{"id":6967,"date":"2014-12-15T10:36:23","date_gmt":"2014-12-15T18:36:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/about.zoosk.com\/en\/?p=6967"},"modified":"2022-05-23T00:35:56","modified_gmt":"2022-05-23T07:35:56","slug":"5-tips-for-lgbt-dating-in-a-new-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/date-mix\/dating-advice\/gay-dating-advice\/5-tips-for-lgbt-dating-in-a-new-city\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Tips for LGBT Dating in a New City"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You\u2019ve finished unpacking and are settling into your new city. But, there\u2019s just one part of your life that\u2019s left unsettled\u2014your love life. Dating can be difficult after moving to a new city, especially when you\u2019re gay, lesbian, or happen to fall anywhere under the broad LGBT spectrum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gay-friendly city dynamics can vary significantly from city to city, and LGBT hangouts can be hard to predict. There\u2019s also the added difficulty in moving from a large city to a small town. It\u2019s easy to find yourself doubting the existence of gay-friendly venues in a town with a single main street, 1.5 grocery stores, and a row of tiny, rundown gas stations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t stress! There are LGBT singles and safe places to meet them everywhere<\/em>. Here are 5 tips for LGBT dating<\/a> in a new city:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Explore the City<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Explore your new home. Drive around and see the sights. See what entertainment venues are especially gay friendly. Check the web and local newspaper to find local LGBT events and\/or gatherings. If you have friends in the area, ask them if they know of any.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be Open to New Places<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oftentimes, you\u2019ll have to do a bit of research to find LGBT-friendly venues and events, especially in smaller towns. You may even have to drive a bit to reach those locations. Ask other LGBT locals which places they recommend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes, you may need to broaden your search to unique places. Bookstores, clubs, coffee shops, libraries, academic centers, and local events like farmer\u2019s markets and craft fairs can be great places to meet LGBT singles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remember Online Options<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Online LGBT communities, forums, social media platforms, and dating sites can be particularly useful when it comes to meeting local singles<\/a>. Reach out to others who share your interests and hobbies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prioritize Safety<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

While meeting people both online and in person, always prioritize your safety. Pick a public place to meet someone for the first time. If you\u2019re not sure about the place your partner suggested, feel free to suggest a place where you\u2019ll feel most comfortable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Get Yourself Out There<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, an obvious tip,but one that\u2019s paramount to your LGBT dating success. You\u2019ll never know what\u2014or who\u2014is out there unless you make yourself available and put one foot forward and take it one step at a time. Meet people. Explore your options. Don\u2019t hesitate to make the first move. The love of your life could be waiting around that next bend\u2014or in that tiny coffee shop you may have otherwise ignored.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here are tips to settle in and start dating in your new city. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":63,"featured_media":11994,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[887,895],"tags":[771,777],"class_list":["post-6967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gay-dating-advice","category-meeting-people","tag-gay","tag-meeting"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n5 Tips for LGBT Dating in a New City<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"After the move, use these tips for a better LGBT dating experience. You may be surprised how easy it is to jump in to a new community.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/date-mix\/dating-advice\/gay-dating-advice\/5-tips-for-lgbt-dating-in-a-new-city\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"5 Tips for LGBT Dating in a New City\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"After the move, use these tips for a better LGBT dating experience. You may be surprised how easy it is to jump in to a new community.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/date-mix\/dating-advice\/gay-dating-advice\/5-tips-for-lgbt-dating-in-a-new-city\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Date Mix\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Zoosk\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2014-12-15T18:36:23+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-05-23T07:35:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/dq1eylutsoz4u.cloudfront.net\/2014\/12\/17200436\/LGBT-dating-in-a-new-city.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Laura Hardgrave\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@Zoosk\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Zoosk\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Laura Hardgrave\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"5 Tips for LGBT Dating in a New City","description":"After the move, use these tips for a better LGBT dating experience. You may be surprised how easy it is to jump in to a new community.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/date-mix\/dating-advice\/gay-dating-advice\/5-tips-for-lgbt-dating-in-a-new-city\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"5 Tips for LGBT Dating in a New City","og_description":"After the move, use these tips for a better LGBT dating experience. You may be surprised how easy it is to jump in to a new community.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/date-mix\/dating-advice\/gay-dating-advice\/5-tips-for-lgbt-dating-in-a-new-city\/","og_site_name":"The Date Mix","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Zoosk\/","article_published_time":"2014-12-15T18:36:23+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-05-23T07:35:56+00:00","og_image":[{"width":800,"height":600,"url":"https:\/\/dq1eylutsoz4u.cloudfront.net\/2014\/12\/17200436\/LGBT-dating-in-a-new-city.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Laura Hardgrave","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@Zoosk","twitter_site":"@Zoosk","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Laura Hardgrave","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/date-mix\/dating-advice\/gay-dating-advice\/5-tips-for-lgbt-dating-in-a-new-city\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/date-mix\/dating-advice\/gay-dating-advice\/5-tips-for-lgbt-dating-in-a-new-city\/"},"author":{"name":"Laura Hardgrave","@id":"https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/date-mix\/#\/schema\/person\/5b57de1f904b7dfa58a94d6e43512dd9"},"headline":"5 Tips for LGBT Dating in a New City","datePublished":"2014-12-15T18:36:23+00:00","dateModified":"2022-05-23T07:35:56+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/date-mix\/dating-advice\/gay-dating-advice\/5-tips-for-lgbt-dating-in-a-new-city\/"},"wordCount":444,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/date-mix\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/date-mix\/dating-advice\/gay-dating-advice\/5-tips-for-lgbt-dating-in-a-new-city\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/dq1eylutsoz4u.cloudfront.net\/2014\/12\/17200436\/LGBT-dating-in-a-new-city.jpg","keywords":["gay","meeting"],"articleSection":["Gay Dating Advice","Meeting People"],"inLanguage":"en"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/date-mix\/dating-advice\/gay-dating-advice\/5-tips-for-lgbt-dating-in-a-new-city\/","url":"https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/date-mix\/dating-advice\/gay-dating-advice\/5-tips-for-lgbt-dating-in-a-new-city\/","name":"5 Tips for LGBT Dating in a New City","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/date-mix\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/date-mix\/dating-advice\/gay-dating-advice\/5-tips-for-lgbt-dating-in-a-new-city\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/date-mix\/dating-advice\/gay-dating-advice\/5-tips-for-lgbt-dating-in-a-new-city\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/dq1eylutsoz4u.cloudfront.net\/2014\/12\/17200436\/LGBT-dating-in-a-new-city.jpg","datePublished":"2014-12-15T18:36:23+00:00","dateModified":"2022-05-23T07:35:56+00:00","description":"After the move, use these tips for a better LGBT dating experience. You may be surprised how easy it is to jump in to a new community.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/date-mix\/dating-advice\/gay-dating-advice\/5-tips-for-lgbt-dating-in-a-new-city\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/date-mix\/dating-advice\/gay-dating-advice\/5-tips-for-lgbt-dating-in-a-new-city\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en","@id":"https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/date-mix\/dating-advice\/gay-dating-advice\/5-tips-for-lgbt-dating-in-a-new-city\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/dq1eylutsoz4u.cloudfront.net\/2014\/12\/17200436\/LGBT-dating-in-a-new-city.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/dq1eylutsoz4u.cloudfront.net\/2014\/12\/17200436\/LGBT-dating-in-a-new-city.jpg","width":800,"height":600,"caption":"Two LGBT daters on a date in a park."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/date-mix\/dating-advice\/gay-dating-advice\/5-tips-for-lgbt-dating-in-a-new-city\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/date-mix\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Dating Tips","item":"https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/date-mix\/dating-advice\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"LGBTQ+ Dating Tips","item":"https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/date-mix\/dating-advice\/gay-dating-advice\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"5 Tips for LGBT Dating in a New City"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/date-mix\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/date-mix\/","name":"The Date Mix","description":"Dating and Relationship Advice for Today's Daters","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/date-mix\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/date-mix\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/date-mix\/#organization","name":"The Date Mix","url":"https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/date-mix\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en","@id":"https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/date-mix\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/date-mix\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/TDM-logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/date-mix\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/TDM-logo.jpg","width":400,"height":400,"caption":"The Date Mix"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/date-mix\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Zoosk\/","https:\/\/x.com\/Zoosk"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/date-mix\/#\/schema\/person\/5b57de1f904b7dfa58a94d6e43512dd9","name":"Laura Hardgrave","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en","@id":"https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/date-mix\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/date-mix\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/avatar_user_63_1523040150-96x96.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/date-mix\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/avatar_user_63_1523040150-96x96.jpg","caption":"Laura Hardgrave"},"description":"Laura is a freelance writer with years of experience covering dating and relationships.","url":"https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/date-mix\/author\/laura-hardgrave\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/date-mix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6967","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/date-mix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/date-mix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/date-mix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/63"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/date-mix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6967"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/date-mix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6967\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/date-mix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11994"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/date-mix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6967"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/date-mix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6967"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/date-mix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}