When I moved here in early June, many friends and family friends kept referring to Denver as "Menver." Let us take a look at what that really means for a girl moving to Denver in her 20s...
If you want a date, tell people you just moved here a week/month/2 months ago. After 2 months, it isn't a great line anymore. But within those 2 months, expect a date or phone number every weekend. Especially if you go out in LoDo.
Wash Park is full of frat guys and Big Ten graduates. The park is a great place to ride your bike because you can slow down to check out the guys playing bags, volleyball or kegball (yes, we have kegball, not kickball). However, this is a scene to be seen, not the greatest pickup place because there isn't really forced interaction between different groups of friends. Unless you are really bad at throwing a frisbee. **You can meet new groups of friends here, people to hang out with for football/baseball/hockey season and maybe a diamond in the rough for a date or two..or three.
Colfax is the place you want to go to people watch and feel like you are in a college dive bar. PBR is everywhere and people are dressed all sorts of crazy. You'll find hipsters, flannel shirts, girls in skimpy clothes and too much makeup, and the traditional button-down guy and Jcrew girl. somewhere in the mix you can find an original human being. It just might take some soul-searching. Note: don't go home with a guy from Colfax. No way!
REI: Yes. REI is the place to go to find the rugged, the bearded man, the recent college grads still living off their college loans and some mountaineers. These guys work here or come to climb the rock wall and get their wool socks and climbing ropes. It's a fun place to find a guy that cycles, climbs, camps and/or wants to live in the mountains. Caution: many of these guys would prefer to live in seclusion at the tree line away from society.
LoDo: Wow. Where else can you find a sea of men, drinking, playing beer pong and buying drinks for ladies all night? The beer is great in Denver/Menver and these guys love to drink it. Watch out for the guys looking for something short-term and easy to forget, they seem to be all over the place. Take a group of friends with you and your night will be filled with drinks, dancing and bar hopping. It amazes me the difference between here and Chicago. In Chicago, guys don't buy you drinks. They sit and drink their rum and coke, wait for you to order yours and then come talk to you. Out here in the Rockies, the scruffy man with his messenger bag will pull out a PBR before you walk into the bar and get you a drink before you know what you want. If he slips away because he isn't interested, someone else will be along before the end of the night.
The men are plentiful. They are everywhere. The ratio of guys to girls here is something like 6:1 or 7:1. Insane. Girls, be wary - what type of guy do you want? There is definitely a plethora to choose from so be wise..and be safe!
