An American visitor has people talking after saying that women in Toronto prefer broke men over those with money, and Now Toronto took to the streets to see what people in the city think about that.
After visiting Toronto for the first time to attend Caribana celebrations this weekend, a man from Miami shared a video on TikTok with the hot take.
According to him, while women in Miami seem to pay a lot of attention to how much money a man has before engaging with them, Toronto women appear to be intimidated by men who come across as rich.
“I’ve come to realize, women in Toronto love broke men. The standards are so low. A woman can be a 10 in Toronto, and she’s talking with a man with nothing,” he said.
The man explained that while going clubbing in the city, he noticed that a lot of women would prefer to go up to men with simple clothes rather than those wearing extravagant clothes and jewelry, like himself.
“They are intimidated by you, by us. If you have money, Toronto is not the place for you… If you don’t got no money, and you know how to talk, come to Toronto,” he added.
TORONTONIANS SHARE THEIR OPINION
But is that the case? Do women in the city go for men who have no money?
Speaking with Now Toronto on Tuesday, Mikah Wiley said that this is definitely not true for her.
“I don’t know about that. I like a good man over a broke man, that’s for sure. I prefer a guy that’s a bit more financially stable,” she said.
The Torontonian says she has often been the breadwinner in her past relationships, which didn’t seem to work out. Now, she isn’t necessarily looking for the money, but also not for someone who is “broke.”
Meanwhile, Norman Javier says that the problem brought up by the TikToker probably reflects his personal frustration over women in Toronto not being attracted to him.
“I think there must be a lot to say about men from Miami. Maybe that’s it. Maybe his expectations obviously weren’t met, so whatever he was doing, whatever he was saying, whatever he was wearing just didn’t impress the women in Toronto,” he said.
With Toronto being one of the most diverse cities in Canada, Javier says that Torontonians may have diverse standards and things they find attractive, and the American man probably didn’t meet those expectations.
“I think we have wonderful women here. We’re a very diverse city, and the one thing that goes with diversity is, you know, there are women here attracted to all sorts of men across the spectrum,” he added.
Now Toronto also spoke with a couple who said that money isn’t a key factor in their relationship. Faith says that when she met Declen, he wasn’t necessarily broke, but more of “an investment.”
“I have lots of debt,” he added.
But having dated both people who earned less and more money than her, she said that it doesn’t matter.
“Maybe we see what’s inside rather than the cash value.”
ARE TORONTO WOMEN INTIMIDATED BY MONEY?
One Toronto woman, Linh Dang, says that if she was single, she wouldn’t approach men with money because she doesn’t think they would pay much attention to her.
“I prefer guys that have nothing because if they already have wealth, they already have status, I don’t think they would even look at me and think of me as a potential partner,” she said.
Instead, Dang says she prefers to build wealth together as a couple, which she is doing with her current partner, Timo Sun.
Sun says that he is currently going through some financial difficulties, as the cost of living in Toronto seems to be rising.
“Isn’t everyone in Canada [broke] right now, or [in] Toronto? Inflation is bad, [the] cost of living is up, so I don’t think anyone is doing that great,” he shared… “I feel like everyone’s in trouble, so maybe they are making do with what they have.”
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At the same time, Cleo thinks the Miami man’s dating observation has little to do with money and people’s perception of love and more to do with Toronto’s fashion scene.
“I guess it’s a mix of [being intimidated] and also now we’re all about thrifting…the trend is to look more broke. So maybe we’ll go for anything trendy, or someone who’s just in trend or fashion-wise is going to look more vintage, therefore less ‘brand new,’” she told Now Toronto.
The Toronto resident also says that “a spark and common sense” are a lot more important when it comes to dating than someone’s pocket.
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