Local Dating: Dating Preferences of Asian Women during Lockdown

It is common for most users of online dating sites and applications to meet people outside their location, and the experience becomes more exciting because they now have the chance to engage in a diverse dating setup.

Asian women, for instance, are fond of expanding their circles to meet local singles or those who have a different way of life, along with interesting points of views and intriguing principles.

Due to the rising number of distant couples, long distance relationships have become a norm. Constant video calls, infinite messages, and the never-ending photo trade are just some of the activities LDR couples do.

It’s cliché for these couples to say that regardless of how distant they are with their partners, as long as their feelings are real, their long-distance relationship will work.

But as the pandemic hit the world, people’s dating preferences have completely changed.

The lockdown has caused singletons to entertain and meet people within their radius, hoping that they could build a more affectionate connection. In light of COVID-19, this hope slowly turned into a reality because of the post-lockdown freedom.

A good portion of the population around the world now have the chance to go out and experience activities amidst the virus — this includes local dating.

Local dating, or “locdating,” is a dating phenomenon that involves a dating pool for local people. In other words, people don’t need to take public transportation and go to far places to date someone.

A recent study found that 48% of people nowadays are inclined to try dating locally and getting to know someone in the place they live.

One major factor that contributes to this is the 46% of daters who have experienced higher levels of anxiety due to the impact of the current health crisis.

This present-day style of dating also helps take the pressure off from countless planning and preparing for big dates with someone who lives on the other side of the city or lives in a different region.

So here’s why local dating works better this time.

Local Dating Has Its Perks

• Safety First.

As the pandemic is still affecting many lives, it is best to limit someone’s exposure from crowded places when dating.

Choosing to meet local daters who live nearby is somehow reducing the chance of getting infected by the virus since no one needs to travel a long time to a specific meeting place. It is a safer way of resuming the dating game.

As a matter of fact, there are 45% of online daters who are still cautious when planning to have a socially-distanced first date, especially when someone lives too far away from their location.

Just make sure to keep your mask on and no intimate gestures allowed.

• Time-Efficient.

Dating someone within your set radius implies a shorter travel time. People can walk or use bicycles to arrive at the meeting place. It provides convenience for both parties.

Also, local dating allows daters to maximize their time together so they can get to know each other better. They can talk about current happenings, plans for the future, childhood dreams, and so on.

Right now, people need to keep in mind that time has become more precious than ever. It gives them a definite sense of currency.

• Workable.

If people know how to show love in a long distance relationship, they should also know how to make local dating work since proximity isn’t something to worry about.

Local dating is workable to the point that love seekers can personally feel someone’s genuineness and integrity. And these two qualities are necessary when building unbreakable connections.

Clearly, there is a huge difference between getting to know someone who lives far away and someone who is just a kilometer away. The latter can share more sensible moments and personal attachment.

• Practical.

Even before the time of the pandemic, people who plan to date someone they meet online need to prepare a lot to make sure that everything runs smoothly and perfectly.

Some daters need to reserve a table for two at a fancy restaurant, buy movie tickets, and spend an amount of money on refreshments. Money is never out of the picture when dating someone. No one can ever disprove that.

But with local dating, a stroll in a local park with a hot beverage or a DIY movie date is a great start to getting to know someone better.

The Imperfections of Local Dating

Since dating someone is not an official commitment yet, there are still drawbacks when you date locally.

Your chances of knowing someone with ‘better’ intentions have become slimmer.

Chances are that you get to match with someone you have known since childhood. It can be your classmate from high school, your neighbor, or someone you don’t usually mingle with.

It can be an uncomfortable feeling for some.

When the person you meet within your proximity turns out to be resentful, there is a feeling of awkwardness when you bump into them in your usual path.

Local Dating Can Mean Meeting Your Future Lover Down the Street

One of the disadvantages of online dating is that it’s hard to distinguish reality from fantasy because of distance.

Couples may feel the presence of one another because of constant communication, but dating online is one of the setups that best illustrates a so-near-yet-so-far scenario.

Sadly, it can’t be denied that some people promise things but have no intentions to fulfill them, considering as well that we all experience restrictions when it comes to engaging in activities with others, and as a result, building stronger relationships is negatively affected.

Everybody deserves someone who is willing to act on things rather than keeping them as words.

As per the findings of one of the internationally known dating apps, 55% of people search for meaningful romantic partnerships after dealing with loneliness brought about by a year-long lockdown, and local dating kicks off great opportunities to find love.

So begin reducing your settings to as little as a mile radius, and you just don’t know that the person you are regularly bumping into is your potential romantic partner.