Men, women date different

By Ang Yiying

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.

Helena Leong

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Based on my personal opinion, firstly i think that by dating a guy who is shorter than me will not give me a sense of security. It will feel also make me feels as though he is younger than me and its me protecting him not him protecting me.

Secondly, I think men these days are getting a little slack. They want to date women who earns more than them and more highly qualified. I also wonder if a man would date a woman who is better than them, won't they feel inferior?

This should not be the way. As a woman myself I think that it is only right for me to look for a partner that should earn more and more highly qualified than me. This is because thinking of the future, Men is always the bread-winner for the family and it is only right for them to earn more and be better qualified than me. Even if they are not better qualified, they must at least earn more than me.

Just imagine if a woman who earns more and better qualified, the man will definitely be more dependent on the women. This way, the woman will have extra work load as she have to provide more for the family and take care of the family.

I WILL DEFINITELY LOOK FOR A MAN THAT IS BETTER THAN ME :D