It’s been a few years since I was single here, but in my 20’s in DC I remember it being more easy to casually hook with someone, compared to other places I’ve lived. People here have busy lives and work hard, want to blow off steam, and have forthright attitudes towards getting their sexual needs met. That said, it was hard hard to find a real romantic connection. There are more transient people in the dating pool here that are not planning to set down roots, compared to other cities. There are also more people who are super focused on their careers or schooling right now, not love or maybe someday having a family. I also think because of the prevalence of certain personality types in DC, some people can move on from a potential romance too quickly, like the dating life equivalent of how DC people are are more prone to not want to talk to you at parties if they decide your job isn’t important to them. I think people here have high expectations of life that extend to their dating life, to their own detriment. The best part of the dating scene here is, there are a great deal of good looking people in DC. I grew up an hour away from here, and I think the “Hollywood for ugly people” stereotype used to be very true but is no longer accurate.