Tell me how it goes for you on OK Cupid. I had a good experience, and as I mentioned in the last post about it, I’m engaged to the man I met on OK Cupid in my “30 dates in 30 days” campaign that I rigged for myself to make OK Cupid work for me.

Yeah,sometimes the responses I make are offline, so I’m here, even if the comments aren’t on the HFH site!

Sometimes when considering a move, we ask ourselves, “Why this city? Why Seattle?” And I ask, “Why NOT Seattle?” Seattle is its own culture. It doesn’t try to be San Francisco, though we have our own tech culture here. It doesn’t try to be LA or NYC, though the foodie and fashion culture here are alive and growing. Seattle has a lot of young energy without it being overly hipster conscious. It is far more accepting of people from many walks of life. You walk down a DT street, and you are just as likely to see someone with brightly dyed hair and ripped jeans on a long skateboard as you are to see a techie professional walking right alongside a family who are clearly tourists. Statistically, one of them will be Asian. So in terms of “good for a 27 year old single female from North Carolina”, if you like diversity, if you want to meet a wide variety of people, if you are in that 25 – 35 year old age range, Seattle may be a great place to live and work.

Expense: yes, living in DT is going to be pricier than the suburbs. A cute studio with kitchenette near Pike Place Market is going to be closer to $1600/mo plus utilities and parking, but your apartment may have some amenities that make the smaller space comfortable, such as a shared large patio for BBQ’s and meeting others, a fitness room, covered and secure parking, ease of access to a farmer’s market, etc.

To save money, you could consider living closer to the Light Link Rail and south of SODO (South of the Dome), and take the light rail into work if your work is DT. If your work provides a monthly bus pass, it’s a really great option that will save you time and money, and you may be able to get a bigger space. Communities like Columbia City are growing rapidly, with the demographic fitting your description, with lots of people available for dating and meetups (and they won’t judge you that you live outside the city limits).