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Forbes.com wrote
Best Cities For Couples
Rebecca Ruiz, 02.04.08
With rents in many cities skyrocketing, men and women marrying later and a divorce rate for first-time marriages that hovers at about 45%, it’s no wonder more American couples are deciding to shack up.
There were an estimated 6,017,462 unmarried-partner households in the U.S. in 2006, according to the Census’ latest research. This number includes 779,867 same-sex households. When the Census began measuring unmarried partners in 1996, there were only 2,858,000 opposite-sex couples.
Though you likely know at least one cohabiting pair, unlike their married and single peers, unmarried couples are not an easy group to quantify. They cannot check the single or married box truthfully and there is little but a shared address to signify their official commitment.
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- Columbus: Least Expensive Residential Rent in US
- Columbus is 9th most affordable place to live
- Columbus is Forbes’ 19th Best City for Singles 2007
I guess we must not be so good for singles anymore? Everyone must have got hitched :lol:
Good point Mercurious. The best city for singles was last year. Couples is this year. Mercurious is single. I am confused.
As if i need more couples in my life!
Thats it… i’m not coming to Columbus unless it becomes a good place for Singles again!
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Rebecca Ruiz, 02.04.08
Related Stories:
- Columbus: Least Expensive Residential Rent in US
- Columbus is 9th most affordable place to live
- Columbus is Forbes’ 19th Best City for Singles 2007
- Columbus is Forbes.com’s #23 Best City for YPs
- Columbus is magazine’s No. 9 best city for blacks
18th best city for couples + 1st least expensive residential rent + 9th most affordable place + 19th best for singles + 23rd best for YPs + 9th best for blacks divided by 6 ratings = Columbus is the 13.2 best city on average in the united states. Am I right?
nice of forbes to release this list right before valentine’s day.
interesting that the worst measure for Columbus was in counceling. wonder if that really deserves so much credit in this survey.
next worst was divorce rate. are all the newly divorced people coming here since it is such a good place for single people?
does Forbes do anything other than make lists?
Forbes is the 28th best news source at making lists.
Not that I’m aware of.
couples are boring.
I’ve met plenty of gay couples who are the complete opposite of boring. :lol:
LauraA is boring! A couple of them would be exciting though :P
I am in a couple in 2008, so maybe Forbes is right. I prefer he lists in Maxim. I canrelate to them more.
i know you don’t think i’m boring, cyclist. you’re just mad that you are in a couple and therefore boring.