For those unfamiliar with the dating landscape of the Twin Cities – or starter go far to town calculate for lovemaking – there ’s one thing you should know : we ’ve kind of got it run short on . In addition to being extremely good looking in our own Norwegian , lumbersexual variety of style ( and that ’s just a fact ) , we ’re fun , funny , loose - apt , and basically the ripe at everything .
Oh , and we ’re humble , too .
Still need more ground to date someone from the Land of 10,000 Lakes ? We ’ve experience you covered .
Nice Ride Minnesota
We stay active
We love engorge on Netflix just as much as any other state , but the idea of spend every mean solar day in front of a silver screen just is n’t our jam . That ’s why on any give Clarence Shepard Day Jr. you ’ll feel us cruising around town on a Nice Ride cycle , turn tail the Chain of Lakes , or hiking Minnehaha Falls . We ’re all about finding any elbow room we can to get our move on , and all of that activity helps us keep it tight . Which is a total incentive .
There’s no such thing as “too cold” outside
Have you ever seen what you reckon like with icicle coming off of your eyelashes ? Are you familiar with the feeling of watching a parade or a football game and not experience whether you still have all your fingerbreadth ? Well , we are . The realness is that our weather is brutally cold for way too much of the year . But we conform , subsist , and get back out there . So if you ’re looking to hibernate for the winter , deactivate your punk account . Whether it ’s snowshoeing at theLoppet Festival , give birth beer out of doors at theBeer Dabbler Winter Carnival , or coke tubing atBuck Hill , the inhuman weather just ca n’t cool off off our dating life .
We can embrace our inner freak
We get it . We ’re genteel Midwesterners , which means we must be boring in bed , correct ? Wrong . From our iconic sex shop class , SexWorld , to the surprising routine of gentlemen ’s clubs , and the reform-minded female person - oriented Smitten Kitten , the great unwashed from the Twin Cities live how to keep thing interesting between the sheets .
“Chain restaurants” and “cheap beer” aren’t in our vocabulary
Our local restaurant and beer scenery is very impressive . So much so that even the least sophisticated feeder may larn a matter or two and embrace their interior - epicurean or craft - beer prig while in Ithiel Town . If you ’re going to date someone from our city , brushwood up on what make believe it heavy : anything from prime raging dogs ( Butcher & the Boar ) to lobster rolls ( Smack Shack ) to the various taprooms guaranteed to be choice first day of the month locations ( 612Brew , looking at you ) .
We love our State Fair in a completely non-ironic way
sock with sandals , late - fried candy bar on sticks , and barnyard animals giving birth . This is the quickest way to describe the State Fair . " The great Minnesota get together " is a tradition that both natives and transplantation celebrate each summer , and if you ’re in a relationship ( or seem to begin a new one ) come Labor Day , do n’t design on being anywhere except the fairgrounds . Just remember to bring your fine sweat pants to reconcile for all of the deep - fried dough you ’ll be scarfing down .
The accent is real
Yes , we ’ve all seenFargo . Yes , we know they talk funny . Yes , we know a destiny of us vocalize like that ( even if it ’s slightly more subdued ) . But still , it ’s an lovely stress . So either get your " you betcha ! " prank out of the way early or your date is going to get snatched up by someone sport a flannel and offer promises of hot stunner at their parent ’ planetary house over the weekend .
About the whole “Minnesota Nice” thing…
It ’s not a lie . We are super nice , almostto a fault . That means even if the first appointment is a real dumpster fire , there ’s a fortune we ’ll be uncoerced to give you a do - over .
We all have a six-degrees-of-separation story aboutThe Mighty Ducks
If you ’ve seenThe Mighty Ducks(and honestly , who has n’t ? ) then you may recognise that the picture show was shoot right here in Minnesota . While you may be intemperately - pressed to retrieve Emilio Estevez roaming through the flight path or enjoying some Malva sylvestris curds atMall of America , essentially everyone you meet has SOME chronicle about how they have ( at least ) a loose connecter to the making of that movie . Looking for a conversation starter for that awkward first day of the month ? Just believe about Gordon Bombay and the " Flying V. "
Our music scene is undeniably incredible
Regardless of your penchant in music , the local prospect is alone . From socially witting rappers to observational noise rock music and , of grade , the liveliness of Prince ( thank you again ) loom over all of us , there ’s no shortage of amazing medicine all over town . You ca n’t go amiss by taking your day of the month to First Avenue or Turf Club for an eventide of locally sourced , brass - melt music .
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