Are you single?
Here are the hottest spots to get like-minded mates Nation Even in this age of dating apps, location continues to play a huge role in how, and whom, people choose to date.
Are you single?
Here are the hottest spots to get like-minded mates.
Kisumu has remained an attractive city for reasons that include a vibrant social scene, accessibility to Lake Victoria, and low cost of living.
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Last year, an unforeseen break-up and a looming quarter-life crisis prompted a strung-out Luanne Wairimu into seeking major transition.
At 24, the sales promoter felt it was time to bite the bullet and move out of her parents' home.
The hunt was on.
When it came to navigating Nairobi and penetrating its fringes, she knew the ropes, an agent, a wish list, a budget, some furniture and boom, child's play.
Her dream was realised several moons after she keyed in her details on a popular home site.
I moved into a cozy little apartment complex in Wangige and I genuinely loved it at first because it fit my ideal aesthetic.
It had a moderate general weather, green leafy surroundings, still environs, not to mention my home had a beautiful open-concept.
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While the apartment fit the bigger bill, Luanne said she was a severely disgruntled tenant by the end of the first month.
"Carousing on weekends is a nightmare as most online cabs don't drive that far into the outskirts at night.
I was a single lady living in a building complex full of young families and though the space is fantastic, I did not appreciate lying awake in the night due to wailing infants." What tipped the jar, however, was how increasingly lonely she grew seeing as there were no friends or romantic prospects to meet and entertain, "Single people like leafy green suburbs much less than I thought.
Also, an Uber of shame is worse when you're on the road for forty-five minutes!" Three months later she moved out.
RENTAL PROPERTY.
Rental property search engines opened a window into the city's mobility dreams.
However, as singles browse for new homes in far-flung neighbourhoods, many discover that their needs are unique all too late.
In 1956, findings by psychologists Festinger Et Al revealed that attraction and relationships were determined in large part by physical and functional distance, leading to a common phenomenon known as the 'Proximity or Propinquity Effect'.
You are more likely to fall in love with somebody you are physically close to, he concluded.
Even in this era of online dating studies show, potential partners are likely to choose those that are within distance.
Neighbourhoods, where dating happens naturally, can be difficult to find, and statistics may, like a pickup line, mislead.
So we utilized both data (KNBS 2019 Census on Marital Status) and our social research.
'Single' here means those never married, divorced, and widowed between the ages of 20-50 years.
Here is an assembly of single-friendly areas to suit all varieties of 'available'.
1.
Ruaka town, Kiambu County.
In 2013, the launch of the Northern Bypass road opened Ruaka's gates to exponential commercial growth and development, transforming it from a lowly settlement area to absolute prime acreage.
Currently priced at a whopping Sh89.5 million per acre (the second most expensive piece of land in the country), the small but buzzing town 20 minutes away from the CBD has since then been luring professionals and young pioneers alike from all over the country.
"Moving to Ruaka was the best decision I ever made," says Richie Waruguru, a 27-year-old Interior decorator.
"Some people say that the most beautiful ladies in Nairobi live in Ruaka and I can attest to that, I've dated a good number of them," says the single freelance designer.
"Having the largest mall in East Africa did us wonders." Richie has lived in the Joyland area for a year and has no plans of relocating the township any time soon.
"I find Ruaka to be the best place to live as a single man in Nairobi.
A surprising mass of the people living here are single.
We have plenty of social amenities, affordable housing, adequate transport, and plenty of clubs for great nightlife," he says.
Not everyone agrees.
"I moved there to find great (male) company from advice from some taken friends," says Debbie Karungo.
With a full plate and little time to socialise, the 32-year-old bachelorette relied on location-based dating service Tinder to search for love in the buzzing locale.
"After going on dates with what seemed like every single guy from the location, I realised the men who lived in Ruaka qualified as playboys." The bachelorette explains, "Yes, there are singles there, but certainly not the type that a woman looking to meet a quality man to settle down with wants.
2.
Westlands, Kileleshwa, Kilimani and Lavington environs.