What's it like being a single, twenty-something, gal dating in Bucks County? Follow Single in the Suburbs as she takes us on her dating (mis)adventures! For more fun in between articles, follow her on Twitter.

Hello, Phila…er…Bucks County! I'm Single!

It all started New Year's Eve. I lost my camera. In a limo. A limo that belonged to a group of South Jersey boys I barely knew. I know, it sounds like the beginning of a story that ends horribly, but it didn't. They kindly offered us a ride back to our hotel where, upon arrival, the limo driver also very kindly walked us to the door and bid us a safe night. So nice! The only horrible part to this story is that I had unknowingly left my camera behind. It wasn't until the next morning that we received a text, “I think we have something that belongs to you…”

Living in Bucks County as a twenty-something can sometimes cause one to get creative when going out into the nightlife you had previously never known before. After coming home from college it became clear that the nightlife here is different than other places. It's a blend of the sophisticated and the casual. There's something to appeal to nearly every taste. When you're out in certain places in Bucks, it feels like it's the place to be….until you ask South Jersey boys to meet you in Doylestown.

I figured, barely knowing these boys, that Stephanie's would be a good spot for them. Doylestown isn't difficult to find once you exit the turnpike, I rationalized. Apparently, I was wrong. Doylestown is very difficult to find for boys who rarely leave South Jersey. After multiple texts and a frustrated phone call, they finally arrived, almost an hour late. No worries though; 9:45pm is still relatively early…

As soon as they walked in, I could tell immediately that they felt “better than everyone.”

“Hey girls,” they said in their overly emphasized South Jersey accents. “Where the hell do you live!? This place is in the middle of nowhere!”

Nowhere!? Doylestown!??? But we have a courthouse and lawyers and are the home of Pink! Not to mention the art museum for goodness sake!

“Middle of nowhere? It's Doylestown! This is a great place to be on a weekend around here!” I tried quietly to defend the place they had just insulted, already angry with their rash judgment on what I considered a place way more sophisticated than anything you'd find in across the Walt Whitman…

“I'm starved from the long drive,” they complained, “Does this place have food?” Yes, as a matter of fact, they do! Unfortunately, being winter in Doylestown, the kitchen closed at 10pm.

“What kind of place is this!?” They wondered as they begrudgingly stomped outside in the cold winter air to get a slice of “crappy” pizza. While gone, my friend and I had seriously considered ditching them.

“They're in such a bad mood! You would've thought they drove 4 hours to get here instead of one!” My friend nodded. As much as we were seriously ready to bolt I realized that there was one small problem – they had yet to hand over my camera. We sat at the bar, looking around at the groups of friends, who seemed to have known each other since high school.

That's one of the biggest problems about being single in Bucks County. Everyone knows everyone. After awhile, if you continue to frequent the same areas, it can begin to feel a very small…

The boys finally returned. “I'm guessing you'll be wanting this,” they said, handing over my camera.

“Yes! Thank you so much!!” I replied with much enthusiasm. They did just drive an hour out of their way to return to me, safely, my camera that I had stupidly left in the limo. They didn't have to do that. We decided to head downstairs to where the “college basement party” was going on. The night just did not go very well after that.

Needless to say, we didn't hear from the South Jersey boys again, which honestly, didn't and hasn't bothered me at all. Go back to your side of the Delaware.

It was this incident that made me really see Bucks County as a unique place for nightlife. While I'd realized it since being back from college, it never really hit me until that moment. Being single around here is going to be challenging, I realized. There was a high chance that whoever I met would know someone I know (which can get awkward) and obviously having “outsiders” meet me here can be a bit difficult. However, that's one of the beauties of Bucks County. You never really know who you are going to meet. What do I mean by that? Stay tuned…

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