 | | | 
12.01.2010, 09:50
| Forum Legend | | Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: OOO
Posts: 3,724
Groaned at 79 Times in 55 Posts
Thanked 1,683 Times in 1,017 Posts
| | Re: Why is it so hard to find a date in Zurich?! (hope my friends wont kill me) | Quote: | |  | | | I blame it on the global credit crisis.... | | | | | no crisis = no babies. must be true for Switzerland  | 
12.01.2010, 09:51
|  | Forum Legend | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: d' Innerschwiiz
Posts: 7,770
Groaned at 419 Times in 282 Posts
Thanked 18,298 Times in 5,668 Posts
| | Re: Why is it so hard to find a date in Zurich?! (hope my friends wont kill me)
For all those athletic singles, I say to you
Wildspitz, my friends, Wildspitz.
| 
12.01.2010, 10:03
| Forum Veteran | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Ticino & London
Posts: 2,016
Groaned at 173 Times in 93 Posts
Thanked 1,139 Times in 628 Posts
| | Re: Why is it so hard to find a date in Zurich?! (hope my friends wont kill me) | Quote: | |  | | | To throw in a bit of hope into this thread ...
I heard 2009 was a record year of babies being born in Switzerland and the average age of those dear mothers was something between 35 - 40.
Why should 2010 be any different say !!!  | | | | | In the UK; with the snow we have had over Xmas and to date, I gather the maternity clinics will be busy in September.
Saying that it did say on the news that the sales of contraception shot up but then there is a recession as well. | 
12.01.2010, 10:17
| Forum Legend | | Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: OOO
Posts: 3,724
Groaned at 79 Times in 55 Posts
Thanked 1,683 Times in 1,017 Posts
| | Re: Why is it so hard to find a date in Zurich?! (hope my friends wont kill me)
Begga, how about Iceland?
Your country seems to go through a rather rough patch as well doesn't it.
Does that have an influence on its dating scene, more babies and all?
| 
12.01.2010, 10:26
| Newbie | | Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Bern, switzerland
Posts: 6
Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts
Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post
| | Re: Why is it so hard to find a date in Zurich?! (hope my friends wont kill me)
hii ...
i have the same problem lady , like your friend
well , if that suitable and not shamed ...
i'm intrested to get in touch with some one of them
so you can make a help for me and for a one of them to know each other and maybe then it will be a good chance for me and one of them ..
wait your reply lady
hii ...
i have the same problem lady , like your friend
well , if that suitable and not shamed ...
i'm intrested to get in touch with some one of them
so you can make a help for me and for a one of them to know each other and maybe then it will be a good chance for me and one of them ..
wait your reply lady | Quote: | |  | | | I hope my friends wont kill me for posting this.... 
While I am happily married for quite a few years, I have not one but THREE female friends who have been single ever since I have met them.
The three are in their late 30's early 40's, and what they have in common is: they are expat, they are senior professionals in large multinationals (i.e., independent and good earners), and attractive. From where I see it, there is nothing wrong with any of the three. Oh! And they love sports and outdoors!
One of these friends tried actively the whole expat dating scene... unsuccessfully.
Another friend tried PARSHIP for a year now, unsuccessfully...
The other one is just way too picky and I doesnt look like she has tried beyond being set up from a limited circle of friends.
Any clues why is this? Any ideas how to get them out of their single-sein? None of them wants to stay single (otherwise I wouldnt be asking for help). | | | | |
Last edited by vwild1; 09.02.2010 at 00:12.
Reason: No need for multiple posts in succession when one single post will suffice.
| 
12.01.2010, 10:28
|  | RIP | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Basel [Quality not Quantity]
Posts: 2,280
Groaned at 31 Times in 22 Posts
Thanked 2,879 Times in 1,067 Posts
| | Re: Why is it so hard to find a date in Zurich?! (hope my friends wont kill me) | Quote: | |  | | | Begga, how about Iceland?
Your country seems to go through a rather rough patch as well doesn't it.
Does that have an influence on its dating scene, more babies and all? | | | | | Yeah that is correct actually. There was a baby boom in 2009.
Seems like some ladies thought about it as a safety net, as it is not allowed to fire pregnant women. Yes, I'm serious, I know of some girls who got pregnant to keep their jobs... | 
12.01.2010, 10:29
|  | Senior Member | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Zurich
Posts: 447
Groaned at 9 Times in 7 Posts
Thanked 188 Times in 127 Posts
| | Re: Why is it so hard to find a date in Zurich?! (hope my friends wont kill me) | Quote: | |  | | | Yes, I'm serious, I know of some girls who got pregnant to keep their jobs...  | | | | | Even if they don't have any boyfriends? Is it too late for me to go? | 
12.01.2010, 10:49
|  | RIP | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Basel [Quality not Quantity]
Posts: 2,280
Groaned at 31 Times in 22 Posts
Thanked 2,879 Times in 1,067 Posts
| | Re: Why is it so hard to find a date in Zurich?! (hope my friends wont kill me) | Quote: | |  | | | Even if they don't have any boyfriends? Is it too late for me to go? | | | | | I know we are awesome and all that, but this could be expensive for you the next 18 years... | 
12.01.2010, 11:09
|  | Forum Veteran | | Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Zurich
Posts: 732
Groaned at 22 Times in 15 Posts
Thanked 330 Times in 218 Posts
| | Re: Why is it so hard to find a date in Zurich?! (hope my friends wont kill me)
As long as we live in era of EFing or internet chatting, dating,... not that much chance of meeting physically!
| 
12.01.2010, 11:18
| Forum Veteran | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Ticino & London
Posts: 2,016
Groaned at 173 Times in 93 Posts
Thanked 1,139 Times in 628 Posts
| | Re: Why is it so hard to find a date in Zurich?! (hope my friends wont kill me) | Quote: | |  | | | Begga, how about Iceland?
Your country seems to go through a rather rough patch as well doesn't it.
Does that have an influence on its dating scene, more babies and all? | | | | | Maybe Begga can confirm or deny this but I understand that people get married quite young in Iceland.
One of my clients was working out there for a year and tells me the women are "well tastey looking".
However, I look at the icelandic singer, Bjork; I would say she was not attractive at all and doesn't ooze any sex at all in the way she carries herself and perhaps that is why she hangs out so much in the UK.
| 
12.01.2010, 11:30
|  | Forum Legend | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: La Cote
Posts: 17,488
Groaned at 414 Times in 275 Posts
Thanked 20,435 Times in 10,578 Posts
| | Re: Why is it so hard to find a date in Zurich?! (hope my friends wont kill me) | Quote: | |  | | |
However, I look at the icelandic singer, Bjork; I would say she was not attractive at all and doesn't ooze any sex at all in the way she carries herself and perhaps that is why she hangs out so much in the UK. | | | | | Haha...I have to say it is a matter of opinion and taste, my gay best friend goes bonkers for her. And she is humongously popular, so I think more people find her attractive than not.
Btw, I do agree with you, I find her pretentious and her muzzak boring, but whatever floats people's boat | 
12.01.2010, 11:35
|  | RIP | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Basel [Quality not Quantity]
Posts: 2,280
Groaned at 31 Times in 22 Posts
Thanked 2,879 Times in 1,067 Posts
| | Re: Why is it so hard to find a date in Zurich?! (hope my friends wont kill me) | Quote: | |  | | | Maybe Begga can confirm or deny this but I understand that people get married quite young in Iceland.
One of my clients was working out there for a year and tells me the women are "well tastey looking". | | | | | Well, I'm not sure what to compare Iceland with. It is definitely very different from Switzerland. Couples move in together, have babies etc waaay younger than here, and it is perfectly normal to be a mother (even a single mother) AND have a cool carrier. | Quote: | |  | | | However, I look at the icelandic singer, Bjork; I would say she was not attractive at all and doesn't ooze any sex at all in the way she carries herself and perhaps that is why she hangs out so much in the UK. | | | | | Personally I think Björk is very cool. But she isn't very icelandic looking honestly. And it is funny how some people think all of us girls must look like here. A Swiss guy asked me if everyone had black hair in Iceland... I needed to double check my own hair before answering that... | 
12.01.2010, 11:53
|  | Forum Legend | | Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Basel
Posts: 4,422
Groaned at 158 Times in 125 Posts
Thanked 5,428 Times in 2,510 Posts
| | Re: Why is it so hard to find a date in Zurich?! (hope my friends wont kill me) | Quote: | |  | | | As long as we live in era of EFing or internet chatting, dating,... not that much chance of meeting physically! | | | | |
Not much chance of meeting...?
Have you not seen the Events section of this forum? I feel relatively positive that DB and MN are not the only pairing resulting from the chance to meet via this forum.
| 
13.01.2010, 10:09
|  | Junior Member | | Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Gossau
Posts: 87
Groaned at 2 Times in 1 Post
Thanked 129 Times in 44 Posts
| | Re: Why is it so hard to find a date in Zurich?! (hope my friends wont kill me) | Quote: | |  | | | So you are basing your view on swiss men being afraid of working women and wanting a housewife based on one swiss man who proposed to your jobless Brazilian friend. Hmm. | | | | | Well, as I said, I'm only living here four months ago, perhaps I'm wrong, I got that impression not only for the Brazilian girl (who I could say is my acquaintance, more than friend) case; I had the chance to chat with a few Swiss ladies who are house wives, they told me I should not feel "guilty" for being a full time mum here, as this is well accepted and even "expected" from a married woman in the Swiss society (we live in a very small town, in the German part of the country) so, I thought, if a Swiss man grew up in a small village with this in mind, maybe his expectations for a woman might be different to the ones of a man who grew up in a big city in another part of the world. So, is not that I'm assuming things, or making my mind about Swiss men based on one case, I was just trying to put some ideas on the discussion table, I trust that is allowed when discussing something in this forum?
| 
13.01.2010, 11:11
|  | Forum Veteran | | Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Valais, Switzerland
Posts: 839
Groaned at 7 Times in 6 Posts
Thanked 366 Times in 244 Posts
| | Re: Why is it so hard to find a date in Zurich?! (hope my friends wont kill me)
Don't think it's been posted yet, but here's one guy who used mathematics to explain why it's so hard to find a girlfriend: http://www.myfoxla.com/dpps/news/dpg...100112_5537488
Wouldn't you think that using math to explain something like this is perhaps one of the primary reasons WHY you're unable to find a girlfriend in the first place | 
13.01.2010, 11:21
|  | RIP | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Basel [Quality not Quantity]
Posts: 2,280
Groaned at 31 Times in 22 Posts
Thanked 2,879 Times in 1,067 Posts
| | Re: Why is it so hard to find a date in Zurich?! (hope my friends wont kill me) | Quote: | |  | | | Don't think it's been posted yet, but here's one guy who used mathematics to explain why it's so hard to find a girlfriend: http://www.myfoxla.com/dpps/news/dpg...100112_5537488
Wouldn't you think that using math to explain something like this is perhaps one of the primary reasons WHY you're unable to find a girlfriend in the first place  | | | | | Cleaver...
First I saw his pic, and thought 'wtf - he's cute and smart, he could have any girl'
Started to read...: 'of the 30 million women in the UK, only 26 would be suitable girlfriends for him.'
No maths are needed. He doesn't have a girlfriend because his demands are just too extreme. | 
13.01.2010, 11:25
|  | Forum Veteran | | Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Valais, Switzerland
Posts: 839
Groaned at 7 Times in 6 Posts
Thanked 366 Times in 244 Posts
| | Re: Why is it so hard to find a date in Zurich?! (hope my friends wont kill me)
Well, they do mention at the end that he's been with someone for the past 6 months... but I did find how he got those statistics somewhat funny nevertheless.
| 
13.01.2010, 11:29
|  | Forum Legend | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Kt. Glarus
Posts: 4,415
Groaned at 34 Times in 32 Posts
Thanked 10,952 Times in 3,253 Posts
| | Re: Why is it so hard to find a date in Zurich?! (hope my friends wont kill me) | Quote: | |  | | | Well, they do mention at the end that he's been with someone for the past 6 months... but I did find how he got those statistics somewhat funny nevertheless. | | | | | Dollar to a donut that paper was written as a birthday/V-day present for her . "See, love, you're one in 70 million! - or one in 285,000 - or, erm, one in 26 anyway." | 
13.01.2010, 11:46
|  | Forum Legend | | Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Basel
Posts: 15,038
Groaned at 295 Times in 199 Posts
Thanked 19,128 Times in 8,046 Posts
| | Re: Why is it so hard to find a date in Zurich?! (hope my friends wont kill me) | Quote: | |  | | | However, I look at the icelandic singer, Bjork; I would say she was not attractive at all and doesn't ooze any sex at all in the way she carries herself and perhaps that is why she hangs out so much in the UK. | | | | | what?? you can't deny she does have some cool hairstyles | 
13.01.2010, 13:27
|  | Forum Legend | | Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Basel
Posts: 4,422
Groaned at 158 Times in 125 Posts
Thanked 5,428 Times in 2,510 Posts
| | Re: Why is it so hard to find a date in Zurich?! (hope my friends wont kill me) | Quote: | |  | | | Don't think it's been posted yet, but here's one guy who used mathematics to explain why it's so hard to find a girlfriend: http://www.myfoxla.com/dpps/news/dpg...100112_5537488
Wouldn't you think that using math to explain something like this is perhaps one of the primary reasons WHY you're unable to find a girlfriend in the first place  | | | | | | Quote: | |  | | | Well, they do mention at the end that he's been with someone for the past 6 months... but I did find how he got those statistics somewhat funny nevertheless. | | | | | I wonder if the girl he's seeing even falls within the parameters he used.
I'm almost willing to bet not.
Further: | Quote: |  | | | | | | | | After having been hounded to speak just so my accent could be heard (playing EU version of an MMO)... how much you want to bet she only first got to know him because of his American accent? |
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Thread Tools | | Display Modes | Linear Mode |
Posting Rules
| You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | All times are GMT +2. The time now is 14:19. | |