Dating easier for guys or girls?

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Red Squirrel

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I'm happy single so never really been in the dating scene but just hearing everyone's experiences it seems the general consensus is that yeah, it's way easier for girls. Guys need to try hard to get a girl while girls who actually want a guy will quite easily be able to as the guys come to them. If you're a short guy you will have a hard time too as there is this thing called heightism that is a big issue in dating. Never really affected me given I'm not that interested in dating but at 5'6" I'd probably have a bit of trouble. :p Then again I've had girls hit on me plenty of times so if I was open to a relationship maybe it would not be that hard. It helps that I have red hair, some girls are super attracted to that and not all of them care about height.

At this point in my life though I'm fairly confident I would not have much trouble finding a girl if I decided I wanted to get married.
 
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Darwin333

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I'm happy single so never really been in the dating scene but just hearing everyone's experiences it seems the general consensus is that yeah, it's way easier for girls. Guys need to try hard to get a girl while girls who actually want a guy will quite easily be able to as the guys come to them. If you're a short guy you will have a hard time too as there is this thing called heightism that is a big issue in dating. Never really affected me given I'm not that interested in dating but at 5'6" I'd probably have a bit of trouble. :p Then again I've had girls hit on me plenty of times so if I was open to a relationship maybe it would not be that hard. It helps that I have red hair, some girls are super attracted to that and not all of them care about height.

The girls that hit on you lost a bet, manlet.
 

skull

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I'm happy single so never really been in the dating scene but just hearing everyone's experiences it seems the general consensus is that yeah, it's way easier for girls. Guys need to try hard to get a girl while girls who actually want a guy will quite easily be able to as the guys come to them. If you're a short guy you will have a hard time too as there is this thing called heightism that is a big issue in dating. Never really affected me given I'm not that interested in dating but at 5'6" I'd probably have a bit of trouble. :p Then again I've had girls hit on me plenty of times so if I was open to a relationship maybe it would not be that hard. It helps that I have red hair, some girls are super attracted to that and not all of them care about height.

At this point in my life though I'm fairly confident I would not have much trouble finding a girl if I decided I wanted to get married.

If you've never dated before you might want to try it before you think you can just go out and get a girl to marry. That sweet little innocent thing working the front desk at your office will most likely turn into a raging hormonal crazy person about 2 - 6 months in when she thinks she has you hooked and even worse again when you marry her and your definitely hooked.

Don't be a schmuck that marrys any old broad. I see it all the time going to peoples houses for work, wifes nagging the husband, husbands muttering why'd I ever marry that crazy bitch. They did it because they fell in love before the crazy came out.
 

FerrelGeek

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No, you cant.

Trust me.

You've obviously never heard of the adage 'chicks dig jerks'. There's a lot of truth to that statement.

'OMG!!!!! You're not a dbag! You actually like other movies that action / horror! You have a decent job! You care how I feel! You don't treat me like a cum-dumpster! I TOTALLY EFFING LOOOOVVVVEEE YOUUUUUU!!! just like a brother.'

There's a reason that there's a ton of friendzone memes out there, boys.
 

Red Squirrel

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If you've never dated before you might want to try it before you think you can just go out and get a girl to marry. That sweet little innocent thing working the front desk at your office will most likely turn into a raging hormonal crazy person about 2 - 6 months in when she thinks she has you hooked and even worse again when you marry her and your definitely hooked.

Don't be a schmuck that marrys any old broad. I see it all the time going to peoples houses for work, wifes nagging the husband, husbands muttering why'd I ever marry that crazy bitch. They did it because they fell in love before the crazy came out.

Oh trust me I've seen that first hand (well other people's experiences). Perhaps it's one thing that has turned me away from wanting to be in a relationship. Life is so much simpler single. If I did change my mind I'd definitely want to give it a lot of time before committing, and maybe even get a prenup. Last thing I need is to lose my house, car, any accrued retirement etc to a women that decides to go batshit crazy a month after marriage and wants to divorce and take half of everything I own.

They're not all like that mind you and I'm sure there are plenty of loving woman who would never do that, but it can be hard to gauge.
 

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I think generally...it's easier for females til they're about 30. For men, it's hard until they're about 24 and older (in other words, start accumulating money/wealth and ultimately stability). Overall, I think it's about even in the United States. What's interesting is that what's not working for you in your area will work great for you if you head on over to another area.

In other parts of the non-Western world...men have it much easier. You can pretty much "capture" your wife.
 

FeuerFrei

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You've obviously never heard of the adage 'chicks dig jerks'. There's a lot of truth to that statement.

'OMG!!!!! You're not a dbag! You actually like other movies that action / horror! You have a decent job! You care how I feel! You don't treat me like a cum-dumpster! I TOTALLY EFFING LOOOOVVVVEEE YOUUUUUU!!! just like a brother.'

There's a reason that there's a ton of friendzone memes out there, boys.
It's not jerkishness that pulls the wool over the eyes of women. It's the charisma, attitude, teasing, and masculinity that sucker them in. They looove personality, and intense social interactions.
Plus back in grade school, guys picked on girls they found interesting.

So they have their fun, until they realize the guy truly doesn't care for them as deeply as they thought, and is a jerk, objectively speaking.
 

madoka

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You've obviously never heard of the adage 'chicks dig jerks'. There's a lot of truth to that statement.

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There's a reason that there's a ton of friendzone memes out there, boys.

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ultimatebob

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If you have a supercar like Madoka's, I'd imagine that it's a bit easier.

Hell... even I might consider putting out for a ride in that car.
 

Darwin333

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Oh trust me I've seen that first hand (well other people's experiences). Perhaps it's one thing that has turned me away from wanting to be in a relationship. Life is so much simpler single. If I did change my mind I'd definitely want to give it a lot of time before committing, and maybe even get a prenup. Last thing I need is to lose my house, car, any accrued retirement etc to a women that decides to go batshit crazy a month after marriage and wants to divorce and take half of everything I own.

They're not all like that mind you and I'm sure there are plenty of loving woman who would never do that, but it can be hard to gauge.

One of the reasons that I really enjoy relationships with married women. Most of the benefits, especially the really good ones, and none of the more serious issues.
 

Scarpozzi

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Age makes the difference.
As stated on a Southern radio show once, "If she's under 25, it's slim pickens.... Over 25, it's eeeeeeasy pickens."

Honestly though, guys are typically expected to make the first move when approaching a stranger. Getting shot down is almost a lost art. I knew a guy that played the 10% rule....he approached all women, knowing 10% would say yes. I have no idea how many stds that ugly mofo had, but he got more action than anyone I knew. Funniest story was that we were sitting in a bar once and he was telling a story about a hot girl he banged the night before. As he's telling the story this girl sitting next to a guy in his 40's at the bar across the room looked at me and made eye contact...like serious eye contact. In his story, he talked about how he ran out of her house naked after telling her he was going to the bathroom to make his exit.... He said she was really hot, except she had a snaggle tooth. Right at that moment, the side of the chick's mouth at the bar made a smile at me and I saw her tooth....I pointed at her and said, "Did she look sort of like, THAT?" His face got real serious when he realized she was sitting across the room.

My advice for guys and girls. Date all kinds of people while your young and have your looks. Looks fade fast....look at people 10-20 years your senior and tell me how many look good and how many look bad. Plan appropriately to be in one group or another by eating right and exercising or not eating right and exercising. Choose the wrong mate and you'll end up married to someone in one group or another... If you want to look young and healthy, do things healthy people do and try to hold onto your youth by not getting injured or getting too much sun damage.
 

rh71

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Above avg girls don't get as many requests as you may think since everyone assumes they're taken or out of their league and don't want to be rejected. I wouldn't say it's harder for them, but it's not easy either. Then there's the intentions of the guy they have to deal with. They also attract douchey guys, though sometimes it's their own fault if they're shallow.

Above avg guys have it the easiest by a mile. Don't be conceited and you can have your pick.

Avg girls have it pretty easy compared to the average guy in my opinion. Guys have to do the impressing a lot more whereas girls usually just need a normal personality and put on a little make-up to show they're trying. A guy's normal personality/interests can be dull or uninteresting to a girl altogether (cars, games, sports, tech) so they must appear to offer more.

Below avg male & females both have it equal.

Overall, girls have it easier (as long as they're not complete slackers, or wack).
 
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SMOGZINN

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If I were an average looking girl, I'd go to car shows, play video games, hang out on ATOT, go to shooting ranges, comic cons, etc. I'd have guys lining up. It would be shooting fish in a barrel at that point.

American women are a victim culture though

You just described 99% of women.

if you act like a douche you can probably pick up a lot of crazy chicks anywhere

There's a reason that there's a ton of friendzone memes out there, boys.

One of the reasons that I really enjoy relationships with married women. Most of the benefits, especially the really good ones, and none of the more serious issues.

I think this thread shows pretty conclusively that women do not have it better then men.
 
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Genx87

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I argued with a woman who was complaining about dating. I think it's a lot easier for girls and she felt the opposite.

If I were an average looking girl, I'd go to car shows, play video games, hang out on ATOT, go to shooting ranges, comic cons, etc. I'd have guys lining up. It would be shooting fish in a barrel at that point.

What could an average looking guy do in comparison? Buy bespoke suits, fancy vacuums and trash cans and hope to attract a mate?

I think it depends on what the goals of dating are for people. For guys we are usually looking to get laid and find a 10. For women they are looking for a stable income earner who will treat them right. When I hear guys complain about women it has to do with them womans looks and the woman losing interest in them. When I hear women complain it is because they cant find guys who arent a-holes, can't hold a steady job, or have a future.
 

SMOGZINN

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How does me liking married tail conclusively show that men have it easier than women?

It was not that they are married, it might be of some interest that I'm polyamorous and a number of my partners have been married, it is how you looked at a relationship from a cost benefit perspective. You are not treating your partners as people but as something to use to fulfil your needs.

Each of the things I quoted shows some level of misogyny.
 

SMOGZINN

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What do you expect when you ask a forum of male geeks?

Remember that this thread starts with the OP saying that if he was a girl he would go to the dens of male geeks 'it would be shooting fish in a barrel.' I was just kind of poking at the hole in that logic.