Dating trend sending Gen Z overseas to look for boyfriends

There’s a trend that seems to be emerging in Australia’s dating scene, and it’s one that has women ready to pack up and head overseas to avoid.If you have been scrolling on TikTok recently, it’s likely you may have come across more than one video of someone lamenting about how hard it is to date in Australia and how different the experience is overseas.Seljan Ozan is one of those people, with the 24-year-old recently taking to TikTok to share her frustrations with her 69,000 followers.“OK but genuine question, is there something in the air in Australia?” she asked in the video.“I travel a lot, whether it is interstate or overseas and [there is a] dramatic difference of how men talk and carry themselves in different countries [compared to] Australia.”Seljan said that men in Australia often play hard to get and “want to be chased”, whereas in America, for example, she finds men are a lot more forward and more likely to make the first move.Her video quickly gathered hundreds of comments, many from other women agreeing with her.One commenter said that unless she is the one to plan dates, she doesn’t go on them, adding that it was “so sad”.Another claimed she had “never” been approached by a romantic interest in Australia but noticed it is something that “always” happens when she visits other countries.“I was not raised in Australia and I noticed this absurd issue the second I landed here,” one said.Seljan lives in Sydney but travels interstate and abroad frequently and told news.com.au that, in her experience, it is “so much easier” to date overseas.She also said she experienced a bit of backlash to her video from Aussie men who claimed it was people like her with “high expectations” that made them not want to approach women.However, she claimed a lot of what she expects is just the “bare minimum” when it comes to dating.“We see videos of people overseas that literally get sent a massive bouquet of flowers to their ho...