<p>I'm wondering what the dating life is like in the "Happy Valley" for Ada Comstock students (aged 25 - 35, let's say). I'm very interested in Smith, but concerned about limiting my dating options at this important time of my life. I'm interested in getting married, making babies, all that usual stuff in the next few years. I'm heterosexual, btw.</p>
<p>Are there lots of 18-22 year olds but no one for us? What do people our age do for a living if they live in the five-college area, other than teach liberal arts students? ;)</p>
<p>I'm in the same situation and am already corresponding with someone I contacted through match.com. I like to plan ahead. :-)</p>
<p>There seems to be a lot of college professors on Match in the Noho area, but lots of other professions represented as well. Since there are lots of "online" professional and seemingly intelligent guys in the area, I assume that with some effort, it won't be too difficult to meet "off-line" guys either. ;-)</p>
<p>Thanks for replying! It's great to hear that someone else is thinking about this too. :)</p>
<p>I wonder where people in the other professions work? Do they commute to Boston? Is there any industry in the area? </p>
<p>It's not practical to think of meeting up with people for dating purposes in Boston in the winter, right? (I'm from CA and don't know how difficult it is to get around in the winter. Would it be like someone from Los Angeles dating someone from San Diego?)</p>
<p>Also (kind of a weird question): I tend to go for very brainy, quirky Real Genius-type guys... you know, the ones that make a light fixture in the shape of a Mobius strip, talk in palindromes, have a theory about everything. They're pretty uncommon where I come from in Southern CA. Are there many in the Noho area? (Where are you from, btw?)</p>
<p>it's true, there aren't many professional jobs in the Pioneer Valley compared to Boston, but there is a hospital in Noho with plenty of doctors, and there's a county courthouse so there's lawyers, too. </p>
<p>Boston isn't too hard to get to--the roads get cleared really quickly when it snows (just take the bus if you're shaky about driving in winter weather) and Springfield's even better. If you have a car, Hartford's within reach too. </p>
<p>Boston is a two-hour drive going over the speed limit on the Pike. Of course, if you don't go over the limit, half-blind grandmothers will be passing you.</p>
<p>RS, I dunno. I <em>have</em> gotten to know a couple of adults who live in the area but they're on the far side of the curve from you, doing the married-with-kids thing. But I can ask them for opinions/suggestions.</p>