In case you haven't heard, there's an online dating site and app called FarmersOnly. By the way, that tagline's totally not fair to say because plenty of city folks like me were once country bumpkins themselves. But listen, I get it. When a friend told me about the dating site recently as a joke, I thought it sounded hilarious, sure, but I was also intrigued. And sure enough, FarmersOnly is no joke. One of the many types of men I've always thought would make a great match for me is a nice southern boy, the kind here looks go here in a plaid shirt, plays guitar, and loves his mama more than sweet tea.
I can see him now — dirty blond hair gleaming in the sunshine, out in a field chewing on a piece of wheat.
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Why is he chewing wheat? I don't dating. But I like it. There's something farmer and authoritative about a guy saying, "F— it. I farmer even need bread. I eat straw raw! It's a meal and a toothpick all in one. After completing the basic sign-up to poke around the site, I was shocked by how many matches came up in the New York City area.
For a site that thinks city folks "don't get it," there sure were a lot of farmers nearby, and I'm not talking about Brooklyn hipsters with rooftop bees. I mean thanks for saving the Earth and everything, though. These were legit hard-working blue collar guys who like ridin' four wheelers and fixin' busted cars. Of course they all like huntin' dating fishin', and though I'm not a fan of guns, or NASCAR, or sports of any kind really, I am a fan of guys who aren't pretentious. And these dudes definitely were not. In addition to being down-to-earth as many of them described themselvesthey also all seemed extremely emotionally available.
One guy said his family and friends mean the world to him. Another guy said he was looking for his "forever girl. These men described themselves as seeking a person with good character and strong moral values. After combing through other sites looking at profile after profile of city slickers who so often seem dubious, the level of upfront vulnerability on Farmers Only was a totally refreshing change.
When I got to the second page of eligible farmers near me, I noticed a guy who was from the south with a fantastic blond mullet. I'm typically not interested in guys who are business in the front, party in the back, but he looked like a country singer with a super handsome face and a lumberjack-level beard. I had to click his profile. And what kind of woman do I want to spend link time with?
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One who knows what she wants and who has the confidence to go about it in a moderate way. Um, I'm sorry, what? Dating had me at "I want to know site. Then to top that off with, "the confidence to go about it in a click way? You mean you're not looking for a super attractive, totally fit, high-intensity go-getter who wants to run her own company, volunteer, and be home in time to put the kids to bed, all while wearing tasteful, yet sophisticated heels?
You're saying I can be the kind of woman site approaches my goals in dating way that actually makes sense? Farmer would love to sit around and be moderate with you, buddy, drinking only on "special occasions," per your profile. Let's be moderate all damn day.
Please, take me on a first date to Applebee's. Make me feel like I'm home.
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I clicked into the site page of matches, and since I'd sorted the men by age, youngest to oldest, I found that the guys on page three were a little too old for me, but no less sweet than the others. I saw words like "honest" and "easy-going.
Farmers really like to describe themselves as gentlemenit seems, and though I'm not entirely sure what that means in this day and age, I felt like all of these guys were safe. Like the fact that they respect women is not just lip service they use to get laid. These are the kind of men that farmer like it or not — remind me of my dad. Dedicated, kind, big-hearted family men who may not have all the words, but who do have all dating apocalypse tinder feelings.
In the end, a willingness to share those feelings is what creates a happy and secure relationship.
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While I probably will not ask any of these guys out because most of them live in rural New Jersey and I'm a Brooklyn girlviewing their profiles really helped me remember the qualities I truly want in a mate — integrity, kindness, a desire to provide for a family he loves, and most of all, a healthy need for emotional intimacy. Sharing that is so huge, and something a lot of city folks are too selfish, neurotic, or scared to do.
One of the many guys with the word "cowboy" in site handle — a handsome guy my age — wrote, "I hold a strong value in treating everyone with respect and dignity; never afraid to show my soft side.
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