[mdorazio]

I have no data to back this up beyond the anecdotal (ex. "Christmas cake" women stigma in Japan), but a possible explanation is ageism differences between the cultures. E.g. American men may be less age-selective than their Chinese or Japanese counterparts, which would naturally lead to gender composition changes in dating events that target people in demographics older than early 20s.

[the_only_law]

> which would naturally lead to gender composition changes in dating events that target people in demographics older than early 20s.

Do dating events in America target 20 something’s? Every one I’ve ever seen is nearly exclusively middle aged or retired divorcees

[svachalek]

No, but I think what they're getting at is that since these events are usually over 30 anywhere, you will see a lot more women show up in cultures that consider that age "undateable".

[darkengine]

The student dating event I described was among university students, so 18-22 age range. Japanese goukon are usually among the working crowd, but they're not exclusively for >30.