Is it true that women have higher standards than men? (romantically/sexually/physically/whatever)

well yaasshat, just because "everyone will find a soulmate anyways" doesn't mean men have equal standards to women. women are generally able to pick between men because men have lower standards. that just means men generally are able to settle for less. let's say a woman can choose between 3 men. one of those guys likes this girl, but would rather date the other 2 options he has open. turns out, the other 2 options don't like him but that woman that was able to choose between 3 men chose him. he will go with it, because he doesn't care as much, but that woman got the "best" option out of the three, whereas the man didn't get to choose. the guy had 3 women in mind: they were all of equal status, there was one brunette, a ginger and a blonde between the three of them. turns out this guy prefers brunette women, blonde women coming second and ginger coming third. the woman that chose him was ginger. the woman had the choice between 3 men; a brunette, a blonde, and a ginger. turns out this woman prefers blonde guys and well, there you have it. so SHE got the "best", and HE got the "worst". the reason there's a hierarchy here is because women have higher standards (or men just have lower standards)(or at least i believe so). it's not so much about "everyone will find a partner anyways". maybe my comment was misleading, sorry if it was.

From my experience women generally have it easier if they're looking just to get laid but both have it pretty comparably challenging to actually finding a worthwhile relationship.

I can't say they do have higher standards on average, but I know for certain they can get away with having higher standards given how desperate I see most men act compared to women.

@yaasshat: "If all women date more men than men date women, how can all men have less of a chance?" It happens because ALL women go for the top 20% of men, resulting in that 20% of men having harems and the rest 80% of men being single and/or celibate. Google the Pareto Principle, also known as the 80/20 rule.

Yaasshat, Yeah you're right that was a bit dickish. Apologies, Finals have been stressful recently. However, saying there isn't any big difference in the dating scene is ignoring the obvious glaring distinctions between them. Again, all of that is anecdotal, and while anecdotal evidence is fine for back up information, you need something more concrete than that for the basis, In the least when the argument you're attempting to prove wrong, does have it. It's a fact that women have higher physical standards compared to the average male, at least until some study proves the previous one's wrong. Which again, of course is a generalization, however again, we must talk in generalizations in a topic like this. Just because the letter A. get's the same as the letter B. Doesn't mean B has the same options, experiences nor challenges to get to where A is. This isn't some slight to women, I'm not arguing it's wrong either. All I'm saying is it is there, and for multiple reasons. Again, if you or anyone else wants to bring in some studies or scientific data to prove this wrong. Please do. This isn't a "Women suk shud lowr santerds" Or at least that's not the angle I'm going by. Women are awesome. However everything we have considering the evidence points towards one option to this discussion.

It's just the individual's preference. The term, "standard", is weird and overused. Just because you're not what the individual is looking for doesn't mean they have "high standards". You're just not what they prefer and there is really nothing wrong with that.

Well I don't really have high standards as long as they are nice and understanding, but it's seriously feels like females have a high standard for who they want in their lives. Guys they have a standard as well but when it comes to women they have a huge barrier around them and feel that you have to literally go through trials just to earn their trust and fit their mold.