# How far will you go for a blind date?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-will-you-go-for-a-blind-date/128491>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 15, 2002, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-will-you-go-for-a-blind-date/128491 "2002-09-15T02:33:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Costermonger\_means\_barrow\_boy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c89c15/32.png) [@Costermonger\_means\_barrow\_boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Costermonger_means_barrow_boy)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2002, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-will-you-go-for-a-blind-date/128491/1 "2002-09-15T02:33:50Z")

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I hate to even consider starting to see someone who lives over 1 hour’s ride away. It’s not the time itself that means much, as I have plenty every day. It’s the instant pressure. That would make every meeting into a special event, full of planning, etc. So it would never lead to any casual acquaintanceship, just a friend to go to a movie with now and again, or trying a new restaurant.

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**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2002, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-will-you-go-for-a-blind-date/128491/2 "2002-09-15T16:02:04Z")

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I once drove 2 hours for a blind date. Of course, had I known my way around Medford, it would have taken me only 20 minutes, but still…