Having poor looks and being short or bald were the most frequent reasons they put forward, followed by lack of confidence.
Poor looks (including baldness, and short stature)
Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationshipsNo available womenPoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationshipsNo available womenPoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationshipsNo available womenOverweightPoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)
Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationshipsNo available womenOverweightPoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationshipsNo available womenOverweightDifferent prioritiesPoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationshipsNo available women
OverweightDifferent prioritiesPoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationshipsNo available womenOverweightDifferent prioritiesShynessPoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationshipsNo available womenOverweightDifferent prioritiesShynessPoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationships
Poor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationshipsNo available womenOverweightDifferent prioritiesShynessToo pickyPoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationshipsNo available womenOverweightDifferent prioritiesShynessToo pickyPoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationshipsNo available women
OverweightDifferent prioritiesShynessToo pickyAnxietyPoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationshipsNo available womenOverweightDifferent prioritiesShynessToo pickyAnxietyPoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationshipsNo available womenOverweightDifferent prioritiesShynessToo pickyAnxietyLack of timePoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)
Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationshipsNo available womenOverweightDifferent prioritiesShynessToo pickyAnxietyLack of timePoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationshipsNo available womenOverweightDifferent prioritiesShynessToo pickyAnxietyLack of timeSocial awkwardPoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationships
Poor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationshipsNo available womenOverweightDifferent prioritiesShynessToo pickyAnxietyLack of timeSocial awkwardPoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationshipsNo available womenOverweightDifferent prioritiesShynessToo pickyAnxietyLack of timeSocial awkwardEnjoying being singlePoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skills
IntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationshipsNo available womenOverweightDifferent prioritiesShynessToo pickyAnxietyLack of timeSocial awkwardEnjoying being singlePoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationshipsNo available womenOverweightDifferent prioritiesShynessToo pickyAnxietyLack of timeSocial awkwardEnjoying being singleDepressionPoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skills
IntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationshipsNo available womenOverweightDifferent prioritiesShynessToo pickyAnxietyLack of timeSocial awkwardEnjoying being singleDepressionPoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationshipsNo available womenOverweightDifferent prioritiesShynessToo pickyAnxietyLack of timeSocial awkwardEnjoying being singleDepressionPoor characterPoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationships
Poor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationshipsNo available womenOverweightDifferent prioritiesShynessToo pickyAnxietyLack of timeSocial awkwardEnjoying being singleDepressionPoor characterPoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationshipsNo available womenOverweightDifferent prioritiesShynessToo pickyAnxietyLack of timeSocial awkwardEnjoying being singleDepressionPoor characterDifficult to find women to matchPoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)
Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationshipsNo available womenOverweightDifferent prioritiesShynessToo pickyAnxietyLack of timeSocial awkwardEnjoying being singleDepressionPoor characterDifficult to find women to matchPoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationshipsNo available womenOverweightDifferent prioritiesShynessToo pickyAnxietyLack of timeSocial awkwardEnjoying being single
DepressionPoor characterDifficult to find women to matchPoor mental healthPoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationshipsNo available womenOverweightDifferent prioritiesShynessToo pickyAnxietyLack of timeSocial awkwardEnjoying being singleDepressionPoor characterDifficult to find women to matchPoor mental healthPoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationships
No available womenOverweightDifferent prioritiesShynessToo pickyAnxietyLack of timeSocial awkwardEnjoying being singleDepressionPoor characterDifficult to find women to matchPoor mental healthLack of achievementsPoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationshipsNo available womenOverweightDifferent prioritiesShynessToo pickyAnxietyLack of timeSocial awkwardEnjoying being singleDepressionPoor characterDifficult to find women to matchPoor mental healthLack of achievementsPoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)
Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationshipsNo available womenOverweightDifferent prioritiesShynessToo pickyAnxietyLack of timeSocial awkwardEnjoying being singleDepressionPoor characterDifficult to find women to matchPoor mental healthLack of achievementsStuck with one girlPoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationshipsNo available womenOverweightDifferent prioritiesShyness
Too pickyAnxietyLack of timeSocial awkwardEnjoying being singleDepressionPoor characterDifficult to find women to matchPoor mental healthLack of achievementsStuck with one girlPoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationshipsNo available womenOverweightDifferent prioritiesShynessToo pickyAnxietyLack of timeSocial awkwardEnjoying being singleDepressionPoor characterDifficult to find women to matchPoor mental healthLack of achievementsStuck with one girlLack of social skillsPoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)
Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationshipsNo available womenOverweightDifferent prioritiesShynessToo pickyAnxietyLack of timeSocial awkwardEnjoying being singleDepressionPoor characterDifficult to find women to matchPoor mental healthLack of achievementsStuck with one girlLack of social skillsPoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationshipsNo available womenOverweightDifferent priorities
ShynessToo pickyAnxietyLack of timeSocial awkwardEnjoying being singleDepressionPoor characterDifficult to find women to matchPoor mental healthLack of achievementsStuck with one girlLack of social skillsHave not got over previous relationshipPoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationshipsNo available womenOverweightDifferent prioritiesShynessToo pickyAnxietyLack of timeSocial awkwardEnjoying being singleDepressionPoor characterDifficult to find women to matchPoor mental healthLack of achievements
Stuck with one girlLack of social skillsHave not got over previous relationshipPoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationshipsNo available womenOverweightDifferent prioritiesShynessToo pickyAnxietyLack of timeSocial awkwardEnjoying being singleDepressionPoor characterDifficult to find women to matchPoor mental healthLack of achievementsStuck with one girlLack of social skillsHave not got over previous relationshipDon’t know how to start a relationshipPoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)
Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationshipsNo available womenOverweightDifferent prioritiesShynessToo pickyAnxietyLack of timeSocial awkwardEnjoying being singleDepressionPoor characterDifficult to find women to matchPoor mental healthLack of achievementsStuck with one girlLack of social skillsHave not got over previous relationshipDon’t know how to start a relationshipPoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke up
Bad experiences from previous relationshipsNo available womenOverweightDifferent prioritiesShynessToo pickyAnxietyLack of timeSocial awkwardEnjoying being singleDepressionPoor characterDifficult to find women to matchPoor mental healthLack of achievementsStuck with one girlLack of social skillsHave not got over previous relationshipDon’t know how to start a relationshipLack of moneyPoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationshipsNo available womenOverweightDifferent prioritiesShynessToo picky
AnxietyLack of timeSocial awkwardEnjoying being singleDepressionPoor characterDifficult to find women to matchPoor mental healthLack of achievementsStuck with one girlLack of social skillsHave not got over previous relationshipDon’t know how to start a relationshipLack of moneyPoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationshipsNo available womenOverweightDifferent prioritiesShynessToo pickyAnxietyLack of timeSocial awkwardEnjoying being singleDepressionPoor characterDifficult to find women to match
Poor mental healthLack of achievementsStuck with one girlLack of social skillsHave not got over previous relationshipDon’t know how to start a relationshipLack of moneyI do not trust womenPoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationshipsNo available womenOverweightDifferent prioritiesShynessToo pickyAnxietyLack of timeSocial awkwardEnjoying being singleDepressionPoor characterDifficult to find women to matchPoor mental healthLack of achievementsStuck with one girlLack of social skillsHave not got over previous relationship
Don’t know how to start a relationshipLack of moneyI do not trust womenPoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationshipsNo available womenOverweightDifferent prioritiesShynessToo pickyAnxietyLack of timeSocial awkwardEnjoying being singleDepressionPoor characterDifficult to find women to matchPoor mental healthLack of achievementsStuck with one girlLack of social skillsHave not got over previous relationshipDon’t know how to start a relationshipLack of moneyI do not trust womenNot picking up clues of interest
Poor looks (including baldness, and short stature)Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationshipsNo available womenOverweightDifferent prioritiesShynessToo pickyAnxietyLack of timeSocial awkwardEnjoying being singleDepressionPoor characterDifficult to find women to matchPoor mental healthLack of achievementsStuck with one girlLack of social skillsHave not got over previous relationshipDon’t know how to start a relationshipLack of moneyI do not trust womenNot picking up clues of interestPoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)
Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationshipsNo available womenOverweightDifferent prioritiesShynessToo pickyAnxietyLack of timeSocial awkwardEnjoying being singleDepressionPoor characterDifficult to find women to matchPoor mental healthLack of achievementsStuck with one girlLack of social skillsHave not got over previous relationshipDon’t know how to start a relationshipLack of moneyI do not trust womenNot picking up clues of interestSexual issuePoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effort
Not interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationshipsNo available womenOverweightDifferent prioritiesShynessToo pickyAnxietyLack of timeSocial awkwardEnjoying being singleDepressionPoor characterDifficult to find women to matchPoor mental healthLack of achievementsStuck with one girlLack of social skillsHave not got over previous relationshipDon’t know how to start a relationshipLack of moneyI do not trust womenNot picking up clues of interestSexual issuePoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skills
IntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationshipsNo available womenOverweightDifferent prioritiesShynessToo pickyAnxietyLack of timeSocial awkwardEnjoying being singleDepressionPoor characterDifficult to find women to matchPoor mental healthLack of achievementsStuck with one girlLack of social skillsHave not got over previous relationshipDon’t know how to start a relationshipLack of moneyI do not trust womenNot picking up clues of interestSexual issueFear of relationshipsPoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke up
Bad experiences from previous relationshipsNo available womenOverweightDifferent prioritiesShynessToo pickyAnxietyLack of timeSocial awkwardEnjoying being singleDepressionPoor characterDifficult to find women to matchPoor mental healthLack of achievementsStuck with one girlLack of social skillsHave not got over previous relationshipDon’t know how to start a relationshipLack of moneyI do not trust womenNot picking up clues of interestSexual issueFear of relationshipsPoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationships
No available womenOverweightDifferent prioritiesShynessToo pickyAnxietyLack of timeSocial awkwardEnjoying being singleDepressionPoor characterDifficult to find women to matchPoor mental healthLack of achievementsStuck with one girlLack of social skillsHave not got over previous relationshipDon’t know how to start a relationshipLack of moneyI do not trust womenNot picking up clues of interestSexual issueFear of relationships'I am not interesting'Poor looks (including baldness, and short stature)Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationships
No available womenOverweightDifferent prioritiesShynessToo pickyAnxietyLack of timeSocial awkwardEnjoying being singleDepressionPoor characterDifficult to find women to matchPoor mental healthLack of achievementsStuck with one girlLack of social skillsHave not got over previous relationshipDon’t know how to start a relationshipLack of moneyI do not trust womenNot picking up clues of interestSexual issueFear of relationships'I am not interesting'Poor looks (including baldness, and short stature)Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationships
No available womenOverweightDifferent prioritiesShynessToo pickyAnxietyLack of timeSocial awkwardEnjoying being singleDepressionPoor characterDifficult to find women to matchPoor mental healthLack of achievementsStuck with one girlLack of social skillsHave not got over previous relationshipDon’t know how to start a relationshipLack of moneyI do not trust womenNot picking up clues of interestSexual issueFear of relationships'I am not interesting'Fear of rejectionPoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationships
No available womenOverweightDifferent prioritiesShynessToo pickyAnxietyLack of timeSocial awkwardEnjoying being singleDepressionPoor characterDifficult to find women to matchPoor mental healthLack of achievementsStuck with one girlLack of social skillsHave not got over previous relationshipDon’t know how to start a relationshipLack of moneyI do not trust womenNot picking up clues of interestSexual issueFear of relationships'I am not interesting'Fear of rejectionPoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationships
No available womenOverweightDifferent prioritiesShynessToo pickyAnxietyLack of timeSocial awkwardEnjoying being singleDepressionPoor characterDifficult to find women to matchPoor mental healthLack of achievementsStuck with one girlLack of social skillsHave not got over previous relationshipDon’t know how to start a relationshipLack of moneyI do not trust womenNot picking up clues of interestSexual issueFear of relationships'I am not interesting'Fear of rejection'I will not be a good partner'Poor looks (including baldness, and short stature)Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke up
Bad experiences from previous relationshipsNo available womenOverweightDifferent prioritiesShynessToo pickyAnxietyLack of timeSocial awkwardEnjoying being singleDepressionPoor characterDifficult to find women to matchPoor mental healthLack of achievementsStuck with one girlLack of social skillsHave not got over previous relationshipDon’t know how to start a relationshipLack of moneyI do not trust womenNot picking up clues of interestSexual issueFear of relationships'I am not interesting'Fear of rejection'I will not be a good partner'Poor looks (including baldness, and short stature)Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationships
Poor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationshipsNo available womenOverweightDifferent prioritiesShynessToo pickyAnxietyLack of timeSocial awkwardEnjoying being singleDepressionPoor characterDifficult to find women to matchPoor mental healthLack of achievementsStuck with one girlLack of social skillsHave not got over previous relationshipDon’t know how to start a relationshipLack of moneyI do not trust womenNot picking up clues of interestSexual issueFear of relationships'I am not interesting'Fear of rejection'I will not be a good partner'Attracted to the wrong womenPoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)
Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationshipsNo available womenOverweightDifferent prioritiesShynessToo pickyAnxietyLack of timeSocial awkwardEnjoying being singleDepressionPoor characterDifficult to find women to matchPoor mental healthLack of achievementsStuck with one girlLack of social skillsHave not got over previous relationshipDon’t know how to start a relationshipLack of moneyI do not trust womenNot picking up clues of interestSexual issueFear of relationships'I am not interesting'Fear of rejection'I will not be a good partner'
Attracted to the wrong womenPoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationshipsNo available womenOverweightDifferent prioritiesShynessToo pickyAnxietyLack of timeSocial awkwardEnjoying being singleDepressionPoor characterDifficult to find women to matchPoor mental healthLack of achievementsStuck with one girlLack of social skillsHave not got over previous relationshipDon’t know how to start a relationshipLack of moneyI do not trust womenNot picking up clues of interestSexual issueFear of relationships
'I am not interesting'Fear of rejection'I will not be a good partner'Attracted to the wrong womenHomosexualPoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationshipsNo available womenOverweightDifferent prioritiesShynessToo pickyAnxietyLack of timeSocial awkwardEnjoying being singleDepressionPoor characterDifficult to find women to matchPoor mental healthLack of achievementsStuck with one girlLack of social skillsHave not got over previous relationshipDon’t know how to start a relationshipLack of money
I do not trust womenNot picking up clues of interestSexual issueFear of relationships'I am not interesting'Fear of rejection'I will not be a good partner'Attracted to the wrong womenHomosexualPoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationshipsNo available womenOverweightDifferent prioritiesShynessToo pickyAnxietyLack of timeSocial awkwardEnjoying being singleDepressionPoor characterDifficult to find women to matchPoor mental healthLack of achievementsStuck with one girlLack of social skills
Have not got over previous relationshipDon’t know how to start a relationshipLack of moneyI do not trust womenNot picking up clues of interestSexual issueFear of relationships'I am not interesting'Fear of rejection'I will not be a good partner'Attracted to the wrong womenHomosexualGiven upPoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationshipsNo available womenOverweightDifferent prioritiesShynessToo pickyAnxietyLack of timeSocial awkwardEnjoying being singleDepressionPoor characterDifficult to find women to match
Poor mental healthLack of achievementsStuck with one girlLack of social skillsHave not got over previous relationshipDon’t know how to start a relationshipLack of moneyI do not trust womenNot picking up clues of interestSexual issueFear of relationships'I am not interesting'Fear of rejection'I will not be a good partner'Attracted to the wrong womenHomosexualGiven upPoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationshipsNo available womenOverweightDifferent prioritiesShynessToo pickyAnxietyLack of time
Social awkwardEnjoying being singleDepressionPoor characterDifficult to find women to matchPoor mental healthLack of achievementsStuck with one girlLack of social skillsHave not got over previous relationshipDon’t know how to start a relationshipLack of moneyI do not trust womenNot picking up clues of interestSexual issueFear of relationships'I am not interesting'Fear of rejection'I will not be a good partner'Attracted to the wrong womenHomosexualGiven upIs not worth the effortPoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationships
No available womenOverweightDifferent prioritiesShynessToo pickyAnxietyLack of timeSocial awkwardEnjoying being singleDepressionPoor characterDifficult to find women to matchPoor mental healthLack of achievementsStuck with one girlLack of social skillsHave not got over previous relationshipDon’t know how to start a relationshipLack of moneyI do not trust womenNot picking up clues of interestSexual issueFear of relationships'I am not interesting'Fear of rejection'I will not be a good partner'Attracted to the wrong womenHomosexualGiven upIs not worth the effortPoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effort
Not interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationshipsNo available womenOverweightDifferent prioritiesShynessToo pickyAnxietyLack of timeSocial awkwardEnjoying being singleDepressionPoor characterDifficult to find women to matchPoor mental healthLack of achievementsStuck with one girlLack of social skillsHave not got over previous relationshipDon’t know how to start a relationshipLack of moneyI do not trust womenNot picking up clues of interestSexual issueFear of relationships'I am not interesting'Fear of rejection'I will not be a good partner'Attracted to the wrong womenHomosexual
Given upIs not worth the effortFear of commitmentPoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationshipsNo available womenOverweightDifferent prioritiesShynessToo pickyAnxietyLack of timeSocial awkwardEnjoying being singleDepressionPoor characterDifficult to find women to matchPoor mental healthLack of achievementsStuck with one girlLack of social skillsHave not got over previous relationshipDon’t know how to start a relationshipLack of moneyI do not trust womenNot picking up clues of interest
Sexual issueFear of relationships'I am not interesting'Fear of rejection'I will not be a good partner'Attracted to the wrong womenHomosexualGiven upIs not worth the effortFear of commitmentPoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationshipsNo available womenOverweightDifferent prioritiesShynessToo pickyAnxietyLack of timeSocial awkwardEnjoying being singleDepressionPoor characterDifficult to find women to matchPoor mental healthLack of achievementsStuck with one girlLack of social skillsHave not got over previous relationship
Don’t know how to start a relationshipLack of moneyI do not trust womenNot picking up clues of interestSexual issueFear of relationships'I am not interesting'Fear of rejection'I will not be a good partner'Attracted to the wrong womenHomosexualGiven upIs not worth the effortFear of commitmentHealth — disability issuePoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationshipsNo available womenOverweightDifferent prioritiesShynessToo pickyAnxietyLack of timeSocial awkwardEnjoying being singleDepression
Poor characterDifficult to find women to matchPoor mental healthLack of achievementsStuck with one girlLack of social skillsHave not got over previous relationshipDon’t know how to start a relationshipLack of moneyI do not trust womenNot picking up clues of interestSexual issueFear of relationships'I am not interesting'Fear of rejection'I will not be a good partner'Attracted to the wrong womenHomosexualGiven upIs not worth the effortFear of commitmentHealth — disability issuePoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationships
No available womenOverweightDifferent prioritiesShynessToo pickyAnxietyLack of timeSocial awkwardEnjoying being singleDepressionPoor characterDifficult to find women to matchPoor mental healthLack of achievementsStuck with one girlLack of social skillsHave not got over previous relationshipDon’t know how to start a relationshipLack of moneyI do not trust womenNot picking up clues of interestSexual issueFear of relationships'I am not interesting'Fear of rejection'I will not be a good partner'Attracted to the wrong womenHomosexualGiven upIs not worth the effortFear of commitmentHealth — disability issueDifficult to keep a relationshipPoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)
Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationshipsNo available womenOverweightDifferent prioritiesShynessToo pickyAnxietyLack of timeSocial awkwardEnjoying being singleDepressionPoor characterDifficult to find women to matchPoor mental healthLack of achievementsStuck with one girlLack of social skillsHave not got over previous relationshipDon’t know how to start a relationshipLack of moneyI do not trust womenNot picking up clues of interestSexual issueFear of relationships'I am not interesting'Fear of rejection'I will not be a good partner'
Attracted to the wrong womenHomosexualGiven upIs not worth the effortFear of commitmentHealth — disability issueDifficult to keep a relationshipPoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationshipsNo available womenOverweightDifferent prioritiesShynessToo pickyAnxietyLack of timeSocial awkwardEnjoying being singleDepressionPoor characterDifficult to find women to matchPoor mental healthLack of achievementsStuck with one girlLack of social skillsHave not got over previous relationshipDon’t know how to start a relationship
Lack of moneyI do not trust womenNot picking up clues of interestSexual issueFear of relationships'I am not interesting'Fear of rejection'I will not be a good partner'Attracted to the wrong womenHomosexualGiven upIs not worth the effortFear of commitmentHealth — disability issueDifficult to keep a relationshipAddictionsPoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationshipsNo available womenOverweightDifferent prioritiesShynessToo pickyAnxietyLack of timeSocial awkwardEnjoying being singleDepression
Poor characterDifficult to find women to matchPoor mental healthLack of achievementsStuck with one girlLack of social skillsHave not got over previous relationshipDon’t know how to start a relationshipLack of moneyI do not trust womenNot picking up clues of interestSexual issueFear of relationships'I am not interesting'Fear of rejection'I will not be a good partner'Attracted to the wrong womenHomosexualGiven upIs not worth the effortFear of commitmentHealth — disability issueDifficult to keep a relationshipAddictionsPoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skills
IntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationshipsNo available womenOverweightDifferent prioritiesShynessToo pickyAnxietyLack of timeSocial awkwardEnjoying being singleDepressionPoor characterDifficult to find women to matchPoor mental healthLack of achievementsStuck with one girlLack of social skillsHave not got over previous relationshipDon’t know how to start a relationshipLack of moneyI do not trust womenNot picking up clues of interestSexual issueFear of relationships'I am not interesting'Fear of rejection'I will not be a good partner'Attracted to the wrong womenHomosexualGiven upIs not worth the effortFear of commitment
Health — disability issueDifficult to keep a relationshipAddictionsOtherPoor looks (including baldness, and short stature)Low self-esteem/confidenceLow effortNot interested in relationshipsPoor flirting skillsIntrovertedRecently broke upBad experiences from previous relationshipsNo available womenOverweightDifferent prioritiesShynessToo pickyAnxietyLack of timeSocial awkwardEnjoying being singleDepressionPoor characterDifficult to find women to matchPoor mental healthLack of achievementsStuck with one girlLack of social skillsHave not got over previous relationshipDon’t know how to start a relationshipLack of moneyI do not trust womenNot picking up clues of interest
Sexual issueFear of relationships'I am not interesting'Fear of rejection'I will not be a good partner'Attracted to the wrong womenHomosexualGiven upIs not worth the effortFear of commitmentHealth — disability issueDifficult to keep a relationshipAddictionsOtherWashington DC: Stop tagging your friends on 'forever single' memes and start working on your social skills because according to a recent study, men with poor social skills are more likely to remain single.
To understand why singlehood is so widespread in countries like North American and European societies, Menelaos Apostolou, of the University of Nicosia, analysed 6,794 of the 13,429 comments that were received following an anonymous post on Reddit in 2017 that asked, "Guys, why are you single?"
The findings indicated that most of the men commenting on the thread were not willingly single, but wanted to be in a relationship. Apostolou established at least 43 reasons why these men thought they were single. Having poor looks and being short or bald were the most frequent reasons they put forward, followed by lack of confidence. Not making the effort and simply not being interested in long-term relationships were also high on the list, along with a lack of flirting skills and being too shy.
Some said that they had been so badly burnt in previous relationships that they did not dare to get into another. Others felt that they were too picky, did not have the opportunity to meet available women or had different priorities. Some of the men had experienced mental health issues, sexual problems, or struggled with illness, disability or addiction.
According to Apostolou, there are evolutionary reasons why some modern men are unable to successfully approach women. According to the so-called mismatch argument, their social skills do not align with the qualities needed to make a good impression. He explains that in the past, forced or arranged marriages meant that socially inept, men did not have to acquire social skills in order to find a long-term love interest. The competition between men was strong, and wives were sometimes obtained by force.
"Single modern men often lack flirting skills because, in an ancestral pre-industrial context, the selection pressures on mechanisms which regulated mating effort and choosiness were weak. Such skills are needed today because in post-industrial societies mate choice is not regulated or forced, but people have to instead find mates on their own," Apostolou explains.
The full findings appeared in the Evolutionary Psychological Science journal.
Here is the complete list:
- Poor looks (including baldness, and short stature)
- Low self-esteem/confidence
- Low effort
- Not interested in relationships
- Poor flirting skills
- Introverted
- Recently broke up
- Bad experiences from previous relationships
- No available women
- Overweight
- Different priorities
- Shyness
- Too picky
- Anxiety
- Lack of time
- Social awkward
- Enjoying being single
- Depression
- Poor character
- Difficult to find women to match
- Poor mental health
- Lack of achievements
- Stuck with one girl
- Lack of social skills
- Have not got over previous relationship
- Don’t know how to start a relationship
- Lack of money
- I do not trust women
- Not picking up clues of interest
- Sexual issue
- Fear of relationships
- 'I am not interesting'
- Fear of rejection
- 'I will not be a good partner'
- Attracted to the wrong women
- Homosexual
- Given up
- Is not worth the effort
- Fear of commitment
- Health — disability issue
- Difficult to keep a relationship
- Addictions
- Other