Where do you draw the line at dating someone?

[OrangeParty]

I'm not referring to physical or personality traits, kids, height and all that, but rather... Where do you draw the line at who you would date? "People you work with or for" seem to be the common wisdom. Who else? Would you date someone in your own social circle, or do you prefer more degrees of separation?

[thecrucible]

I've never dated someone I work with but I would actually be open to it if maybe we worked for the same company but at different offices. I wouldn't then be in close proximity with them if we did break up. I know a lot of people meet spouses at work and I know someone who found her husband there. I wouldn't immediately close this off as it is a good way to meet people.

 

I prefer to date outside of my immediate social circle although I have previously dated guys who were friends of friends. This still caused complications when we broke up as we had some of the same friends and some of them went to his side which upset me at the time (they only got his side of the story). Again I wouldn't say never but I can say that ever since, I have dated guys I have met on my own and not through my social circle.

 

I would draw the line at dating clients and customers because this could get really complicated and if it doesn't work out, they could turn up at your place of work and that kind of thing. I just don't want to seem unprofessional and I don't want people to interpret my friendliness as any more than professional. I suppose if I met them once and saw them again in a non-work setting and get to know them separately this would be different.

[Mysterio]

If I want to be methodical. I would say. I would date out of my work place. Out of my surrounding neighbourhood.

 

Age 30 to 47 is my age range for a woman. I don't want to be like Mick Jagger and date a woman that is old enough to be my daughter.

 

I am 45 Black male. I don't really care about ethnicity. It seems like I have more White women around me to date than Black women. Most of my exes are White.

 

I love Rock and Roll and Jazz/Heavy Metal. My social environment is more around white people. Thats the way it is.

 

In a nutshell. looking at my past it feels like I should really just chill. Pray to the universe and let relationships more come to me. Me always doing the choosing never pans out well.

[Mysterio]

At age 45 my line is She has to be Single/Widowed/Divorced without kids. S/W/D with one kid possibly two. Thats its.

 

If she is Separated. There has to be significant traction going into Divorce.

 

Outside of that I need to treated very well.