This just in: It just might be difficult to find a mate in West Virginia. Really? You're kidding.
Make that Charleston, W.Va., though, to be accurate. So says Men's Health magazine, anyway. As a single woman in Mercer County who's older than traditional high school and college students, I'll say this report confirms what feels like the truth. Charleston landed in the bottom three of 101 cities listed, scoring an F along with Buffalo, N.Y., and Toledo, Ohio. The full list is here.
This brings to mind the option of online dating for people who live in less (allegedly) dating-friendly places. When my friend Jen worked lived in Harrisonburg, Va., while working at James Madison University, she tried out eHarmony after getting to know a couple couples from her church who'd met that way. Jen met Jeremiah and eventually moved to the Chicago area where he lived, and they were married in January. I met him, and I'd say definitely that he's no freak. Neither is she. According to MSN's "10 dating statistics you ought to know," "40 million Americans use online dating services; that's about 40 percent of our entire U.S. single-people pool." That's a lot of people. I think the individuals themselves have a lot to do with whether the connections work: an immature person + questionable motives ≠ a great match.
What do you think? Have you ever tried an online dating site? Does online dating still carry some stigma with it? Are you considering a move, or at least a visit, to top-rated San Francisco, where Men's Health says your chances of finding a mate are greatest?
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