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Posted by: rsvpproducttest at January 16, 2008 8:43 AM

1. I always tell people if they have stuff in their teeth
2. trust
3. a bottle of scotch and some dry
4. since becoming single I worked out that work was not as important as I thought it was and have restored the balance, you need it to stay sane (or at least at my current level of insanity)

Posted by: butterflies1966 at January 16, 2008 1:17 AM

ridersonthestorm74, jenjen and misstingle,

1. make that gesture with my own teeth and hand, indicating there is something in their teeth. After like misstingle, waiting to see if it dislodges. If their date is approaching tell em ASAP.

2. Laughter of course

3. Ticket to Womadelaide concert for 1 day if there was no one else in my life otherwise I would divvy it up.

(I have gone from sign in ID 79, then to 80...now I'm 82..wonder if it affects the lenghth of time for sign on. Up to 10 sign ons now. Have been working a job that finishes up late so less blog time.)

Posted by: slightsynchronicity at January 15, 2008 11:56 PM

1. grab a toothpick and go for GOLD!! :)
2.communication
3.Cuban Cigar!
4.Very important indeed,work to live not live to work

Posted by: ridersonthestorm74 at January 15, 2008 4:05 PM

Posted by: ridersonthestorm74 at January 15, 2008 12:52 PM

1. Hmmmm ..........giggle on the inside ??
2. Talking, talking, talking........
3. 3 bottles of pink bubbly and 2 packets ciggies :) I would be broke but happy !
4. work life balance..........didnt I post something about a nasty WORK virus yesterday ? :)

Posted by: jenjen57 at January 15, 2008 3:57 PM

ANOTHER NEW TOPIC!
work life balance! is it important ?

Posted by: ridersonthestorm74 at January 15, 2008 3:49 PM

I am not having too much trouble with the blogs at the moment, how about you misswendyxx, Today122, WnW or anybody else. Hopefully any problems with the blogs have been fixed.

Posted by: mstingle at January 15, 2008 3:20 PM

ridersonthestorm74 at January 15, 2008 12:52 PM

1. Wait and see if it dislodges it's self after a few minutes (see if is disapears) Then if it is still there and you are certain that it not something that resides there normally, tell the person.

2.Considering the other person if it affects them.

3.Spend it wisely or wait until I had enough for what I truely wanted of course I would be keeping in mind what my children or any partner. It is good to share.

Posted by: mstingle at January 15, 2008 3:18 PM

NEW TOPICS !!!!!!!!!

1- You notice something in a person's teeth, what do you do?
2- Relationships- what is the most important ingredient to keep it going?
3- You have $50 left to your name, you would?

Posted by: ridersonthestorm74 at January 15, 2008 12:52 PM

I've just been to Sydney for a holiday and the scenery around the harbour is breathtakingly beautiful...so as a dating backdrop Sydney wins hands down over Melbourne...but the major difference I noticed with the people is that they don't smile at you as much as they do in Melbourne...I don't think this means much but it was highly noticable...they were probably looking at me and thinking another Melbourne Clown.

If I had loads of money I know where I'd be living though!

Posted by: istj54 at January 15, 2008 12:35 PM

May be this blog should be closed and the profile one seen as this one no one is using and the profile one so many people are having problems accessing it and it freezing once in.

Posted by: mstingle at January 15, 2008 11:49 AM

jen - ha ha ha!!

Posted by: today122 at January 14, 2008 10:42 PM

Girls form the East Coast are better in all aspects, pity I live on the West... Maybe I should fly over for a visit, anyone wants to be my tour guide?

Posted by: enj0ylife at January 14, 2008 10:24 PM

I refuse to believe that Sydney is a bottle blonde with implants........there are too many trees :)

Two blonde girls were working for the city public works department.

One would dig a hole and the other would follow behind her and fill the hole in. They worked up one side of the street, then down the other, then moved on to the next street, working furiously all day without rest, one girl digging a hole, the other girl filling it in again.

An onlooker was amazed at their hard work, but couldn't understand what they were doing. So he asked the hole digger, "I'm impressed by the effort you two are putting in to your work, but I don't get it -- why do you dig a hole, only to have your partner follow behind and fill it up again?"

The hole digger wiped her brow and sighed, "Well, I suppose it probably looks odd because we're normally a three-person team. But today the girl who plants the trees called in sick."

Posted by: jenjen57 at January 14, 2008 6:30 PM

slightsynchronicity at January 12, 2008 11:58 PM

Yes you are right it was Maralinga, got mixed up but for some reason I giggled when I read your post and my reponse was automatic.

Posted by: mstingle at January 13, 2008 2:43 PM

JenJen.. that was hilarious re the drive through teller machine.. And that is me to a t!! I have to now make sure Ihave everything ready to go before I even go near one of those machines.. ie leaving a car park.. If one of the kids isnt in the car with me I am nearly stuffed because i get them to hold the ticket ready for me to grab and put in the machine.. If they aren't there sure enough I lose it on the floor of the car and have to stop and get out and crawl around looking for it.. meanwhile angry people behind beep and complain!! .. hehe

Roxby Downs is a mining town.. one of my brothers worked there for a couple of years.. he is an accountant.. v ery hot and dry and unappealing place!!

Posted by: seraphsuzie at January 13, 2008 12:14 AM

As far as I can recall, Roxby Downs is a mining town - TC could probably enlighten us!

Love that story Wishful! Karma indeed!

Posted by: ninaschen at January 13, 2008 12:06 AM

misstingle: ha ha...wow you were up late!!!!!!!!! A bit slow on the uptake here.

Posted by: slightsynchronicity at January 13, 2008 12:04 AM

A bloggers Road Trip, today122, thats what is needed. Count me out... I will just live vicariously and read about it!!

Posted by: slightsynchronicity at January 13, 2008 12:01 AM

Hello from southern Adelaide : )))

Posted by: slightsynchronicity at January 12, 2008 11:59 PM

jenjen, Roxby is 550km North of Adelaide, in Outback SA, www.roxbydowns.com/

misstingle: sorry I do not understand the nuclear testing thing..is that about Roxby?? At Maralinga I believe they did that, which I think is near the Woomera area. Trumanscat would know more than me about those areas I guess. have been near Woomera once and never near Roxby. A uni friend is there now working in the mine.

Surely there is no man drought where u r jenjen?

Posted by: slightsynchronicity at January 12, 2008 11:58 PM

I think we've all been guilty of that one Jenjen. Ninaschen, I laughed that you wave and smile when they toot. Had that happen to me a few weeks ago, and I was so cranky (missed the ticket by an inch or two and had to get out to get it). The guy behind me tooted and yelled something, then I move on and hear a big "thunk"... karma - he took his side mirror completely off on the ticket box!

Posted by: wishfulthinker03 at January 12, 2008 11:55 PM

Oh I hear you ninaschen !! Too far from the machine to put the ticket in and too close to open the door, cant back up cos there is another car almost on top of you, trying to squeeze out through the window .......:) Oh dear.........

Posted by: jenjen57 at January 12, 2008 10:30 PM

JenJen -I do believe you have been peeking! I just hate those drive through thingys like they have at carparks. I have short arms. My kids call me 'T-Rex', they can be so unkind... No matter how close I can drive up to those machines, I still have to open the door to shove my ticket in. Someone behind always toots me. I pretend it is a compliment and smile and wave at them cheerily (with my T-Rex arms).

Posted by: ninaschen at January 12, 2008 10:07 PM

Sshhhhhhhh dont tell anyone mstingle :)

Posted by: jenjen57 at January 12, 2008 9:52 PM

Posted by: jenjen57 at January 12, 2008 8:21 PM

Please help, stop, lol boy I laughed that much I nearly needed my asthma spray. The sad bit is that is something I would do, lol.

Posted by: mstingle at January 12, 2008 9:48 PM

Atonement............I saw that a few weeks ago..........good film but the war segments were a bit drawn out I thought.
I tried to muscle in on the ironing thing, but slightsynchronicity has it covered, apparently !!

Posted by: jenjen57 at January 12, 2008 9:19 PM

and not even trying do the ironing. I might have to contract it out - misswendy, who do you use?
And totally off topic - I saw Atonement this afternoon - great great film

Posted by: today122 at January 12, 2008 9:14 PM

and we can go and share the driving and show them all which city has the bestest people :)

Posted by: today122 at January 12, 2008 9:13 PM

Good idea Today...along with the blonde wig (for those who need it). Might be easier to stay in Brisbane and be non-enhanced or dyed!

Posted by: wishfulthinker03 at January 12, 2008 9:03 PM

Hmmmmmm...............best to just stay here in Brissy hey then :)

Posted by: jenjen57 at January 12, 2008 8:44 PM

wouldn't you just leave the plastic boobs in Sydney for some other bottle blonde to use?

Posted by: today122 at January 12, 2008 8:43 PM

Best not take any passengers then Jen, no room on the front seat and no doubt the sophisticated clothing and countless books will be all over the back - and the dark hair dye. Just how you get rid of the implants is beyond me tho!

Posted by: wishfulthinker03 at January 12, 2008 8:39 PM

In case we have to stop for cash while driving to Melbourne or Sydney, cos nowhere else exists...........

Please note that the HSBC Bank is installing new "drive thru" cashpoint machines, customers will be able to withdraw cash without leaving there vehicles. To enable users to use this new facility the following procedures have been drawn up.

Please read the procedure that refers to your own circumstances (Male or Female) and remember them for when you use the machine for the 1st time.

MALE PROCEDURE.
1) Drive up to cash machine.
2) Wind down your car window.
3) Insert card into machine and enter pin.
4) Enter amount of cash required and withdraw.
5) Wind up window.
6) Drive off.

FEMALE PROCEDURE.
1) Drive up to cash machine.
2) Reverse back the required amount to align car window to cash machine.
3) Restart the stalled engine.
4) Wind down the window.
5) Find handbag,remove all contents on to passenger seat to locate card.
6) Turn the radio down.
7) Attempt to insert card into cash machine.
8) Open car door to allow easier access to machine due to excessive distance from the car.
9) Insert card.
10) Re-insert card the right way up.
11) Re-enter handbag to find diary with your PIN written on the inside back page.
12) Enter PIN
13) Press cancel and re-enter PIN
14) Enter amount of cash required.
15) Check make up in rear view mirror.
16) Retrieve cash and receipt.
17) Empty handbag again to locate purse and place cash inside.
18) Place receipt in back of cheque book.
19) Recheck make up again.
20) Drive forward 2 meters.
21) Reverse back to cash machine.
22) Retrieve card
23) Re-empty handbag,locate card holder and place card into slot provided.
24) Restart stalled engine and proceed.
25) Drive for 2-3 miles.
26) Release handbrake.

Soooooo not true, but funny anyway..........

Posted by: jenjen57 at January 12, 2008 8:21 PM

Haha Wishfulthinker03 - So true.....the metamorphosis occurs once I hit the Melbourne Rd!!

Posted by: misswendyxx at January 12, 2008 11:34 AM

Awww misswendy..you just wanted to become cultured, educated and a brunette! :)

Posted by: wishfulthinker03 at January 12, 2008 11:28 AM

Hello from Geelong.

Actually this afternoon I will be saying hello from Melbourne............

Posted by: misswendyxx at January 12, 2008 11:18 AM

So right twoeyes.
Time they closed this blog and gave us a more relevant one !

Posted by: jenjen57 at January 12, 2008 10:27 AM

Its the same wherever you are . There are nice people and not so nice people in every place you go. The only difference is the number in each place.

Posted by: twoeyes at January 12, 2008 10:17 AM

Hello from Brisbane.

Posted by: woodnwine at January 12, 2008 9:56 AM

ha mstingle - that's funny.

Posted by: today122 at January 12, 2008 8:41 AM

slightsynchronicity at January 11, 2008 7:55 PM

Was that due to neuclear testing, lol. Sorry I will have to blame that late hour!

Posted by: mstingle at January 12, 2008 1:20 AM

slightsynchronicity at January 11, 2008 7:51 PM

Yes it is nice to travel,it is a passion of mine to the core.

Posted by: mstingle at January 12, 2008 1:18 AM

Blondes and brunettes.......

A blonde and brunette sit watching the 5 o'clock news where a man is threatning to jump off a bridge.

the blonde says to the brunette i bet you $100 that he doesn't jump the brunette replies "ok i bet you $100 that he does jump."

Sure enough the man jumped off of the bridge and killed himself. the blonde gets out $100 and gives it to the brunette.

The brunette says 'I can't take you money.' 'Why not replies the blonde?' 'Because i watched the 12 o' clock news and he was on then so i knew that he was going to jump.' The blonde replied but i didn't think that he would jump again ".

Posted by: jenjen57 at January 12, 2008 1:08 AM

No

Posted by: jenjen57 at January 12, 2008 12:36 AM

Andamooka ring any bells?!

Posted by: trumanscat at January 11, 2008 11:31 PM

Hi All,
Roxby Downs is very near my home town....

Posted by: trumanscat at January 11, 2008 11:30 PM

Hmmmmm..............Roxby Downs is looking good this time of year, apparently :)

Posted by: jenjen57 at January 11, 2008 9:59 PM

SSC

Where is this Roxby Downs ?

Posted by: jenjen57 at January 11, 2008 8:54 PM

Posted by: enj0ylife at January 10, 2008 10:24 PM

enj0ylife:hi, that seems like a nice fish you caught then. Never been to WA, but everyone says its nice. 1.1 million people on RSVP and some of them are female so you could meet a nice East Coaster lady!

two eyes: hi, Geelong is a fine place with friendly people, I know people there : )))

Posted by: slightsynchronicity at January 11, 2008 8:05 PM

Posted by: neuroticfish at January 10, 2008 9:04 PM

Interesting, and just so the ladies know, Roxby Downs is overflowing with single men. The ratio of men to women is much greater there than most of Australia.

Posted by: slightsynchronicity at January 11, 2008 7:55 PM

In Feb I went to Bangalow, Byron Bay, Tweed Heads, Coffs Harbour, Green Mountain????? Mount Tambourine and a heap of rainforest/mountain/hill towns and hamlets...also coastal small towns. Went to as many of them as possible in Qld and Northern NSW....it was the best time : )))) Lots of other places I can not remember the name of. Nice friendly people, art galleries, clothes shops, places to eat, wineries, places to walk and hike etc....

Posted by: slightsynchronicity at January 11, 2008 7:51 PM

Is this a stupid topic or am I just being cynical. After all, there not only a number of other interesting people in other great cities of Australia, but there is a big wide world out there.

Posted by: heloise2 at January 11, 2008 7:05 PM

heloise2: hi, yes well as an Adelaidean who has not been to Sydney but lived in Melbourne....I agree. Do I have to move to Melbourne to meet someone Karina? I thought we were close to New Zealand for example and not far from S.E. Asia where they also have people etc etc Oh and airtravel was invented a while back also. I much prefer the blog and only look at profiles of bloggers or sometimes if someone views me.

Posted by: slightsynchronicity at January 11, 2008 7:46 PM

Perhaps they could start a blog on why the blogs are much more interesting than the actual so-called dating profiles. Perhaps it's because people seem to be more honest on the blogs.

Posted by: heloise2 at January 11, 2008 7:31 PM

Of course my comment on "Tassie" below should have been Hobart.... I knew Tassie wasn't a city, really I did.... and yes, heloise2, it seems a bit of a silly topic to me too.

Posted by: malsie at January 11, 2008 7:24 PM

Is this a stupid topic or am I just being cynical. After all, there not only a number of other interesting people in other great cities of Australia, but there is a big wide world out there.

Posted by: heloise2 at January 11, 2008 7:05 PM

thelynathdiary - what we do in the smaller areas is..... import a partner from interstate :)

And if Melbourne is a "cultured brunette" and Sydney a "bottled blonde" - is Tassie a "vibrant, but understated redhead" (or "a straggly mullet with a bald patch"?)

Posted by: malsie at January 11, 2008 5:47 PM

It appears Australia only consists of 2 cities.... funny so where do I live? I am pretty sure south coast of NSW is real or is my whole life non existent? Great blog to exclude a large number of members.

Posted by: dolphin46 at January 11, 2008 5:21 PM

Rider....and then have it all disappear before our eyes? For me it'd be back to the deserts of Arizona, or the "Big Sky" country in Montana....perhaps a snow covered city in Canada....the list is endless, but it'd depend upon the company!

Posted by: wishfulthinker03 at January 11, 2008 2:13 PM

Lets leave behind the subject matter and concentrate on where we would like to go if we could choose our quintessential holiday destination....

Posted by: ridersonthestorm74 at January 11, 2008 1:51 PM

What about those of us in regional areas,eg,Orange NSW ??
Oh,this blog is so not for me....... :)

Posted by: graceandcharm at January 11, 2008 1:35 PM

I 'm with you jaspercat............maybe next time those of us in Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Darwin, Hobart and Canberra will get a look in !

Posted by: jenjen57 at January 11, 2008 12:54 PM

What about Brisbane or dont we exist??? What a silly topic???

Posted by: jaspercat at January 11, 2008 12:45 PM

ahhh ...best I move the the Isle of Capri and eat green olives all day and drink Peroni...

Posted by: ridersonthestorm74 at January 11, 2008 11:32 AM

Rider....you can't have everything! It'd be nice if to find a place that has ALL those things we like (including appropriate singles of the opposite sex!), however...back to being the wishfulthinker

Posted by: wishfulthinker03 at January 11, 2008 11:10 AM

Lived in The Netherlands for 8 years and that’s a complete different life to AUS.Lived in Sydney 16 years and I only miss the beach (Bilgola beach is the best) and my family. Tasmania for 3 and I miss the nature and my friends and Melbourne for 6 years and counting...love Melb the most as it has everything you want...except one thing ...a beach where the water is not freezing ! Wish someone could open that bay up.

Posted by: ridersonthestorm74 at January 11, 2008 10:59 AM

today122 at January 11, 2008 12:06 AM
wishfulthinker03 at January 11, 2008 12:23 AM

Yes I have had a look down that way a few times and at present that is where I think that I would like to be.

Posted by: mstingle at January 11, 2008 12:27 AM

Montville would be great - close to everything, great places to eat, good pubs, views to die for. Beaches 20 minutes one way, the bush right there, cold winters, mild summers...what more could you want!

Posted by: wishfulthinker03 at January 11, 2008 12:23 AM

no - Cairns is not a good place to live. yep - lived there too, for 5 long long years. Montville would be good, ms t, or Buderim, close to the sea, and the mountains and the city.

Posted by: today122 at January 11, 2008 12:06 AM

yepp agree with you girl i was over there ages ago and found that i could still remember ways to travel through Adelaide, after having been there with my parents and go-kart racing back in the 60's

Posted by: moreofaman4u at January 10, 2008 11:37 PM

thelynathdiary at January 10, 2008 11:07 PM

Yes far too hot and humid for me, I am thinking of a move to somewhere near Caloundra, Montville, which would be closer to the city then where I am now, on the Fraser coast. However this will take time, I will have to make do here at present.

Posted by: mstingle at January 10, 2008 11:35 PM

moreofaman4u at January 10, 2008 10:52 PM

Yes I found Adelaide years ago to be the easiest to move quicky from one location to another as to what I described earlier.

Posted by: mstingle at January 10, 2008 11:30 PM

ps mstingle the ideal home for you is Cairns(if you don't mind hot weather)

Posted by: thelynathdiary at January 10, 2008 11:07 PM

Thanks mstingle and mswendy.
Mstingle.. the blonde brunette comments are not referring to the women of either city but rather the cities themselves.
I have fogotten who wrote this metaphor originally, but someone who was looking to describe the features of each city as if they had human characteristics so they said Sydney would be the party girl the blonde glamourpuss,because of the obvious charms of the harbour and the beaches, but Melbourne would be the less outwardly showy yet sophisticated type with hidden charms.
I see that "ask Sam" has already done this a 'which is the most romantic city"

Posted by: thelynathdiary at January 10, 2008 11:05 PM

Twoeyes - Yes a lot of great people from Geelong.....just like the great people from Melbourne I've met........ ;)

Posted by: misswendyxx at January 10, 2008 10:57 PM

Ms t ,you do realize that Melbourne,Sydney,and Adelaide fit those ideals, as for Perth(i don't know as haven't been to yet) & Brisbane always got lost up there,sorry wft 03, But as it says ,"we are gert by sea" and we are an island really

Posted by: moreofaman4u at January 10, 2008 10:52 PM

magot3..quiet Sunday morning in Adelaide? well it is the City of Churches..what I want to know is why you needed to leave the Hyatt to search for a laundry????
Hunter Valley recently visited by me...love the whites at the moment.

Every original blog has now been recycled....this one is just 'where is the best one to find love in Australia"
with a new heading.

Of course there are wonderful people in both mentioned cities and across the entire country.

Everyone can join in (although it is infuriating that only two cities were mentioned but the list would go on forever otherwise) I think the basic question is how do you go about meeting and dating in (insert city/town/RMB here)
I for one would find it interesting to read what people do in the outback or in smaller country towns.
As a person who has lived in quite a number of places I know that my personality/lifestyle/outlook changes with each move. For instance at times when I have lived in quite small rural towns I took to wearing checked shirts,(does anyone remember the jeans chambrey shirt and checked blazer look complete with flat lace up shoes(early Nun style) circa 1993?? omg! I baked cakes and made pickles and arranged flowers in vases..artistically...just so...preserved them myself...not kidding...help me....and volunteered at fundraisers..such is the effect. Back in the city I heat up my lean cuisine, attend the theatre and wear very high heels.

I am guessing that this would mean my dating habits would be different and possibly affect my choice of partner or what I am looking for in a partner depending on my location....not to mention how he then perceives me...!!

Posted by: thelynathdiary at January 10, 2008 10:48 PM

Jen I am with you.. who really cares?

I happen to love Sydney.. its history is second to none and there is so much to see and do.
Has nothing to do with dating though.. its still a stupid stupid topic...:-)

Posted by: seraphsuzie at January 10, 2008 10:46 PM

jenjen57 at January 10, 2008 9:40 PM

I don't know but an ideal city for me would be one that had beaches (good ones) Mountains and country side within easy reach and was large enough not to get bored with it too easily.

Posted by: mstingle at January 10, 2008 10:41 PM

EnjoyLife...you can always move East!

Posted by: wishfulthinker03 at January 10, 2008 10:38 PM

today122 at January 10, 2008 7:48 PM

Yes I am from Melbourne too.

Posted by: mstingle at January 10, 2008 10:33 PM

thelynathdiary at January 10, 2008 7:31 PM

Good read, I enjoy seeing places just as much as I do issues through someones elses eyes.

Posted by: mstingle at January 10, 2008 10:30 PM

I have travelled and worked in every capital city in Australia and many more towns around this island of ours. One think I know for certain that the guys on the East Coast are lucky to have the girls that you do.

If you think your getting a bad deal, give them to me, I would be glad to take them off your hands.

Always said to my friends, that if I meet a girl interstate, I wouldn't even think twice about moving there. The girls on this side.... *sigh!!

Posted by: enj0ylife at January 10, 2008 10:24 PM

seraphsuzie at January 10, 2008 6:24 PM

seraphsuzie at January 10, 2008 6:24 PM

I know there are a lot of complaints about the topics that come up it doesn't usually bother me if bored most of us find something to talk about and we can make it a very interesting session or a quite a humours one. However tonight I am really taken back by the comparison of Melbourne or Sydney women suggested by RSVP “Melbourne is likely to be a more intellectual and cultured brunette whilst Sydney is a bottle blonde supermodel with implants” I try and be funny and say that they are fighting words to be pitted against Sydney women by Melbourne women, (compition and all that). However I don’t really find it that rib tickling. It suggest to me that not much is known about the two cities or at least Sydney otherwise they would come up with something that expresses the essense of what each city is about and thus the women that live there. There fore it appears that not much effort has been put into reasearching this topic, to come up with something decent to say about it.

Posted by: mstingle at January 10, 2008 10:21 PM

you will find great people just about everywhere.

Melbourne..

Sydney....

GEELONG......

Posted by: twoeyes at January 10, 2008 9:58 PM

Whenever I have visited Sydney I have found that people are just as friendly as they are in Melbourne......or maybe that was just the tourists in Sydney that are really friendly??

Posted by: misswendyxx at January 10, 2008 9:53 PM

Posted by: thelynathdiary at January 10, 2008 7:31 PM

Great post lynathdiary.

how do the bloggers from other cities participate in this one???
Posted by: junebaby57 at January 10, 2008 7:23 PM

Junebaby57 - I'm with you on this one, have never lived in Sydney so how do you compare the two?

Posted by: misswendyxx at January 10, 2008 9:47 PM

Do the cultural and geographic differences between Melbourne and Sydney affect how people date and meet new people? How do the two cities differ when it comes to Dating?

Who really cares?

Posted by: jenjen57 at January 10, 2008 9:40 PM

A recent Australian Bureau of Statistics Report shows that Melbourne women are more sexually active, more romantic and better marriage material than Sydney women. However it should be borne in mind that in certain vital statistical categories the actual leader in the field was Walkabout Creek where the local barmaid has been single handedly, weight for age, holding the fort for the rest of Australia. Isn’t that right, Mick?

Posted by: neuroticfish at January 10, 2008 9:04 PM

OK Melbourne, here I come...........

Posted by: slightsynchronicity at January 10, 2008 7:50 PM

Personally I live in a global world where distance is removed by such things as the internet, and Australia is more than the East Coast (which I love).

Oh and I have found country towns good to meet people in also...small coastal towns etc.

Posted by: slightsynchronicity at January 10, 2008 7:49 PM

hi lynath
I think you hit the nail right on the head - Melbourne doesn't have to try to impress, it just is. But then I'm originally from Melbourne and may have just a slight bias!!

Posted by: today122 at January 10, 2008 7:48 PM

Adelaide must be a fiesty red head then...
What kind of topic is this?

Brisbane is a young tanned woman in a bikini? And so on. Oh well what if I think Sydney and Melbourne are like men, and comment on it...my post will not be relevant and will be deleted. Oh anyway, I lived in Melbourne for one year and met some excellent people while at uni there, including guys of course and there was a culture of going out to cafes etc, seeing bands and was Arts focused. Yeah I had dates back then. Melbourne was excellent for meeting people. but it was so long ago. Never lived in Sydney or visited except when a baby. This is a blog topic that excludes others and with that Tour Down Under race coming up, Adelaide turns into another city at that time so basically this topic is irrelevant to me but look forward to seeing others comments : )) Dating and meeting people may not be the issue for some of us...some RSVP members have lots of dates and can not find a partner from that. In January 07, I looked overseas on RSVP. As I was fed up with not meeting anyone where I am from.

Posted by: slightsynchronicity at January 10, 2008 7:45 PM

Firstly to the person who thinks teenagers should 'grow up' ..I am almost sure they will...

The Melbourne/Sydney Blonde /Brunette metaphor has been around for years now, dreamed up by marketers or stirrers, or both.

I have lived for many years in both cities and dated and socialised in both. I have lived in several others too and can tell you that they are all different in their own ways.

I would say that Sydney is a great city in which to be a young person (preferably a backbacker) to live in inner city housing and have a ball in nightclubs and pubs, or if you are into a gay lifestyle very well catered for.
If you have lots of money it can be okay, so that you can live near the water have a pool and spa and or water toys to engage in the water focussed lifestyle. The place looks pretty and sparkly on the water side. The air is warm and highly perfumed with Frangipani and Orange Blossom -quite romantic and there is a sort of hum of excitement(about what I never found out! But I think it is something to do with the amount of tourists coming through and the air of expectation) I used to drive right around a waterfront road to work and always there was a holiday feel and it is exhilarating.
Move behind the scenes away from the water and the trendy wealthier eastern suburbs a bit and suddenly the scene is not as glittery. The place is run down and untidy and hell to move about in. Depressing.
As a woman who found herself alone in Sydney the outlook was not good for the long term. Housing costs were too high and quality too low.
I found as a person not focussed on the beach life or attending local RSL or Yacht or Rugbyclubs where Bingo and Pokies abound,there was nothing much for me to do on my own ,or on a date apart from movies or the occasional play or exhibition. Driving a few hours south to Berry or West to the Blue Mountains or north to the Central Coast or Hunter Valley was about it and the drive home through traffic was such a pain it was not worth it and not the sort of thing to do on early dates. I spent years wondering when I would find the sort of suburbs to be found in Melbourne with it's own mini nightlife and great coffee shops bars and restaurants. only realise they don't exist. There are a few, that is all.
In ten years in Sydney I found I had made acquaintances more than friends. I met a very few available men and only went on a couple of dates. On average home socialising is very casual and people are focussed on money, house prices , and what you can do for them. If they are native Sydney siders then they think Sydney is the centre of the world. In reality the weather is not really that different temperature wise to Melbourne, although the Winters don't drag out as long and is not so changeable.
For economic reasons I left a great job(and that is the catch for me now..I have a great life but less of a career in Melbourne. In Sydney a great job but no social life)

Melbourne is a glorious, lively sophisticated city now. Years ago it was a dull and boring but not anymore. Back then though, as is still the case, a fun social life happens all year in private homes, but now we are also spoilt with an abundance of places to eat, drink and meet as well as a great cultural life encouraged and nurtured by the European migration of the 50's. The air is also fragrant with eucalyptus and summer flowers and herbs, and at the moment dry grass,and in the Autumn from the leaves of the beautiful old European trees.

There is a rhythm to the year, to the seasons and to the social life and cultural life.
In the six years I have been back I have made some really close friends and have so many things in my diary. I have never had so much fun, and perhaps this is why I may remain single forever? There is so much a single woman or man can safely and confidently and do on their own within a few kilometres of the city or within a few hundred. I never feel alone and I just love the change of pace each Season brings which keeps life fresh and never boring. This has to be a daters paradise. If you can't find something or somewhere beautiful and romantic or trendy and fun (and close and not expensive) for a first date and any consequential ones then it would be best to give up! I have been on many dates here and I think the people are sincere about friendship in general once you are known to them. More 'old money' and 'old traditions' abound less need to impress.
The visual impact of Melbourne is wonderful with so many places to explore and enjoy...old and new.
Last weekend I attended an outdoor play in the most beautiful rainforest setting ...fantastic. and the beaches are superb too..
Yes, there is a difference in dress codes between the cities.. the humidity of Sydney does not allow so much for the "Collins Street Magpie" look(black suits, white shirts) or the gorgeous coats and gloves and hats of a Melbourne Winter and there are some differences in evening dressing too.
Sometimes I have a pang of regret about leaving Sydney(it does grow on a person) but overall I am sure I made the right decision to return to Melbourne and believe Melbourne is the best for dating overall. Where are you Mr Right?

Posted by: thelynathdiary at January 10, 2008 7:31 PM

how do the bloggers from other cities participate in this one???

And which female on this site are looking to date a bottle blonde bombshell??? so is this topic only aimed at the blokes in those 2 cities??? just askin....jewels

Posted by: junebaby57 at January 10, 2008 7:23 PM

If Melbourne women are cultured, educated and brunettes, Sydney women are blonde bombshells with big boobs....where does that leave those of us who are in Brisbane? Does that mean if I migrate south I will either get bigger boobs (got the blonde hair already), or I'll become even smarter and be given a bottle of hair dye?

What a topic....surely something with a little more ooompff could materialise? How many RSVP'ers have dated in both cities that could give an opinion based on their experiences? Ahh but what should I know, I'm from neither!

Posted by: wishfulthinker03 at January 10, 2008 6:42 PM

This is a ridiculous topic.
People are people and are different, whether it's because of where they live or otherwise. I've lived in both Sydney and Melbourne (and Brisbane and Darwin and wherever else) and people are different in different cities. Melbourne's cold so the lifestyle is different from Darwin, say, so what people do and how they live is different. Simple.

Posted by: today122 at January 10, 2008 6:41 PM

Well I am a Sydney person and I happen to think I am exceptional.. and I know a lot of Sydney based people who are all exceptional too.. And it doesn't matter WHAT city you date in.. there are losers everywhere... I mean do people really think there is a difference in regards to the people in cities??? How narrowminded and just plain stupid!!!

Posted by: seraphsuzie at January 10, 2008 6:24 PM

canbecheeki- nice profile and photos. The men that are bastards are the ones who drink to get drunk ha-ha and the ones who wear pink polo tops with the collar up! haha Every state is a little different...when I was in Perth in a club last year I was asked by 3 people if I was from Melbourne and the reason why? ..Melbourne people dress differently?? Must be the 4 seasons in 1 day thing...lucky I didn't wear a kilt !

Posted by: ridersonthestorm74 at January 10, 2008 3:40 PM

Karina, Sydney is not more likely to be bottle blonded big boobed super models at all, I don't think you can stereotype like that. There is a mix of all types of people in all types of places and like JenJen, are two cities only 1,000 apart really that different. I don't think so, you have nice people and rude people in every city in the world. It's like saying all men are ba*tards! Now that's not entirely true... is it guys.

Posted by: canbcheeki at January 10, 2008 3:24 PM

How would it make any difference? I do have to say however that in general I do find most Melbourne women friendlier than Sydney women but that may be biased because I have friends in Melbourne and often meet women through them.

Posted by: woodnwine at January 10, 2008 3:18 PM

archerrising- your suggestion could be true but I do seem to be able to strike up a conversation much easier with a Sydney girl,maybe its just me .Then again more women are working up the corporate ladder these days (and good on them) and those roles are based in Sydney, so it would make sense there are less eligible men in Sydney

Posted by: ridersonthestorm74 at January 10, 2008 1:54 PM

ridersonthestorm74 - do you think maybe Sydney women are more friendly *because* there's a shortage of eligible men??

Posted by: archerrising at January 10, 2008 1:39 PM

The differences are to be found within the cities rather than between the cities.The north shores of Sydney equate to the inner eastern suburbs of Melbourne.The western suburbs of both cities are predominately blue collar areas etc etc

Posted by: abckenny at January 10, 2008 12:49 PM

to me it don't matter where your from as saying, no, is th same any state your in or from, some guys have it ,and others just don't get it.
im of the later.

Posted by: moreofaman4u at January 10, 2008 12:49 PM

Mmmm...there is a difference between the two I must admit. When I go out in Sydney the women seem much friendlier and a little less stuck up then the Melbourne girls, they even bought me a drink ! WOW also there seems to be less eligible men in Sydney. Is this true ladies in Sydney? As this is what some female friends of mine have said in the past.
Curious

Posted by: ridersonthestorm74 at January 10, 2008 12:41 PM

"Melbourne is likely to be a more intellectual and cultured brunette whilst Sydney is a bottle blonde supermodel with implants."
Serious ?????????

Isnt any big city much like the next ?
Are the cultural and geographic differences between two cities 1000km apart really that significant ?

Posted by: jenjen57 at January 10, 2008 12:20 PM