Top Cities for Singles

This is amazing, and completely explains why I had to move from San Francisco to New York to find a girlfriend. It's all about the demographics, baby!

San Jose does have a lot of single guys, it's true. The only problem is... uh, how do I say this nicely? You have to have a high tolerance for tech-savvy prospects, I guess. On the upside, they all have stock options, so if you can deal with pocket protectors, you're golden.

Wonderful! New York the best city for family trips--the survey asks participants to dish on the cities they’re familiar with, ranking the restaurant scene, shopping options, and historical and cultural sights. Very very nice place!

Beware of that map from Natl Geo. It shows my city (Indianapolis) as "more women". I'm sorry but this is wrong, wrong, WRONG! The local singles paper just published the "numbers". 77 percent guys. Guys are falling all over each other for lets just say "mediocre" girls. I won't got there. But where do I have to go?

I'll vote for Houston. I moved here last year and the Galleria area is a sophisticated playground of cowboys who like expensive designer jeans, fine dining and racy cars. A word to the gals, I learned several years ago the way to attract the sincere interest of a man is to be confident, approachable and well-dressed. Approachability is a man's invitation to speak to you; while confidence and style ignite a challenge in him. You can read more in the hottest dating book of the year, Secrets of the Ultimate Husband Hunter: How to Attract Men, Enjoy Dating and Recognize the Love of Your Life by Nancy Nichols.

You people are smoking crack! I live in Boise, I am only 31 and it is a HORRIBLE place to meet men. I am considered old at 31 to be single. Everyone single my age is divorced or deranged.

I wonder if the numbers in this article consider sexual orientation. I've lived in San Francisco for almost 15 years. Sure there are a lot of men here, but many are gay. Of the straight guys, many generally aren't too willing to settle down with so many available women. I read an article that said less than 30% of the San Francisco population are married by age 30. About the same amount have children by age 30. If you want the husband, house with the picket fence, and the 2.5 kids - definitely pick another city. If you want to meet many interesting, intelligent people, go out any night of the week, and date different guys over the years, then San Francisco may be your place.

San Jose is great...if you like men that hail from India.

I would say Austin, isn't that expensive. It's a huge college town with a more liberal style of thinking. You would look on the south side for a good place in Austin, or even look at places in Buda or San Marcos which are up to 20 minutes away. San Marcos also has a big school. And you could still visit 6th street Austin on the weekend

Best city for singles would be any city with a large Gay population.
Seriously. Being Hetero there is golden.
The less competition, the better your odds.

Austin ranks pretty high on most lists. Any college town will be pretty good. I personally like cities near the beach - Florida and California come to mind.

I'm 28 and single. I've really want to move to Boston. Do you think it will be really hard to find a husband there? I guess the results include singles of all ages, so maybe the odds wouldn't be that bad for me.

Alright, I'm biased. If asked to name my favorite American city, I wouldn't hesitate to bestow the honor on San Francisco---but that's because I've wanted to live here since first visiting at the tender age of eighteen, and now that I do, I can hardly believe my luck.
earn degree AND Music degree

As someone who grew up on a farm, let me just say that you'd better be paying me to stay at one.
human services degree AND history degree AND get degree

San Francisco, CA

50 Million Americans Can’t Be Wrong – Or Can They?

Advertising materials from some of the largest online dating services – Match, eHarmony, True.com and Yahoo Personals – suggest that over 50 million Americans are now using such services.

Internet dating has been portrayed mostly with "success stories", because many of those who have had bad experiences are too embarrassed to talk about them openly, thinking they are the rarity, or the "unlucky one". Movies and T.V. have also focused on the lighter side of internet dating and dating websites as opposed to the darker side.

Unfortunately, the online search for true love has often led to a broken heart and a depleted bank account.

The dark side of the story is that the anonymity of internet dating has afforded con artists a new playground for scams, and has allowed people to be anyone they think you want them to be.

Both women and men lie on dating sites, but about different things. According to a recent study conducted jointly by researchers for the University of Chicago and MIT, women on dating sites lie mostly about heights, weights, and ages. Women appear to understate their weight more and more as they get older: by five pounds when they are in their 20’s, 17 pounds in their 30’s and 19 pounds in their 40’s.

Men also lie about their heights, weights and ages – but, more insidiously, their lying is concentrated on their marital status (“Who me? Married!?), their occupations (Oh yes – I’m a famous brain surgeon…), their educations, and their incomes.

Why do men lie about more things than women do? Because it pays off for them – big time! Take education: The study indicates that men reporting a college degree, relative to those reporting only a high school degree, is associated with a 35% increase in the number of first contacts they receive from women.

Occupations? Holding everything else constant, the biggest improvement in outcomes is observed for men in legal professions (77% outcome premium), followed by the military (49%), fire fighters (45%), and health related professions (42%). Manufacturing jobs, on the other hand, are associated with an about 10% penalty.

And finally, the effects of reported income on the success of men online: While there is no apparent effect for anything below an annual income of $50,000, outcomes begin to quickly improve for income levels above $50,000. Above $50,000, the increase in the expected number of first contacts is at least 32%, and as large as 156% for incomes in excess of $250,000.

Does it pay for women to lie online about education, occupation, or income? Apparently not - women’s education, occupations, and income apparently have little effect on their online success.

So what’s a poor girl to do about getting the truth about a guy she’s met online? Until recently, other than perhaps a quick Googling of the guy’s name (and Google was never designed for deep personal back-grounding), nothing. Nothing, that is, until the advent of Guys and Lies.com.

The new Guys That Lie site (www.guysthatlie.com) is essentially an online lie detector designed for women looking to check out men they’ve met online.

According to Crystal Jacquez, managing editor of Guys That Lie , the site enables women to query any of 32 highly personal questions about a guy that she may want to have answered – First she clicks on the question she wants answered - then she types in his name – then she clicks again and gets the real story, instantly! Covered are such basic questions as marital status, age, occupation, education, financial status, criminal background records, and much more.

Where does all this information come from?

“Well, if the guy has ever paid taxes,” says Jacquez, “state, local, or federal – or If he’s ever paid a gas or electric bill, or a telephone or cell phone bill, or a cable bill. If he’s ever owned property, including a home or condo. if he’s ever used a credit card or even applied for credit, or ever brought anything on credit, if he’s ever sued anybody or been sued, we know about him.”

“In short,” she continues, “we have in-depth information on this guy unless he’s recently moved here from another galaxy – or – unless he’s operating under you a phony name. Actually, if he’s operating under a phony name, we have a section that will expose him. The “galaxy” part we’re still working on.”

“And one more thing, Guys That Lie.com,” according to Jacquez, “is apparently also being widely used to check out friends and relations, neighbors, co-workers, bosses, in-laws, teachers, enemies, people in the news, whoever… Who knew?”

Contact:
Crystal Jacquez, managing editor
Guys That Lie.com
415 678-8610
Crystal03@guysthatlie.com

http://www.guysthatlie.com

I am looking for something to refresh my mind, can i find there! i am so so stress right now with my work!

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