

One of the major problems with finding a date in London is that a lot of people in London, purely out of conditioning, are in a world of their own and don’t like talking to strangers (anyone who is not them, a relation, or someone they know quite well). That’s not to say they might not look at you and think You look nice, it’s more that it’s extremely unlikely they are going to say it out loud. As anyone knows, getting a smile from someone on a tube is worthy of an Olympic medal, so with that in mind you can imagine that actually speaking to someone about anything remotely date-related – ask someone on the tube for directions and you’ll see just how hard it is to get someone to speak to you in any capacity – is potentially about as likely as losing weight on a diet of pizza and chocolate and beer.

The best thing you can do is be brave about it. You may find that some people are reluctant to talk, but who knows? You may also find that you meet that certain special someone.

Another way to improve your chances is to look online. There are several dating / friends websites other than Facebook which provide Londoners and people who are new to London with ways of meeting potential dates and friends in a pleasant and safe environment.And who knows, a couples trip to chalets val d isere may be on the cards for you Londoners yet...