"MENVER" Truth or False? (Denver: vs, moving to, train)

[tetonmom]

Originally Posted by Dirty-Mill

Yes it's Menver. Being a single male in Denver is horribly depressing.

Can't be too bad. But nevertheless I am sorry to hear that. Women outnumber men big time on the east coast so we need a city where things are a little more even

[CSD610]

Originally Posted by tetonmom

Thanks. I have but again often times the conversation deals with younger folks.

Yet the answers remain the same.......
Perhaps the lack of using kid slang would help your plight.

[tetonmom]

Originally Posted by CSD610

Yet the answers remain the same.......
Perhaps the lack of using kid slang would help your plight.

Thanks for being incredibly unhelpful. Perhaps post to a thread where you could provide insight rather than meaningless conversation. It's a waste of energy for both of us.

[Robert5]

Originally Posted by Mach50

It depends :-}

Statwise it is false as most gender demographics show men/women as 50/50.
Denver County Colorado QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau

It has been over a year since I last explained this, so I will explain it again...

In Colorado, as in every State, there is a huge surplus of women over the age of 55 (the sex ratio at birth is 1.06 men for each women, but men start to die off much quicker after the age of about 25) which skews the overall ratio. Nationwide there are about 3% more total women then men, so Colorado having an equal number of total men to women is actually an indication that there are far more younger men then women in Colorado. Additionally the census data fails to account for a lot of legal and illegal Mexican immigrants residing in Colorado which run about 60% male, and a lot of Military persons living part time in CO which run about 80% male.

This city data chart for one zip code in Denver with a "50/50 sex ratio" is a good visual representation of what a balanced sex ratio looks like when broken down by age...
http://www.city-data.com/zips/80222.html

[Mach50]

Originally Posted by Robert5

It has been over a year since I last explained this, so I will explain it again...

In Colorado, as in every State, there is a huge surplus of women over the age of 55 (the sex ratio at birth is 1.06 men for each women, but men start to die off much quicker after the age of about 25) which skews the overall ratio. Nationwide there are about 3% more total women then men, so Colorado having an equal number of total men to women is actually an indication that there are far more younger men then women in Colorado. Additionally the census data fails to account for a lot of legal and illegal Mexican immigrants residing in Colorado which run about 60% male, and a lot of Military persons living part time in CO which run about 80% male.

This city data chart for one zip code in Denver with a "50/50 sex ratio" is a good visual representation of what a balanced sex ratio looks like when broken down by age...
http://www.city-data.com/zips/80222.html

Robert5 that distribution seems absolutely dead on. The 30-45 range (where I am) in Denver is like a sausage fest in the real world and that chart backs it up.

[Mach50]

Originally Posted by Dirty-Mill

Yes it's Menver. Being a single male in Denver is horribly depressing.

I have to agree...definitely the worse place I have seen.

I'll just add anecdotal real-life experiences here...I fly for work to Virginia, NY, Los Angeles, San Fran and go to a bar I can instantly meet 2-3 single dateable women. Online is even more efficient in these locations with literally 5 girls ready for dates that night.

Here in Denver, I would be lucky to meet 1 woman in my age bracket (30-45) that is dateable and more than likely online it would require 2-3 weeks of "texting" and filtering before meeting a decent (fit/7-8 looks) girl for a physical date.

It's Menver indeed.

[denverian]

Originally Posted by tetonmom

Thanks for your reply. Yeah I sort of figured that. It's not that I'm 420 unfriendly but it's just not a part of my life. I don't smoke so I'd rather be around others who don't smoke either. I'm more the mom type who spends most of the time with her kids & yet when I can I like to go out for dinner, drinks, a show or just to a bar to have some drinks, let my hair down & have fun. I prefer men who are professionals, laid-back & not stuffy, but who are responsible & can be the good fatherly figure/good husband who is also like a very cool best friend type. I'm pretty simple I think & get along with most people. Just know it's hard meeting single men my age when most of your time is spent doing family things... All I end up meeting are married men from school & the kid's activities and that's no good

Move to an apartment complex in Stapleton. Seems like so many of the heterosexual couples are getting divorced in their late 30s to mid 40s, and the divorced dads move to nearby apartments. And from what I've seen in my neighborhood, it's not typically a problem with the husbands. Seems to be that the wives suddenly go nuts. So there are probably decent, available men in the Stapleton apartment buildings. Only negative could be that they all have kids.

[JrzDefector]

I'm almost 40, with friends crossing a wide range of age groups. The only people I know who are really into the 420 scene have legitimate medical reasons for using it, like crippling arthritis or MS or combat-related PTSD, or they're in their 20s. There's gonna be a joint passed around at any party, but no one's getting super-stoned or using every day. Sometimes you'll catch a whiff of it in the street. The 420 situation is greatly exaggerated compared to reality, from what I can tell. And having lived across from a crackhouse my first few years here, I definitely prefer close proximity to the 420 scene, lol.

As for Menver, if you're under 50, it's very much true. But don't feel bad for the guys - they have breweries, distilleries, professional sports, amateur sport leagues, winter sports, concerts, the great outdoors, and any number of cultural events etc. to keep them occupied.

[believe007]

Lol I can't ever see moving to Denver
just to try to improve your love life.
Honestly....I have met people who
moved here from Denver.
They're true to that ultra liberal
hippie granola eating stereo type.....
So that killed my desire
to ever see Denver.

Single men out there must be frustrated,
if that's the typical female population.

[ashpelham]

Originally Posted by Mach50

Robert5 that distribution seems absolutely dead on. The 30-45 range (where I am) in Denver is like a sausage fest in the real world and that chart backs it up.

Sausage fest! One of my fave terms for the bar scene in nearly every large city, for men of a certain age, like me, who aren't into sausage

I think in general, men aged 30-35 are up against a brick wall. a lot of women want to be married by that age, but more men don't want that just yet. Thus the age gap between marrieds, which I guesstimate would be about 2-4 years.

In our 40's, you are looking at crowds nationally that are divorcees. Kids or no kids.