Whenever you think of Serbia as a solo male traveler, you probably think about partying all night and mingling with Balkan beauties until the sun rises, right?
While this is indeed correct for the most part, the reality is a lot more complex and multi-dimensional. I am sorry to spoil it for you, but there’s no place on earth where beauties are fighting for your attention, not even in Serbia.
But does this make it NOT worth visiting? Of course not!
Today, I will tell you why Serbian women are so amazing, what it’s like dating them, what to expect, what to bring in the relationship and a lot more. I will focus mainly on the ladies from Belgrade, because that’s where I traveled and interacted with a few, but I am sure the same applies for the entire country (keeping in mind the regular truth that stereotypes are only valid until they’re not).
How to meet Serbian Women
While my guide gives you the unfiltered, boots-on-the-ground reality of dating in Belgrade, I have to start with a short and easy tip: choose a traditional, old school online dating website if you want 100% success rates and no headaches.
There are different ways to meet Serbian women and each of them comes with a set of advantages and drawbacks, but the online website route has the fewest of the latter, especially for real men like you.
Why is it so easy? First, because the competition is way lower than anywhere else. It’s a premium site with a monthly fee, so not a lot of people are ready to commit.
BUT if you DO commit, the ladies on the platform will already know you’re serious about this and not just there to waste their time.
The even better part? All the women registered there are actively looking for a date. You can’t go wrong, even though this might sound so old school and impossible to work.
So do yourself a favor and check this old school method of finding dates. It will change your life and dating experiences forever.
Best part? You can start talking to girls even before you get to Serbia, so you already have a girl waiting for you when you get there. Ideal!
Surviving Belgrade’s Nightlife (And Serbia’s in General)
Nightlife in Belgrade is not the best in the world (as some travel outlets would have you believe), but it is definitely pretty good considering the size of the city.
I believe the hype for Belgrade as a party city comes from the fact that it’s the one thing that defines the city’s entertainment offerings: there simply isn’t much else to do at night (big lack of concerts, theater plays, and other high-level cultural offerings such as a night at the opera).
At night in this city, you can either party or sleep.
Now, when it comes to nighttime venues, a visitor has two main options: Serbian Venues and International Venues.
Serbian Venues are the more challenging places because they’re all about locals meeting locals and sometimes the logistics are insanely stupid. For starters, you always have to reserve a spot (for free!) even if you don’t sit at a table.
Once you make it to the club, you’ll instantly feel like an octopus in a garage. You’ll be the odd one out.
The first time I hit a purely Serb venue I was with an American friend, and the security staff pretty much asked us ‘Why would you ever want to come here?’.
It is surprising, because inside a Serbian Venue there are beautiful (insanely beautiful) girls, loud music and no oxygen.
The problem is that most of the girls don’t speak any English and if you can’t speak Serbian, it will be very difficult to make anything work.
They will stay in the same spot wearing ridiculously high heels and short dresses and most of the time, they will prefer the local guys over you. Or maybe it’s just the language difference.
At least this was my experience – I’m not the most beautiful or high value person in a club, but I also never have problems finding at least something.
Not in a Serbian venue, though. Here, girls will consider Westerners not part of their culture and will prefer the local guys instead. Fair game to the ladies here and we can consider it their loss and move on. At least you won’t run into problems as it happens in Mongolia, where the men are ready to kick your ass for hitting on “their” Mongolian women…
Serbian men are, just like the ladies here, extremely friendly and even more fun to be around with. Great people for sure!
But if you do want to give it a try, you can definitely find some truly hidden gems at Serb Style Venues (you get bonus points if you’re somehow in group with locals): River, Hot Mess, Club Hill or Bar Teatro. (These are all in Belgrade, by the way.)
Your best bet is hitting International venues instead. Here you will find women who actually enjoy the company of foreigners. If I had to recommend one single summer river club, known locally as a splav, it would be Shlep.
The crowd is laid back and the male-to-female ratios are consistently good. Povetarac is a similar splav that caters heavily to foreigners and pub crawls, making it an excellent spot if you want a casual encounter. I picked up a Macedonian girl there myself, which proves the crowd is highly diverse.
I picked up an Albanian girl here, for example – so the crowd is very diverse and I’d say even unlikely to find actual Serbian girls here. Depending on your plans and desires, this could be a pro or a con.
Important note for any club you choose: If you want to get numbers and dates – you’ve got to dance. Pure and simple.
Be social, enjoy your time and dance your best moves off – that’s the fail proof recipe to get Serbian women interested in you when you’re at a club.
Daytime Approaches and Social Circles
Women will be open to direct approaches and respond well (even the ones with boyfriends or the ones who aren’t interested) as long as you’re not too pushy or creepy – be casual, smile, be nice and even a rejection will be painless.
Since Serbian men are very masculine but generally lack a sense of romanticism, Serbian women will be intrigued by your courage to walk up and talk to them. That is, of course, if you have it!
The main areas will be Knez Mihailova Street in Belgrade, Republic Square (careful with girls waiting for their boyfriends there!) and Kalemegdan fortress. Just make sure there are other people around so they feel completely safe.
I am talking about Belgrade here because this is where I spent my time, but approaching Serbian women directly on the street, as long as there are other people around so they don’t feel threatened works really, really well.
It’s more difficult for men to do it, but if you have no problems with it – go for it. Chances are you will find better girls than those in clubs as the offer is simply bigger.
As a side note, young girls will obviously respond way better than their older counterparts. Of course, you do have to be close in age – don’t try to be that gross old dude that tries to approach girls in their 20s if you are 35+.
(Yes, I know, you’re not a “gross old dude” at 35 – that’s my age now, but you get the point: target ladies that are about the same age as you are, plus/minus 5 years at most.)
Why Tinder Fails in Serbia
Tinder in Belgrade is quite a weak option so I can’t bring myself to recommend it. If you decide to give it a go, make sure you build a cocky profile that showcases sports, family/friends and money.
The competition is also insane and local Serbian dudes are buff and good-looking. So if you’re not at least that, chances are you’ll have a tough time on Tinder.
Foreigners don’t seem to get any advantage as in most other countries in Eastern Europe (especially if you’re from the US, there won’t be much love for you in Seribia), so it’s better to look for other options.
The best option that I found is, as I mentioned in the intro, a premium online dating website. It has way fewer men competing for attention AND the ladies there are actively looking for a date, they probably speak English and they’re not really the Tinder type.
This is an advantage in my books – especially if you want something more than a single night-fling (which are difficult to get anyway).
Definitely choose the online website route instead of Tinder, especially if you’re not particularly good looking AND very fit.
Serbian Women – What are they like?
If women were a wild animal, I think it’s safe to say Serbian girls would be almost on top of the food chain.
The simplest way to describe Balkan girls in general and Serbian girls in particular, in a very generalist way, would be beautiful and fiery.
Think of Spanish and Italian women who actually work out and avoid western fast food. Physically, the average Serbian girl is a massive step up from what you find in western countries, in my opinion (although, as you know, I never complain and love women of all races, shapes, sizes, coming from any country out there).
1. First impression
At first glance, you’ll notice most Serbian girls are brunettes (both light and darker brown hair are typical).
There are some blondes here and there, but they’re hardly the norm – this is a big difference from Slavic countries with Russian girls and Ukrainian women.
I’d estimate natural blondes only make about 10-15% of the female Serbian population.
Redheads are very rare and I believe that most that I have seen were not naturals. Not that it matters too much, but interesting to note.
Most Serbian women have brown and hazel eyes, though there are quite a few deep-green eyed beauties and a decent number of blue eye pairs.
Again, very different from countries like Latvia or Poland where blue eyes are the norm.
Skin tones are darker than what you’ve come to expect of average Eastern European women – the amount of sun they get combined with some the ottoman genes means Serbian girls tend to get a golden tan quite easily in the summer months.
Something interesting I noticed was that tanned girls acted quite confident and had an explosive kind of attractiveness – while pale girls fell more on the “delicate beauty” side and acted more shy, but in a very cute and charming way. Could be a coincidence, of course.
In short, the first impression one gets when facing a Serbian girl is: “Wow, a WOMAN”. That alone is a welcome shock to the system.
2. Facial Features of Serbian Women
Serbian women are naturally rather cute, and they pretty faces have a trump card over Slavic girls: their faces are extremely expressive and Serbian girls can actually use their facial expressions to communicate.
That’s something many men (myself included) find uniquely attractive, as it’s a really welcome departure from both the fake grins and pouting faces so commonly seen in western girls, and also from the (hardly natural and rather robotic) control Slavic women keep over their equally beautiful faces and expressions.
That being said, I have something to say to Serbian women: you look a lot more attractive with a low, natural amount of makeup. Please stop covering your faces with superficial beauty products, and finding inspiration for your eyebrows in over-the-top movies from the 80s.
3. Body expectations
I’ll be short and sweet here: Serbian women generally have very fit bodies and take pretty good care of themselves by eating right and exercising.
They are not short at all but they’re also not too tall and clunky like other women (cough, Sweden,cough). However, they are used to dealing with really tall guys – Serbian men are damn towers generally, so shorter guys might be at a disadvantage.
But yes, Serbian ladies still have that toned, naturally fit or worked out body. It’s a pleasure to look at them!
4. The personality of Serbian women
Here comes a tricky one. I’m opting to write this down as a list so I can make sure I don’t overlook anything as there is, obviously, a lot to discuss.
- Serbian girls are friendly and approachable: It’s very rare to be completely shut off by a woman when you’re simply being social with them. There can be some exceptions to the rule in packed nightclubs, but that’s to be expected.
- Serbian women are feminine and they appreciate straightforward masculinity.
- They tend to be honest and faithful when dealing with men and relationships.
- Because many of them work demanding jobs while studying, they lack that toxic sense of entitlement you might see back home.
- They are naturally social and will happily introduce you to their friends if you vibe well (including other girls).
- Serbian girls believe it is a man’s duty to maintain a woman. This means you’ll have to pay for the dates. As a foreigner, you will be judged on your short-term provider potential.
- Even if they truly enjoy Woohooing, Serbian women are pretty conservative and will not be easy. In other words, they are a bit conservative when it comes to physical intimacy, and they will make you work for it.
- Serbian women are very invested and give their best when it comes to the more intimate parts of a relationship, when you get there.
- They can also be inconsistent and unpredictable, which requires patience. I ended up accepting the fact but it was a painful process – not for the faint of heart.
- As a foreigner, you are out of luck with a good 30% of the women, who only date local men. Yup, it seems that Serbia is one of the few Eastern European countries where being from the West (including or especially the US, as I said) is NOT a big advantage.
Conclusion
Living in the UK and the US taught me that Western social interactions are heavily transactional. A guy approaching a group in an American club is usually trying to look cool or leech value to get to the women.
People in Belgrade (and Serbia in general) smell that fake behavior instantly. You will get absolutely nowhere if you act superior, demean other men, or treat the bartender like a servant.
You have to actually enjoy connecting with people. If you fail to adapt to this honest, straightforward way of socializing, you will leave Belgrade thinking the local culture requires black magic to figure out.
That wraps up this article on Serbian women – hope you enjoyed it. If you’ve got questions about Belgrade, Serbia, or Serbian women, drop them in the comments below.
But you should know by now everything there is to be known about women in Serbia and what it’s like to date one, as well as how to better prepare to make an impression and make her yours. And if you want to expand your horizon even further, keep reading about my experience dating Portuguese women.
