A travel nurse or travel therapist still unlucky in love and searching for a partner may wish to consider online dating. For many people, the previous social stigma of finding someone online has flown the coop as more and more of the average person's life is spent online.
Online dating websites give users access to a large pool of people, and for women who spend most of their time traveling to and from assignments, it is an opportunity to meet new people outside the workplace.
"Romantic relationships can begin anywhere. When Cupid’s arrow strikes, you might be at church or at school, playing chess or softball, searching for a partner at a party, or minding your own business on the train," write the authors of a study in the Psychological Science in the Public Interest journal, according to the LA Times. "But sometimes Cupid goes on vacation, or takes a long nap, or kicks back for a marathon of Lifetime original movies. As a result, people go through stretches of time when desirable potential partners seem out of reach."
If a travel nurse or travel therapist is worried about the potential complications of entering a relationship on the road, she may want to keep in mind that meeting a new person can give her additional happiness. Love and happiness is an artful balancing act, and if she sets her mind to it, she can have it all.
The dating scene is changing to meet the needs of participants. According to a 2012 report by Match.com that sampled over 5,000 U.S. singles aged 21 to 65, more women and men are connecting online than ever before to meet that special someone.
According to the source, men are falling in love just as often as women. By 30, 58 percent of men reported being in love and believe in or have experienced love at first sight, in comparison to 51 percent of women.
For a travel nurse or travel therapist worried about the professional complications of meeting someone online, close to half, 45 percent, of all men are turned off by a woman who "doesn't care about her career," according to the source.
A working woman, if she wants, can have a career and a partner in the modern world – perhaps with the help of online dating.