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Boston newsstands are currently battling the “Best of” as the Improper Bostonian and Boston Magazine are ranking everything, from “Best Place to Find a Relationship of Limited Duration” (Vox Populi, of course) to “Best Yoga Teacher” (David Vendetti at Back Bay Yoga). Well, Boston's singles scene has been rated too in a Forbes Magazine poll released on Monday. In 2004, Boston ranked 5th in the “Best City for Singles” but this year, we've moved up to the second spot. Bostonist is honored that our fair city is thought of so highly in terms of singles, but being a single, Bostonist must ask itself: how do we rank so high? Well, Forbes uses a rating system, ranking each city on a few factors, including coolness (4th place), culture (1st place), and job growth (a pitiful 31st place). It does help that oodles of college students flock into town each fall, adding more to the singles population as well as vamping up the bar scene (who do you think waits in line at the Foggy Goggle?)
One pollster did have this say about Boston’s singles scene: “Getting to know people in Boston is a little challenging. You've got to break through that crusty exterior, that kind of clannishness that has descended from the Irish ancestors here.” (Bostonist has never considered the effect of our Irish ancestors on the current dating scene around town. We'll have to look into this further, of course.)
The -ist family did not do too poorly, with San Fran, D.C., L.A., N.Y.C., Chicago, and Seattle all in the top 10 Best Cities for Singles. How will Boston move into the coveted number one spot in 2006? One factor that helps Denver-Boulder, who has been holding the number one ranking for 2004-05, is their low cost of living (3rd place). You mean they don’t have to spend all their paycheck on rent and overpriced beers? Bostonist had lots of fun using Forbes’ “Find Your Perfect Metro Area” quiz. According to Bostonist’s quiz results, San Francisco is the city of our dreams.
Photo courtesy of Flickr.com/user bwats2
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one day i was standing in north station, and i saw this guy in a "dresden dolls" shirt, waiting for his train. after much shy consideration, i said "aw heck" and approached him, commented on his shirt, and started a conversation.
and now we're, uh, engaged.
*shrug* boston has yet to fail my love life. :P
minneapolis-st. paul, here i come!
which is great because my fiance is from that area anyway. he moved to boston after college and i settled here after college too. now that we've been out of college forEVER, it's time to get out of this overpriced city.
Being, as they say, "out of the game," all of this single living business comes to me second-hand, but I must say that my many single friends do not feel that this is such a great place. In contrast, my many single friends in New York (which Forbes thinks is a tougher town for finding love) seem more or less content. Could it be that a magazine all about money isn't the best barometer on matters of love?
I was shocked to find that Boston finished #2. I am not single and have a wonderful girlfriend. But if I was single and had to date what I see in Boston, I would have to lower my standards. This seems to be the concensus among my single friends here. Seriously, this city has some of the ugliest people. Please don't yell at me its just my stupid little opinion.
J:
been readin' craig's list lately, or what?
Thanks for using my photo! Though I would have appreciated it if you had put a link to it: http://flickr.com/photos/bwats2/19404499/.
-Bwats2