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Why There Are No Girls In San Francisco

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Re: Why There Are No Girls In San Francisco

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Post by johnrob »

That is spot on. Population-wise, SF men outnumber the women by something like 55%-45%. However, if you tried to estimate that number based on the nightlife scene, you'd arrive at something like 70%-30%. I think the psychological concept that the essay sites also explains the lack of girls in bars (which, for many guys, is a far more important stat than the population-wide one).

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Post by lr »

johnrob wrote: post #2

That is spot on. Population-wise, SF men outnumber the women by something like 55%-45%. However, if you tried to estimate that number based on the nightlife scene, you'd arrive at something like 70%-30%. I think the psychological concept that the essay sites also explains the lack of girls in bars (which, for many guys, is a far more important stat than the population-wide one).

I don't know what bars you hand out in, but there are plenty of women (I prefer women to girls) in the bars/clubs I go to. You want to see beautiful women desperate to find a man, go to District (corner of Townsend and Ritch).

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Post by lr »

dustineichler wrote: post #4

Relationships are a distant priority here, work definitely comes first. Life suffers etc...

Exactly! You got a huge population of men in the SF area who want to work 70-80 hours/week. This leaves the door wide open for the men who have time for a relationship. I have found that women in SF are desperate to find men that will make time for them.

Re: Why There Are No Girls In San Francisco

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Post by zaidf »

branden wrote: post #5

As someone who is considering moving to San Francisco, this is terrifying. Please, can a local soothe me with a rebuttal?

1. If you're into Asian women(and may be they are into you), you'll feel like you've won the lottery by moving to SF. 2. If you're not, well, you'll learn to:)

Re: Why There Are No Girls In San Francisco

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Post by kqr2 »

From one of the article's references:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/3318366/Weal...

Pedersen suggested that people will change many aspects of their behaviour as a knock-on effect of the competition induced by sex ratio fluctuations. For men, these include greater fidelity, commitment to careers, and increased investment in children when women are scarce.

Is there evidence that men are also more committed to marriages in San Francisco? Are divorce rates lower?

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