Hahahah, old can, poor can, uneducated can, but short cannot....
http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC090624-0000081/Casting-a-wider-net?
Casting a wider net?
by Neo Chai Chin 05:55 AM Jun 24, 2009
AGE IS proving to be less of a barrier in the Singaporean's search for love, with more women here now open to dating younger men and more men willing to date older women.
According to a survey of 200 singles last month, six in 10 women would date a younger man, and half the men would go out with an older woman. These results are a marked increase from a similar survey done in 2005, when only about four in 10 women and three in 10 men were open to the idea.
The jump in numbers could be due to several factors, said Ms Violet Lim, co-founder of Lunch Actually, the dating agency that commissioned the online survey, the results of which were released yesterday.
"People are becoming more open, with the increasing median age of first marriage. It could also be the difficulty in meeting like-minded singles, so they are casting their net wider," she said.
According to data released last week by the National Population Secretariat, the median age at first marriage for men rose from 28.3 to 29.7 years, and from 25.7 to 27.1 years for women over the last decade.
Compared to the 2005 survey, more women are now willing to date a man who earns less or has a lower level of education. From about 17 per cent four years ago, the figure now stands at about one in four women. Men are much more open in this respect, with about seven in 10 game to date a higher-earning or more educated woman.
But while women are open to adjusting their expectations regarding age, income and academic achievement, they remain steadfast as far as the height of the man is concerned. Nine in 10 refuse to date a shorter man.
Other dating agencies were not surprised by the preferences showed up in Lunch Actually's survey.
"It's always the older ladies who don't mind dating younger men or those with lower education levels," said Mr Andrew Chow, co-founder of Ardor.
But a short man is "hard to accept" for women because "it's something you cannot change", he added.
The latest survey also found a marked increase in singles willing to meet prospective partners through family members - from a mere 1.4 per cent in 2005 to 15 per cent now.
Clique Wise's co-founder Lydia Gan said more people are open to relatives playing matchmaker, but it boils down to how well their relatives know them.
http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC090624-0000081/Casting-a-wider-net?
Casting a wider net?
by Neo Chai Chin 05:55 AM Jun 24, 2009
AGE IS proving to be less of a barrier in the Singaporean's search for love, with more women here now open to dating younger men and more men willing to date older women.
According to a survey of 200 singles last month, six in 10 women would date a younger man, and half the men would go out with an older woman. These results are a marked increase from a similar survey done in 2005, when only about four in 10 women and three in 10 men were open to the idea.
The jump in numbers could be due to several factors, said Ms Violet Lim, co-founder of Lunch Actually, the dating agency that commissioned the online survey, the results of which were released yesterday.
"People are becoming more open, with the increasing median age of first marriage. It could also be the difficulty in meeting like-minded singles, so they are casting their net wider," she said.
According to data released last week by the National Population Secretariat, the median age at first marriage for men rose from 28.3 to 29.7 years, and from 25.7 to 27.1 years for women over the last decade.
Compared to the 2005 survey, more women are now willing to date a man who earns less or has a lower level of education. From about 17 per cent four years ago, the figure now stands at about one in four women. Men are much more open in this respect, with about seven in 10 game to date a higher-earning or more educated woman.
But while women are open to adjusting their expectations regarding age, income and academic achievement, they remain steadfast as far as the height of the man is concerned. Nine in 10 refuse to date a shorter man.
Other dating agencies were not surprised by the preferences showed up in Lunch Actually's survey.
"It's always the older ladies who don't mind dating younger men or those with lower education levels," said Mr Andrew Chow, co-founder of Ardor.
But a short man is "hard to accept" for women because "it's something you cannot change", he added.
The latest survey also found a marked increase in singles willing to meet prospective partners through family members - from a mere 1.4 per cent in 2005 to 15 per cent now.
Clique Wise's co-founder Lydia Gan said more people are open to relatives playing matchmaker, but it boils down to how well their relatives know them.
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