I’ve lived in several cities around the world and women in Sydney are the hardest to date by FAR – these are the three reasons why

A widely traveled single man has complained about Sydney’s poor dating scene, claiming it is much harder to pick up women there than in other cities.

The man sought help from Matthew Macdonald, who runs the dating advice platform ‘Men with manners’and vented his frustrations via email.

However, he isn’t the first to complain about Sydney’s dating culture, as hundreds of other singles on TikTok have complained about how hard it is to find a partner.

‘Why is it so hard for women in Sydney to date? “I’ve lived in several major cities around the world and I have to say I’ve never had more trouble picking up women than in Sydney,” the man wrote.

“According to locals I met, there are three reasons for this.”

Firstly, the man called Sydneysiders ‘unwelcoming to new friends’, which many have complained about in the past.

“Unless you are from Sydney, it is almost impossible to break into established social groups and build relationships with women within them,” he wrote.

Sydneysiders are also “very cliquey” and tend to only date in the areas where they live, he continued.

“Women from the Northern Beaches only want to date men from the Northern Beaches – same goes for the Inland, Hills District, Eastern Suburbs etc,” the man added.

Finally, he called Sydney women “too promiscuous” and generally difficult to date because they play the field.

“It takes too much effort to deal with women from Sydney because, unlike women from other parts of the world, they are far too promiscuous,” he wrote.

Other singles were quick to comment on the topic on TikTok, with one person saying Sydney’s dating culture in general is ‘trash’

Other singles were quick to comment on the topic on TikTok, with one person saying Sydney’s dating culture is ‘trash’.

“Agree, Sydney is tough,” one man wrote.

One woman said: ‘The men here in Sydney are also difficult to date, no matter where they are originally from. Maybe it’s the cost of living or the size of the city.’

But others claimed it’s just as difficult to find a partner in other Australian cities.

“I came there from Brisbane… couldn’t pick up a carrot there to save my life,” one man said.

‘Try Adelaide. Sydney is a walk in the park,” said another.

Earlier this year, a single Australian woman expressed similar frustrations about dating in Sydney, saying the men have a “lack of maturity, lack of commitment and lack of forethought.”

Elle said Sydney’s dating scene is “malfunctioning” because there is an abundance of great women looking to commit, but the men are not looking for a long-term relationship.

The singleton said she has noticed Sydney men are more superficial, don’t make an effort in dating and jump from one woman to another when things aren’t ‘easy’.

‘My single male friends can literally find a beautiful, smart, friendly, driven woman to go on a date with every week. I have guy friends who can find a unicorn of a woman every week,” Elle said.

‘As a woman, I can’t even find one man who has tickled my fancy enough for me to actually meet. I mean it, this is how dire it is, it’s the top of the funnel, that’s the problem.”