1. They Love ‘90s Music Just As Much As You Do
Nineties radio titans Sublime and Snoop Dogg hail from Long Beach, and you better believe locals haven’t forgotten about them. “Santeria” all day, every day.
2. It’s Hard Not To Smile When It’s Beautiful Outside All The Time
What, your town isn’t a perpetual 70 °F and sunny? Do you have to wear a jacket or something?
3. They’ll Be Instant Besties With Your Pet
Earlier this year, WalletHub named Long Beach one of the country’s best cities for pet lovers. If your image of a perfect relationship features you, your significant other, and an adorable litter of puppies and kittens running along a beautiful beachscape, someone from Long Beach is a good bet.
4. They Can Find The Beauty In Pretty Much Anything
The city has hosted the annual Bulldog Beauty Contest 10 years and running. Essentially, you could have jowls to your shoulders, and they’d still give you a hug.
5. They’ll Totally Let You Ride On Their Handlebars
Biking is a pretty huge deal in Long Beach, which Business Insider recently named the third “Best US City For Cyclists” for its downtown bikeways and its innovative commuter bike stations. All in all, Long Beach folks look pretty good on two wheels.
6. They’ve Got Soul (Food)
Very few cities in America are blessed with their own Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles. Long Beach in one of those cities. It’s a great spot for first dates, and an even better spot for recovering from hangovers as a long-tenured couple.
7. They Aren’t Afraid To Completely Geek Out
Long Beach is home to its very own Comic Con and Comic Expo. This means that Long Beach folks are down to dress up with you, if you’re into that, and will totally lend you their copy of “The Watchmen” (as long as you promise to give it back when you’re done, of course).
8. They’re Not Drowning In Student Loan Debt
Time Magazine and the Princeton Review have both pointed to California State University, Long Beach as one of the best bang for your buck schools in America. So if your Long Beach boyfriend or girlfriend is one of the few people you know who is constantly complaining about student loan debt, you’ll know why.
9. They’re Some Seriously Cross-Cultured Cats
Long Beach is the most diverse large city in America. This means knowing exactly what to order at every ethnic restaurant in town and how to dance passably to a wide variety of musical genres.
10. If You’re Gay, They’re Either Totally Cool With That Or Totally Into That
The massive Long Beach Lesbian & Gay Pride is the second largest pride event in the United States, and NerdWallet recently named LB the fifth “Most LGBT-Friendly City” in America.
11. Non-Stop Sunshine Means Non-Stop Exercise
Men’s Fitness recently named Long Beach the 12th “Fittest City in America.” Hey, when there’s sunshine all the time, you spend half your waking hours on the beach, staying fit is a no-brainer.
12. More Laid Back Folks You Will Not Find
That whole Californian-with-sand-on-their-feet-and-not-a-worry-in-the-world stereotype? Not so much the case for LA proper. Very much the case for Long Beach. They are some chill, unflappable folks who know how to relax like pros.
13. They Know A Thing Or Two About Cool Cars
The annual Grand Prix of Long Beach draws about 200,000 onlookers a year and is the longest-running event of its kind in North America. And let’s face it: there’s just something nice about a guy or gal who knows their way around gears.
14. They’ll Teach You Everything You Need To Know About Street Art
Anyone who’s been to the area knows that murals and other forms of street art are central to Long Beach culture.
A Long Beach boyfriend or girlfriend will get you beyond Banksy, and if you’re lucky, might even honor you by spray-painting your likeness on their favorite corner store. It’s easier to remove than a tattoo and way cooler.
15. Who Can Argue With Beach Bodies And Perfect Tans?
We’re not vain or anything. But hey, lookin’ good is lookin’ good.
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