I continue to get favorited by girls in distant cities on a fairly regular basis. It's fairly easy to eliminate the ones that are obvious scammers (although sometimes I'll play along just to waste their time) . And also to eliminate those I'm simply not interested in, even if they were local. That still leaves quite a few seemingly genuine potentials.
Yesterday, for example, I was favorited by a lovely GND type from Fort Worth. We DMd onsite, then moved to texting. She says she'd be open to a fly-in arrangement.
I'm not interested in flying to meet a stranger. BTDT, sometimes with great success, but I find it stressful. So unless she's willing to fly to my location for our first visit, I'll pass. That said, I'd be willing to do that if:
1. She lets me make the travel arrangements. I want to use my free flyer miles.
2. She was willing to stay at least 2 nights
3. Her allowance request seemed reasonable
4. She gave every indication of truly wanting some BCD fun.
5. And the hard-to-define "vibe" is good
The commitment on my end would require driving an hour to get to the nearest airport to pick her up and then to drop her off. Buying her plane tickets (using miles, so no expense there), and paying for 2 nights in a hotel, food, entertainments, and other incidentals while she's here. And her allowance.
It all seems like a bit much, esp when compared to the ease of dating one of my wonderful local SBs, but I love the variety and the excitement, so I'd actually be willing to do a fly-in if I found the right girl. I fantasize about establishing an arrangement with a SB in a distant city and taking turns to visit each other, maybe every month or two.
Problem is, trying to arrange a fly-in has always fallen apart due to one of the 5 factors listed above. Moreover I have to wonder why a girl in a big city like Dallas/Ft. Worth, with thousands of local guys available, would be browsing profiles hundreds of miles away and favoriting me. So I've never actually done it. Have you? Has it worked out?