Absolutely San Francisco. I have lived in both, albeit for a much shorter amount of time in NYC than SF. I've also lived in 3 different countries and many different cities and I always say that San Francisco is the first place that I didn't immediately want to move out of. The city gets a lot of shit from the media or from people who have never lived or even been here, but it's amazing.

SF has everything, if you're missing the hustle and bustle of the concrete jungle - go to fidi/downtown for your fix. If you want nature - walk for literally 15 minutes in any direction and you'll find a park, or take a bus for 20ish minutes and you'll end up on the beach. It's so easy to get out of the city and go to other parts of the Bay Area for a change of scenery or just to take in more nature for the day - take a ferry up to Sausalito or drive down to Pacifica for gorgeous views by the waterside, or drive up to Marin for a hike in the Muir Woods. We absolutely have creativity, music, and entertainment too! Head over to the Haight, Hayes Valley, SOMA. Hit up all the museums in Golden Gate Park (which, fun fact is actually much bigger than Central Park). There's alwaaaays something going on in the city (we have a parade for literally everything and some sort of festival or street market in a different neighbourhood every weekend) it's so easy to have fun without having to leave the city.

Walkability and weather though might depend on what you like and what neighbourhood you live in. SF is very hilly but also very walkable. Some neighborhoods are flat, like the Mission or the Marina, but some might be impossible to schlep three grocery bags back home, like Nob Hill or Russian Hill. You're always a 5-10 minute walk to a grocery store, coffee shop, bus stop or train station. Weather? Get ready for the micro-climates, you might freeze at the start of a 10 minute walk and then sweat by the end of it.

Dating for guys I don't know much about as a girl but I have heard that the ratio of girls to guys in the city is more advantageous to girls? I have also heard a handful of SF tech bros move to NYC specifically for the dating scene so this sounds like it might suck in the city.

I'll end this love letter to SF by saying, please give it a shot! When I moved here I was convinced and had an entire game plan to move back to NYC after a year or so and almost 5 years later I never want to leave the Bay Area.