Single On Valentine’s Day? Study Shows You’re Not Totally Alone
How many of you will be pulling up a seat with some pizza and sitting in front of Netflix all night this Valentine's Day? A recent study shows that Michigan ranks in the top ten states for people who are single that have the best dating opportunities. To help unattached Americans improve their chances of finding love, WalletHub compared the 50 states across 28 key indicators of dating-friendliness. The data set ranges from share of single adults to movie costs to nightlife options per capita.
Rank Total Score Dating Dating Romance
Opportunity Economic & Fun
Rank Rank Rank
1 | Florida | 68.11 | 3 | 34 | 3 |
2 | California | 67.10 | 1 | 49 | 2 |
3 | Texas | 65.82 | 6 | 17 | 5 |
4 | New York | 64.66 | 2 | 50 | 1 |
5 | Pennsylvania | 63.14 | 7 | 36 | 4 |
6 | Illinois | 61.86 | 4 | 46 | 6 |
7 | Ohio | 61.77 | 9 | 19 | 7 |
8 | Wisconsin | 61.23 | 16 | 7 | 8 |
9 | Massachusetts | 61.16 | 5 | 37 | 9 |
10 | Michigan | 58.91 | 10 | 18 | 13 |
As you can see from the full layout of the survey, Michigan is actually the 5th most state with a balance of single male and female, meaning there's someone for everybody. If you're enjoying being single, keep doing you. But if you're wanting to get back out there, put yourself out there. Do something new and give yourself a chance to meet new people.