It’s perfectly normal to have dating preferences — but how common is it to size someone up based on the university they attended?
Singaporean TikToker Neha (@tbh.neha) recently sparked discussion after sharing a video about a date where the man revealed his rather… specific criteria when it came to a potential partner’s educational background.
“You know how there’s certain things you think in your head but never say out loud because you’re socially aware enough to know you shouldn’t say them?” Neha said.
She explained that while discussing what they look for in a partner, her date shared that he profiles women based on where they graduated from.
Neha recalled: “He was like ‘oh I want someone who is educated and has a university degree’. Fair enough, I understand why that would be a want. But he continued ‘I would prefer if they were from NUS, NTU, or SMU. If [they’re from] SUSS, I would be like hmm’.”
The comment caught Neha off guard. While she herself is an NTU graduate, the bluntness of his remark made him come across as elitist.
She added that she “couldn’t believe he said that,” quipping: “As if I wanted to be picked, bro.”
