Well, with a little urging from Sabrina, I launched a profile on DateBritishGuys.com to see if I could find a charming young single Brit who wouldn't mind me fawning over his accent and manners. The site seemed promising--it was basically built on the premise of connecting British men with American women (exactly what I wanted!), and it certainly has made a lot of press (at least according to a cursory Google search), so why not.
After one day, I'm not overly optimistic. In my first search (not super narrow--non-smokers in a 10-year age range who live in my metro area), I got a list of only 15 guys, only 4 of whom have logged in within the last month. I know it's not really a numbers game, but it wasn't really encouraging. I only signed up for the free version, so I'll leave it up for a while and see what happens.
Next to try: ILoveYourAccent.com!
Trying to stay positive,
Skeptic
In fairness, it IS a niche dating site so there might not be a critical mass (yet). I've encountered a lot of Brits/Aussies on OkCupid, but sadly there's no filter under languages for British English or Australian English.
ReplyDeleteIt's true, good point indeed.
DeleteI did decide to take a "what the hell" attitude for a while, and opened myself up to contacting guys from around the world. I exchanged an email or two with a few of them, and hoped I could pick up a penpal, but nothing really launched. Oh, well.