CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR -- Feb 9 -- Some
believe that because of the sheer number of people, large cities are
the perfect place to meet someone special. But finding love can
actually be harder in urban areas, according to a study conducted by
Edward O. Laumann, professor of sociology at the University of
Chicago. Part of the challenge is that people move around more -
often for jobs - so the social networks are more fragmented than in
smaller towns. Becoming part of a desirable group isn't as easy.
Chicagoans are twice as likely to meet their significant others through
friends or family members as at a bar. By the time men reach 40,
they typically are interested in women who are eight years their
junior. Men outnumber women in every age group through the
35-to-39 age group. "The majority of our members are in larger
cities," explains Kristin Kelly of match.com. People who live in smaller areas must often widen their nets to a 50- or 100-mile radius. FULL ARTICLE AT CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR