Original link: http://singaporetrends.com/sg/2011/11/singaporean-women-not-open-to-dating-short-men/
It’s the sad truth. When it comes to dating in Singapore, female Singaporeans are not willing to date men who are shorter than them according to a recent findings. However, findings also show that in spite of this emerging trend, Singaporean men does not mind dating taller women at all. An annual Regional Dating Survey showed that 70 per cent of Singaporean women polled would not date shorter men, up from last year’s finding of 61 per cent.
In contrast, the percentage of local men saying they would date a taller woman rose from 38 to 42 per cent in this year’s survey. The survey, conducted this August by dating agency Lunch Actually, polled 1,895 people across Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia. Of this, 640 respondents were Singaporeans, with 78 per cent of them aged between 26 to 40 and 67 per cent hold at least a Bachelor’s degree. In Hong Kong and Malaysia, 60 per cent and 70 per cent of female respondents, respectively, said no to a relationship with a shorter man. While more than half of male respondents in Malaysia said they would date a taller woman, only one in three men in Hong Kong said yes to a taller date.
It’s the sad truth. When it comes to dating in Singapore, female Singaporeans are not willing to date men who are shorter than them according to a recent findings. However, findings also show that in spite of this emerging trend, Singaporean men does not mind dating taller women at all. An annual Regional Dating Survey showed that 70 per cent of Singaporean women polled would not date shorter men, up from last year’s finding of 61 per cent.
In contrast, the percentage of local men saying they would date a taller woman rose from 38 to 42 per cent in this year’s survey. The survey, conducted this August by dating agency Lunch Actually, polled 1,895 people across Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia. Of this, 640 respondents were Singaporeans, with 78 per cent of them aged between 26 to 40 and 67 per cent hold at least a Bachelor’s degree. In Hong Kong and Malaysia, 60 per cent and 70 per cent of female respondents, respectively, said no to a relationship with a shorter man. While more than half of male respondents in Malaysia said they would date a taller woman, only one in three men in Hong Kong said yes to a taller date.
