Austin disappoints

For the past 6 months I had been wondering to myself, where do I keep meeting these guys?? Some of these guys have turned out to be really strange, boring, assholes, players or just plain arrogant bastards! Well now I have my answer.

According to Marie Claire, Austin is the number 1 worst place to meet men. That's right, the ABSOLUTE WORST in the country. Even beats out New York where the ratio of single women to men reaches a ridiculous 3 to 1 . Apparently, more Austin men have gotten hitched than Austin women. Single women here have slimmer pickings than in other dating meccas like Jacksonville, NC where you can find a whopping 175 single women to every 100 women. Denver, CO follows suit. Clearly, I'm living in the wrong city.

But since I'm stuck here for a while, I might as well make the best of it. I ran across an article from Cosmo that tells you the best places to meet men. My problem isn't meeting men, as much as meeting quality men, but I decided to skim over the list anyway.

1. The Apple store: That's an interesting location. I've been in the Apple store on a few occasions and I've yet to see a cute guy or have one approach me, but maybe I just need to give it another chance. iPod cover here I come!

2. The weight room at the gym: I've heard a lot of stories of women meeting men in gyms and I think it's just plain bogus. Guys are too busy grunting and gritting their teeth to hit on chicks.

3. A tech company: Uhm, NO.

4. A political rally or campaign. That may be true, but I'm not sure I can muster up enough interest to first, attend a rally, and two, strike up a conversation with a political aficionado. But if all else fails, I'll use this as my back-up option.

5. A sports bar on a Sunday or Monday night. Eh.

6. A volleyball league: Coed leagues comprise of 60% men and 40% women. I like those stats. Plus volleyball has become a sport I've shown a real interest in playing. And to top it off, a friend of mine met her boyfriend in a coed football league so clearly these leagues are worth something. Now, where can I sign up?

7. A grad-school coffee shop. Maybe I've just been out of the academic world too long but last time I checked I don't remember coffee shops being labeled as "Undergraduate," "Graduate," "Normal People," and "Starbucks."

8. A rock climbing center. Definitely a mecca for hot guys. But this also means I'd have to learn to rock climb. I'll start with the volleyball league first and work my way to rock climbing next.

9. A steak house. Really Cosmo? Are you just running out of things to say?

Basically, I'm left with three options. A. get a whole new set of interests, B. deal with the douches I currently meet in bars or at salsa clubs, or C. Move to a new city. I'll let you know how things pan out ;)

XOXO,
Your dating aficionado