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Mini Poll: Sex and the City (of St. Louis)


There is probably a useful poll possible comparing the different patterns of urban and suburban dating. Such an instrument would test the theories that population density; cultural and economic diversity; and the range of entertainment options change social habits. It would determine whether or not a date that began at the corner of Euclid and Maryland would be qualitatively different from one that started off (or ended up) at Westport.

This is not that poll.

Like every other poll conducted by MayorSlay.com, this week’s poll happily shows off its bias towards the restaurants, theaters, clubs, and residents of the City of St. Louis – presuming the dating experiences of the people who live or work in the City are superior to those who reside and toil elsewhere.

Many of MayorSlay.com’s (female) friends are eagerly awaiting the opening of the Big Screen version of television’s (HBO, 1998-2004) popular romantic sit-com, Sex and the City. The new movie, which will open in St. Louis next week, promises to catch up on the lives of four urban women, whose amorous adventures were appointment television for plenty of St. Louis women – and a boon for shakers of cosmopolitans and sellers of fashionable shoes.

We really don’t care if you plan to see the movie, and you certainly don’t have to have watched the show to complete this week’s Mini-Poll about urban dating. If you have a pulse and a pal, you’ll do just fine.



In general, are City residents more fun to date than county residents?


Yes
No
How would I know? My last date was before the City and county split



How many of your dates are to places in the City, rather than in the county?


All or most of them
Many of them
Some of them
None or hardly any of them





To which of the following places do you go on dates most often?


To a movie
To a fast food restaurant
To a fine dining restaurant
To a gallery or museum
To a sporting event
To a park
To a mall



Who picked the restaurant on your most recent dinner date?


I did
My date did
My parent did
A dinosaur must have, because that's the last time I had a date for dinner


Where did you sit in relation to your last date?


Across the table
Across the booth
On the same side of the table
On the same side of the booth
Side by side at the bar



Who should pay on the first date?


The male
The female
The other male
The other female
The asker
The asked
Split the check
The idiot who fixed us up



To which of the following restaurants would you most like to be taken for a first date?


An American Place on Washington Avenue
Tucker's on 12th Street
Everest on Manchester
The Boathouse in Forest Park
Hodak's on Gravois
Niche on Sidney Street
Revival on Chouteau
Wei Hong on S. Grand
O'Connell's on Shaw


Which of the following would be the worst kind of restaurant for a first date?


Pasta place: I'd probably slurp
Late night diner: I'd rather get home
Middle Eastern restaurant: Garlic scares more than vampires
Mexican taqueria: Beans can be explosive
Dinner theater: I'd rather be the show



To which of the following St. Louis activities would you be least likely to take a first date?


City Museum: Too many kids
The North Riverfront Trail: No mirrors in portapottys
The Primate House at the Saint Louis Zoo: Date might see a resemblance
The Moolah for a movie: Ssshhh
Scottrade Center for a hockey game: It's all a blur
Upper Limits Rock Climbing: Don't wear a skirt





To which of the following St. Louis activities would you be most likely to take a first date?


City Museum: Those caves are pretty dark
The North Riverfront Trail: Spandex on the first date
The Primate House at the Saint Louis Zoo: Our children together would certainly be better looking
The Moolah for a movie: Popcorn and thin mints on a leather sofa
Scottrade Center for a hockey game: Non-stop action, with beer
Upper Limits Rock Climbing: Great chance to hang around together




Which of the following qualities would you most appreciate in your date?


Humor
Intelligence
Patience
Affluence
Agility
Skates
Appearance
Height


Which of the following places is the best place in the City to break up with a soon-to-be-ex significant other?


In the office of attorney Alan Freed
At Coffee Cartel in the CWE
At crowded Ted Drewes
In your new luxury penthouse loft on Washington Avenue







Which of the following places is the worst place to break up with a soon-to-be-ex significant other?


Near the bears at the Zoo
On a paddleboat in Forest Park
On the top of the Arch
Over breakfast at Goody Goody Diner when he drove


At which of the following places would you be most likely to meet a soulmate?


Saint Louis University's library
The St. Louis Board of Aldermen
Busch Stadium
A meeting of the Saint Louis Rehabbers Club
The Big Bang on North 2nd
Straub's Market on N. Kingshighway
The Loft on Lindell
Sante in the Chase-Park Plaza
The New Cathedral



What is your gender?


Male
Female








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