Being single in Doha sucks!

I am single and planning to move to Qatar.

Apart from the fact to go out and meet people just wondering if single girls or lady are allowed to meet men outside, at the mall, bars or there are some particular rules to follow.

I read somewhere that women cannot drive or similar things..

Thanks

Bob

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i honestly think that there are tons of decent girls in doha..i mean i for one am single and i have tons of friends who are too...they are decent and they make a good living..its just a matter of being out there and make sur ethat you socialize im sure youll find the other singles

I am living a lone as well but I don't have problem to gon in all shopping centre for all family days.

You have to use your brain how to work

How about two melons inside your cart?

steve Hello i have just arrived in Doha to work , where are the best places for a single guy to go and socialise ??

too bad for you dude..

cheers,

paul :D

bananas,farters,swingers,gays... you made it digusting however question was pure and clear. he was just kindly asking where he can find single gals here in qatar. go irish harb in mondays and tuesdays. just it!

If you would read my post correctly you would see that I am not 'gone with the wind' Scarlett...I am Scarlett_26 and I am asking how to change my username so that I don't get confused for the original Scarlett.

And by the way that's rude, I am not a boring married lady.

"gone w/the wind" hahahaha..lol.

sorry boring married lady..but you r funny

Firstly I see there is another Scarlett on here...how do I change my username??

Singleguy, not to sound insensitive but Mis-Cat might have a point...don't make the fact that you are single such a big deal just go out there and ask women out.

I would not recommend going to the clubs/pubs...surely your married friends' wives have single friends, maybe they can set you up on blind dates...if it doesn't work out at least you've expanded your network of female friends and this might lead you to someone.

Also join sports teams, play tennis or squash or golf.

Flan, Dragonfly likes that.. I prefer pineapple juice.

janey, tinned tomatoes does that to you.

I am a heavy farter. I also turn green when I cough.

LOL...single guy...dont pine so much for a companion...u might find urself pining for ur gud ol' bachelor days again..

Take ur time...dont b desperate n jump into the first one...being in the wrong relationship sux BIG time.. much more than being single!!

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At the end of our life our questions are simple: Did I live fully? Did I love well?

Seems like it's a pretty common problem in Doha. I hear it gets better in the winter when there is more stuff to do / see to keep yourself entertained. If you post a topic to have people meet up for coffee after Ramadan, I'll be game, and I'm sure lots of other new people to the city will be too.

Btw, from your profile I see you're squash fan ... I haven't played since i got here (about 4 mths ago) is there a club / league around that you know off?

Or get a Dog..

So you're a farter? I thought women always say they never fart? At least you're honest about it. So what happened to this guy - gone with the wind?

My last date told me it doesn't work. :( That was 2 years ago.

Just ask the guy to bring nose clips :)

I am also looking for a boyfriend, tiny problem though.. I fart every 5 minutes. :S

You can't teach experience...

Lol! Nice one britexpat!

Forget our trip???! I'd rather forget my QL password my Charandeeeeprreeetttyyy :)

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Qatar Unattached easily excited Residents Society

or QUEERS!

ahemmmmm so is this some kinda new way getting dates Mr. Single Guy.....guess it really working then......lol

Not to worry there are single chiks too in Qatar. its just they are waiting for some to knock there doors....

Aj

i'm missing out, I've been hanging out in the battery section.

He who dies with the most toys wins.

a singles welfare society........

With the number of singles pining for the opposite sex, the only answer is for QL to start a QAWS like group catering for these individuals..

you see? charan for instance has got a whole harem..

Don't forget our oncoming trip to Kenya :)))))))))))

Ban Spoon Feeding not Me

yes I am yes I am!!

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You should be sent to Riyadh for a few weeks to live as a single person and experience the true meaning of "how it sucks being single".

In the meantime, take up a hoby or something ...

labda06 is one of my African Dates :)

Ban Spoon Feeding not Me

Enough said! To hell with having any principles or decency. Change in approach necessary.

qatarisun, is that why I have a crush that just wont go away on Rumple, 7whatever and them? (bats eyelashes)

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lol welcome to my life, single for 4 long years... Didn't find the right one until now.

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well.. yeah.. we've got a problem here.. gals love BAD guys.. :).. so.. just be bad! and you will get plenty!

..csi..

while others are maneuvering between 2-3 gals , and moreover still get some “occasional” offers.. LOL

I really do not want to share my secret with others :)

Ban Spoon Feeding not Me

That's the problem. Some guys want it all. I'm the kind of guy who would stick to one girl if I had one in my life. If I find she is not right for me I would not carry on rather than deceive her by pretending I'm into her whilst seeing someone else. My problem is my decency.

I told SG already that dont ask for too much incase you cant handle it..

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HE WHO DARES WINS

Just put up a thread "New Guy in Doha, who's up for a few beers" (like Stratty did) and you'll be good to go. Don't stress yourself out man. Plenty of good people about, single and married, just a matter of time and you'll make plenty of pals.

I'm going to sound like a broken record now but wherever QLSG is, thats the place to be :) You just have to be more active. On QL I mean. :P

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I didn't say you are gay..YET!

.. you said: "...us single guys may as well become monks while we're here", and i added: "or gays.."

I am also puzzled how come some guys cannot “find anyone yet”, while others are maneuvering between 2-3 gals , and moreover still get some “occasional” offers.. LOL

can someone explain it to me?

Mis-Cat I know it sounds like whinging but I'm really wracking my brains trying to find a solution to the situation. Azilana7037 thanks for the advice...I guess I need to mix with the right people. Where do I start?

It doesn't suck... it depends on the people you hangout with and the places you go to.

and though I always go with the group, I can get to spend time with some of my married couples friends over dinner or just watching movies at their place.

For singleguy, it's not that hard if you're in a right group. or else you've been going to the wrong places...

Have you thought about the fact that it's not that there aren't any single females here and the problem is you??? Quiet frankly no woman wants a man who whinges about his situation, sure make jokes about it but whinging makes you sound desperate and no woman will come with in 10 meters of a desperate man...

"Your born, You Live, You Die, given this premise, one can conclude since we have no control over when we are born and when we die, the only thing that matters to us should be how we live, simple really?" Mis-Cat to her philosophy Lecturer.

LadyBoys :)

Ban Spoon Feeding not Me

Just to set the record straight - I am not gay.

singleguy..theres lots of singleguys....will that do?

open his secret...

... or gays?

1) Singles getting casual sex. It's an issue/concern, a good topic for discussion, and perhaps a How To or FAQ could be written on this topic and put into the Guide section ;-)

2) Singles and independent couples meeting other singles for friendship, outings, conversation, possible romance, (and possibly wherever it leads).

This is more my issue. While I don't mind a night of dancing at the Harp or Qube, it isn't what I'm really looking for in my life. I'm not into meat markets but am into mixed groups to talk about whatever and do whatever.

I agree that it's hard to have only family/married friends. I've had some friends here (now repatriated) who I could just phone up and say, "Hey, I want to go out for supper tonight, you game?" I miss that. Couples have commitments and families have kids.

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Since Allah has given me a brain, it would seem like a sin not to use it.

eeehhh.. IH?

.. i even don't remember how many beers i have had... now.. you expect a woman in this condition to keep her promisses?? ha!

That's a pretty depressing statement. I really hope it aint true or else us single guys may as well become monks while we're here.

i neva could have guessed :P

qatarisun - you promised me in Irish Herp that you never say a word about my secret. remember :)

Ban Spoon Feeding not Me

I DONT HAVE ENUFF TIME ALREADY.. BUT ON THE WEEKENEDS A NITE OUT RELAXS A PERSON..

patience and clever thinking.. wow....

Well it's gotta be better than sitting alone in an empty flat during the weekend.

The problem is that at the moment you are not involved so you are kinda complaining, but tell yo some advice now once you get going you will complain that you do not have enough time to do every thing. So think about it where are and what all the singles upto in Doha. You dont have to be a Free Mason to join but it does require a bit of patience and clever thinking..

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HE WHO DARES WINS

yes. everyone came here for exposure and money..

gals and doha have nothin in common..

with connection anyone can score. its getting the connections thats the problem

can i disclose your secret, charan?

If I tell it it wouldn't be a secret anymore right :)

Ban Spoon Feeding not Me

What's your secret?

You gotta have a life too...it's not just about money.

I am here single for 4 years. no problem at all of getting companions of other sxx. Just need the right coccections though :)

Ban Spoon Feeding not Me

Cool..I meant thast you, likew many of us came for the money and not for the girls! Right ??

work in raslaffan.. am an electrical engineer. working in an american construction company

What did you actually come here for ?

doha sucks...

8 months for me here.. and am still just jerking off

Thanks. I may take you up on that offer. So far it's been a bad experience in Doha. Not having single friends means staying in a lot or just mixing with married people which can get boring and uncomfortable at times.

hmmm ill go with what UKEngQatar said ...

You just have to be hanging in the right places. Plenty of Singles around from both sexes. So let the Ramadan finish we'll show you around. Have enough experience of been turned away. But never gave up. Now every where I go I just get in. It is an Art or a Skill may I say to be a single guy and enjoy your self or may I say not enjoy yourself.

So let Ramadan finish well give you a guided tour and the an advice book on the Do and Dont in Doha in order to enjoy urself here.

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HE WHO DARES WINS

pace the drinks though! :)

QT thanks for the advice but I can't get into night clubs because of 'couples only' policies and because I don't have any single friends to go with. It would be real sad for me to go alone so therefore I don't go at all. I'm in a no win situation!

that is very sweet and true

Boy.. get married .. simple solution.

LOL.. How muchever you socialise.. how muchever friends you have .. gettin married and havin a family home thru n thru is diffrnet .. and thats when you start living,, with someone close to your heart and by your side always...

Single is single.. ends up single end of the day.

Aj says, yea its pritty hard to find the a mate of ur taste and maybe of the same likes......and most of all the reputation a nationality leaves behind, if u know what i mean.

:)

I think you are projecting your wants onto someones fruit basket...

the basket was not mine but belonged to a one armed lady with a moustache and a club foot... i will pass along your details

oryx, if you're gonna buy that much fruit i'd suggest you stock up on toilet rolls as well.

and

a) shameless hussy.......and i dig it.

that you are way to energetic for the normal man to handle

I want Flan the self-proclaimed fruit psychologist to answer this....

You're a "fruitcake"

both above or someoen that just like fruit

it means you are on the fruit diet

What does a shopping basket of

4 bananas

1/2 a melon

2 pittaya (dragon fruit)

2 apples

and pineapple rings

some plums

couple of pears

mean????

would you glance in may basket and think

a) shameless hussy

b)exotic chick

c) married with 8 children

cause all the men in this town go for the chase in 1 to 100 seconds which is really a turn off

Scarlett...just had to take a taxi a fair distance...

and got followed but one then two people...poor driver was getting cut up and everything... and i was trying to evaporate into the seat....

Flan what do two massive bunch of bananas mean?

Alex...banana shopping suspended until we work out Flan's research sources!

Voyageress - single sux for both genders...

What do you think that means?....lol

rather like liquor..

Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked,the good fortune to run into the ones I do,and the eyesight to tell the difference.

:):) don't say anything.. :)

have them delivered in brown paper bags

:/

Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked,the good fortune to run into the ones I do,and the eyesight to tell the difference.

hubby said it is probably cause I smile at everyone..i'm having a really tough time ignoring people as its not how i was raised...

but i have to wonder how to go about shopping for my bananas under wraps...

Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked,the good fortune to run into the ones I do,and the eyesight to tell the difference.

really friendly people!! Since reading Flan's remarks, I'll make sure I conceal my bananas in the trolley from now on ;-)

haha....go for it brit.

Shall I tell her , or will you ?

lemons...maybe they'll think I am a sour person..:P

Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked,the good fortune to run into the ones I do,and the eyesight to tell the difference.

and he said he didn't mind that I was married because he was too!! And the banana incidents was when he WAS with me! I swear..some folks just must like old, wrinkled women...

Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked,the good fortune to run into the ones I do,and the eyesight to tell the difference.

oh geez scarlett, think you'd better change to a different fruit.

do you have this kind of problem in Dubai?? cannot believe it! there are so many russian hookers there. i even can give you the phone number of one of them...she is always desperate..

if your "husband" came along too....

I'll take a smile any day over some of the other things that have happened to me here..

I keep having the workers at the compound ask for my number, because I am nice and talk to them(one of them grabbed my arm and wouldn't let go)...twice have had 2 locals follow me across town to my house...and last week had a guy on Salwa road pull up next to me and ask me to coffee (I had a phone call and had to stop to answer it)...it can get a bit scary at times...

Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked,the good fortune to run into the ones I do,and the eyesight to tell the difference.

scarlett, you're getting a smile at least.

sucks ONLY if you are male. There's a huge imbalance in the sexes here in the Middle East and very plain women who wouldn't normally get a second glance "back home" are in great demand because of this.

flan...I always only buy a few bananas...in fact, did that just today...so is THAT the reason some of the guys were looking at me with a smile?

Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked,the good fortune to run into the ones I do,and the eyesight to tell the difference.

brit, the banana rule applies to both sexes. therefore you may get unwanted approaches from the same sex.

Bananas signify single woman...

I'm not even going to go there..

:S

Right, I'm off to Carrefour!

:)

unsure if it was only a sydney thing, but everyone always knew about the banana guideline.

That was YOU?

You female magnet you.. I will avoid that Aisle from now on..

thanks novi!

and for the single ladies, i can be located in the frozen dinner section.

the vanilla essence aisle is also a great place to meet fellow alcoholics, so i could be seen chatting there prior to going to the checkout.

Yes it does. I feel so sorry for you. But I am sure you can keep in touch with married couples. They are not that bad i suppose. Just don't get too close to the women that's all.

I do disagree that bachelors are not allowed in some areas...How come girls are allowed in groups or single..That is discrimination, sex discrimination.

Listen to Flanostu ... the expert !

shop at carrefour.......as general rule.

a few bananas in a womans trolley/basket signifies that she is single and searching.

and if you get really desperate, loiter in the sanitary napkins aisle.

They used to be single...but when they arrived here in Doha, they got bored and lonely and decided to get a partner.

War looking for peace,

is like fornication looking for virginity.

See SingleGuy! Read the signs!

:)

and you will find all the singles.

You'll meet loads of "single" women in most of the nightclubs in Doha, so I've been told.

I'm always too wasted to notice!

lol greentea he can try in alkhor also...

i heared there are lots of bachelors there

AS I said before the only people I seem to meet are married and they have little time for single people in their lives. It's all about couples and family life. I feel really lonely here.

ashok ... single either s*x DUH !

maybe you should make your own group on QL :D stricly for single only ...

Join yoga or spinning classes ;)

Been here 6 months and beginning to think I made a mistake coming here. No chance to meet other singles. Could end up alone for a long time. :(

Your profile shows that you are with QL for 42 weeks by now..i am wondering is that how long you are in Qatar? Or you have just arrived?