Meet Autostraddle’s Most Eligible Bachelorettes!

Happy Valentine’s Day! This year we got you something better than flowers or vegan chocolates or ethical jewelry — we got you a list of Autostraddle’s most eligible bachelorettes! We’ve asked them all the important things: star sign, Hogwarts house, and opinions on the greatest cereal ever created. Prepare to get your socks charmed off  by eight of our single staffers, listed below in alphabetical order by first name. Feel free to woo them in the comments or send them messages via Autostraddle Social.


Alaina

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Age

24

Location

Greensboro, NC

Sexual Orientation

Queer

Gender Identity and/or Gender Presentation

Non binary femme prince

Sign

Gemini

Occupation/Job

Perpetual student

Turn-ons

Good teeth, a willingness to help me wash the dishes after I graciously offer to cook for you, someone who doesn’t expect me to wear heels if they aren’t also wearing uncomfortable shoes, and a better short-term memory than me.

Dealbreakers

If my cats don’t like you after two visits, sorry, you’re out.

What’s the best part of being your girlfriend/partner?

I cook so much! I love cooking and baking especially for people other than myself, so if we date, we’ll never have to spend date money on restaurants because I love cooking and also am really good at it. Also, I genuinely want to know how your day went when I ask. Tell me all about Tisha from accounting and how she keeps passively aggressively insulting you.

What’s the worst part of being your girlfriend/partner?

My bed is not big enough to share with the current amount of cats I have, so if you slept over, we’d be super squished. Also, I Wikipedia the plots of films and television shows I’m watching if they make me anxious (most do) and will probably spoil the ending for you accidentally.

What fictional character reminds you most of yourself?

There’s this British chic-lit novel called Slummy Mummy about a mom who hasn’t figured out how to juggle everything that comes with real life, but somehow no one around her notices because she’s still able to like get herself to work on time and get her kids to school, even though she forgets to brush their hair or pack lunches or wash their school uniforms for three weeks. We are one in the same. We get things done, but how it happens is just sort of a miracle.

Which Hogwarts House are you in?

Slytherin

Do you usually prefer to go out at night or stay in?

Stay in.

Would you rather have the ability to fly or be a mind-reader?

Fly!

What’s the greatest cereal ever created?

Frosted Flakes. They’re more than good, they’re great!

What’s your desert island album?

It’s a tie between Robert Glasper’s Black Radio album and the Fun Home off-Broadway recording.

What’s your dream Jeopardy category?

Queer Theatre

If you had to be in your pajamas all day or a suit/fancy dress all day, which would you choose?

At this point in my life, fancy clothes because I actually do spend a lot of days in my pajamas and I feel like a millennial stereotype.


Carolyn Wysinger

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Age

37

Location

Oakland, CA

Sexual Orientation

Lesbian

Gender Identity and/or Gender Presentation:

Masculine of Center

Sign

Aquarius

Occupation/Job

Author/blogger/model

Turn-ons

A woman that can rock a dope heel and fly sneakers. Also also also if I dig your musical taste. That’s actually most important but the hardest to fill.

Dealbreakers

Not watching Martin. You really don’t have an excuse. It literally comes on all day on MTV2. Watch it and love it.

What’s the best part of being your girlfriend/partner?

One of my greatest joys is making note of the things you like and doing everything I can to make them happen. I love surprising my GF with sweet things, whether is standard stuff like flowers or finding an album/toy/show you haven’t seen in forever. I just wanna see you smile.

What’s the worst part of being your girlfriend/partner?

In true Aquarian form, when I want to spend time with you, I hella do and I’m very serious about it. But when I want to be alone or do something else I HELLA wanna do that and expect you to respect that.

What fictional character reminds you most of yourself?

Craig from Friday … or Money Mike from Friday After Next. That’s really a toss up!

Which Hogwarts House are you in?

None. I don’t know a thing about Harry Potter. (That is from Harry Potter, right?)

Do you usually prefer to go out at night or stay in?

That’s a hard one. Everything has it’s time and place. Going out for dinner or to a concert/movie/art event is wonderful. I also totally enjoy binge watching our favorite movies together with drinks and popcorn.

Would you rather have the ability to fly or be a mind-reader?

To be a mind reader. ‘Cause I’m nosey and I wanna know what people are really thinking.

What’s the greatest cereal ever created?

Snack, Crackle, Pop: Rice Krispies!

What’s your desert island album?

Three way tie between D’Angelo’s Voodoo, Bilal’s First Born Second, or Stevie Wonder’s Songs in the Key of Life.

What’s your dream Jeopardy category?

’90s straight to bootleg movies.

If you had to be in your pajamas all day or a suit/fancy dress all day, which would you choose?

Definitely a suit.


Karly

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Age

26

Location

Missouri

Sexual Orientation

Gay

Gender Identity and/or Gender Presentation

Female. She/Her.

Sign

Libra

Occupation/Job

Grad Student

Turn-ons

Can make me laugh, is a nerd about something or many things, and great boobs (but this is not hard, I think all boobs are great).

Dealbreakers

Being generally awful about social justice issues or doesn’t care at all about politics. Being rude to cashiers/service people.

What’s the best part of being your girlfriend/partner?

You can be 100 percent sure that I’m thinking about making you laugh at all times

What’s the worst part of being your girlfriend/partner?

I can really put my foot in my mouth and I can be very insecure

What fictional character reminds you most of yourself?

Myka Bering from Warehouse 13

Which Hogwarts House are you in?

Ravenclaw

Do you usually prefer to go out at night or stay in?

Stay in.

Would you rather have the ability to fly or be a mind-reader?

FLY

What’s the greatest cereal ever created?

Reese’s Puffs

What’s your desert island album?

Boxer, The National. Presumably the saddest island.

What’s your dream Jeopardy category?

Queer Characters in Television, Alex

If you had to be in your pajamas all day or a suit/fancy dress all day, which would you choose?

Pajamas and my bathrobe. But I do like suits.


Maddie

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Age

24

Location

Philadelphia

Sexual Orientation

Queer

Gender Identity and/or Gender Presentation

Sweater vests and dangly earrings

Sign

Aries

Occupation/Job

Writer/editor

Turn-ons

Thoughtful surprises, skinny dipping, hypoallergenic cats, sarcasm.

Dealbreakers

Unnecessary consumption of bottled water.

What’s the best part of being your girlfriend/partner?

I am a MORNING PERSON. (I will make you breakfast!)

What’s the worst part of being your girlfriend/partner?

I am a MORNING PERSON. (I will resent you if you don’t want to get up to eat the breakfast I made you.)

What fictional character reminds you most of yourself?

Molly Weasley, but like, how I imagine Molly Weasley being when she was 24 and not yet the mother of seven children. (Is this contradictory if I’m not a Gryffindor?)

Which Hogwarts House are you in?

Ravenpuff

Do you usually prefer to go out at night or stay in?

I prefer to be outside, like in nature or at least on a nice porch or something, but not Out in a club/dancing kind of way.

Would you rather have the ability to fly or be a mind-reader?

Fly!

What’s the greatest cereal ever created?

Quaker Oatmeal Squares

What’s your desert island album?

Rumors by Fleetwood Mac

What’s your dream Jeopardy category?

The American interstate system.

If you had to be in your pajamas all day or a suit/fancy dress all day, which would you choose?

PJs and the flannel robe that my housemate made me.


Mey Rude

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Age

29

Location

Idaho

Sexual Orientation

Lesbian

Gender Identity and/or Gender Presentation

Bruja Femme Trans Woman

Sign

Sagittarius

Occupation/Job

Writer

Turn-ons

Slytherins, black clothes, defending trans women, pop culture knowledge, good shoulders, eyebrows, intense stares, witchcraft, being funny, glasses, capes, nerds and softies who act all tough.

Dealbreakers

Being a Republican, transmisogyny, racism, people who don’t like Halloween, people who hate cats, thinking that you’re too cool for pop culture.

What’s the best part of being your girlfriend/partner?

I’m really good at complimenting and being there for the people I love. I defend them to the death and love to tell them what I love about them. Also, I’m really good at giving presents. Also, I love cooking for the people I love and I’m getting better at it all the time. I guess that’s, like, four or five things.

What’s the worst part of being your girlfriend/partner?

I’m very high-maintenance and pretty needy. Also I put too many question marks in my answers to survey questions.

What fictional character reminds you most of yourself?

I don’t know? I feel like this answer isn’t very sexy, but probably Amethyst from Steven Universe? Because like her, I have issues with what I look like and who I am and if I’m good enough, but also I’m ridiculous and I love to eat.

Which Hogwarts House are you in?

Gryffindor all the way.

Do you usually prefer to go out at night or stay in?

I think go out? This one is tough!

Would you rather have the ability to fly or be a mind-reader?

Probably fly? I mean, I’m afraid of heights, but also i feel like mind-reading is kind of intrusive!

What’s the greatest cereal ever created?

Probably Cinnamon Life

What’s your desert island album?

Amy Winehouse, Back to Black.

What’s your dream Jeopardy category?

Demi Lovato

If you had to be in your pajamas all day or a suit/fancy dress all day, which would you choose?

100 percent I’d prefer to be all dressed up in a fancy dress.


Nikki

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Age

29

Location

Palm Springs, CA

Sexual Orientation

Really Fuckin’ Gay

Gender Identity and/or Gender Presentation

Tiny Queer

Sign

Taurus

Occupation/Job

Admin Assistant/Office Administrator

Turn-ons

Nice hair. Nice Calves, apparently are my thing, this is a recent discovery about myself. Smart. A great laugh. Cares about others. Can befriend animals. Will let me watch The Muppet Movie when I am sad. Listen instead of trying to fix whatever the problem is I’m having.

Dealbreakers

Assholes. Anyone who is transphobic, here’s the door, get out. You don’t get my sense of humor/you don’t laugh at my jokes. If you don’t care that I will make you a mix CD and notes to go with it.

What’s the best part of being your girlfriend/partner?

I care a lot about other people. I listen and I will make you cute things just to make your day better. I want to make sure you are heard and listened to. I love to make people laugh and have been told I have a great energy about myself.

What’s the worst part of being your girlfriend/partner?

I don’t believe in myself enough. My taste in music isn’t always the best.

What fictional character reminds you most of yourself?

I mean Gonzo is real but not real. He’s kind of fictional since he is not an actual person, right? So, I’m like Gonzo because I’m a self-identified weirdo; I look good in a bow-tie; I have an unhealthy obsession with chickens; and I just want to have a bunch of chickens around me, not to produce eggs but just hang; and I like adventure. According to a thing I found on the internet, to sum why you should date a Gonzo: “They’ll do things for others without being asked and they won’t complain whilst doing it. They will always give you their all. A Gonzo does not give up and will do whatever it takes to make sure everyone is happy.” So, yes, I am Gonzo and I will give everything I do my all.

Which Hogwarts House are you in?

This is tricky. For the Pottermore, I was sorted into Hufflepuff, but for a recent quiz that broke down what percentage of each house your are, I got Gryffindor. So, I guess I’m a Huffledor?

Do you usually prefer to go out at night or stay in?

As I get older the more I want to stay in. I just want to have a nice time with good friends. I like the idea of going out but sometimes after a long work week I just want to chill with the people closest to me, who make me laugh.

Would you rather have the ability to fly or be a mind-reader?

Mind-reader! I would love to be able to figure out what someone is thinking. I mean, it would suck to hear the negative things about you but man, sometimes I just want to know, WHAT DO YOU MEAN? When you nod your head yes but you wanna say no. The answer to the question to that would be fantastic.

What’s the greatest cereal ever created?

Count Chocula

What’s your desert island album?

Uhhh, I’m not the best on music questions. So, uh, uncomfortable pause, can uh, I just, uh, skip this one. I’m going to shout out like Elton John’s Greatest Hits, I guess. Or…uhhhhh…your hair looks nice today.

What’s your dream Jeopardy category?

’80s/’90s cartoons

If you had to be in your pajamas all day or a suit/fancy dress all day, which would you choose?

I would wear a suit all day. I actually have, when I’m feeling down, and dressing up just makes me feel so damn good. I love PJs, though, and if I could do a combo like joggers w/bow tie kind of thing would be perfect.


Sadie Edwards

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Age

24

Location

New Orleans

Sexual Orientation

I’m just really into the ladies.

Gender Identity and/or Gender Presentation

Woman

Sign

Pisces!

Occupation/Job

Filmmaker, burlesque dancer

Turn-ons

I would propose on the spot if someone yelled “beetlejuice, beetlejuice, beetlejuice” mid orgasm.

Dealbreakers

Must love Panic! at the Disco

What’s the best part of being your girlfriend/partner?

I have habit of getting nude in public.

What’s the worst part of being your girlfriend/partner?

I have habit of getting nude in public.

What fictional character reminds you most of yourself?

Jadzia Dax from Deep Space 9. I’m seriously considering the roller derby name “Jadzia Smax.”

Which Hogwarts House are you in?

I was sorted into Ravenclaw a year or so ago when I reread the books (makes total sense) but I was gonna retake the new Sorting quiz bit I realized it’s totally canon to ask for the house you want so: Ravenclaw for life.

Do you usually prefer to go out at night or stay in?

Lately I’ve been staying in a lot watching way too much Nurse Jackie. Please, someone, take me out.

Would you rather have the ability to fly or be a mind-reader?

I have no desire to know what people really think of me.

What’s the greatest cereal ever created?

French toast crunch… no …. Cookie Crisp, but like the original kind that actually looked like little flying saucer shaped cookies.

What’s your desert island album?

Oh gawd, that’s too hard. Can I pick the A-camp mix Gilles made for a-camp 2014. If not I choose Mal Blum “Every Time You Go Somewhere”

What’s your dream Jeopardy category?

“The trouble with tribbing”: Questions about queer characters in the Startrek universe

If you had to be in your pajamas all day or a suit/fancy dress all day, which would you choose?

I would wear a onsie/kigurumi that looks like a suit.


Stef

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Age

32

Location

Brooklyn, NY

Sexual Orientation

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Gender Identity and/or Gender Presentation

I identify as female. She/her.

Sign

Just the most Scorpio a person could possibly be.

Occupation/Job

General manager at a rock club

Turn-ons

Musicians, writers, creative weirdos, risk-takers, collaborators. Intelligence, sarcasm, a sharp wit, a solid sense of humor. I usually go for someone slightly more outgoing than myself. My person doesn’t have to be vegan or even vegetarian as long as they’re respectful, but I do find compassion for animals compelling.

Dealbreakers

I keep saying I’m never going to kiss a smoker again because it’s disgusting and then the universe keeps presenting me with hot smokers, so I’m clearly not that invested.

No more Geminis. Never again.

What’s the best part of being your girlfriend/partner?

I’m really bad at talking myself up, but I’m pretty sure I’m an attentive and nurturing girlfriend, into thoughtful gifts, fiercely loyal. I’m a very flexible switch spoon. Pretty sweet rack. I can get us into a lot of shows, VIP, drink tickets, the whole thing – but if you take advantage of that you’re a jerk and I will notice.

What’s the worst part of being your girlfriend/partner?

Well, I’m an awkward ball of anxiety (though some told me they’ve found it charming), and I work a LOT. I get like two Saturday nights off a year and one of them is usually like, Christmas. My typical work week is somewhere between 60-80 hours, depending on our show calendar. I don’t date very often as a result.

What fictional character reminds you most of yourself?

I’m sort of Kermit the Frog at my job. I find myself thinking of him often. I maybe use the muppets to explain an awful lot of things in my life.

Which Hogwarts House are you in?

I don’t really know anything about Harry Potter but I took that quiz situation a while ago and it said Slytherin. Sounds OK to me.

Do you usually prefer to go out at night or stay in?

I’m equally game for both. I’m down to bar-hop all night and get into trouble, or I’m just as happy curled up on the couch with The Great British Bake-Off and a very ambitious snack platter.

Would you rather have the ability to fly or be a mind-reader?

Mind-reader for sure. It drives me crazy that I can’t.

What’s the greatest cereal ever created?

I don’t really do breakfast, just a coffee on the go. I do like brunch, but if you order cereal at brunch you’re doing it completely wrong.

What’s your desert island album?

Always thought it’d be “Tinderbox” by Siouxsie and the Banshees but maybe it’d be “Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea” by PJ Harvey.

What’s your dream Jeopardy category?

Useless Pop Culture Trivia. Riese can vouch for this. I am a fountain of completely unnecessary information about 80s one-hit wonders, 60s girl groups, the X Files, Selena, things that happened to Shirley Manson, terrible industrial bands from the early aughts and the Spice Girls. I could probably quote all of Jaws, Waiting to Exhale and Trainspotting from memory. It’s both a burden and a blessing, I guess.

If you had to be in your pajamas all day or a suit/fancy dress all day, which would you choose?

I dress like an angry 15-year-old boy most of the time. If we’re being real I actually really like getting dressed up, though I don’t do it terribly often. Do I get to take the shoes off if they hurt?

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99 Comments

  1. Ahh, youth…It is NOT wasted on the young.
    You all seem incredibly adorable and witty…My wish for every one of you is that you find whoever & whatever you are looking for as often as you are looking for (her)…

  2. Mey – fellow Amethyst love! You’re like the Gryffindor version of me, haha. (I’d make some vaguely flirty comment here, but then it’d feel like I’d be trying to flirt with a family member and that starts getting WEIRD.)

  3. Omg! This is great.
    I tried to hit on a fine lady on this list at the last A Camp, and instead said, ‘I’m such a fan, you’re so cool, omg bye.’
    Winner.

      • Hmm well I do like me a waffle–with maple syrup only. I was spoiled with the good stuff as a child; Aunt Jemima just doesn’t do it for me.

        But what I usually make for people are big egg/potato/vegetable/cheese scramble things. Which are hard to mess up and easy to make with another person and pretty much universally-loved.

  4. Today I learned that I am WAY more judgmental about people’s favourite cereals than I thought–I kept skipping to that question and assuming it would be very predictive of everything else. Huh.

  5. Dear Stef,

    While I can’t woo you with a song because I have no musical ability
    Let’s try a cheesy ass poem to increase my visibility
    I’ve never smoked a day in my life and I have a few tattoos
    I like going on road trips and taking in pretty views
    Working in film also sucks for dating
    Graphic novels, bikes, and furniture are things I like contemplating
    But enough about me, let’s get back to you
    And how the cuteness of you taking off your fancy shoes seems too good to be true
    Do you wave your arms around like Kermit in a frenzy at work?
    What’s on that snack platter that really makes you smirk?
    I hope you have a lovely Valentine’s Day, and that this at least made you smile
    Maybe it will even give you some warm fuzzies for a while
    If anything it’s a great lesson in humility
    I will leave all further writing and poems to ones with professional capabilities

    All of the hypothetical Internet sugar coma inducing chocolates being sent your way,
    Nicole (Taurus! aka not a Gemini)

      • I think that’s a pretty respectable way to go through your day. Especially when in the grand scheme of muppet comparisons you could be Beaker and that just seems a whole of a lot harder of a life.

  6. Maddie, if you’re ever in Southern Oregon during the summer, I know a great skinny-dipping spot. Just saying.

    Also NO MORE GEMINIS STEF, I am so on board!!!! <–may or may not have been burned by at least 6 Geminis.

    You are all so swoon-worthy. Gosh. Visit Seattle and we'll brunch.

  7. I feel like if this was all put into a “which single as staff member are you?” Quiz I’d be such a Stef. Maybe it’s a Scorpio thing

  8. Wait, you mean now would be the perfect opportunity to confess my totally embarrassing (embarrassing because this is the Internet and you can’t just crush on someone without knowing them in person, after all I’m no teenager anymore … lalala) ongoing crush to one of these people? Ahhh, but how would I survive this? *hyperventilate* … Yeah, you’re lovely! All eight of you! :)

  9. For a hot, wonderful second i thought Stef’s said she was an ambitions snack planner. YES GOD PLAN MY SNACKS.

  10. This sentence of Nikki’s was what made her the clear winner for me: ” I just want to have a bunch of chickens around me, not to produce eggs but just hang.”

      • Petition for Chicken Cabin if (more like when) I finally make my way across the Atlantic for A-Camp!
        Not exactly sure what this would entail, but probably just a lot of hanging out with chickens. And, like, making daisy chains for them, if they were into that.

  11. WOW SO MANY BABES WOW

    *shy wave* hi Karly, I’m also from Missouri, I hope you’re staying warm in all of this snow

    • *shy wave back* Hi! Actually I’m in the SW corner, so it’s been snow free, just cold. Stay warm too! :)

    • Umm, this upsets me… it appears you’ve forgotten that you’re already married and have three wives.

      I see. Fine. I suppose I should be used to sharing by now.

  12. You all look pretty good in your frocks; how ’bout when I get back, we all strip down to our socks?

  13. You’re like me, I’m never satisfied.

    (I can’t stop posting Hamilton pick-up lines. Please send help.)

  14. Sad feels: meeting all of Mey’s written standards (…okay I’m not wearing glasses in this picture but I do like 99% of the time) but also being exactly ten years younger.

    Also, #ENDTHEGEMINIHATE2016. Laverne Cox and Morgan Freeman are both Geminis and I will not have anyone besmirch their name. Awkward nerd Gemini 4 lyfe (…because you can’t change your birth date, but YOU KNOW).

  15. *shy, flirty, wave* so many attractive women!

    I’m Amanda (Gryffin-puff is my Hogwarts house).

    My favorite cereal is Cinnamon Toast Crunch and/or Reese’s Puffs. I’m obsessed with Starbucks.

    I’m a nerd who needs to know everything about the subjects I’m interested in.

    I’m ridiculously loyal (some would say to a fault).

    I currently a Grad student residing in North Florida, but I am hardcore drawn to colder weather, so I’m hoping to move further north soon.

    Feel free to message me!

  16. Nikki is the most Taurusiest Taurus that ever did Taurus. Lmao.

    Yasssss Mey!! Saggitarius!! Yes!

    This gives me too much life.
    As a poly-idenfying person, I say yes to all. *cough* Yes, the thirst is real.

  17. Maddie, that photo of you with the waffle maker is adorable. Do you make lattes in the morning too??
    Also, I can completely relate to your definition of going out at night.

    • aw thank u

      alas, my lactose intolerance makes me totally oblivious to any caffeinated beverage involving milk. but i can make a damn good cup of black coffee.

  18. So many cuties. ?

    I am also about as Scorpio as a person can be, and after a string of bad Gemini experiences, I’m on board with no Geminis, Stef. #sorrygeminis #itsthestars

  19. It’s really validating to know I’m not the only person out there who regularly tries to use Muppet characters/characteristics to describe important things in life.
    Also,Stef, Souixsie Souix and PJ FTW.

    • Lol heeeeyyyyy. Let’s watch Janky Promoters together lol. Ok that’s not 90s but it IS hella bootleg lmao

  20. Stef! I can’t tell you how much I identify with the “awkward ball of anxiety” and the fact that it apparently attracts people which blows my mind every time I think about it.

    I love everyone here!

  21. Also, Mey you pretty much sound like the sweetest of sweethearts. I’m pretty sure sharing a box of Cinnamon Life and listening to you talk about pop culture and anything Halloween related would be an excellent way to spend a Friday night.

  22. Mey’s Steven Universe reference tho

    Everyone wants to be like garnet but at the end of the day I’m Pearl without any of the physical grace or actual follow through

    Just A Ball Of Anxiety

    Telling my friends to take their meds when they’re sick and being afraid on behalf of other people’s kids at the park BE CAREFUL ON THAT SLIDE etc etc

  23. OMG Alaina date me!! But don’t because Hazel is a pen name and my real name is wayyy too close to yours for us to ever date. But still- date me!!

    • Lol I just realized there’s a way to change my name on AS. So now my pen name is gone and you can see our names are way too close for us ever to date. *sigh*

    • Oh goodness this thread is embarrassing. And also I can’t delete my comments? Whoops I didn’t realize that before.

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