– The ladies’ places are sold out in no time. While the boys, I have had to run after them in the street. And when you approach them, they are a little skeptical, says Andrea Adeler. She runs “Oslomingle”, and gathers singles for activities such as wine tasting, tennis and yoga. – I think we dare a little more, and are more open to working for love. Whereas boys are perhaps a bit more on the lazy side, says Andrea Adeler. Photo: Private The Norwegian Tourist Association (DNT) has been organizing single tours for several years, and notices the same thing: – What we see is that the ladies sign up early, and that we have waiting lists due to high demand. While on the men’s side, for example, there were only two registered when there was less than a month left for the trip, says tour leader Unni Høivik at the Stavanger tourist association. The girls’ places are sold out, while there are no boys for the “Oslomingle” event. They are not the only ones to experience that. Photo: Screenshot Most of the single organizers news has spoken to are struggling to recruit men. – Which I think is sickly ironic, when they are the ones who complain that they don’t get a desk in the media, says Adeler in “Oslomingle”. Velle: – The guys have to toughen up Earlier this year, the leader of the Progress Party’s Youth (FpU), Simen Velle, caused debate when he said this in a video on TV2’s TikTok account: “Today’s sex culture has been tinderified. That means that a very few men actually have access to all the girls, and most of us guys don’t really get anything at all.” Youth politician Simen Velle threw himself into the dating debate earlier this year. Photo: Milana Knezevic / news Velle later regretted how his message came out. When news tells the FpU leader that it is the boys that most of the singles meeting organizers struggle to get in, he replies as follows: – Then the boys have to toughen up, quite simply. This sounds like a huge initiative, so all you have to do is show up, says Velle. Out in the dating jungle In the meantime, however, it’s the opposite: Because when news takes part in “Smingel’s” Sunday tour in Oslomarka, most men have laced up their hiking boots. Singles between 20 and 35 met for a trip in the dating jungle. Photo: Astrid Johanne Sørnes New friendships are also a goal of the trip, according to “Smingel”. Photo: Astrid Johanne Sørnes – For us ladies it’s great, but I’m used to it being the opposite, says participant Sara. news has also spoken to one of the trip’s male participants, Thomas: – Do you have any hopes for the day? – No, it’s probably about finding someone to chat with where the chemistry is good! You are on a trip with like-minded people here, then something has already been done. The participants talk about loose and fixed over a coffee. Photo: Astrid Johanne Sørnes “Do you want a date?”. Photo: Astrid Johanne Sørnes Dating researcher is surprised – It is certainly a big problem if there is an arena where you think heterosexuals will meet, says psychologist and dating researcher Marius Stavang at NTNU. He is surprised that more men do not sign up for singles gatherings: – It breaks with all the other trends we see. There tend to be far more men than women in arenas where romantic contact is sought. For example on dating apps. Researcher Marius Stavang believes the gender imbalance in singles dating is a big problem. Photo: Caroline Boman Grundekjøn Stavang thinks men can feel more shame than women about having to show up at a gathering for singles. – Maybe they feel more that they didn’t get it done on their own, and that they feel a little desperate. Could you have signed up for a singles collection? Yes, that sounds exciting!😍 No huff, so small…😖 I have a boyfriend🤝 Show result Published 08.10.2024, at 11.16 Updated 08.10.2024, at 11.34
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