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With American cities becoming less and less appealing, men of all ages have been starting to wonder if there’s a better place to call home. Skyrocketing costs of living, degradation in the quality of women, and general lack of opportunity are all problems that men face. But I’m here to tell you that there’s still an American city that’s not half bad, especially for younger guys. Here are five reasons you should consider taking a look at Atlanta.

1. Southern Women

Although they are still American, Southern girls are on average more feminine and appreciate traditional gender roles more so than their west coast and northeastern counterparts. Their upbringing is more conducive in preparing them for a traditional relationship where the man is expected to be a masculine protector and the woman is to possess more nurturing and feminine traits.

Girls raised in the South are usually going to lean more politically conservative as a result of the culture they grew up in. This is not a guarantee that they aren’t riding the carousel and getting off to the Instagram attention chodestream (many are). But it does mean you won’t hear any annoying opinions about the latest feminist pet cause or any nagging to attend a dinner party with her five homosexual friends.

Atlanta is like the NYC of the south. It’s a central hotspot for the post-college SEC (Southeastern Conference) crowd. And every summer, after annoyingly chanting their last sorority cheer and banging their final frat bro, thousands of sorostitutes from across the southeast graduate with their $60,000 piece of paper and descend upon the city of Atlanta. Here they begin a new life and engage in a form of post-grad promiscuity never before seen until recent years. These girls are in a strange and new place and are no longer subject to the confines of keeping up a reputation that southern conservative Greek life obliged them to.

In their college towns, it was permissible to fuck around with a select few socially approved frat guys. But in Atlanta, they’re ready to get down with any guy who has a dating profile and good text game. Now that the scrutiny of their peers is a no longer a factor, and their social circle has taken a huge hit, these hotties hit the dating apps HARD in the ATL. Girls from the SEC schools are known for being some of the hottest in the country, and now they’ve never been easier to lay. Get down to Atlanta and get a piece of the action.

Now if you’re looking for a girl who’s a little more relationship material, I would advise you to just avoid big cities in general. However, there are a few diamonds in the rough that can be found in this southern whorehouse of a city. The way to snuff them out is to determine if they’ve completely abstained from the dating app sex buffet going on here and instead prefer long term relationships stemming from their social circle. They are a rare find but they’re out there.

2. Influence Of Southern Music

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The rap game is strong in Atlanta. It could be argued that it’s been the hip hop capital of the world for much of the last two decades. This is important because most rap music encourages men to be masculine and women to be feminine. It also has an interesting way of encouraging some women to be sluts while at the same time slut-shaming them. Then also occasionally praising the girls who are relationship worthy.

Effectively, these heavy rap influences lead to more people that value a masculine gender role for the man to carry out, a feminine role for the socially adept women, and certain number of sluts for alpha men to indulge in. The influence of rap music has rubbed off on all races in Atlanta and is liked by almost everyone.

On the flipside, you also have a huge country music culture which has strongly impacted nearly every attractive white girl in Atlanta. Country music, for the most part, encourages the same traditional gender roles that make southern women desirable. If you ask an Atlantan what kind of music they listen to, you will often get the response, “country and rap.”

It seems that there’s a concert or festival in Atlanta every other week. These types of events are perfect for meeting some of the talent the city has to offer and they make a great adventure for people who are coming to visit from other cities.

3. Much Less Expensive Than Other Large Cities

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This is often a cliche and tired old point made by those who are blinded by city pride to the point of bias. I may be guilty of the above in some regard but the fact remains that Atlanta is a steal when it comes to the cost of living and what you get for it. The south as a region is cheaper than the coastal areas due in part to sweltering summers that can make being outside brutal unless you’re poolside (drinking pool culture is another big plus in Atlanta). However, with the widespread adoption of air conditioning in the 1960’s, people began swarming to the south en masse to take advantage of the cheap real estate coupled with the new-found comfort of A/C. Decades later, the south is still a bargain compared to other regions of the country.

According to recent data, Atlanta is 41% cheaper overall than Los Angeles, and housing in particular is a whopping 71% less expensive. A salary of $80,000 in Los Angeles could decrease to $47,364 in Atlanta bucks and get you the SAME standard of living you had in LA.

You might assume that more expensive cities balance out the cost of living with higher incomes. That is usually far from the case. Here are the most recent stats from Forbes.

Los Angeles
Median Income: $55,988
Median Home Price: $454,500
Unemployment: 7.3%
Cost of Living: 17.9% above nat’l average

Atlanta
Median Income: $57,062
Median Home Price: $162,200
Unemployment: 5.9%
Cost of Living: 1.7% below nat’l average

Those data points tell all. If you own property in an expensive part of the country, sell and move to Atlanta, you’ll soon be balling out on a level you never could in those rich liberal havens.

4. Gentrification

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Thirty years ago, Atlanta used to be one steaming shithole. But business has been booming in ATL over the last few decades. There seem to be 20 new high rises going up at any given time and you can actually live in a nice apartment in a desirable area on an entry level salary.

The city used to not be a very safe place, which is why most middle and upper class people fled to the northern suburbs. But today it’s out with the old and in with the new. Ghettos are being pushed further south and west while the central parts of the city have been rejuvenated with new restaurants, bars, shops, and even the occasional Korean whorehouse fronting as a massage parlor.

Every time I travel to a typical major city, I complain in my head how old and run down most of the buildings are. They’re usually only 20-30 years old which isn’t that bad but Atlanta has got me spoiled. Everything here is brand new, contemporary, and most notably, affordable.

Here’s what I recommend you earn in Atlanta for a typical bachelor lifestyle:

Shitty apartment in the city with 1 roommate – $35,000-$40,000
Nice apartment in the city with 1 roommate – $50,000-$60,000
Baller high rise with 1 roommate – $70,000+

The housing you can get off middle class salaries is something you’d need to be moderately wealthy for in other parts of the country. If you want to live by yourself I would recommend bumping those salaries up another $15,000-$20,000. The suburbs are cheap and 20 minutes out if you can’t afford the above.

5. Strip Clubs

One last noteworthy item is that ATL is known for is its strip clubs. As you may know, Atlanta is home to the world’s busiest airport. High business travel and hip hop culture have teamed up to create a city with more gentleman’s club offerings than you’ll know what to do with. I’m not huge on strip clubs (a lot of money blown just for blue balls) but I do enjoy the occasional bros night out and a strip club is always a classic staple of that. With strip clubs being a part of the culture here, cute normal girls are also known to pop in on occasion, giving you some options to game, although they are a minority.

Here are a few gems:

Pink Pony North – Located where Brookhaven and Buckhead come together. Hotly debated as the best strip club in Atlanta. (Not to be confused with its ugly cousin Pink Pony South near the airport.)

The Cheetah – Very classy spot. Located in midtown. Lots of college students dropping in due to GA Tech and GA State being nearby. Everybody seems to recommend going to other shittier strip clubs first so you can fully comprehend the contrast.

Magic City – Located downtown. I’ve personally never been but I’ve heard it in so many songs that I had to give it mention. Mostly black girls here and you might just see your favorite rapper’s favorite rapper.

The Verdict

All things considered, Atlanta has broken in to the list of best American cities for men. There are a few downsides, of course, such as not having a beach (Atlantic Ocean and Gulf Coast both 4.5 hours away) but the quality of the women, the upscale but affordable lifestyle, and the anti-PC culture the south is known for have all come together to make this city a top-tier destination. It is absolutely one of the best places for living up your bachelorhood as well as settle down with a family in the surrounding towns if you can find that unicorn. Good luck.

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I lived in Midtown Atlanta from 2010 to 2015.

She was a great place to pump the West for money and slutty chicks.

Then I dumped her for better women abroad - ones actually worth a relationship, and most importantly, actually worth the effort of finding.

Video of me committing to Atlanta:

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I know girls who left ATL because there is too much competition for the good dudes. It's my 'second' home and I always have a good time when I'm there.

OP Didn't even mention that it's 3 hours away from several beaches and you have a very nice selection of ethnicities to choose from.

If you're into hunting, fishing, hiking or just any outdoor activity then you will enjoy the state.

As well as ATL airport bringing in a variety of airlines that fly direct to many parts of the world. One of the best airports in the US to find cheap fares.

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Lived there for most of my life, or rather the Eastern burbs. It had it's fun times, sad times, but ATL is too small and slow for me. It's the place I go back to when I feel I've given up. It's comfortable, it's familiar and safe, in the sense that you don't have to try to hard - crime is another story. It's grown alot, at least on the exterior, since I left for the Army, but mfs still doing the same shit, still just "chillin" still not doing shit. It's been real ATL. I'll find my fortunes and dreams elsewhere.

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The whorehouse of the southeast, nothing beats Atlanta. Everyone I have taken there has either moved, bought a place there or frequently visited thereafter. If you work out, have your own place and a functioning car it is difficult not to get laid. Word to the wise cocaine is huge in Atlanta, 16 is the age of consent, Virgina Highlands/Ponce/East Atlanta /Buckhead is where the party is, and heterosexual men have it fucking made there.

Monday night at The Local on Ponce is karaoke night, and it is fucking unbelievable ,2 girls for every guy, a beer and a shot is 5 bucks, and you can do anything you want in the back parking lot. ATL forever!

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Fyi, here's a daygame data sheet I wrote back when I lived in Atlanta: /thread-11012...pid1039573

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No mention about all the gay dudes? That's one of the things I seem to see women on other forums complaining about the most haha

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Gay dudes sheer numbers are why the women are so desperate and the ratios are so favorable. Also most of the gay guys causing the women to complain are black and on the down low, white gays are open and notorious and not an issue.This is one city you should where heterosexual dudes owe gays a little gratitude for the desperation of the women on the dating scene.

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(04-25-2016 09:37 PM)Atlanta Man Wrote:  The whorehouse of the southeast, nothing beats Atlanta. Everyone I have taken there has either moved, bought a place there or frequently visited thereafter. If you work out, have your own place and a functioning car it is difficult not to get laid. Word to the wise cocaine is huge in Atlanta, 16 is the age of consent, Virgina Highlands/Ponce/East Atlanta /Buckhead is where the party is, and heterosexual men have it fucking made there.

Monday night at The Local on Ponce is karaoke night, and it is fucking unbelievable ,2 girls for every guy, a beer and a shot is 5 bucks, and you can do anything you want in the back parking lot. ATL forever!

Couldn't have said it better. The gay in Atlanta is concentrated to a few blocks of midtown for the most part. I rarely run into gay guys throughout the day and don't see too many in the good spots to go out that you mentioned.

The criticism of the city I'm seeing on the ROK comments page is mostly from people who live in the less desirable areas rather than the prime spots Virgina Highlands/Ponce/East Atlanta /Buckhead.

I probably should have mentioned more of the outdoorsy activities and beaches that are not far from the city.

It's no EE or SA, but for America, Atlanta is probably as good as it gets. Especially for the bachelor.

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^^ I've had some good times visiting Virginia Highlands on "weekends" during my work trips there. Seems like everybody that actually lives IN Virginia Highlands would be young couples right? I had literally had no targets doing weekday happy hour there once whereas weekends were completely different

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I've always wanted to visit for a three-day weekend or something. I've been curious about the place for a long time for all the reasons listed here. I was even looking up potential jobs.

The requirements for being hired for the jobs I wanted are so much easier to meet in Atlanta than in NYC/NY (5+ years experience for an entry level job, 4 references, DNA sample, etc.)

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(04-26-2016 06:49 PM)Brosemite Wrote:  ^^ I've had some good times visiting Virginia Highlands on "weekends" during my work trips there. Seems like everybody that actually lives IN Virginia Highlands would be young couples right? I had literally had no targets doing weekday happy hour there once whereas weekends were completely different

The residents of VaHi are a little older, so as a result tend to be more settled down. It's a popular spot for the late 20s-mid 30s crowd. It's basically like a grown up Buckhead.

The nightlife scene brings in a lot more of the younger crowd early-mid 20s. The noteworthy section of the highlands is basically just two little squares about a half mile apart from each other that have strips of bars and restaurants. I wouldn't expect that area to be a hot day game spot.

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Atlanta is also becoming a home for lots of actors. Get out and take acting classes. You won't find more quality women anywhere.

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^ I can concur about SEC chicks being more open to meeting new random guys when moving to Atlanta. From my experiences, it's even better if the chick went to some podunk smaller school in the Deep South without too much nightlife because they will overcompensate in their partying moreso when starting their careers in the big city.

There was an incident where I met this mixed group & this chick was all over me despite her bf being there. They both met via Greek Life in Auburn, but he was a chill dude as well. If they're not open in summertime, then its likely concurrently enrolled gals that are still entrenched by social circles from college. My overall interaction with gals in go-to party neighborhoods of the ATL has been good nevertheless.

I think one of the huge flaws of Dallas is since around mid-2014, girls (people in general) would relocate in packs from Big 12 schools and try to relive college by only hanging around friends from past & mutual connections. Girls will only date socially acceptable guys that are acquainted with their friends. However, that was NOT the case in the past when many girls actually moved into the big city in this case being Dallas wanting to start over again while meeting new dick.

I think recent alumni from Big 12 schools in Dallas are insecure about being below SEC tier with regards to the university party culture that they move in trying to overcompensate by reliving college again.

I was always spoiled having a good social life in Dallas revolving around A) meeting cool new professionals (and DTF chicks), B) hanging out with old college friends occasionally, and C) seeing old high school friends now & then as well. Now..it feels as if I'm left with options B & C only.

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There's also a nice K-town over there.

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^ K-town means Korea-town, fyi. It's in the Northeast suburbs, along Buford Highway. That's also a good place to hunt for Latinas and Vietnamese chicks - think grocery stores.

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(05-07-2016 07:42 PM)Kish Wrote:  

That's the first straight white guy (besides Charlie Sheen) I've ever heard contracting HIV/AIDS.

Unfortunately, supposedly, there are a bunch of gay black guys in Atlanta spreading HIV like it's their job. Really deplorable. Some are pretending to be straight and are giving it to women, too. Sickening.

Besides the fatal STDs, Atlanta sounds like a pu$$y paradise if you're into black or white girls. Nice looking city. Low cost of living. Strong local economy.

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(12-05-2016 04:34 AM)Naughty By Nature Wrote:  Unfortunately, supposedly, there are a bunch of gay black guys in Atlanta spreading HIV like it's their job. Really deplorable. Some are pretending to be straight and are giving it to women, too. Sickening.

Not sure if there's "a bunch," but there's definitely an unusual amount compared to the American average.

I know this because I used to live in Midtown, and because when medical professionals ask, they ask, "have you ever had sex with another man," and not "are you gay," because some black guys who have will somehow insist they aren't.

As I understand, these brothers, who pretend to be straight, are said to be "on the down low."

Edit: IMO the gay part of Atlanta is overblown, especially by the women. What makes Atlanta slightly better for straight men than other American cities is that Southern women are slightly more feminine than your average American woman. Don't get it twisted though, your average Southern woman still can't hold a candle compared to her competition in EE/SEA/LatAm.

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(12-05-2016 04:56 AM)262 Wrote:  

(12-05-2016 04:34 AM)Naughty By Nature Wrote:  Unfortunately, supposedly, there are a bunch of gay black guys in Atlanta spreading HIV like it's their job. Really deplorable. Some are pretending to be straight and are giving it to women, too. Sickening.

Not sure if there's "a bunch," but there's definitely an unusual amount compared to the American average.

I know this because I used to live in Midtown, and because when medical professionals ask, they ask, "have you ever had sex with another man," and not "are you gay," because some black guys who have will somehow insist they aren't.

As I understand, these brothers, who pretend to be straight, are said to be "on the down low."

Edit: IMO the gay part of Atlanta is overblown, especially by the women. What makes Atlanta slightly better for straight men than other American cities is that Southern women are slightly more feminine than your average American woman. Don't get it twisted though, your average Southern woman still can't hold a candle compared to her competition in EE/SEA/LatAm.

Damn, bro.

LOL, disturbing.

Thanks for clearing this up. Doesn't seem like a major issue. Still, very sad these charlatans are pretending to be someone they're not, and, in some cases, spreading STDs to women who belong to us.

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Brose, I am so torn on The City In A Forest.

Pros:
Hawt big booty bitches/babes
Lovely nature (tons of trees and hills)
Strong local economy
Low cost of living

Cons:
Major HIV crisis (some down-low fruitcakes have spread it to women)
Extremely high rates of violent crime (I suppose this can be averted by moving to an affluent neighborhood)
Awful logistics a la Los Angeles (extreme sprawl and extreme traffic)

What do you guys think?

Also, to be honest, I don't think the beaches being 3 hours is worth mentioning. That's extremely far. Not a trip I'd want to make more than once a month. LA, Chicago, and Miami all have beaches in the city proper. Chicago actually has a ton of beaches.

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(12-27-2016 12:06 AM)Naughty By Nature Wrote:  Also, to be honest, I don't think the beaches being 3 hours is worth mentioning. That's extremely far. Not a trip I'd want to make more than once a month.

Beaches are 5 hours from Atl. unless they mean getting on 1-hour flight to Miami, lol

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Quote: This is important because most rap music encourages men to be masculine and women to be feminine.

Oh yeah, rap is the apex of cultural achievement alright.

Give me a fucking break.