a. says:

She wants to hook you up with "the fellas" they met in Seattle??? FELLAS?

By the way - you're totally right. They used pretty pathetic data points for their findings.

Posted On: Thursday, Jul. 16 2009 @ 4:54PM

Seely says:

I'd bet my bus pass that Hobart gets laid five times as often as Ms. Goldman.

Posted On: Thursday, Jul. 16 2009 @ 5:22PM

JayZ says:

Gee.. Erika H. sounds like like a delightful, charming breath of fresh air. Perhaps it's not the guys in Seattle but her bitter jaded 'tude!

Posted On: Thursday, Jul. 16 2009 @ 5:47PM

david stoesz says:

We got "fellas." We got "fellas" who use the word "'tude."

Anyway, I can see their point about coffee shops being a great place to meet fellas, since everyone in Seattle coffee shops is so friendly and ready to talk to you.

Posted On: Thursday, Jul. 16 2009 @ 5:54PM

nice shoes says:

any sexy ladies want to hook up with a fat unemployed computer nerd hit me up but we gotta be done before 11 or my mom will lock the door to the basement

Posted On: Thursday, Jul. 16 2009 @ 6:48PM

Erika says:

Any "fella" who says "tude" and refers to themselves at "jay-z" reaffirms why Seattle is not the no. 1 dating city in America for women.

Anyway, my point isn't so much about the men -- many of whom are great in this city. My point is that Marie Claire's survey is just ludicrous.

Posted On: Thursday, Jul. 16 2009 @ 8:23PM

sara says:

i second seely's motion.

also, erika is not jaded. erika rules, and because she rules, lands all kinds of sexy men. she just thinks the survey is asinine, which it is. i, on the other hand, think magazines like marie claire are asinine.

Posted On: Friday, Jul. 17 2009 @ 9:18AM

Lindsey says:

This survey is way off. I don't think you can base it on buses and Mocha Lattes! Besides in most surveys on this topic Seattle is never even on the list! How is it possible that it then tops this list!

Posted On: Friday, Jul. 17 2009 @ 11:20AM

DanaLC says:

Wow! Those are some flimsy criteria there. As a woman that has lived in Seattle for 11 yrs I can honestly say single women look elsewhere for a man.
Single men? You mean gay men, bi-sexual men, married men that lie about being married. I have yet to meet an actually single, available, hetro man in Seattle.
After 10 yrs of looking I have given up on finding one. Let alone one I might be interested in. Ten years of lies, being stood up, left hanging, and mistreated will do that to a girl. Add on to that decade long search now being in my 40s and in Seattle there is no hope.
I have done the saying yes to any man that asks, asking men out, online dating--more married men on Match.com, Chemistry, and eHarmony than one can shake a stick at.
I can't afford a move yet, but am saving up to get out of a city where men consider treating dates like grabbage is acceptable. Until I move men are off the list.
Being alone is far better than any man in Seattle.

Posted On: Friday, Jul. 17 2009 @ 1:54PM

RW says:

Hmm, well I met a hetero divorced man about 9 years ago in Seattle at a Argentine Tango class, something we both love. We are married now. He doesn't drink, does have a coffee addiction (most of us do) and hikes tall mountains in too short a time. Oh, and he is way over 40, I met him in his early 50's. Lousy criteria for a survey though.

Posted On: Friday, Jul. 17 2009 @ 3:46PM

thesocialshift says:

I agree that there are sketchy methods used in most those city ranking articles; however, I do have to say that women do have a distinct advantage in Seattle over men when it comes to dating. I know many successful and attractive men and women who are single in Seattle, including myself. My male friends and I, (even the most attractive, successful, artistic, etc) find it near impossible to get actual dates in Seattle. On the other hand, it is very easy to get hookups, which, despite popular belief, isn't what all of us want.

My female friends tend to be able to find dates within a week or two of when they start looking. Now I cannot speak for how they are treated on these, sometimes rudely, etc. Most of these problems come when they hook up with the guys slightly out of their league looks wise it seems.. Seattle also tends to be a meat market going out but that's another story.

Posted On: Sunday, Jul. 19 2009 @ 11:57PM

matunos says:

A wise man once said:

"The one consistent factor in all of your failed relationships is you."

Posted On: Friday, Jul. 24 2009 @ 9:33AM

Brad says:

I second the "Erika is a bitch" arument.

What is the point of going on the attack against the article with such anger. The headline "Fuck You, Marie Claire" suggests that they attacked her pesonally. All the writer did was offer to hook her up. But she couldn't take it.

OK, so (Erika) you don't agree with the article, I do.

I'm a successfull single male. I have many single male frinds who are good looking, out going, and own their own homes and businesses.

I've lived all over the country and (here come the attacks) Seattle women SIMPLY AREN'T AS FRIENDLY as most other places. Maybe its the weather. Or maybe the problem is an abundance of angry, think-after-you-speak, little girls like Erika.

Just because she hasn't found a nice man doesn't mean we aren't out there.

I'll wait for her direct response since is seems she can't help herself.

Posted On: Friday, Jul. 31 2009 @ 10:02AM

Sherry Valentine says:

I'd like to meet Brad and some of his single friends as I've had a hard time finding men he describes in Seattle. I'm friendly (from the south originally) and would just like to ask where do your kind of guys hang out?

Posted On: Monday, Aug. 10 2009 @ 7:06AM

Angel Cruzado says:

What I have learned about living in Seattle for the past three years is that meeting a new person on a one-on-one basis is very uncommon. Let alone meeting someone new and then asking her on a date. As such, Mary and I are starting a social matchmaking company called: www.GuysAndGirlsNextDoor.com. We launch on September 15. Our slogan: Meet People. Not Their Profiles.

Posted On: Monday, Aug. 10 2009 @ 10:07PM

sans_ennui says:

well well it seems that there are some interesting blogs around after all. ty for such light-hearted candor. Brad darling - where DO you and your friends hang out? Have also lived in this area for >10 years, def a southerner and gosh if I don't have the same problem as other women have stated - where do the single, not going through a divorce, educated and successful men hang out in this small city?

Posted On: Wednesday, Aug. 12 2009 @ 10:23PM

Mister says:

myfree 45646456

Posted On: Sunday, Aug. 16 2009 @ 6:55PM

CKD says:

Sherry Valentine and sans_ennui, sign up for salsa class. I moved to Seattle 2 years ago after finishing grad school and was amazed by the abundance of well-educated, attractive, charming single men I found at salsa dances - it was almost like shooting fish in a barrel. Granted, most of these men were foreign imports brought here by Microsoft, Boeing, Amazon, and other high-tech companies, but hey, it just means better selection. I met my current boyfriend, a Canadian software engineer for Amazon, at a salsa dance, within a few weeks of moving here.

There's also something about dancing that makes it a great social environment, I mean, when was the last time you talked with a stranger on the bus or at a coffee shop?

Posted On: Thursday, Sep. 24 2009 @ 1:38PM

bsilicate says:

All i know is i want to meet DanaLC

Posted On: Tuesday, Feb. 2 2010 @ 10:45AM