Thanks for this. Cheers 🙂

As far as:

“Obviously, I can afford a behaviour like that because I have a nice physical appearance and an acceptable character,
if I were an ugly man and/or if I were a man with a terrible character, I couldn’t apply a strict rule like that!!”

I took for granted that it also depends on the results of dating experiences, back in my early twenties!!

Knowledge makes you smarter, experience make you wiser!!

All the best!

Fab

I didn’t want to provoke you when I said:

“you should compare apples with apples!!”

I just took for granted that an effective comparison should be made properly!!

Professional bias!!!

I was in a hurry and I wasn’t considering the fact that you had written the post in total freedom just to illustrate and not on analysis purpose!!

I will pay more attention the next time!!

As far as your question:

“would you date somebody who lives next door to you? (Or is that then too close?)”

I have a simple and strict rule:

never date ( seriously or just for a quick adventure) with a woman who lives in your usual environment: office, gym, neibourhood, circle of close friends and so on!!

And this for a simple reason: if something goes bad, we’ll see each other very rarely if it happens, better still never again!!

Obviously, I can afford a behaviour like that because I have a nice physical appearance and an acceptable character,
if I were an ugly man and/or if I were a man with a terrible character, I couldn’t apply a strict rule like that!!

All the best!

Fab

@Fab – For me, the whole point of this post is to illustrate how we view things differently based on where we’re from, not to compare apples to apples! And yes, as in your example there are also similarities (such as Canada and Australia, as was also observed).

One of the reasons I love travel is to observe differences – in culture, attitude, food, economy, lifestyle, etc. I think it is why many of us travel. And I love to write about those differences too (as I did so here); I think it is what defines our cultures and makes us unique.

Here’s a question for you: You say most Italian men and women who live 50kms apart wouldn’t date….but would you date somebody who lives next door to you? (Or is that then too close?)

Thank you for sharing your viewpoint!