Denver was home to so many single men that it was nicknamed “Menver,” but angry female singles are now complaining of a romantic drought.
The Colorado city first earned the nickname in the early 2000s after developing a reputation for being full of handsome, single men looking for a date, The Denver Post reported.
But the Mile High City now appears to be hit by a supply chain crisis, with hordes of local women asking where all the hot men have gone.
COVID and the spread of dating apps are both being blamed.
‘Menver’ may even have been a victim of its own success, with so many women flocking there in the hope of finding a handsome outdoorsman or cowboy where local men no longer had to settle.
“If you’re a woman and you’re thinking about moving to Denver, don’t. I know the nickname is ‘Menver Denver,’ but the men don’t live in Denver,” said TikTok user Fiona.
TikTok user Fiona (pictured) said: ‘If you want to stay single, go to Denver – don’t let Menver fool you’
A Colorado woman complains that Denver’s famously large dating pool has dried up, claiming the Mile High City’s single men are no longer interested in approaching them
“I have a theory that the men moving to Denver have given up on dating, but they’ve also given up on themselves.”
‘If you are the type of girl who is used to good food and going on holiday, you will not find your man here. The men here literally don’t pay for the dates, they let you split the bill,” says Fiona, who claims to have lived in Denver for a year and a half.
“They’re prioritizing buying $10,000 bikes, skiing, snowboarding, everything that’s expected of you.”
“If you want to waste your time and not find a husband, go to Denver. But if you want to find the one, move on.”
a WalletHub buttony rated Denver the third best city in the country for singles in 2024, based on economic, recreational and dating opportunities, but locals tend to differ.
Ashley Hughes, 38, told The Denver Post that dating was a lot easier when she first moved to Denver in 2011 at age 25 and men approached her and her friends and asked them on dates.
“As I got older, people don’t approach you anymore. The effort is so low,” she said.
Hughes said she believes the social isolation caused by the pandemic has had a negative impact on people’s social skills and that dating apps have made some interactions with suitors resourceful.
“Man, if apps would just disappear for a while, maybe people could talk to each other again,” Hughes said.
TikTok user Ellie Abes posted a video about her grievances about dating in the Mile High City for a year and a half.
“The men here don’t come to you, okay, you can be on the road, in the city, lots of guys, lock eyes with an attractive man, see an attractive man, but they don’t come to you,” she said.
Abes criticized the lengths men in Denver go to to go on dates, saying they don’t shave their faces, don’t wear hoodies and smell like dirt.
Denver was first nicknamed “Menver” in the early 2000s due to its surplus of single men. A WalletHub survey rated Denver as the third best city in the country for singles in 2024
TikTok user Ellie Abes posted a video about her grievances about a year and a half of dating in the Mile High City
“It’s very rare to have a romantic dinner-date experience here,” Abes said.
“It’s more coffee, walking, walking, petting your dog, it’s a bit like it’s not romantic here.”
“They have enough money to ski and that’s where their money ends. They don’t spend money on dates, they don’t spend money on wooing women,” she said.
“If you’re looking for a career-driven guy who’s going to make a lot of money, Denver isn’t the place for you.”
Abes said, “Generally speaking, the men here are not looking for their wives. They want to climb, hike, ski.;