The Best City for Dating...

...is Atlanta?! So says this report by Men's Health magazine (which I can't tell if it's saying Atlanta is the best city for dating in general or is more online dating oriented). Either one makes me want to roll my eyes a little. But hey, maybe I should just give this city the benefit of the doubt?

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Atlanta is divided into little neighborhood sub-pockets. Little 5 Points is where all the hipsters are, Buckhead is the financial/bro-type district, Midtown is home to the clubs with cover charges, Decatur is more family oriented (though home to one of my new favorite bars), while the Highlands is where I generally roam. There are so many bars though, and where you go is going to depend on what you are looking for (food, fun, dancing, mingling). I admit, I'm not really used to the different "types" of bars; I'm coming from a college town where, while there were a good number of establishments, were all pretty homogenous, so this neighborhood/different scenes available has taken some time for adjustment.

While I've enjoyed going to more hipster bars like Church, I'm generally not as attracted to those more eclectic types of fellows; Buckhead with its bros is sadly what I'm used to and where I feel comfortable, but what obviously didn't work for me in college is not going to work for me now. College has conditioned me to be attracted to these bro-ish types, basically because they were the only type around, and while I appreciate a clean cut hombre, I don't appreciate the attitude that generally comes with it. Now, it's about continuing to explore what's out there (because in a city of 4 million people, I'm pretty sure I have at least semi-decent odds of meeting someone nice), and maybe (ok most definitely) pushing myself to venture out of my comfort zone. The adage "practice makes perfect" definitely has come in handy, and as my mingling skills have increased, so has my confidence.

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