Columbus is Forbes’ 18th best city for couples in 2008
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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February 7th, 2008 at 3:21 pm
I guess we must not be so good for singles anymore? Everyone must have got hitched :lol:
February 7th, 2008 at 3:35 pm
Good point Mercurious. The best city for singles was last year. Couples is this year. Mercurious is single. I am confused.
February 7th, 2008 at 5:39 pm
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!
February 7th, 2008 at 6:28 pm
February 8th, 2008 at 1:01 am
nice of forbes to release this list right before valentine’s day.
February 11th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
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?
February 12th, 2008 at 5:22 pm
does Forbes do anything other than make lists?
February 12th, 2008 at 5:22 pm
Forbes is the 28th best news source at making lists.
February 12th, 2008 at 5:37 pm
Not that I’m aware of.
February 12th, 2008 at 5:44 pm
couples are boring.
February 12th, 2008 at 6:03 pm
I’ve met plenty of gay couples who are the complete opposite of boring. :lol:
February 12th, 2008 at 6:16 pm
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.
February 12th, 2008 at 6:26 pm
i know you don’t think i’m boring, cyclist. you’re just mad that you are in a couple and therefore boring.