Forbes and Dating Stats
Forbes magazine has come out with its “Best Cities for Singles” list for 2006. Interestingly, they are including the best cities for online dating, using figures provided by Match.com. The Match.com figures reflect the number of active members per capita in each metropolitan area. Here are the winners, listed in “Bean Town Wired for Love”:
1. Boston (No. 2 overall)
2. Denver- Boulder (No. 1 overall)
3. Seattle (No. 7 overall)
4. Washington, D.C.-Baltimore (No. 9 overall)
5. Raleigh-Durham (No. 6 overall)
6. Orlando (No. 24 overall)
7. Tampa (No. 35 overall)
8. Minneapolis/St. Paul (No. 14 overall)
9. San Francisco-Oakland (No. 4 overall)
10. Las Vegas (No. 21 overall)
Interestingly, the Forbes online articles also included a survey on where the best places to meet singles are. “Friend’s house” is tops at 14%, followed by “Parties” (13%), “Bars” (11%), and “Church” at 9% before we get to “Online dating” at 7%. Since around 12% of newly married and engaged couples report meeting online, those figures might be slightly skewed.
From Your Romance Coach, Kathryn Lord
