Update: Single Life in NYC (Quantified)

Forbes released its annual Best Cities for Singles list a few days ago...

...And as I mentioned before, NYC doesn't seem to be the best place for singles. Turns out, it's the 8th best. The criteria covers 7 categories: number of singles, nightlife, culture, cost of living alone, job growth, online dating activity and coolness. Of course, coastal cities were much more "cool" than the "fly-over" cities in the Midwest. And New York, while being top dog in coolness and nightlife and third best in cultural resources, ranked dead last in cost-of-living and poorly in job growth. No surprise on those economical factors; New York is a grind. And for that, it gets bumped down substantially from the overall ranking. Anyway, just interesting to see that quantified a little bit.

True, it's sometimes hard to quantify and rank things--and the methodology can be debatable--but I have to attest to Milwaukee's poor ranking. There's a dearth of...well, all of the above categories. I felt a little stagnant there--and I don't think it was all just me.

Noted: While you're in your mid-twenties move to the coast/the big city (if you're not already there), live (with roommates/strangers you can tolerate) it up, beware of claws/trim your own (aka, don't fall victim to/become a self-seeking people-trouncer), find an intelligent gal (preferably one who wants to get the hell out) with whom you can have a fervent debate/hug, go back home/move inland away from the madness. Oh, and get a job that isn't geographically dependent; that is, a job that's in demand everywhere (i.e., teacher, firefighter, health care professional, police officer, store greeter, etc).

...Or move to "Hotlanta," but I'll have to say a thanks-but-no-thanks to that one.


More rumination to come on the NYC singles front.