Dating after peace corps

Dating > Dating after peace corps

Admit it, you've been waiting for this post. I mean, we all hear the rumors, the gossip, the statistics - now, let me blab on about it for the next 2 to 5 minutes. When I first started telling my friends and family I was considering Peace Corps, I couldn't believe how many people insinuated that in 2 years I would return married. It seems like everybody and their grandmother seems to think Peace Corps is some sort of marriage agency. And it probably is. I mean, don't get me wrong. Anyway, my point being don't bank on finding that special someone in Peace Corps. First off, dating while serving is hard. The potential partner pool is small and you often don't get to spend quality alone time unless you think crowds of 5 or more constitute being alone. Then, you throw in the living in different communities, the focus on your work, and the attention you must give to cultural norms. Well, you end up with not a great recipe for a healthy and successful relationship. Granted, some of these things do push you together. It's easy to latch on to someone when the rest of your life is beyond your dating after peace corps />You may date people you never considered before and even fall hard in just a short period of time. This happens and it's hard to gain perspective when you are in the situation. I can't say for certain, but I think a lot of us feel like this is just a wild experiment at times. Unfortunately, even with that feeling, the consequences here are just as real as any others - especially the broken hearts. I mean, if I, the most perfect person on the planet, am still single after 3 years, it probably means something is wrong with the situation, not me, right?.

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