Looking for like minded career ladies

Ok, i'm fairly new to hong kong and i've been reading through some of the previous posts on this forum and there seems to be a glut of ladies (and possibly men) with less than ideal motives for getting into a relationship with an expat, i'm interested in dating ladies that are on a similiar level to me as i thought we would have more in common and it cuts out all the doubt that could occur from dating people with differening means. I'm just unsure where to meet these people, i'm not sure WC is the best place... does anybody have suggestions or comments?

Depends on what level you are at.


If you are at banker/broker level then its highly unlikely you will find women in that category that aren't (a) already married to someone richer/equal (b) would die before dating someone in the same level as themselves.


A lot of places that folks with good jobs hang out at are also frequented by women hoping to catch said folks with good jobs.


*shrug* Put it this way, as well as it is that you know WC may not be where you begin your search, it is probably also well that you note that you won't find a good partner in bars/clubs either.


Thats not very helpful though, is it....


Why not try the personals? And go on several dates to weed out the unwanteds...but yeah, its tough to go through dates asking what someone does and how much they make...so yeah, you might just be SOL as to how to get to where you want to get without stumbling a few times. Unless you are mad rich, I wouldn't worry about being a target for gold diggers.

hi where you from?

Thanks everybody for their responses, I’m originally from London and I’m by no means at banker broker level, but I’m doing ok. And I’m not trying to catch anybody, but was thinking as I’m probably at a point where a LTR might be good I’d like to meet the "right" kind of people, but like JC said you can't just ask somebody if they are independent. They may start thinking I have ulterior motives. It’s a bit of a catch 22.


I suppose after reading this through it seems it’s just going to be a bit hit and miss and maybe that will be fun part! I might just have to get to know people before I can judge if we are a match or not and for them likewise. I think I was just trying to accelerate the process and avoid people who clearly I wouldn't match...

There are lots of landmines around. Assuming you're a professional, even if you date a lawyer there's no guarantee she's doing well financially if that's what you're worried about. I've heard of lawyers making 10 to 20k/month, despite all that appearance and talk of going to nice restaurants. Another expat lawyer couple i know of live in a 500 sq ft flat. And then most, expats and locals alike, have just a job and they call themselves professionals.


But tell us, what's your concern?