Yesterday I read a list of the Best Cities for Women on the Huffington Post. The city I reside in was not on the list at all. The criteria was based on educational attainment, annual salary and life expectancy. Ouch. That's three fourths of the areas I deem quite important! Thankfully the fourth area, "dating life", was not included on the list. Then again, maybe that's not a good thing...
A part of me wonders if Charlotte, NC would have made the cut if the Huffington Post list focused on or included dating. The other part of me KNOWS that the 'Queen City' certainly would not have made the cut if I had to judge from my own personal experience. Sorry fellas, but it is true.
Charlotte is a nice city to live in for the most part. I used to detest this place having relocated against my will from Miami, but over the years I have seen a growth in a positive direction...a growth that has rendered me stationary since 1994.
Charlotte is a big "little city" with lovely parks, hidden culinary gems, a growing nightlife and is central enough to enjoy the neighboring lakes and mountains. I have lived on 2 continents and have visited many cities but to me, Charlotte's Carolina Blue sky ranks in the top 5 of the most beautiful sunny days to see.
The dating life however, is not quite as sunny. In my 10 years of living in Charlotte as an adult, dating has proven to be similar to a mountainous terrain and sporadic climate: there will be peaks and downpours, valleys and days filled with sunshine. In other words, you just never know what to expect. I have undoubtedly experienced some things that most have not, therefore I plan to write a book about it within the next year. How will that story end? Well, I don't know but I hope it has a sunny ending.
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