Best Cities for Boomer Love

Posted September 27, 2007, 3:56 pm in Dating
Credit Growing Bolder

It seems everyone's got something to sell to Baby Boomers these days.

Now, the folks who've promised to help you get it on in the bedroom are helping you find the right city to set the mood for lovin'.

Eli Lilly, makers of Cialis, sponsored a study of the country's most romantic cities for boomers, and the surprising winner was Pittsburgh. Yes, that Three Rivers city known for bratwurst, beer and brawn is apparently full of bewitching boomers.

Sperling's BestPlaces found that the boomer marriage rates in the 'Burgh rank eighth among the 50 largest metro areas in the U.S., and the city has the second-lowest percent of divorced and separated boomer adults among those same cities.

Not only are the couples still together, they're letting their special someone know how much they mean to them. Floral sales are ranked No. 1 and candy sales are ranked No. 2 among the study's top 10 cities.

Here are the other top cities that are bringing back that loving feeling:

1. Pittsburgh, Pa.
2. Salt Lake City/Ogden, Utah
3. Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill, N.C.
4. Providence, R.I. - Fall River/Warwick, Mass.
5. Charlotte/Gastonia, N.C. - Rock Hill, S.C.
6. Hartford, Conn.
7. Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minn.
8. Rochester, N.Y.
9. Dallas, Texas
10. Houston, Texas

"The top 10 cities in our study had a very high number of married boomers and conversely a very low divorce rate for this generation," said Bert Sperling, who led the study. "These factors weighed heavily in our study, while ballroom dancing, floral, jewelry and candy sales, and great restaurants -- some of the ways boomers keep romance in bloom -- supplemented our findings."

So, what exactly are the lovers in these cities doing right? In the Providence, R.I./Fall River/Warwick, Mass., metro area, ballroom dancing tops the list.

Dallas ranks No. 1 among the top cities for great restaurants.

Want some bling? Head to Providence or Hartford, Conn. Those cities ranked No. 1 and 2 for jewelry purchases as gifts.

And if you have a craving that only sweets can satisfy, head for Salt Lake City, the No. 1 spot for chocolate sales.


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