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Best Cities to Find Love and Stay in Love (Photos)

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This Valentine’s Day, The Daily Beast crunched the data to let you know if you’ve been looking for love in all the wrong places. We ranked the country’s largest cities based on the percentage of singles, a low incidence of divorce, a plethora of bars, restaurants, and online places to meet and woo, as well as traits indicative of emotional intelligence, a known factor in successful romantic relationships. Happy hunting!

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#1

Washington, D.C.

Single Population: 71.2%

Divorced Population: 9.2%

Emotional Intelligence Grade: A

Places to Meet and Date Grade: A

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#2

Boston

Single Population: 69.1%

Divorced Population: 8.4%

Emotional Intelligence Grade: C

Places to Meet and Date Grade: B

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#3

San Francisco

Single Population: 60.6%

Divorced Population: 8.4%

Emotional Intelligence Grade: B

Places to Meet and Date Grade: A

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#4

Atlanta

Single Population: 70.1%

Divorced Population: 10.9%

Emotional Intelligence Grade: C

Places to Meet and Date Grade: B

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#5

Minneapolis

Single Population: 65.5%

Divorced Population: 9.5%

Emotional Intelligence Grade: A

Places to Meet and Date Grade: C

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#6

Pittsburgh

Single Population: 67.2%

Divorced Population: 8.7%

Emotional Intelligence Grade: C

Places to Meet and Date Grade: D

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#7

Madison, Wisc.

Single Population: 61.1%

Divorced Population: 8.8%

Emotional Intelligence Grade: A

Places to Meet and Date Grade: D

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#8

Philadelphia

Single Population: 68%

Divorced Population: 9.1%

Emotional Intelligence Grade: C

Places to Meet and Date Grade: D

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#9

Seattle

Single Population: 59.9%

Divorced Population: 10.9%

Emotional Intelligence Grade: B

Places to Meet and Date Grade: C

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#10

St. Louis

Single Population: 67.9%

Divorced Population: 11.2%

Emotional Intelligence Grade: B

Places to Meet and Date Grade: D

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#11

St. Paul, Minn.

Single Population: 58.6%

Divorced Population: 10.7%

Emotional Intelligence Grade: A

Places to Meet and Date Grade: C

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#12

Richmond, Va.

Single Population: 69.9%

Divorced Population: 11.8%

Emotional Intelligence Grade: C

Places to Meet and Date Grade: D

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#13

Chicago

Single Population: 62.9%

Divorced Population: 8.8%

Emotional Intelligence Grade: C

Places to Meet and Date Grade: F

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#14

Rochester, New York

Single Population: 71.1%

Divorced Population: 12%

Emotional Intelligence Grade: B

Places to Meet and Date Grade: F

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#15

Baltimore

Single Population: 70.1%

Divorced Population: 11%

Emotional Intelligence Grade: C

Places to Meet and Date Grade: F

 

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#16

New York

Single Population: 57.9%

Divorced Population: 8.2%

Emotional Intelligence Grade: D

Places to Meet and Date Grade: D

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#17

Buffalo, N.Y.

Single Population: 70.4%

Divorced Population: 11%

Emotional Intelligence Grade: C

Places to Meet and Date Grade: F

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#18

Oakland, Calif.

Single Population: 67%

Divorced Population: 12.1%

Emotional Intelligence Grade: C

Places to Meet and Date Grade: C

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#19

New Orleans

Single Population: 73.5%

Divorced Population: 11.7%

Emotional Intelligence Grade: C

Places to Meet and Date Grade: C

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#20

Detroit

Single Population: 58.7%

Divorced Population: 8.7%

Emotional Intelligence Grade: C

Places to Meet and Date Grade: F

 

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#21

Los Angeles

Single Population: 66.5%

Divorced Population: 11.2%

Emotional Intelligence Grade: C

Places to Meet and Date Grade: F

 

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#22

Milwaukee

Single Population: 70.2%

Divorced Population: 13.2%

Emotional Intelligence Grade: B

Places to Meet and Date Grade: F

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#23

Cincinnati

Single Population: 47.2%

Divorced Population: 8.2%

Emotional Intelligence Grade: C

Places to Meet and Date Grade: F

 

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#24

San Jose, Calif.

Single Population: 59.4%

Divorced Population: 10.6%

Emotional Intelligence Grade: B

Places to Meet and Date Grade: F

 

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#25

Raleigh, N.C.

Single Population: 55.3%

Divorced Population: 10.1%

Emotional Intelligence Grade: C

Places to Meet and Date Grade: F

 

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