Cover model is Aaron Sheppard.
Cover design by Jennifer Merrick.
Photograph courtesy of
Chris Lynch at
www.instilledimages.com.
The Hudson County bar scene is overflowing with men and women in search of love and romance, or maybe just some booty. In order to understand just how Hudson residents hook up, the Current hit some singles hot spots to poll 50 men and 50 women from ages 21 to 35. Here’s what you said:
Women
1.How often do you find yourself at a bar or club?
Once or twice a month: 0%
Once or twice every other week: 16%
A few times a week: 40%
Nearly every night of the week: 44%
2.Have you ever met anyone at a bar or club with whom you would consider having a long-term relationship?
Yes: 40%
No: 30%
Anything’s possible: 30%
3.How many times have you met someone at bar or club who didn’t seem or look like the same person in the morning or the second time you met?
Once: 10%
A few times: 58%
All the time: 6%
Never: 26%
4.How many times have you taken someone home from a bar or club?
0: 38%
1: 14%
Less than 5: 22%
More than 5: 12%
Stopped or lost count: 14%
5.How many times have you made-out in a bar or club with someone you just met?
0: 28%
1: 12%
Less than 5: 20%
More than 5: 18%
Stopped or lost count: 22%
6.How many times have you given or taken a phone number from someone you met at a bar in the past two weeks?
0: 34%
1: 24%
Less than 5: 22%
More than 5: 6%
Stopped or lost count: 14%
7.How many drinks do you have to consume before approaching someone at a bar?
0: 16%
1: 12%
Less than 5: 32%
More than 5, but under 10: 30%
Over 10: 10%
8.How many drinks do you usually have to buy yourself when you go out?
0: 14%
1: 10%
3: 40%
5: 6%
More than 5: 30%
9.Do you think it’s easier to meet someone:
Playing pool or lounging at a bar: 46%
Dancing or raving: 22%
Outside of the bar scene: 32%
10.At a bar, is it more effective to meet someone sitting at the bar or at a table?
Bar: 70%
Table: 20%
Other: 10%
11.Who often seems to make the initial approach?
Yourself: 14%
The other person: 80%
Supportive friends: 6%
12.Do you prefer meeting people at a larger or more intimate bar and club?
Large: 12%
Intimate: 46%
Don’t care: 42%
13.Have many times have you ever hit on a bartender?
0: 40%
Less than 5: 34%
More than 5: 6%
Stopped or lost count: 20%
14.Ideally, when you go out, you would like to meet someone to:
Spend the night with: 22%
Date occasionally: 34%
Expand your social circle: 32%
Enter a long-term relationship with: 12%
15.Do you think the love of your life could reside in Hudson County?
Yes: 36%
No: 14%
Anything’s possible: 50%
Men
1.How often do you find yourself at a bar or club?
Once or twice a month: 2%
Once or twice every other week: 16%
A few times a week: 54%
Nearly every night of the week: 28%
2.Have you ever met anyone at a bar or club with whom you would consider having a long-term relationship?
Yes: 46%
No: 24%
Anything’s possible: 30%
3.How many times have you met someone at bar or club who didn’t seem or look like the same person in the morning or the second time you met?
Once: 10%
A few times: 56%
All the time: 4%
Never: 30%
4.How many times have you taken someone home from a bar or club?
0: 20%
1: 10%
Less than 5: 26%
More than 5: 30%
Stopped or lost count: 14%
5.How many times have you made-out in a bar or club with someone you just met?
0: 20%
1: 10%
Less than 5: 30%
More than 5: 26%
Stopped or lost count: 14%
6.How many times have you given or taken a phone number from someone you met at a bar in the past two weeks?
0: 38%
1: 8%
Less than 5: 22%
More than 5: 18%
Stopped or lost count: 14%
7.How many drinks do you have to consume before approaching someone at a bar?
0: 42%
1: 16%
Less than 5: 20%
More than 5, but under 10: 18%
Over 10: 4%
8.How many drinks do you purchase for women when you go out?
0: 14%
1: 26%
3: 46%
5: 6%
More than 5: 8%
9.Do you think it’s easier to meet someone:
Playing pool or lounging at a bar: 40%
Dancing or raving: 20%
Outside of the bar scene: 40%
10.At a bar, is it more effective to meet someone sitting at the bar or at a table?
Bar: 62%
Table: 14%
Other: 24%
11.Who often seems to make the initial approach?
Yourself: 60%
The other person: 40%
Supportive friends: 0%
12.Do you prefer meeting people at a larger or more intimate bar and club?
Large: 10%
Intimate: 50%
Don’t care: 40%
13.Have many times have you ever hit on a bartender?
0: 42%
Less than 5: 38%
More than 5: 6%
Stopped or lost count: 14%
14.Ideally, when you go out, you would like to meet someone to:
Spend the night with: 20%
Date occasionally: 30%
Expand your social circle: 42%
Enter a long-term relationship with: 8%
15.Do you think the love of your life could reside in Hudson County?
Yes: 20%
No: 20%
Anything’s possible: 60%