I will caution that our WASs too could be in the same dating pool as us the LBS. I *think* I would prefer a LBS so at least I know I have a decent start- of course, there are no guarantees in life.
Childern play a HUGE role into this equation. Most people with dependant kids can't relocate and part of their time is devoted to raising them. Understandbly, not everyone will be ok with that.
Dating wise from my own experience even as a guy going out on a couple of innocent (no kissing etc) dinner and movie dates felt very odd. I felt out of place, like my mind was telling me I don't belong here. But then, if it's someone I really really like I would imagine it would feel different. It's probably the chicken and the egg situation though i.e. how do you like someone if you don't hang out with them? That's why I find it easier to meet people through a fun activity and thank god for the Internet and places like meetup.com. You instantly share something common so you can talk about it as the stepping stone, you're in a group setting so there's not a lot of pressure and if it doesn't work out it's no big deal because you're not there to date, you're there to hang out and have a fun time.
Me: 35|WAW: 38|D: 6yo | http://tinyurl.com/2dxx7m6 Feb 2006, left, came back in two weeks Aug 2006, left again Apr 2007, filed for divorce Dec 2007, reunited Mar 2010, moved out, filed again
