Social quality of life in Tampa sucks, where to run? (live, assessment)

[punkfan39126]

Maybe everyone else isn't the problem? You sound obnoxious quite frankly.

[Stewabby]

I would think someone who had a MBA from Harvard would have a much better grasp of grammar.

Don't feed the troll folks.

[Trigger-f]

Originally Posted by sonicd

I am a single, white, career oriented young professional Harvard MBA 29 years old with an income over 150K yr. I travel for work all over the states and am self employed, but my home is here since my family lives here too. Living now since 2003.

My problem is that my social life here is awful and I have noticed that it has brought me down to a level of people I normally should not be in company of. I have meet nice people don't get me wrong but most of those I met are either unemployed, have a criminal record, have multiple kids, have mediocre jobs, do drugs, sell drugs, lie about everything, have huge drama issues, have no degree and if they do its some crap degree, have never traveled outside the country or could hold an intellectual conversation and this happens to me all the time.


Dating here has been a complete nightmare, even did the Speed Dating, and would never go again. People are not very approachable, have a cocky attitude, cannot really stir up a conversation or show any interest and if they hint then unless you come up to them they wont say anything. I have no issues attracting women but I always find that I attract the wrong ones all the time unintentionally. I have very high standards and unfortunately I was not able to meet anyone who fit my standards either.
I feel the girls here either are too slutty, act too stuck up for their own worth and have nothing to offer for me in a relationship. Their looks are worthless without the rest of the package.

Ybor itself is a death wish waiting to happen, on 2 occasions I have been there someone gets shot. Ybor brings all kinds of people from all the surrounding areas imaginable starting since age 16 and up. Now I am very afraid of going there.

I feel depressed here, have no friends and often find spending time alone to avoid the Tampa crap. So now I am considering moving out of Florida and am willing to sacrifice the weather for a better quality of life and social life for me and my future and for business. Of course Miami is out of the question.

Or am i missing something under my nose?

Can anyone please make a suggestion?

A few places crossed my mind up north (Maryland, Mass, Seattle, North Carolina?)


I will have to rent first but also don’t want to blow a lot of money on rent either.

Try lowering your standards a bit. No one is perfect (including you). Having no degree or some degree should not be an issue. You're not any better than anyone else because you went to Harvard. I usually don't start a conversation announcing to people I went to x,y,z university and make this amt of money. We're all equal and $ has nothing to do with 'real' friendships.

The people you attract (you plural), says a lot about your character. Maybe you will fit in Seattle, even though it has a lot of druggies too. The Seattle freeze might suit you well though.

[TampaBull13]

Originally Posted by Stewabby

I would think someone who had a MBA from Harvard would have a much better grasp of grammar.

Don't feed the troll folks.

Haha.. You beat me to it

[Pragmaticus]

Originally Posted by Sunshinecc

Don't want to jump to anything and want to give you the benefit of the doubt but are you saying talking sports is a "lower" form of discussion?

Or "reduced" to talking only about the weather. That's what everybody seems to be talking here all the time.

[StreetSmarts]

Charlotte / Atlanta / Raleigh

[StreetSmarts]

if ur in banking / trading then go with charlotte.

[LKJ1988]

Originally Posted by MeInDenudinFL

Or "reduced" to talking only about the weather. That's what everybody seems to be talking here all the time.

The weather sure sucks now.

[tinytrump]

with that $ and mind I'd be in Ft Laud, WPB and Miami- not sure what the prob is--but that where it's at-- unless you to NY, Paris or London or LA, far as social,,, Tampa is NOT and never has been the social mecca, and I come from S. FL- in Orlando now and hoping to find more " life"

[sonicd]

Originally Posted by Stewabby

I would think someone who had a MBA from Harvard would have a much better grasp of grammar.

Don't feed the troll folks.

Here is an English professor giving grammar advice, thank you.