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I'm currently in Nashville. I recently bought a house here and have a successful therapy/counseling business. I'm looking to potentially move to Tampa due to it being closer to family and hearing it's better for dating in my stage of life. I'm not a very "cowboy" or "fratty" kind of guy, so the women here are usually not the most attracted to my vibe/style from what I assume (could be other things I'm not sure about, but I've had different reactions in different cities - especially Atalanta; more positive attention from women I mean). I'm also looking for somewhere moderate/conservative and think both of these cities fit that bill. I'm a Christian as well and desire to find someone who also shares my values/beliefs (so a place with a high population of Christians is best). I have been researching here and it seems that both of these cities have good futures (e.g. Nashville due to Oracle and Amazon, etc.), but looking for more info since I'd like to be somewhere that has a good economic future. I love the beach since my parents live near one and I miss it every time I head back to Nashville. Just curious if y'all have any insights into weighing these two cities due to my not even having been to Tampa but having been in Nashville for the last 8 or so years.
TLDR; dating, economy for therapists/counselors (white collar healthcare), Christians, etc.
Thanks!
Last edited by SingularityOne; 05-09-2023 at 11:47 PM..
Yes tampa is not a conservative city socially. I think they have one of the lowest church attendance rates similar to northwest cities like Portland. Read this a few months ago. Jacksonville will probably be a better city. Orlando won’t fit that criteria as well.
This was from several years ago, before the pandemic. But outside of uber-observant Atlanta, Houston, and Dallas of the places surveyed, Tampa seems to fit in the middle. Just lean in on finding a church community I suppose.
Anecdotal considering I haven't spent much time in Nashville, but it seems like they have a decent amount of people that don't fit the country/frat vibe. I guess it would depend on the neighborhood.
I would think Nashville is pretty evangelical. I'd doubt there are a lot of atheists among the country and western crowd.
The city of Nashville itself is purple to blue. Yes, the evangelical capital of the world is there, but it doesn't seem as big as it looks at the outset. It's a relatively minor industry.
The country music thing is more tourist than local. Locals don't spend much time on Broadway.
This was from several years ago, before the pandemic. But outside of uber-observant Atlanta, Houston, and Dallas of the places surveyed, Tampa seems to fit in the middle. Just lean in on finding a church community I suppose.
That article has the percentage of "seldom/never" for Tampa as much closer to SF/Boston/Seattle than to Dallas/Houston/Atlanta.
Sure there are. Just like any other metro of over 2 million. Unless you believe tourists are representative of the the local population.
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I haven’t met many Nashville locals that are country and western tbh. Most are just normal. This is more representative of all the tourists.
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The city of Nashville itself is purple to blue. Yes, the evangelical capital of the world is there, but it doesn't seem as big as it looks at the outset. It's a relatively minor industry.
The country music thing is more tourist than local. Locals don't spend much time on Broadway.
Nashville is in the Bible Belt. Finding evangelicals won’t be hard
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