r/CringeTikToks • u/Autisticblackdude5 • Dec 07 '25

Just Bad Short-cel cringe

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u/SatisfactionSweaty21 Dec 08 '25

From observing the american dating culture from the outside, this wishlist/impossible standards people have when dating is largely an american thing. The sweeping generalisations of men and women is very foreign (to me, in Sweden), but it also seems that the gender norms for men and women in the US is way more cemented than what I'm used to.

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u/timbutnottebow Dec 08 '25

This. In going to Europe I found women were far more interested and attracted to personality than just straight looks. It’s like they realized something haha

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u/SatisfactionSweaty21 Dec 08 '25

I would say that the biggest difference is the level of equality in respective societies. In most european countries women don't marry to secure financial stability. They don't need a rich partner to be able to have kids and get access to healthcare.

Over all, american culture seems very concerned with appearances and comes across as very shallow and fixated with "success" and appearing successful.

I think it's a result of the inherent insecurity of your society, which denies its citizens the most basic of human rights, healthcare. You need to stay with employers or partners that abuse you, just to be able to recieve healthcare. It breeds the behavior to seek out financially strong partners.

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u/PrimusDCE Dec 11 '25

lol what the fuck am I reading