What do do think about dating outside of your race?

Question

personally i think sometimes its better than dating in your own race.I'm multi racial and i mostly date khmers(cambodians)and caucasians and they have all been pleasent experiences.I try to date within my own race sometimes but they always do something to make me feel uncomfortable.

i'm 1/2 black 1/4 native american and 1/4 italian

Answer 1

When you date you are going out with a person, I have dated black, white, latino and asian people in my life. I have found that I never had trouble with people or their families because of their race. I have had some difficulty if their background was significantly different. We are all people but our comfort zone comes from that which is familiar. When I have dated people who were raised with different value systems and beliefs, I found much more trouble than I did with issues of race.

Answer 2

I am married but I would fall in love with the man not the nationality. I am not a bigot. I have an open mind. This is 2007 and there are all different cultures living together so more and more people are leaving behind the total ignorance of long ago and finding the joy in experiencing all different cultures.

Answer 3

From an ethnic standpoint, you are considered "ecumenical". That is, a mixture of various ethnicities. And from a social aspect, you are a tolerant person who enjoys the richness of many cultures and backgrounds. Perhaps you expect a little more from your own race, which is natural, and they often disappoint you. But I always say there are good and bad in all races and religions. It's the people themselves that can make or break a friendship, regardless of ethnicity.

Answer 4

Well I love dating outside my race as white men are just what I am attracted to. Honey, I'm black and black men make me feel uncomfortable. So I can empathize, furthermore I do find most black men so . . . . .aggressive and possessive which some women like (of all races) but I do not find this trait attractive. I find in MY experience (I can't speak for anyone else) that black men often exhibit the very behavior that they say black women display (aggressive, gold digger, possessive, loud, ignorant, etc. you get the point). I in my experience have found white men to be more willing to meet you half way, to be nurturing, kind, & sensitive to your needs which in turn makes me return the favor as I always give what I get. So I know interracial dating is good for me, but I speak for myself only. My honey is sweet kind, loving and caring, I can talk to him about anything and even if he can't help, he listens. I have not ever found that with black man.

Answer 5

I am white white.. probably the whitest person I know.. All my life I have been with white men,,, and the majority of them treated me poorly even though I am good, loyal, loving person, I am now with a Black man.. He treats me like a princess. He loves me. respects me, appreciates me. and always wants my opinion. I cannot say that I have had this from any white man.. I love my Black man.. and thank God for him every day.. He has made me one of the happiest women in the world and after all the bull I have had to endure from the men of my own race.. I feel i deserve to be treated like I am special... because I know I am..

Answer 6

I personally never have dated too much to begin with (i'm only 20), but yes I prefer to date outside my "race" so to say (i'm 1/2 puerto rican, and 1/2 italian-irish). I mostly like hispanics, blacks, middle eastern, and asians because i tend to go for someone with a darker complexion than me (i'm white skinned with brown hair, hazel eyes, go figure). I always did like dark hair and eyes, and its nice to date someone who looks different than you.

I have dated whites, but it's never worked out, I find them to be too narrow minded and too much on what's on the surface. Same thing with many hispanics (most of them don't find me attractive anyways). I don't like Italians, so that's definitely out of the question (no offense to any italians). So I always kind of liked someone outside my culture and ethnicity. But, really, I have no problem with it, I wish more people would do so.

Answer 7

Facetious answer. I only date human beings! Real answer. You mean outside of your ethnic group. I don't discriminate when it comes to dating. When it boils down to it, 90% of people are similar in what they like and what they don't like. That is a fact. In your case, since you are multi-ethnic, which group do you identify with the most? Do you consider yourself more of one ethnicity than the other 2 or are you a mixture. That is for you to answer. Ultimately it comes down to what you are comfortable with.

Answer 8

i love dating outside of my race. Although i have dated some pretty rude men outside my race and my own. but what i really like about the relationship is that its a different experience especially when both of the people embrace each others culture. it can be absolutley amazing.

Answer 9

Well...lets see...you are half black, part indian, part italian...so who do you date when you are not making totem poles, stealing hub caps or eating salami? Dating would seem a challenge if your ethnicity was real...how come everyone wants to be a small part native indian....not much wampum in it....always bullllllshtttt

Answer 10

i understand your choices and i respect how you feel, but i don't think i could limit myself to only love people that look like me. on the other side of the argument, it might be easier to love some one of the same race because of the bond of similar experience. however, if it just so happens that the one for me looks nothing like me, i will not try to change how i feel.