Where did All the Men Go?

My fiance and I were talking about how many of my friends are single even though they are amazing, intelligent, interesting, and beautiful women.

He really could not fathom how none of them had any male prospects on their dating horizon.

"Its the city." I declared. "Philly is not the right place to meet men."

I'm sorry for all you Philly lovers but I'm just calling it like I see it. I live and breathe in Center City and it is hard for Black women to meet men who are on their level and...to simply put it...not crazy. I'm only speaking for Black women so...let me know what you think about other women, I'd be interested to know.

My fiance and I decided to start looking at all the men in our neighborhood to see if my friends were just being overly picky. We've been doing this for the past two days and we have found only..ahem...four guys that we thought were acceptable. How many people live in Philadelphia? Right.

Maybe we're being too picky, maybe not. But one thing we also did realize that in our circle of friends, in every couple that we know, one of the significant others were not from Philadelphia. These happily married or together couples had to look for love elsewhere. So, does this mean that I should suggest for my friends to start looking for love outside of Philly? I don't know, I'm not a relationship expert.

This just makes me appreciate my fiance even more. Dating is hard work.