Men, women date differently
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MEN are more open to dating women who earn more than them, have a higher education level and who are taller than them. But women are far less willing to bridge such gaps.
Almost 8 in 10 men in Singapore would date a women who earns more (77 per cent) and who is more highly qualified than them (78 per cent), while almost 4 in 10 men here (38 per cent) would date a taller woman.
Yet fewer than 3 in 10 women here would date a men who earns less (26 per cent) or has lower educational qualifications than them (27 per cent) and fewer than 1 in 5 here (16 per cent) would date a shorter man.
This discrepancy came up in a recent survey of 1,191 singles aged 26 to 40, of which 632 are from Singapore; the rest includes respondents from Hong Kong and Malaysia and other nationalities. The survey of dating attitudes and preferences was conducted by dating agency Lunch Actually with the Matchmaking Institute (South East Asia) in April and May.
The results were presented Thursday at the launch of a new dating service, and come just days after the National Population Secretariat's release of statistics which showed a growing pool of singles.
Commenting on the survey results, the event's guest of honour Ms Claire Chiang, co-chairperson of The Partner Connection Fund Evaluation Panel - which provides seed funding to companies providing dating services - said there was a need to change people's mindsets about using education as the defining criteria in finding a partner.
-- ST
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Alas, one cannot live on love and fresh air alone.
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Being choosy, I suppose?
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No wonder so many single females in sg....
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dun need so lor soh la. u find the right partner can liao. marry and stick together for life la.
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Guess a lot has to do with how the 2 different sexes view dating.
Men see dating as just an outing. So they are more willing to accept their dates more easily. So what if the girl earns more, is taller, etc.
Women see dates as if they are gonna get stuck with the date for the rest of their lives and therefore more picky..........
Moral of the story: 1. Never let anyone know how much you earn and 2. Always be well groomed and dresed so that you look like a million bucks even if your wallet only has less than 10!
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Different gender different thinking.
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Yeah, the women can keep that way of thinking and wait till they grow old and wrinkle up and turn into a gan chiong spider looking for a "life companion". Right.
Guys are more willing to accept a female partner earning more, but what are the chances that a guy would earn significantly less?