Piece of map created by Here’s an interesting way of looking at D.C. that we’d never seen before: a map overlaid with the most frequently used words in residents’ online dating profiles. (Check out a high resolution of the map by clicking here.) The map is part of R. Luke DuBois‘ A More Perfect Union project, and used 21 different online dating sites. DuBois explained to us that the city maps, like the one of the District, are at zip-code resolution. That “means they show the words used by a higher percentage of singles there than anywhere else in the country,” said DuBois.
There’s some really interesting and funny stuff in the map — for instance, the bearded amongst us may want to avoid the area around the Convention Center. To be clear, though, we wish nothing but the best of luck to those searching for a newsy Azerbaijanian lover near the Jefferson Memorial.
