On the outs with your unemployed banker boyfriend? Did his mojo take a hit along with the economy?Take this opportunity — aka, dip in the Dow — to kick the suit to the curb and date outside the box. Find a hot guy with a really cool job. A guy whose perks come in the form of pecs, clothing discounts and general badassery — not in the form of a corporate card.Here is The Post’s field guide to picking up one — we’ve got ’em all, from Olympians to nurses to computer geeks. Think of the recession as the great dating equalizer. It’s change we can believe in.BONUS: Does one of them catch your fancy? Drop him a line by e-mailing bachelors@nypost.com, and we’ll be sure to pass him your note.All are wearing Calvin Klein Collection. Photographed on location at the Manhattan Fencing Center, manhattan fencing.com.
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Dominic Venton, 25, co-owner of EskimixEnglishman Dominic Venton has an easy, down-to-earth charm that complements his career choice — co-owning a frozen-yogurt store. He’s been a fitness model, a policy adviser and, oh, he’s brainy too — multi-degreed from Columbia and Cambridge University.Find him at home base, Eskimix, most afternoons — but you’re just as likely to meet him out and about at, uh, the bank? “I meet some girls in clubs and bars, but I don’t think it’s conducive to doing that,” Venton says.”But bookstores, Starbucks, banks? I’ve met girls in all those three places.”His favorite flavor of fro-yo mix-in? “I like the Chockie Cookie Mint Mix, it’s straight delicious,” he says. “But if a girl comes in and orders seven things mixed in — it’s a genuine deal-breaker. I kind of find it unattractive when people come in and get really specific about how big it is and how much you’re mixing in because they’re so into their diet. It’s like, you’re in a yogurt store, just chill out. But I find it attractive when girls come in and are, like, ‘Oh, just give me a hot chocolate.’ That’s good. Or, ‘Give me some smores.’ Yeah, just don’t throw it up later.”Dominic Venton wears Seven Jeans, a shirt by Sergio Davila and a Ralph Lauren sweater.
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Chris Stang, 29, product manager at Atlantic RecordsIf we learned anything from the season finale of MTV’s “The City,” it’s that boyfriends in bands will go on tour and break your heart. Behind-the-scenes guys, on the other hand, are in town for the long haul — plus there’s no groupie-situation to contend with.”What I do is a very social job — it’s a lifestyle,” says Stang.”It’s not like I come to work and go home. I’m rarely ever home during the week — it’s probably hard to date someone who’s always out seeing shows.”When going out is work, meeting women doesn’t always happen easily — but there’s still hope, ladies! For Stang, the way to his heart is definitely through his stomach. “I spend all my money on food, so I’m at restaurants all the time,” Stang says. He’s so into food, in fact, that he’s just co-launched immaculateinfatuation.com, a blog written by two food-obsessed guys in the music industry.”Lately, I’ve been obsessed with Ippudo,” says Stang. “Most of the time I spend, free-timewise, I spend eating.”Christopher Stang wears a suit, tie and shirt by Dillen & Co. Photographed on location at Burger Joint in the Parker Meridien Hotel.
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Steve Sang, 33, creative director and co-owner of Seven New YorkSang is a trained architect who co-owns the fashion boutique, which exclusively stocks some of the world’s top young and cult designers — and he has a mohawk!And though it would be easy and would serve well to quell his parents’ nagging — “My parents say things to me every single day about getting married,” Sang says — he’s not looking for cookie-cutter, downtown fashionista arm-candy.”After you work in fashion for a while, you don’t want to date people who work in fashion,” Sang says. “For social purposes, I go out to places like the Beatrice, but these days I try to stay away — I find myself chilling out at local bars instead. I’ll go to B. East every now and again.”I like to talk to people,” he says.”I’ll hang out and socialize for a while. Sometimes I like to sit back, see what people are wearing, take everything in, see what’s relevant for the shop, for work, think about ideas I’m stewing on at the moment for graphic campaigns. I have met people at bars, but those relationships tend not to last very long.”Steve Sang wears a scarf shirt by Raf Simons, leather jacket by Horace, T-shirt by Horace, patent leather high-tops by Juun J. for Reebok.
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Oren Petranker, 27, nurseTen months out of the military, Staten Island native Petranker has already found his calling — nursing.”When someone asks me what I do, I usually refer to Greg Focker (“Meet the Parents”),” he says. “Generally people give me a weird reaction — maybe it’s because it’s New York and people are in fashion and finance and don’t typically view males as being in nursing.””I work in a cardiothoracic ICU,” Petranker says.”I kind of want to date someone in a field where she’s changing the world — education, health care, something like that. I just feel like there’s a type of person who works in that environment and that I like that kind of person — someone who’s a very caring, genuine person, someone selfless.”I believe in love at first sight,” he says. “You just know, initially, whether they’re for you or not. But I think my biggest challenge these days is that everyone I like doesn’t like me. That’s the challenge. I was in the military, I still have to go to school and work full time. I kind of have a hectic schedule, so one of the biggest things is for the person to be accepting of that, to be supportive of that.”Oren Petranker wears a sweater and jeans by Banana Republic and shirt by Zara.
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Steven Rojas, 27, fashion showroom directorStraight men in fashion are pretty much the opposite of a dime a dozen — but this rare breed of man-candy is perfect boyfriend material. Dressed to kill, he leads a charmed life and totally gets why it takes an hour to do your hair.Where to find this elusive creature? “We go from the Bowery Hotel to Lit, Kingswood, Beatrice, Chloe, Above Allen, the Mercer,” Rojas says. “Some girls see a guy with a bottle sitting in the corner with all his banker friends and their awful large ties — they’re attracted to that, and that’s cool, that’s her deal. Some other girls see guys dressed in Thom Browne and they’re like, ‘Wow, what’s that dude’s deal? Is he gay?’ Who knows, maybe being gay is better, or seeming gay at the beginning is.”There’s conflict when I date women who don’t work in fashion,” Rojas says. “A Coach bag will kill me. I dated this girl for a couple of years, and I really liked her, but she always wore Coach.”This is going to make me sound so bad, but the thing is, she’s got to be cool,” he says. “Just be cool. Fine, let’s go to the Vogue event next week, let’s go to the Purple magazine thing, let’s go have cocktails at the Beatrice and have dinner at Macao. Whatever, fine, cool, I’m into all of that — let’s dress up and paint the town. But, f – – – it, if it’s Saturday, let’s just stay in and play ‘Mario Kart.'”Steven Rojas wears a Pierre Cardin blazer, Ralph Lauren bow tie, Corpus shirt, Black Sheep and Prodigal Sons pin, Baume & Miercier watch, BillyKirk belt, April 77 jeans, Gap socks (“Thanks, Mom.”), Jack Purcell sneakers.
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Joshua Bauer, 28, software engineerJustin Timberlake look-alike Bauer works from home most days but ventures out at night to dive bars like Black & White with friends — mostly aspiring musicians or bankers — and sometimes his software buddies, who are, according to him, “all from Hoboken.””I never really meet women in bars,” he says. He met his last long-term relationship through friends — “She was the aggressor, I guess. I’m a pretty shy guy. I’m not the kind to go after someone — I don’t think I have game. Usually, I drop a hint or something. But I like aggressive women to begin with — the girl should call, I think, if she’s interested — and women who are beautiful and sweet. I like sweet. It’s hard to find that in aggressive women.”First date? “The Natural History Museum and dinner at 15 East,” says Bauer. “I’m interested in the world and curious in general, and you can kind of judge a person’s curiosity. ‘Not smart’ is definitely a deal-breaker.”Joshua Bauer wears a sweater by Opening Ceremony and tie by Acne.
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Samuel Traylor, 32, soap opera extraTraylor, a 6-foot-2 California native, moved to New York last year and is a regular on “All My Children” “One Life to Live,” and primetime shows like “Law & Order.”What’s he learned in one short year here? “You can’t bulls – – t New York women,” Traylor says. Also, “I noticed in New York, I’ve dated more tall women — I really like tall women, it’s majestic in a way, like royalty.”The tallest woman I ever dated was 6-foot-2,” he says.”I met her walking down the street — I just said, ‘Hi, I just noticed how tall you are and I love tall women, so I had to say hi to you.’ I just play it off like I’m corny and don’t take myself too seriously. If that wins them over, then there’s a date.”To meet actors, Traylor recommends staking out locations — “If you see ‘Law & Order’ filming outside, holler at some of the extras,” he says. “I know we’re not as big as the main stars, but if you try to holler at the main stars, they’ll blow you off.”Samuel Traylor wears a shirt by Express and pants by Phat Farm.
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James Williams, 24, fencer and Columbia University graduate studentSure, dating an Olympian may seem sooo 2008, but, remember, the 2012 London Olympics are just around the corner; now’s the time to lay the relationship groundwork for boyfriend bragging rights later on.In the meantime, cuties Morehouse, Rogers and Williams, who saber-fenced their way to a team silver medal in Beijing, train nearly every day at the Manhattan Fencing Center (225 W. 39th St.; 212-382-2255), a hot spot for meeting expert, um, swordsmen of all ages.
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Jason Rogers, 26, fencerYou don’t need to be an expert in the sport to chat them up — in fact, Rogers says, “I have a self-imposed policy to avoid dating fencers.”The fencing world can be like high school all over again — complete with all the gossip and awkwardness.”
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Tim Morehouse, 30, fencer and motivational speaker”We’re nice guys,” Morehouse says. “When we meet people, we want to make a good impression and show that we’re good people, nice people, hard-working people. I think it’s part of the Olympic creed — sportsmanship and being nice.”BONUS: Does one of them catch your fancy? Drop him a line by e-mailing bachelors@nypost.com, and we’ll be sure to pass him your note.Read: DATE KNIGHTS by Danica Lo
