20 to 30 year olds living in ST Croix.

I'd say there's a good amount of 20-30's that toil on StX. Most are in the bar/restaurant/hotel industry.

I moved here alone on a whim and a job offer. I wasn't looking for love, but when I met my roommate, I found it. We've been together for over a year now.

The night life reminds me of spring break, and that's how a lot of people live. Knock down drag-out drinking is not uncommon. Downtown Christiansted on Friday and Saturday is hopping and there's several bars/restaurants within walking distance.

Noah

Compared to stt nightlife, its very tame on stx. There are not as many people in that age group as compared to stt. Men outnumber women on the islands. But the problems my single girlfriends come across is the quality of guys you met. For example a large portorion of the males available for dating are Hovensa (subcontractors) workers are single but only here temporary. Or in your age group they are just coming down for the season for work or they have a serious drug/alchol problem. So what I'm saying is dating on the islands is generally a little harder if your looking for a serious or long term relationship. Dating and just have fun is no problem.

I'm 31 so I'm out of your range (DOH!) but I've been down here since I was 25. The nightlife here is good when its good and sucks otherwise. By that I mean if something is going on then it is a real blast, but there won't be something going on all the time. On those other nights its empty bars with "overserved" patrons. If you are from a big city where there is always something to do when you are looking for it this can be a bit odd, but once you're here you learn to save up your bender's for the nights that count and stay home on the other nights...that or just become an alchoholic.

The 20-30 crowd is largely bartender/restaraunt/service workers. I am an oddball in that I have an office job, but still I've made a lot of friends here over the years despite having opposite schedules. There are some cool people but beware, think of a small town...everyone knows everyone and you are never more than 2 degrees of separation from someone. That can make dating kind of odd...everytime you meet someone you realize they've dated a friend etc. There are a few sayings, one is "she's not your girlfriend its just your turn" and the other for the ladies is "the odds are good but the goods are odd" as there are generally more men than women who go out but not all of them are "catches."

Sean

Head on down to the boardwalk when Kurt Schindler is playing at Brew Pub - you'll see all the 20-30 year olds! Seriously, there are a lot of us here...you just gotta know where to find 'em! I've lived here my whole life, so i wasn't looking for love or moved down with someone. I did end up finding love though...in town, near the boardwalk, lol.

have fun! stay safe!

I have been in St. Croix for a few months now, and have personally found it very difficult to make friends/meet people. I moved to St. Croix for a job after graduating from graduate school, and am in my late 20s. I definitely like to go out, so I have headed down to Christiansted a few times, even if heading out alone to a bar isn't ideal. There were definitely a lot of people out, but I felt like everyone was really drunk/rowdy and not all that friendly. Personally I felt like I was back in college, and at this point that isn't what I am looking for. I have tried a few other things such as volunteering etc. to try and meet people, but to no avail. To be honest my experiences thus far have really led me to question my move to St. Croix.

I'm in that age range but on island most of my friends are older than me (even my adopted grandmother in her 60's!). I live on the West end though where there are less 20-somethings. Out west at least, there is a lot more mixing between age groups. I also don't work in the restaurant biz (though I did for a year before going to college). And I also found my significant other on island. Quite a few of my friends over the years have met husbands/wives on island and either stayed or moved off island together. Some were in day jobs, some in the restaurant biz just having a good time. In the most successful of relationships, the couple "matured" out of the bar scene together and settled into more stable careers...they lucked out and found partners who were not too "odd" and were on their same page. I would expect that many of the young people relationships fail down here because the people involved want to continue partying, not be tied down a serious relationship etc, or one person wants to party and the other doesn't etc etc...
I've known people that have specifically left island because they couldn't find a serious relationship. I guess it just boils down to luck and what type of person you are/and/or are looking for...

NewtoSTX--try going out west and meeting people there?--you may find some more like minded people? Many of the younger people that I am friends with are in careers--teachers, scientists, Hess people, business, UVI etc. We can get rowdy too, but perhaps not as crazy as the brew pub scene? Good places to go are Rainbow Beach (especially on Sundays), Lost Dog, Norma's (sundays, fridays for really great roti), Sandbar, Blue Moon (Friday nights)...