Single Male/Female Ratio

[Seattle Plumber]

Just get on the Clipper to Victoria B.C. (have your passport handy). Get off the boat right downtown and make a day of it or the weekend. Victoria is the capital of B.C and is loaded with female government workers. You will have a good time hanging out in the pubs while you ogle the girls.

[313 TUxedo]

Originally Posted by 1971SeattleNative

MALE
<snip> I went to Drake for 5 years right out of high school and hung around the area for another 3 years. The whole time I never had a problem picking up girls. I got hit on more than I hit on them. I'm talking mostly about women who knew nothing about me and I them. The second I moved back here it all dried up. No women hitting on me and when I hit on them I got the cold shoulder. It was a hard fight to get any action and I endured for around 10 years but for the last 10 years I have not had any Seattle action at all I just gave up here. Now the only action I get is when I go on vacations <snip>

Your frequent use of "hit-on" and "action" may be a hint to what's causing the problem. You're still just looking for "action".

Many of the women who loved having attention thrown at them now (that they are older) want rice thrown at them. It's not all about fun anymore.

[CrazyDonkey]

Throwing rice is environmentally unfriendly - kills birds.

Women might date down (re class/education/income/accomplishment), but are less likely to marry down, compared to men. Thus the plaint that there is a shortage of "good" men, despite a surplus of males.