Eric123

I have received a job offer for a big company in Qatar and am currently considering whether or not to move there. One of the factors to consider is whether or not it is good for future family plan. I am single in my late 30s and would consider setting up family as next step, be it in London/UK or Qatar. The Qatar job offer came in with a competitive package. As a single person, I do not have the benefit of child education allowance at this stage.

The question here is, for a single person looking to set up family as next step, is Qatar a good place as a positive factor of consideration for expat? I heard that in Qatar there are far more males than females in the expats community which makes it more difficult/challenging for guys to set up family. It is said that Qatar is a good place for families i.e. those already with family set up before moving there. What about those single male professionals looking to set up family as next step? I have moderate/healthy life style and am not a big fan of party, also go out with friends for regular social life. What about the single expats' experience over there? or any experience to share? Or it is more practical to get it done before moving to Qatar? Your advise or opinion is appreciated! Great thanks in advance!

fezzer

Following the completion of so much construction work for the World Cup, Qatar is now a much more settled place to live. There are loads of bars and restaurants to try, and new beach parks etc to make use of. I have friends who have met their future spouse in Qatar, so its definitely possible. I thnk the biggest issue at the moment is theres a fairly strong exodus from the country, so many expats are leaving due to the pull from Saudi Arabias big projects, and big new programmes not starting as soon as expected. With the right role, its worth considering though.

Vajizz

I lived in Dohafor 2.5 years between 2016 and 2018 and have lived otherwise both in Dubai and Abu Dhabi as a single guy in my early 30s. I really liked living there but was quite the homebody and managed to save, live very comfortably and spend a lot of time exercising. Dating life was actually quite varied - flight attendants and random admin office workers from online dating but once I had developed a sort of friendship network and started getting invited to house parties and events in my second year, I dated interesting and normal girls that I didn't meet through online dating but by going out organically: corporate expat types. I found a lot more Asian single females on the dating market but I did see the place changing after the blockade started in June 2017 and Qatar liberalised its visa policies that brought in more Russians/Europeans.

Living with flatmates may be a good suggestion to build up your social network, especially if you may not be able to establish it through work (I worked in a small office where I was the youngest and everyone was 20+ years older than me).

I would move to Doha again given the right opportunity but I am introverted, enjoy staying in and considered attractive enough to make matches on online dating, where competition is fierce (but I cannot emphasise enough that the girls I met organically were much nicer and practically normal than online dating). For any more questions, PM me.