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City Dating Guides

City-by-city dating guides for single men. Where to go, what works, what doesn't, and the best date spots in every city.

Dating in Seattle: A Guide for Single Men

Brutal ratio, a real Seattle Freeze, and a city asleep by 11. Here's how to actually date here.

Dating in London: A Guide for Single Men

Eight million people, a city that never commits, and a social culture designed to keep strangers strangers. Here's how to actually date here.

Dating in Boston: A Guide for Single Men

College-town volume, an old-money streak, and a dating market that runs on a literal academic calendar. Here's how to use it.

Dating in Miami: A Guide for Single Men

Image-first, nightlife-driven, Spanish-helpful, and unforgiving on appearances. Miami is the most aesthetic-heavy market in the US, and here's how to compete in it.

Dating in Austin: A Guide for Single Men

Tech transplants, a ratio that slid the wrong way, and a city that still rewards anyone who shows up like they live in Texas. Here's how to date here.

Dating in Chicago: A Guide for Single Men

Underrated, neighborhood-loyal, and dramatically easier than the coasts, with one catch that's six months long. Here's how to date here.

Dating in Los Angeles: A Guide for Single Men

Famously flaky, geographically punishing, full of aspiring-somethings. LA is a meme for a reason, and here's how to date in it anyway.

Dating in New York: A Guide for Single Men

More single people than any US city, a subway that flattens everyone, and a market defined by sheer volume. Here's how to actually date here.

Dating in San Francisco: A Guide for Single Men

Brutal ratio, an 11pm bedtime, and the lowest male effort bar in America. Here's how to actually date in SF.

Dating in Washington DC: A Guide for Single Men

Type-A, transient, and weird about status, with a ratio quietly on your side. Here's how to actually date in DC.

Dating in Toronto: A Guide for Single Men

Polite to a fault, app-heavy, and a ratio that's quietly on your side. Here's how to actually date in the 6ix.

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