How to Meet Professional Single Men and Women in NYC

Certain cities of the world are reputed to attract successful professionals on the basis of work opportunities, business climate and great living conditions. If you are in New York City and keen to meet men and women who are doing well in their chosen professions, here are some tips that you can keep in mind.

Get to know the money-makers of Manhattan

The finance industry is virtually the number one economic activity of New York City and the hub of this is Manhattan. In 2006, those in the Manhattan financial industry earned an average weekly pay of about $8,300, including bonuses. Mid-Manhattan is the largest central business district in the country. Despite the tumble that it took in the last recession, the Wall Street in Lower Manhattan continues to symbolize the prowess of the finance sector that Manhattan and NYC is closely associated with. More than that, it is also the headquarters of practically all the important stock exchanges in the country including NASDAQ and NYSE. So if you are keen to meet successful professional singles in NYC, watch out for the bankers, hedge fund managers and investment consultants in Manhattan and frequent the places where they hang out.

Do the Culture Circuit

And yet if you are looking to meet successful professionals, they are not to be found in the business districts all the while. You may need to expand your search to the cultural hotspots of the city like the exclusive art galleries of Chelsea and Soho or check out the offerings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the Frick Collection, the Whitney Museum of American Art. as well as the exclusive shows at Broadway or movie premiers at some of the priciest theater halls in the area like Ziegfeld Theater or the AMC Lowes.

Explore the Upscale Hangouts

Young rising professionals who work hard at their jobs are known to party equally hard. So if you wish to meet upwardly mobile single men and women in your city, check out the places that are known as the swankiest hangouts in town. Fortunately NYC has a multitude of upscale bars and pubs. In fact you may have a difficult time trying to decide which of the several wine bars, sports bars, whiskey, sushi or lounge bars to visit. Some of the bars which you might include in your list are the King Cole’s Bar for its exclusive clientele, Megu for its dramatic interiors and posh patrons and the Milk and Honey, a discreet invitations-only bar on the Lower East Side whose famous cocktails seems to have been attracting a far wider clientele now. However if you don’t mind seeing a little skin Larry Flynt’s Hustler Club is another destination where you might come across an attractive single looking to have a good time.

Party at the right spots

New York City is famous for its colorful nightlife and the array of dance clubs and discos which cater to every pocket and taste in music. The Meatpacking District, East Village and the Lower East Side have some of the hottest dance scenes in the city. However instead of wasting your time and money just about anywhere, try to frequent those destinations which are famous for their style quotient as much as for their prices and thus most likely to attract the well to do patrons. The Touch with a total of five bars has a long list of impressive clients while Dylan Murphy’s in Upper East Side attract those fond of a more neighborly hangout and especially traditional Irish food and drink. For a purely dance scene, check out Columbus 72, the Saloon and the Marquee for its chic and trendy crowd.

Network hard

Then again it is not all fun and games with the yuppy crowd. Part of the reason why successful professionals frequent the happening spots in the town is also because they afford them useful networking opportunities. So keep a look out for meet up groups and networking events specifically designed to bring professionals in your city together. In NYC, some of the best known in this line are Whine and Dine, New York Business Network Meetup as well as New York Young Professionals. the business and social networking events organized by these groups are usually held after work at nightclubs, lounges, mansions and other cool venues, attended by hundreds of young professionals and designed to make it easy to make new contacts and new friends.

Log in

Sometimes the most direct approach is the most effective. These days there are several social networking and dating websites designed just for the professional men and women and you are sure to find a few that caters specifically to NYC singles. These online forums are a good way to screen potential candidates and get the ball rolling, all within the comfort of your home. However you need to create your profile with great care and put up photos which are just the thing the successful singles are looking for. Also before you frequent a social networking or dating site be sure to check out their screening policies. The ones with stricter policies may have fewer members, but those members will be more likely to be who they say they are.

Nurture your own personality

Finally successful men and women like doctors, lawyers, financiers, corporate and media professionals are highly coveted as partners since they bring several advantages to the dating table. So you need to take some steps too if you want to attract the attention of the highly successful singles. First of all you would need to brush up your appearances and present a well-groomed look. Successful people are used to being surrounded by the best in their professional and recreational spheres and have high expectations of people around them. Also it is not just enough to have a pretty face or a red Ferrari to be eligible as a date; you also need to cultivate an attractive personality and be able to make interesting conversation. Professionally successful men have at least some form of college education like a bachelors degree or higher. It is only natural that such educated singles seek out for a relationship, partners who are qualified as well or have a similar background in education. And although many of these men and women are sure to have dated other attractive people who may have crossed their path, they are unlikely to take a person seriously unless they share roughly the same intellectual wavelength or are on some equal social footing. In other words, cultivate a love for the arts and culture, be informed about what is happening around the world and keep track of latest developments in science and technology. While not all successful professionals look like Hollywood stars, they are rarely duffers and neither would like their partners to be so.