A young woman has criticised Australian men for doing “the bare minimum” when it comes to dating – and claims singles in her Gold Coast home are the worst offenders.
Rachel Evren, who is ‘thankfully’ no longer on the dating circuit, slammed men for being too casual when it comes to courting women.
“I see the most beautiful, intelligent and successful women struggling to date men in Australia because they only want the bare minimum and no one will give it to them,” Rachel said.
She argued that common courtesies in dating were completely lost on men who don’t open doors, don’t know the sidewalk rule (where the man walks closer to the street), don’t plan or pay for dates, and often have trouble committing.
“Girls are always ignored or in a casual relationship, which is the stupidest term I’ve ever heard in my existence,” he said.
“It means I’ll stay until something better comes along, how disrespectful.”
Rachel has endured all extremes: from men who love-bombed her to dates who were too lazy to plan anything simple and simply asked her what she wanted to do instead.
She places the Gold Coast just behind Sydney as one of the worst dating cities in the country.
Rachel Evren, who is “thankfully” no longer on the dating circuit, has slammed men for being too casual when it comes to courting women.
Rachel has endured all extremes: from men who love-bombed her to dates who were too lazy to plan anything simple and simply asked her what she wanted to do instead.
“Men on the Gold Coast are famous and most of the time they are lying. My friends and I have lost count of the number of men who have told us they are millionaires in cryptocurrency,” she said.
Rachel told FEMAIL that after years of putting up with mediocre Australian men, she finally found love with an American who also values honesty and understanding.
“He’s unlike any man I’ve met in Australia. He wasted no time in asking me out and he arranged the first three dates we went on,” she said.
“He’s very caring and attentive, but also firm and masculine. I had lost all hope in the Australian scene just before I met him.”
Single women agreed with Rachel’s take on the “brutal” love life in Australia.
Rachel has now found love with an American man who has lived in Australia for years and who has no problem keeping doors open and planning dates.
“It’s tough here,” one said.
“It’s the worst,” another agreed.
One woman said the situation was the same in the United States, and that Americans were also fed up with men who don’t make an effort.
Some Australian men responded by asking what women were expected to contribute if men were supposed to go through the trouble of chasing them, planning dates and then paying for them.
Another said women in Australia had to rethink their standards, which were simply “too high”.
Rachel isn’t the first to criticise Australia’s “shady” dating scene – one New Zealander is shocked by how bad things are in Australia.
Annaliese, from New Zealand, expected a certain standard of dating when she moved to the Sunshine Coast in Queensland.
“I live in Australia now and it (the dating culture) blew my mind,” she said. “In my experience in New Zealand, guys try hard and they chase you.”
“They make you feel good and do little acts of service that make you feel accomplished and good. In Australia, everyone is good looking, but these guys only have their looks to offer and not much else.”