However you are not going to find these men in the makeup aisle at the drugstore or in line for tickets to the next hot chick flick. Some environments ooze men, and some do not. If you want to increase your chances of meeting a guy, put yourself in situations where they congregate, where they are happy, and where they might be on the lookout too. Some of these testosterone-soaked spots might be outside your comfort zone, but they will absolutely be dripping with men:
Live Music Shows: Whether rock and roll, jazz or dubstep, music and arts events in general attract a higher percentage of males than females, and women almost always find themselves outnumbered. As a general rule, the harder the music, the higher the number of boys; heavy metal and hard techno events are usually filled with men- bad for the boys, good for you!
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Auto Body Stores: Who the heck shops at auto body stores? Guys, that’s who, looking for wheels for their ride, a pimped-out hood ornament or perhaps a new set of floor mats. Show up shopping for an air freshener or a set of shiny wheels and take your pick of which man you want to ask for car advice.
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Dodgeball Games: More and more cities are seeing an upswing in co-ed team sports like dodgeball and kickball, played in public parks on weekday evenings. You don’t have to be a great athlete to sign up, you just have to like having fun and being active with your team- which will no doubt be chock full of hotties who later all go out together to celebrate or commiserate.
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Home Improvement Stores: These meccas of construction aren’t just for home owners- people with projects of many persuasions can be found in the aisles comparing paint or screw size. The staff is also guaranteed to be overwhelmingly male and ready to help you with any questions you have (or can dream up).
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Seminars and Classes: Sign up to learn how to cook Mexican food, mix the perfect martini, speak Italian or climb a mountain and you will be in good company of the male variety. Guys taking classes obviously want to better themselves (score!), and you know from day one that you share at least some interests. But choose your courses wisely: knitting, scrapbooking, and quilting classes are probably going to be full of females, not your next three boyfriends.
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Coffeeshops: Coffeeshops are full of guys reading the paper, clicking away on their laptops or just enjoying their Vente Americanos. You have to pick the right coffeeshops, however- consider the environment. Coffee stands by grad schools and tech companies are guaranteed to be filled with working and thinking men. Score!
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Pool Halls and Arcades: Boys will be boys, and sometimes men will be boys too. Although bars are the go-to meet market for singles, if you target bars with pool tables, billiards or arcades you will find the number of males skyrocket. Don’t just stand by and watch, either- jump in and take a turn on the tables. Who cares if you’re horrible; the object of your night never was to be the Queen Pool Shark, now was it?
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Grocery Stores: Boring but true: men like to eat. And thus, they must buy provisions and just like normal human beings, they do this at the grocery store. But don’t go on weekends when the aisles are full of mommy-and-me; rather hit the grocery store on weeknights after work (when the typical male shops) and check out the goods in his basket (ahem) to quickly sort out whether he is buying for a family (diapers and baby food), a couple (low fat yogurt and bags of salad) or for him only (beer and cheese dip).
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Bookstores and Newsstands: Here you can always sidle up to a guy with his nose in a book or magazine, with YOUR nose in a book magazine, and subtly check him and his energy out with a sideways glance. In bookstores you can suss out his interests by which section he is in, and at newsstands you can always ask him his opinion on the magazine he is reading and if it’s worth your time. His answer will tell you if he is worth yours.
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The Apple Store: Make an appointment at the Genius Bar or just shop for an iPod cover; either way these stores are fertile fields of smart, artsy men, both shopping and working! Even if you aren’t a Mac convert, you can still ask questions, right?
