Brooklyn women are the pickiest in the country, according to an online survey. But they say there’s a reason: the men.
Dating site AYI.com analyzed nearly a half-million online dating interactions and found that, nationwide, Brooklyn women were the least likely to respond to messages from prospective lovers. The Post ventured into the land of hipsters and artisanal pickles to speak to local women about why plaid shirts and scruffy beards are no longer cutting it.
“Brooklyn men don’t have enough confidence to just come up to you and ask you on a date,” complains Rosalie Ryan, 22, a Bushwick native, who recently closed her online-dating account because of the barrage of “stupid messages.”
“Online dating has ruined dating. It makes guys more lazy and less in the moment,” she adds.
Edna Velasco, 27, of Williamsburg, agrees. Of the 20 men she dated on OkCupid this year, only one was passable. Often she can ferret out the hopeless by their subject lines alone.
“When they start [their messages] with ‘Baby’ or ‘Honey’ — never mind! Or ‘I like Latinas!’ Delete, delete, delete!” says Velasco. “Some guy said, ‘Hello, do you like sex?’ That’s the first thing he says to me!”
During one bad date, her suitor paid for a $2 slice of pizza with pocket change — and then asked her to cough up 50 cents to cover the balance.
Men may have more luck in Miami, St. Louis or Las Vegas, all of which had high response rates.