I think it goes without saying that most people don't have a problem with interracial dating, but there are those who ONLY date a certain other race. Any insight in to why they choose this? Is it physical? Are some people attracted to particular qualities about a certain race/culture?
Man, there have been a lot of dating/relationship threads popping up the past few days. To answer your question, it could be because of the way that particular person was brought up/raised, cultural reasons, or just what their family want. All very simple yet complicated.
Preference? It's just what you find attractive. To be honest, with me it's the same with any other trait. For instance, I don't find red-heads attractive for the most part. Dunno why, just how it is. I'm sure some people may have cultural or upbringing reasons when it comes to race, but I highly doubt they are the majority. People have certain features they find more attractive or like to see the most.
Agreed, some guys like skinny girls, some like curvy girls. If we all liked the same type of woman there would be a lot of disappointed guys out there.
Yep, and I can thank one red-headed middle school crush for imprinting that lifelong pattern, decades later. My guess, absent purely class reasons, is that some people just get in the habit of trying to recapture their first loves, over and over again. It's why you see a lot of men who've married multiple, e.g., thin, short brunettes, but is instead applied to race. Force of habit.
Agree. Thats similar to how I was gonna answer. And there ARE a few types who do have RESENTMENT toward their OWN RACE for whatever reason. And they really are "selling out" on their own almost out of spite. I'd say its mostly non-white "minorities". Its as much about NOT DATING your own race, its everyone EXCEPT your own race. Like the natural dark hair dark skin crazy women with fake blonde hair and green eyes. See them on dating sites now and then "I ONLY date whites and hispanics! No BLACKs and ASIANS!" (Or Tina Turner, no more evil brothas had to go outside of that).
When I was younger I used to think this because I've seen so many people that are this way (essentially racist against their own) but I have two family members that only date outside their race and it has changed my mind. It's not that they don't love their own race and obviously if a beautiful woman wanted to sleep them they would oblige. They are just very attracted to certain features from a certain race. And, not in a silly skin color kind of way, they prefer a very specific range of features that only a particular group of people have. And, probably more importantly, they are enthralled with the culture of that group. They wouldn't mind being with someone from a different race/culture but it's not something they pursue. I guess you could just characterize it as just very specific preferences.
Not to sound like a boastful, self-righteous internet personality, but it does strike me as odd that people will discriminate against who they will date based on race. This could be because when I was a teen I couldn't pay a female enough to go out with me. Plus, as above posters have said, hot is hot is hot.
I know a caucasian girl who almost exclusively dates asian guys... That's all I have to contribute to this conversation.
