Why are men's standards so high and why are they so reluctant to admit it?

According to this site, and many men really, to be desirable, you must:
-Be light or pale skin
-Have pink nipples, pussy, etc
-Colored eyes
-Young, borderline illegal even (16-25), after 30, you're chopped liver apparently
-Big boobs, butt aka curvy

Now personality:
-Nice (about the only reasonable standard)
-Traditional yet independent (somewhat contradictory)
-No daddy issues
-No kids
-Virgin or very low count but yet still be a horny sex kitten for him
-Dont date black guys (for many white guys on this site apparently)
-Shy yet confident enough to not be jealous, insecure, restricted sexually etc.

Now, you can argue that women's standard are unreasonable, but I would highly disagree. Just on age alone, we like men of all ages, not just the ones fresh out of puberty like men. Or men on this site. We dont care if your nipples aren't pink or brown, its extremely arbitrary to find colors desirable for the most part. Pale skin, not many women care. I guess body shape, yes women want fit men, but then men want curvy women with big tits so that cancels out. Nice, both men and women want that. Traditional, thats probably about equal. "Baggage" like daddy issues or kids, more women are lenient than men and would rarely use the term "damaged goods" while men have no qualms insulting women like that. Virgin, women are all over the place with this. If she's a virgin, she typically wants a virgin, if she isn't, she typically doesn't care or doesn't want one. But men of all sexual statuses seem to prefer virgins or low count, while few dont care. Women aren't as fixated with race as men are. And I will say that yes women want confidence while men want shy, so that one cancels out.
But overall, men's standards are more unreasonable on looks alone because you're not going to find much busty young light skin women that are virgins, that leaves only like I don't know, maybe less than 1-3% of the population of single women as truly desirable?
So why dont men admit this stuff?

Updates:
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PEOPLE PEOPLE! 1) I KNOW that women have high standards, that isn't the question. We at least admit usually. Men are extremely hesitant to do so 2) I DONT think its a bad thing. In fact, I always say raise your standards because this person is typically who you're going to spend the rest of your life with. Please stop trying to direct the question into a different thing and focus lol
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  • Men have extremely low standards when it comes to hook ups cause they can fuck anything, but when it comes to commitment they want a literal Barbie doll. They think we are dumb enough to believe that the women they are willing to fuck are the same they want to marry.

  • I think the standards you have largely relate to the opinion you have of yourself thus people who perceive highly of themselves tend to have higher standards. Largely in society women are taught that they deserve a good man, they deserve this, they deserve that not taking unto consideration their own behaviours and looks which means women are mainly the ones who have an inflated sense of their own worth hence women who can barely pass as a 4 claiming she deserves what only a man the is at least an 8 can give.

    Men however don't get any of the consistent emotional mollycodlling and tend to know the difference between what they want and what they deserve. That's where the theory of hypergamy comes in and why women are said to have higher standards.

  • 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👌 yes

  • I think they're just competing with other guys. If they admitted it, then they wouldn't be able to judge girls lol

  • I admit I have high standards but to me the things in strict on are A: she must be petite, very slender in fact I prefer small boobs and butt over any curves, B: must have a very cute face, sucks I know as no one can do much about their face and C: she must have a good heart. So slender, petite, cute face above the norm. Even if that makes my standards high I only need one girl in the end and I'd give her my all so I'm not ashamed.

    • I'm Petite!!😂😝

    • @Nettie_Duh do you have a cute face? If yes do you want something real? Haha😂

    • I don't know you have to be the judge of that. 😂😂

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  • Well, if you think GAG guys opinions are what most men out there want, no wonder you have these opinion about us. Also, just because we prefer one thing doesn't mean it's the only thing we'll accept. Having a preference doesn't mean you don't accept anything other than that.
    Guys don't generally have high standards, they have higher than they believe they have, but it's not high (typically). I already said this on a previous question you asked, but I said it again.

    Stop thinking GAG men are the typical men you'll find in real life.

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    • Oh you just figured out Im bitter? you're a bright bulb I see lol I dont say im an insufferable bitch just to joke, thats really what/who I am. And its not just on GaG though. Its real life too. Just more vocal on GaG.

    • Oh no, I already knew you are bitter lol I think you've previously admitted it too, no? xD I was just saying, that this post is just pure bitterness, so it doesn't really matter what I or anyone says, it won't change your opinion, you're not really looking for anything with this question besides women agreeing with you.

    • No, Im looking for men to own up to their shit too. ;) Whic many guys are still trying to fight it.

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  • It's funny because many women say that we guys should have high standards... yet you seem to get upset when we do have them lol.

  • I have standards I consider reasonable for the girl I see as someone I could picture a good marriage with.
    1. I like a cute young face (no smoking caused aging)
    2 I want her to be fit/ be at a healthy weight
    3. I want her to be able to take care of herself financially with a solid career path
    4. I appreciate a girl that can make me laugh and I have a connection with.

    I rarely see beautiful women with noticeably overweight men without a good job and no personality to offer so I feel like women have the same standards as men and it's a good thing to know what you want before it's too late and you realize your not compatible.

  • I can't believe you think men have standards. LMFAO.

    For sex at least men have no standards.
    For relationships yes men have standards.

    No kids because thad hinder the relationship somewhat & many men don't care about that.

    Low body count, I want to respect the women I'm with. I want to walk around proudly with her infront of others.

    Tbh the standards are to be normal.
    A normal shaped, not a slut girl.
    The less you do the better LMFAO.

    Men just want a fresh women to be with when it comes to a relationship. That being sed most men will lower they're standards if the women bring them pure joy.

    Women on the other hand want 6 feet, 6 figure, 6 pack. They want superman, for sex & relationships.

  • My girlfriend set the bar pretty high. Ngl. Oh well. Chico_brah.. Checking out ✌️

    • Ngl? And this doesn't apply to you as I know your standards are high and you actually admit it lol

  • My standards are like the bare minimum of human decency. Like as long as someone treats me like a human being and give me the same respect I give them, that person is super attractive to me. But I agree that lots of guys secretly (or not so secretly) have high standards that are pretty ridiculous

  • Sooo, i thought your questions on the subject of standards were genuine. But you submitted a nipple colour question lol? So now i'm not sure if it's satire or not.

    Anyway guys admit all the time they don't like obese girls or single mothers. So I don't know where they are not admitting it?

    • Skin color, eye color, nipple color, curvy bodies, hair, etc etc. And its not satire, to you its silly since guess what, women dont give a crap about trivial things like this. They aren't admitting that their standards are high. You say that as if thats ALL men desire. But you know damn well that if me had the choice, itd be a lot more than that.

    • Lol just like i said in your other Q, you should def take what you read on here with a massive pinch of salt. - Some men have high standards and are open about it, they would rather be single than lower them, these guys don't sit and complain about it - Some men have high standards but keep it under wraps, they complain about no women dating them, yet reject women who don't reach those standards. - Some men have ordinary, or below average standards and are happy to date any other reasonable girl. My point is, every guy has different standards, just like every girl does. Generally the more either sex brings (overall) to the table, the higher standards they can demand.

    • Yet these guys don't bring much to the table, per say, but they sure do demand a lot.

  • The ONLY thing I care about on your list is "nice."

    But yeah, there are a lot of guys like that, you are right. Those guys usually don't deserve the girl they think they do, but somehow girls are beaten down to think they don't deserve any better. I tell guys to take a hard look at themselves all the time. Like fat, ugly, uneducated, no money, and they expect a 10/10 LOL.

  • LoL, some men don't like pale girls, and not all of them care about pink nipples, hahahaha :D

    • But most men do. Its like saying some women dont like tall men, but lets be real, more do than dont.

    • What about guys in Africa and Asia? They most certainly can't have preference towards pale girls, it depends on many factors, culture and tradition, climate etc ;)

    • Asians are notoriously white worshippers

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  • -skin color: not really, beautiful means beautiful. You just have more pale skin women who look beautiful than others rather than having pale skin means more beautiful (to men anyways).

    -pink nipples? Again not really, it is more of a fetish but might denote health in some cases.

    -eyes color? Same, it is a preference, not a rule.

    Young/age: maybe. Milf and cougar porn exist for a reason. Some men like it. Still, a young and pretty wife is infinitely better to some guys.

    Boobs: sort of. I mean at one point the universe surrounded boobs. At least in my mind anyways. Men would always remember such historical event.

    Personality: yeah, it is not complicated. The men want a harem and want a queen. Queens don't get jealous of harems. She has all the intelligence and power to rule yet let her King do it. In the olden age, she was also trained in the art of pleasuring her husband and somehow remain eternally horny for him by some magic kung fu skills. Yes, and the harem...

    Men aren't complicated. They know they have a dream but they will settle for reality.

  • You are aggregating standards (including some really rare ones like that eye or nipple color thing) from different men so of course you end up with a long and contradictory list.

    Also most guys on this site are young so of course they want a young girlfriend and it isn't at all true women don't care about age: very young guys (below 25) are at a disadvantage.

    P. S. how is not having daddy issues or kids a high standard?

    • You are so right about the being 25 and under. Girls tend to like older men and I remember in my early 20's the girls who liked me a lot were like 15 so it was illegal but now i'm 27 and barely aged, to the point people think I just graduated high school and the girls I can be with think it is so sexy

  • What you posted was an ideal list of what most men want but that doesn't mean they are a guy's standards. Most of this list wouldn't be considered standard. For example none of this really matters: snin color; nipple, pussy and eye color; age; how curvy; traditional or independent; issues or not; who they date; shy or confident.

    The only three on this list that I consider a standard for me is: nice, no kids, and low partner count. The rest would just be bonus if she possessed those traits.

    I do believe that the list women hold as their standards is much more extensive and less men fit to them then women fit to men's standards. This is from my personal experiences of course. But I honestly feel most men are willing to date at least 60% of women in the population while women are only open to about 15-20% of men.

  • Hey aren't, but each guy has his own wants and desires as every girl does

  • The poll you posted about nipples was their preference, there is a difference between preferences and standards. For example even if a girl prefers a guy to have dark hair she might still date a guy who has blonde hair.

    Anyway I think people in general say they have much higher standards online than they actually have. Or they are just simply completely clueless about their own desirability and that's why they hold all these unreasonable standards here. I think that once these people realize that they might not be able to find the perfect man/woman they have imagined in their head their standards might become a little bit more realistic.

    And I don't think the standards you listed are that accurate, I don't care at all about what color her eyes or her nipples are, I prefer girls my own age, and that's how I see it being even after I hit 30, I don't care about her being a virgin or anything as long as her number isn't just ridiculous, and I prefer girls who are open and have good social skills.

    Everyone has different standard so I think that trying to group all men and all women like this is just hugely inaccurate. But to answer your question I think that it's because men don't consider their standards "high" as much as they consider them "specific". Having high standards means you want the best of the best, where as a lot of guys like this might not care if she has the best job or if she is insanely beautiful, their standards are just specific.

  • Men's standards aren't "high". If anything, women's standards are actually higher, according to a study by OKCupid.

    • Have used okcupid can confirm

    • They are high, and unreasonable. It's only that they're more likely to settle.

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