After a few weeks of changing my location on a dating app to find matches outside of the United States, I'd gotten close to a guy in Paris. Now, we're exclusive and I'm trying to relocate abroad.
Sarah Gallucci
On Christmas Eve, December 24, 2025, at 41 years old, I found myself in bed, lying to men about where I lived.Well, sort of.Earlier that night, while my teenage kids were getting ready for bed, I scrolled through TikTok, pausing on a video from a woman who manually changed her location on a dating app and found her husband in a city that wasn't her own.As I clicked through the comments, I found hundreds of people sharing their own city-switching experiences — one woman matched with a guy based in Amsterdam over a decade ago, booked a trip to meet him, and never looked back. Another said they found a partner in Scotland and now live there with him.All of these stories gave me an idea: I would join Hinge as a journalistic dating project.I'd change my location every three weeks to observe dating patterns in different cities and countries. After, I'd compile my findings and report back to other women who wanted to know what's going on with modern dating.In the "Don't Judge Me" section of my Hinge profile, I recorded a voice note explaining my situation: "Before you match with me, you should know that I have changed my location to date outside of my country. I have always felt like home is elsewhere. My plan is to move abroad within three years."
