Hello, lovely Angelenos. A few weeks ago, we asked you to fill out our global dating survey to help give us a better idea of how folks find love in this giant city. The results are in, and we've learned a lot about you (and how you compare to the rest of the world). You can read a breakdown of the results from every participating city here, but we've pulled some LA-specific highlights for your reading/dating pleasure:
- —LA is the 9th best city in the world for dating, just below Sydney and above Tokyo. (New York ranks 7th, for those who like to compare.)
- —Angelenos, when asked to rate themselves as dates, responded on average as 8 out of 10.
- —More than half of Angelenos decide whether they want a second date within 2-3 minutes of the first date.
- —17% of LA women are looking for love in the film and entertainment industry, while 18% of men in LA want partners in the design and fashion industry.
- —59% of LA women will rule out a second date due to bad politics, and 59% of women will also nix dinner number two if their date doesn't resemble their profile picture.
Thoughts? Do the stats above hold true to your own dating experience in LA? Does it truly suck to be single in LA? What else do you want to know? We're all ears.