Living in Paris: City of Love?

All over the world, Paris has the reputation to be "the city of love", yet over 50% (50-68% depending on the surveys!) of the people living in Paris are single, this is true particularly for people between 20-35 years but it touches all categories.

It is true that Paris is never as beautiful as when you're in love but being single here is really difficult. How come?

People here can tend to be somewhat suspicious of anyone who approaches them openly. It is true that it in a city such as Paris this happens regularly and just asking someone for the time is no longer always well received.

Understandably ladies in a city may be wary when they don’t react to a harmless approach in the street and that, of course, doesn’t help in the most humble of approaches.

Today's busy lifestyles for those who want everything in a partner (must be good looking, financially sound, intelligent, a good dresser, funny, serious…are there even people like that? ;) do not make the simplest contacts easier outside of the workplace.

Many Parisians therefore turn towards “organised dating”, and after-office events and speed-dating are becoming more and more common and readily accepted among the singles. Every evening and weekend, events such as receptions, tours and visits for singles are organised in Paris and the number of members on the dating web sites increases daily.

This situation is well reflected by the fact that over 800 000 Parisians are subscribed on Europe’s biggest dating site…and that’s just one of many.
http://www.chicandkiss.com
http://www.soireesdannie.com
http://www.netinthecity.com
http://www.parisdating.fr
http://www.cpournous.com
http://www.meetic.fr

You are not alone in being alone