Type: Midwestern outdoorswoman
Profile: Loves hiking, fresh air, wildlife
Florida turn-off: Lack of mountain vistas
Where to take her first: Vinoy Park at sunset
Seal the deal: Dolphin Encounter
Type: Connecticut Yankee
Profile: Loves winter, arts, vintage architecture
Florida turn-off: Strip-mall wastelands
Where to take her first: Tampa Theatre
Seal the deal: Nicer people, including the crackheads
Type: Never left Des Moines
Profile: Loves '80s hair metal, strip clubs
Florida turn-off: It's not Des Moines
Where to take him first: Ford Amphitheatre
Seal the deal: Did we mention he likes strip clubs?
Type: Middle-aged Wiccan
Profile: Loves vortexes and equinoxes
Florida turn-off: High levels of intolerance
Where to take her first: Treasure Island drum circle
Seal the deal: Pinellas Park Pagan Festival
Type: Serious party girl
Profile: Loves dancing on bars
Florida turn-off: Traffic
Where to take her first: Ybor City
Seal the deal: Leave her there
Type: Goth guy, musician
Profile: Hates anything and everything
Florida turn-off: Sunshine
Where to take him first: Inside
Seal the deal: The Castle
This article appears in Mar 28 – Apr 3, 2007.