The trick to LA is that it is huge, and you will tend to gravitate to certain parts. Different parts have different attractions. When I met my wife we both lived near by Fairfax & 3rd, which meant I could walk to her apartment. What didn't occur to me at the time was that we lived close to each other because we liked a lot of the same things and had similar life priorities. In retrospect location was a sorting mechanism that worked great for us.