Seattle is utterly soulless (Vancouver, Bellevue: established neighborhood, high income, costs)

[Tim Randal Walker]

Originally Posted by Highpointer

I'm a conservative single man, and I am seeking to meet a conservative single woman, but I am realizing in the Seattle area that I may have to compromise and accept a more liberal woman, since I almost never meet any conservative women.

Perhaps you could use online resources to find a like minded individual? Perhaps somebody who moved here from a more conservative area?

[Tim Randal Walker]

Other people have started threads in which they have expressed their distress living in places they hate. They may be too out of synch with the local environment to be happy.

[Ruth4Truth]

Originally Posted by Tim Randal Walker

Other people have started threads in which they have expressed their distress living in places they hate. They may be too out of synch with the local environment to be happy.

Some East Coast people also tend to have trouble adjusting to Bay Area culture, as well. Even though the Bay Area is friendlier, and there's more going on, entertainment-wise, and all, East is East and West is West, as they say. So there can be some disconnect when the twain meet.

[rodentraiser]

Originally Posted by Highpointer

I'm a conservative single man, and I am seeking to meet a conservative single woman, but I am realizing in the Seattle area that I may have to compromise and accept a more liberal woman, since I almost never meet any conservative women. To continue living here, I'll have to change my political views, or keep my political views to myself. If I meet and start dating a single woman, then we may need to come to an agreement to never discuss political matters.

Nah, I wouldn't worry that much about it. Instead of saying you're conservative and someone else is liberal, why not just consider your differences as two people who like different flavors of ice cream? Unless you hook up with someone who is a full blown extremist, I'd say having respect for each other will take care of 90% of any discussion or problems that may come up.

I'm an atheist and one of my best friends is a Christian. If we could get along like a house on fire, I'm sure most people can, regardless of how different their ideologies are.

[yesyouareright]

Yes, you are right.

The pacific northwest has a large contingent of women who are independent and strong until the first second it is convenient and benefits them not to be. Then, and only then, is it up to the men to "man up" and complete those gender roles which otherwise are outdated and oppressive.

Looking nice is above them. Being friendly is merely a homage to a time when women were slaves and forced into gender roles. Now why are the men here such broken men and not asking women out? The women here are amazing, brilliant, caring, intelligent, fun, loving, wonderful, people, and what is the problem here?

Equality is a buffet line and you take what you want and leave the rest. Other people be damned, they'll pick up the scraps or starve. We see stark differences in behavior between the coasts. Truly, the sexes engage in different behavior when put in similar situations (i.e. have the majority of the dating population).

[Eric324]

Originally Posted by Ruth4Truth

Some East Coast people also tend to have trouble adjusting to Bay Area culture, as well. Even though the Bay Area is friendlier, and there's more going on, entertainment-wise, and all, East is East and West is West, as they say. So there can be some disconnect when the twain meet.

The Bay Area is pretty big and I would not say it's friendlier than the Puget Sound overall. The Peninsula and much of the South Bay is decidedly not friendlier. The East Bay and North Bay tend to be friendly but again overall I wouldn't say the Bay Area is friendlier overall. I've lived all over both regions for much of my life, by the way.

[rodentraiser]

Originally Posted by yesyouareright

Yes, you are right.

The pacific northwest has a large contingent of women who are independent and strong until the first second it is convenient and benefits them not to be. Then, and only then, is it up to the men to "man up" and complete those gender roles which otherwise are outdated and oppressive.

Looking nice is above them. Being friendly is merely a homage to a time when women were slaves and forced into gender roles. Now why are the men here such broken men and not asking women out? The women here are amazing, brilliant, caring, intelligent, fun, loving, wonderful, people, and what is the problem here?

Equality is a buffet line and you take what you want and leave the rest. Other people be damned, they'll pick up the scraps or starve. We see stark differences in behavior between the coasts. Truly, the sexes engage in different behavior when put in similar situations (i.e. have the majority of the dating population).

No, you are wrong. Because I don't change my independence for something that would "benefit" me. In fact, there have been many times when I've had the opportunity to choose between independence and being on my own (read broke) over taking it easy with someone who would support me if I just gave up my independence. I chose my independence every time and I'd do the same again, no matter what coast I was living on.

[RotseCherut]

How come so many Seattle threads end up devolving into "Seattle Women Suck" threads.. I agree Seattle is lacking some soul, but you cannot blame this specifically on the women. In fact, I would blame more of Seattle's soullessness on the men than the women.

[yesyouareright]

Originally Posted by RotseCherut

How come so many Seattle threads end up devolving into "Seattle Women Suck" threads.. I agree Seattle is lacking some soul, but you cannot blame this specifically on the women. In fact, I would blame more of Seattle's soullessness on the men than the women.

If you have to ask...

[Finance2Tech]

Originally Posted by RotseCherut

How come so many Seattle threads end up devolving into "Seattle Women Suck" threads.. I agree Seattle is lacking some soul, but you cannot blame this specifically on the women. In fact, I would blame more of Seattle's soullessness on the men than the women.

You are not necessarily wrong here. At the same time, Seattle is the worst major U.S. city for single straight men.