Part of what pull in Pittsburgh so wonderful is its divers date scene . While you ’ll surely chance the diehard Steelers fan , the shoot for engineer / computer scientist , the social justice warrior , or some terrific combination of all three , you ’re also just as likely to encounter a 45 - year - sure-enough record accumulator who still be with his / her grannie in Bloomfield . But do n’t let that scare you away . Here are some tips to arm you in the pursuit of Pittsburgh dating bliss .
We will most likely never take you on a formal date
" Formal " is n’t a affair that exists in Pittsburgh . So unless you both have a shared love of the symphony orchestra , do n’t expect to wear dress shoes until your wedding twenty-four hour period .
You will, at some point, date a “temporary Pittsburgher”
This is someone who is most in all probability going to school day at Pitt or Carnegie Mellon and , as a answer , has a four - twelvemonth expiration day of the month . If said individual ask for you to go on a date at a sports bar in Shadyside that you ’ve never heard of , there ’s a good opportunity they ’ll be living in back in Massachusetts come fall 2019 .
If you live outside of city limits, you’re, well, limited
Although most Pittsburghers have cars , you ’ll rarely observe someone from Garfield go steady a lasting resident of Butler County . If you do n’t live on the " mainland " of Pittsburgh , your date stamp consortium just got much smaller . And for the East Enders who do n’t have cars ( point to ego ) , good luck even consider dating someone from the North Side . Also , if their placement ends with the word " town , " run .
A date in the South Side after 10pm is not a real date
If you find yourself meet someone at Jack ’s on a Friday nighttime , you ’re either there as a wingman , or about to be draw into an unfortunate trio .
And if you do end up in the South Side against all your better judgment…
… know that anyone you encounter at Dee ’s has already go out one-half of the people at Dee ’s .
If you’ve dated more than one person here, you WILL run into them again
Whether you ’re scanning the aisle of Giant Eagle , attending First Friday on Penn Avenue , or just walking down the street in your own locality , there is always the chance that you will unexpectedly run into one of your X . Whether you choose to make ungainly conversation , or head off optic liaison while walk backwards in the opposite focusing , is all up to you .
Don’t ask us out on a coffee date
Because what ’s the decimal point of braving Pittsburgh traffic / transportation woe if no solid food is involved ? On that note …
We’re obsessed with food
As an official up - and - coming foodie metropolis , Pittsburghers are becoming self - proclaimed expert on French fritter , $ 9 greaser , and everything in between . But even the non - foodies among us are very concerned about where they will be having their weekly consumption of beer & wings . Be disposed to eat on .
We’re still unsure if we want a S/O or a booty call
Because of Pittsburgh ’s traditional racy - collar roots , many 20 - somethings are looking to " just have fun , " but , at the same sentence , still might take you to dinner party at their parent ’s house .
We’re a bunch of chimneys
According toPittsburgh Today , a humongous 22.4 % of Pittsburgh resident are smokers . And that number jumps up to about 90 % when you look at how many of us only smoke socially , aka every sentence we have a beer in our hand . Time to skip on the tobacco string … or adorn in an economy - sized box of Doublemint .
Even the most cultured of us turn into rabid animals when we see a home team score
It ’s inescapable .
The degrees between your new SO and your ex will be scant
Once you ’ve opened the tight - knit can of worm that is our city ’s dating scene , you will detect that every individual you date somehow recognise at least three of your current acquaintances . And that your current hiss thang used to divvy up a dorm with your ex . It ’s likeSix Degrees of Kevin Bacon , except there are no famous person involved , and figuring out your turn of degrees will just bum you out . Welcome to the Pittsburgh Degree of Separation .
We have a crippling hangup on Polish food
recollect that nutrient obsession we mentioned ? Many of us are still positive that you have n’t be until you ’ve experienced all that Polish cuisine has to offer . So no matter how much your date might want to have a pierogi - eating contest at the Bloomfield Bridge Tavern , commemorate that there is nothing sexy about a tum full of cabbage rolls and soft high mallow .
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