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The hearts and heartbreaks of the most desired OKCupid members in NYC

The hearts and heartbreaks of the most desired OKCupid members in NYC

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A tattooed chick who loves astronomy, a real estate agent who wears a lot of skinny ties, a female cyclist with a Harry Styles haircut, and a Staten Island guy with an affinity for concerts and nice shoes: these are the most desired people in New York City. After analyzing citywide data from the dating website OKCupid, New York Magazine along with the service's co-founder Christian Rudder found the most popular straight female, straight male, gay female, and gay male on the site. But it isn't all sunshine and rainbows for the five-star singles — read the entire story to find out why one of them deleted her profile and returned to Candy Crush for entertainment, and how another rigs the rating system to avoid heartbreak.