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writes: This is just a simple question, not one with a lot details or anything. I was just wondering what people thought...um...why is it that there are more white women to date outside their race, then there are white men? I know this can be a controversial and tounchy, so i just ask that you keep your comments nice and simple, im only a kid you know.-thanks! Reply to this Question
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reader, anonymous, writes (15 August 2011): WF with BM does seem to be more common than WM with BF. As to why, I can only really speak from my own experience. I'm white and I'm just not usually too attracted to non-whites; it's not that I think I'm better, just not usually attracted to them. There have been some, but I could never get it to work out; usually "friendzone" issues or they didn't date whites.
All that being said, one of the most beautiful women I ever knew was 1/2 Mexican, 1/4 White & 1/4 Black; too bad she was also an extremely mean human being that I never would have even attempted to date.
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reader, Danielepew  +, writes (30 June 2011):
 ChiGirl: many men want the white woman, and this is true around the world. The reasons vary. I won't say that white women are invariably more beautiful because that is just not true. But, for many non-whites, being accepted as an equal partner by the white woman is "proof" that "you made it". Particularly with black men.
Though I would be the first person to say that NOT every non-white has a visa in his mind when he dates a white, you also need to consider the sad fact that many a gold-digger exists out there.
There is another, real advantage for white women. They are usually more open-minded, and this is a huge advantage for the non-white man who doesn't like the usual closed-mindedness of the women he finds at home.
Iranian women, for example, wouldn't fit the description of "white" for many, though quite often their skin is very fair and their physical features just wonderful. They are very elegant women with a je-ne-se-quoi. Well, if you read "Persepolis" by Marjane Satrapi, you will find reasons why these nice women want to marry someone NOT from Iran. That should explain a lot. The reasons are the same as I gave above.
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reader, Gabrielle Stoker  +, writes (30 June 2011):
 I shall resist the temptation to say "everyone wants THIS white woman, at least"....oh wait, I never was very good at resisting temptation.... :)
Jokes apart, the kind of pairings you will see will depend on the demographic make-up of the locality you live in. If anything, white men are quite desirable with Asian and Indian women to the extent of my experience.
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reader, chigirl  +, writes (30 June 2011):
 So in other words, everyone wants the white woman? If the question is correct in it's assumptions.
I doubt this to be true. I've also seen plenty white men with asian/foreign women, just to throw that one in there.
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reader, anonymous, writes (30 June 2011): I think most kids of pairings throughout the races are at relatively equal numbers except for white women dating black men. That particular pairing is much more common than the others.
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reader, anonymous, writes (30 June 2011): to be frank and honest,as a guy from the middle east I find white women more attractive.
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reader, Gabrielle Stoker +, writes (30 June 2011):
IF that is true (and I strongly doubt that it is a statistical certainty), it would tend to indicate that white women may be more open to dating outside their race than black women. One does find a lot of white men with asian girls these days, and even seeing one with a black girl is not exactly rare, so I'm not sure if that holds.
I've been with men of pretty much every ethnicity (unless you're counting "Eskimo" as a seperate ethnicity in which case I'll have to admit I've missed out), but then those were more hook-ups than dating. I've dated only white men and african-americans and am currently in what looks like becoming a long-term relationship with a part-native american and part-white man.
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reader, anonymous, writes (30 June 2011):
I am not sure if this is true, but I will tell you that white women are more likely to date within their race than Asian-American women, Latin-American women, or African-American women. The reasons for that are because caucasian men tend to treat women as equals (compared to most cultures) and because they tend to be successful.
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reader, Napalm_Angelripper  +, writes (30 June 2011):
 I see an equal half of both where I'm from, honestly. It's pretty multicultural as well, and quite liberal in that sense, which probably attributes to it.I, myself, am Indo-Aryan, and have only dated white men.Hope that helped!-The Resident Metalhead
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reader, Myau  +, writes (30 June 2011):
 In Australia where I live what is most common these days is white guys marrying asian girls.
My last 3 gfs were 2 Indian and a fillpenio girl.
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reader, Danielepew +, writes (29 June 2011):
I don't have the cold and hard facts on this, but I think the poster is somewhat correct in his appreciation. I have seen many more mixed marriages where the woman is white than those where the man is white. And this is particularly true of black men and white women.
I happen to live in a country where everyone is a mix, so white means "white skin" and "non-white" means "non-white skin", in all the hues from white to very black.
As to the question, you'd have to ask them :-). There can be one reason for me seeing more mixed marriages where the woman is white. This is a country for non-whites, and women tend to go where the husband goes, which is back home.
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reader, chigirl +, writes (29 June 2011):
How do you know this? I wasn't aware that there was a difference? And what is the criteria for "white men" and "white women"? Do you have any particular nationalities or ethnic groups in mind?
By the way, mixed marriages tend to be dependent on a cultural (how common it is) and political (is it allowed) variable. Analyze those two variables of each specific case and you should find your answer.
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reader, RainyJune  +, writes (29 June 2011):
People date people from different races and cultures because they do not believe that skin colour or beliefs make someone "different" to themselfs. They love and care for the person they are not anything other than this. Racism is something that sadly affects many but people should be free to cherish another human being if they are black, white or green! Skin colour doesn't matter. :)
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