Single men: DO NOT move to St Louis (Kansas City, St. Louis: best city, homes)

[aragx6]

Originally Posted by Prairieparson

I hate this when someone has an opinion and everyone insists he can't be right. What a lot of people don't realize is that moving into a new area as a single can be kind of tough. IMHO, most areas of the country are not terrribly receptive to "outsiders" I live in west Texas, and the reason he's noticed a difference is that west Texas people are pretty nice, by and large compared with other folks we've met in our travels around the country. His experience certainly is valid. Meeting people in a large city is tougher, as people often already "have a life" and aren't interested in "new friends". My son moved to Dallas and had a similar experience. Some have noted that they had no problem making friends as part of their college or university. That's totally different than just trying to meet people as part of the work force.

My suggestion was the same one I gave to my son. Take up some hobbies and that might be a great way to meet some people. Hope you're happier with your new home.

I think the bigger issue is when someone makes a whole thread dedicated to pushing their own personal experience off on everyone else. Had he posted that he had moved to the area and was having trouble meeting people we would have been happy to give suggestions. Showing up and creating a thread titled: "Single men: DO NOT move to St. Louis" is inflammatory and he shouldn't be surprised by the comments, many of them actually by transplants, aren't particularly positive. You get what you give.

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[DeBaliviere]

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[TheMoonandStars]

I'm currently in St. Louis and met several people and made acquaintances. There is no St. Louis accent. Many of the people sound southern and there's migration of people from other states that live here. It's a desolate city but you can find something to do. The city is nothing special.

[Dreadnought]

There is definitely a St. Louis accent. Come spend 5 minutes with my family. As far as the city being special? Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and St. Louis is a very special place to me!

[TheMoonandStars]

Originally Posted by Dreadnought

There is definitely a St. Louis accent. Come spend 5 minutes with my family. As far as the city being special? Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and St. Louis is a very special place to me!

Good for you.

[moorlander]

Originally Posted by wolfman85

I am a 27-year-old man who has lived in the St Louis area for two years now and am making plans to leave this city ASAP. Despite the fact that I have a very stable job here, I am leaving because I cannot find a woman here no matter how hard I try.

Since moving here I have not managed to find even a single friend, let alone a woman. People in the St Louis area are not interested in meeting new people and if you didn't grow up here, you will always be an outsider and will never be accepted. If you don't have the St Louis accent, then people say "you have an accent" and then when you reply that they have an accent too, they respond "I don't have an accent" as if the St Louis way of speaking were the "real" way of speaking English and everyone else speaks a second-class English. (Take it from an outsider, people in St Louis have a very distinctive accent, there is nothing "standard" about the St Louis accent).

Women in St Louis are very violent; do not EVER disagree with them on ANYTHING or they will immediately start using profanity towards you, get in your face, and threaten to beat you up.

This lack of love, companionship, and sex is completely unhealthy for a human and I believe I am already beginning to suffer from the physiological effects. Therefore, for my health I am moving away from this city. I encourage all single men considering a move to St Louis to strongly reconsider. If you arrive here single, you will leave here single.

I think what you're trying to say is "my game is so bad single women always tell me they have a boyfriend."

If you can't find a love, companionship, or sex in St. louis you better get used to being single because moving aint gonna help.

[rcjhku]

Originally Posted by moorlander

I think what you're trying to say is "my game is so bad single women always tell me they have a boyfriend."

If you can't find a love, companionship, or sex in St. louis you better get used to being single because moving aint gonna help.

Nah... you can find more slutty women in other areas of the US than the bible belt.

[Provelkative]

Have you considered that it might be you and not the collective fault of a 300,000 individuals? You probably **** off the women you meet just like you've pissed off the people here. Don't be an offensive douche that speaks in absolutes and generalizations and maybe you'll meet someone.

[rachael york]

Yea, i can understand where the "wolfman" is coming from. I was born and raised here in St Louis. Where u went to school was really important. It kind of told you something about the persons style and family financial status. Alot of my friends from highschool ended up marrying eachother. I did. We were married17yrs.Im 37yrs. old now. Now that im divorced,finally,I find myself trying to reconnect with my old friends. But they are my ex's friends too. Suuucks!!!! So i've been trying to branch out and meet New people. But theres always that circle of friends, "cliche" as some would say. Its really hard for alot of people to trust someone they dont really know. Most people here in St Louis , when they meet someone new, they can usually identify them with a friend, they both may know. Or a brother, or uncle they may have known. Most of the time ,if u just pop up in St Louis,with no family here,no friends....your Screwd.