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

Current Totals:

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

Yes:
 62%
No:
 19%
How would I know? My last date was before the City and county split:
 18%

 

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

All or most of them:
 53%
Many of them:
 28%
Some of them:
 16%
None or hardly any of them:
 4%

 

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

To a movie:
 11%
To a fast food restaurant:
 2%
To a fine dining restaurant:
 64%
To a gallery or museum:
 7%
To a sporting event:
 10%
To a park:
 6%
To a mall:
 0%

 

Male

Female

To a movie:
 12%
To a fast food restaurant:
 3%
To a fine dining restaurant:
 63%
To a gallery or museum:
 9%
To a sporting event:
 10%
To a park:
 4%
To a mall:
 1%
To a movie:
 11%
To a fast food restaurant:
 1%
To a fine dining restaurant:
 65%
To a gallery or museum:
 6%
To a sporting event:
 10%
To a park:
 7%
To a mall:
 0%

 

Who picked the restaurant on your most recent dinner date?

I did:
 62%
My date did:
 31%
My parent did:
 2%
A dinosaur must have, because that's the last time I had a date for dinner:
 5%

 

Male

Female

I did:
 68%
My date did:
 27%
My parent did:
 1%
A dinosaur must have, because that's the last time I had a date for dinner:
 4%
I did:
 57%
My date did:
 35%
My parent did:
 2%
A dinosaur must have, because that's the last time I had a date for dinner:
 6%

 

Where did you sit in relation to your last date?

Across the table:
 66%
Across the booth:
 14%
On the same side of the table:
 11%
On the same side of the booth:
 4%
Side by side at the bar:
 5%

 

Male

Female

Across the table:
 67%
Across the booth:
 12%
On the same side of the table:
 13%
On the same side of the booth:
 5%
Side by side at the bar:
 3%
Across the table:
 66%
Across the booth:
 15%
On the same side of the table:
 10%
On the same side of the booth:
 3%
Side by side at the bar:
 6%

 

Who should pay on the first date?

The male:
 42%
The female:
 0%
The other male:
 2%
The other female:
 1%
The asker:
 43%
The asked:
 0%
Split the check:
 10%
The idiot who fixed us up:
 2%

 

Male

Female

The male:
 51%
The female:
 0%
The other male:
 4%
The other female:
 1%
The asker:
 35%
The asked:
 1%
Split the check:
 6%
The idiot who fixed us up:
 2%
The male:
 34%
The female:
 0%
The other male:
 0%
The other female:
 1%
The asker:
 48%
The asked:
 0%
Split the check:
 13%
The idiot who fixed us up:
 3%

 

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

An American Place on Washington Avenue:
 10%
Tucker's on 12th Street:
 8%
Everest on Manchester:
 5%
The Boathouse in Forest Park:
 36%
Hodak's on Gravois:
 4%
Niche on Sidney Street:
 21%
Revival on Chouteau:
 5%
Wei Hong on S. Grand:
 3%
O'Connell's on Shaw:
 7%

 

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

Pasta place: I'd probably slurp:
 7%
Late night diner: I'd rather get home:
 22%
Middle Eastern restaurant: Garlic scares more than vampires:
 23%
Mexican taqueria: Beans can be explosive:
 15%
Dinner theater: I'd rather be the show:
 33%

 

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

City Museum: Too many kids:
 13%
The North Riverfront Trail: No mirrors in portapottys:
 13%
The Primate House at the Saint Louis Zoo: Date might see a resemblance:
 10%
The Moolah for a movie: Ssshhh:
 6%
Scottrade Center for a hockey game: It's all a blur:
 22%
Upper Limits Rock Climbing: Don't wear a skirt:
 36%

 

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:
 20%
The North Riverfront Trail: Spandex on the first date:
 5%
The Primate House at the Saint Louis Zoo: Our children together would certainly be better looking:
 6%
The Moolah for a movie: Popcorn and thin mints on a leather sofa:
 51%
Scottrade Center for a hockey game: Non-stop action, with beer:
 13%
Upper Limits Rock Climbing: Great chance to hang around together:
 5%

 

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

Humor:
 54%
Intelligence:
 31%
Patience:
 4%
Affluence:
 1%
Agility:
 1%
Skates:
 0%
Appearance:
 7%
Height:
 1%

 

Male

Female

Humor:
 47%
Intelligence:
 33%
Patience:
 3%
Affluence:
 2%
Agility:
 2%
Skates:
 1%
Appearance:
 11%
Height:
 1%
Humor:
 59%
Intelligence:
 30%
Patience:
 4%
Affluence:
 0%
Agility:
 0%
Skates:
 0%
Appearance:
 5%
Height:
 1%

 

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:
 16%
At Coffee Cartel in the CWE:
 36%
At crowded Ted Drewes:
 17%
In your new luxury penthouse loft on Washington Avenue:
 31%

 

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:
 8%
On a paddleboat in Forest Park:
 48%
On the top of the Arch:
 29%
Over breakfast at Goody Goody Diner when he drove:
 29%

 

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

Saint Louis University's library:
 13%
The St. Louis Board of Aldermen:
 5%
Busch Stadium:
 21%
A meeting of the Saint Louis Rehabbers Club:
 11%
The Big Bang on North 2nd:
 3%
Straub's Market on N. Kingshighway:
 29%
The Loft on Lindell:
 5%
Sante in the Chase-Park Plaza:
 7%
The New Cathedral:
 6%

 

What is your gender?

Male:
 46%
Female:
 54%

 

Note: Due to rounding, results for some questions may not total 100%.


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