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The 11 Differences Between Dating an Asian Guy vs a Caucasian Guy

There are many myths and stereotypes when it comes to dating asian guys. Some are completely outlandish and some are, well, a...

Written by Amy C · 5 min read >
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There are many myths and stereotypes when it comes to dating asian guys. Some are completely outlandish and some are, well, a little more spot on. Multiple articles and studies discuss how cultural stereotypes of Asian men may make them less attractive to women of all races, including Asians.

In the book Freakonomics, one study showed that single Asians (male)  had to make $247,000 more annually to receive the same response rate as White men on online dating sites. Ouch. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 40% of Asian females will marry a non-Asian male, whereas 20% of Asian males will marry a non-Asian female. This frustration is not being taken lightly. In fact, there’s even a website which acts as a forum for asian men reclaiming their “asianalitiy” – and they are pissed that their potential asian wives are shacking up with non-asians. On another website, one Asian male expresses: “It’s definitely harder for an Asian male to date a white female than for Asian females to date white males. Asian males are not portrayed as masculine, whereas Asian females are stereotyped as submissive, exotic.” What gives?!

The good news for Asian males is that as online dating is becoming less and less taboo, there are a lot more asian dating sites ready to help make meeting potential matches easier. White, black, yellow – really, one’s ethnicity shouldn’t make a difference as we are all part of the human race. No argument there. However, keep in mind that there are certain cultural differences that come to play that shape a person’s mentality, values, ideas of what a relationship dynamic should look like, and subsequently, their behaviour. And because of this, sometimes, there is some truth to the cultural differences of people raised with diverse upbringings. So I’m here today to dispel (or confirm) some of those myths, but only according to my own experience. Before you make any accusations of me making sweeping generalizations, note that my points here are completely biased according to my own sample size. Here goes…

Myth 1: Asian guys fight for the bill. True. When the dinner cheque arrives at the table, the Asian guy will swoop in like a properly trained ninja and attack the dinner cheque before you can even do that “reach” for your wallet. This swift technique is an ancient move passed on by his ancestors – a learned behavior through many many years watching his parents challenge their opponents to who gets to the cheque first. White guys are much more laid back and are happy to carry on the conversation for another 30 minutes while the check is laying on the table; some are even willing to go dutch to further showcase their support towards gender equality.

Myth 2: Asian guys are lightweights. True. Look, it’s an enzyme thing ok? When it comes to alcohol consumption, according to research, the ‘Asian Flush’ occurs due to a deficiency in an enzyme called aldehyde dehydrogenase, which is part of a vital process that digests alcohol. Headache, red flushing, even itchiness will occur after a few sips of alcohol. But, enzyme or no enzyme, don’t think this will deter an asian guy from schooling you in a drinking game though. Challenge him to a game of Pai Gow or Big 2 and he’ll drink you under the table.

Myth 3: Asian guys live with their parents. Depends. Ok, well until they’re married at least. Many asians brought up in a traditional upbringing (both men and women) choose to live at home with their parents until they get married. Asian culture emphasizes family and collectivity, so it is quite the norm to take care of your parents while living under the same roof. Also, living with a romantic partner pre-marriage is generally looked down upon, which is another reason why many asians wait until marriage to move out.

Myth 4: Asian guys have better manners. False. There are many behaviours that are emphasized in a traditional asian culture. With a big emphasis on “taking care” of those around you. For example, at the dinner table, it is a blasphemy to serve yourself food first and immediately start eating. You serve the person you are dining with first, and always offer the last bite. But while an Asian guy’s table manners may be impeccable, other “gentlemanly” behaviours like opening the car door, helping a lady put on her jacket, etc, are not lessons that parents typically focused on teaching. Thus, in my opinion it’s an even ball game.

Myth 5: Asian guys aren’t masculine. False. Unfortunately, we are influenced by what we see in the media whether we are conscious of it or not. Most depictions of Asian males in the popular media are not the same as their Caucasian counterparts. The odd Jackie Chan movie as the exception, you hardly see the Asian guy as hunky, masculine star of the show.  Whereas in the 19th century, Asian men were portrayed at the other extreme in the 19th century: sexually dangerous and desirable. The stereotype that Asian men aren’t masculine exists in a large part because of how they are portrayed in the media, not necessarily because that’s actually reflective of reality.

Myth 6: Asian guys aren’t good at expressing emotions. Depends. In Asian culture, males are not encouraged to be expressive with their emotions. Crying is seen as weakness. For example, when a boy gets hurt and starts crying, it’s not rare to see the parents scold the child for crying. Because this is engrained at such an early age, this may cause some Asian men to continue withholding emotion as they grow up. It’s rare to hear traditional Asian parents say “I love you” to their children. It’s not rare for Asian kids  to grow up on the receiving end of dictator-esque verbal instructions and scoldings. Parents educate and try to push their children to work harder and achieve more by using negative language versus complimentary language. A study conducted by China Daily interviewed a cross-section of people to see if they said “I love you” to their parents. Many people interviewed had never said those three words, and one 56-year old commenting “Saying it aloud is embarrassing for me.” Of course, even in an upbringing where being emotionally expressive is not encouraged, one can still learn how to communicate feelings despite the odds. So in the case of this stereotype, it really depends on the person.

Myth 7: Asian guys aren’t romantic. False. Sure, an Asian guy will think bubble tea is a perfectly acceptable venue for a first date. Nothing wrong with that! Asian guys will almost always say “Yes” to dessert as a date spot. Think crepes with fruit compote or shaved ice cream, their way of romanticizing the occasion involves making the girl happy first before letting themselves pick a place that might suit their own taste. If you see an Asian male holding on to his beau’s shopping bags or Louis Vuitton purse, that doesn’t means he’s “whipped”, he’s just being helpful. It may sound cliché and completely unmasculine, but in Asian culture, the men are raised to always offer comfort for the female, making sure that they are provided and cared for. That’s their idea of romance. Swoon.

Myth 8: Asian guys seek their parent’s approval. True. Beware the tiger mom. When it comes to marriage prospects, Asian guys take into consideration the advice of his parents. It’s more common for a Caucasian male to independently pursue his desires without asking for anyone else’s approval. When one gets paired with an Asian man, however, you don’t just marry the man himself but you marry his family as well.

Myth 9: Asian guys never make the first move. False. Although Asian guys might take awhile to confess their undying love, but that’s only because they like to take it slow. And when they do, they want to be sure that she’s the one. Asian guys are taught by their traditional parents that in order for them to meet the right person, you must already be a successful individual with a lot to offer. You date to marry. Caucasian guys are told they are going to meet a lot of people first before finding the right one. See the difference?

Myth 10: Asian guys don’t like public display of affection. True. Traditional Asian parents show love through immense generosity, helping out financially, and feeding you 24/7. Hugs, cuddles and kisses however, not so much. In a culture where preserving “face” and appearances is of utmost importance, there is a major emphasis on always keeping your cool, being proper and composed. They might steal a kiss or two when no one’s looking, but in retrospect the Asian male would much rather prefer it behind closed doors. Whether it’s their demeanor towards the public eye, or how they choose privacy over strong lustful urges, it’s easy to assume Asian males are more conservative when it comes to showcasing their emotions. Theories explain that this dates back to the nature of Confucian teaching –  where displaying one’s emotions publicly is not encouraged.

Myth 11: Asian guys have small “packages”. False! And there’s been research in Nature that you can check out on your own.

 

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250 Replies to “The 11 Differences Between Dating an Asian Guy vs a Caucasian Guy”

  1. All rubbish, where i live women of all races are falling for Asian men, it is the dark Indians who are looked down upon and what’s weird so many people are worried about skin tone but yet they say dont care about looks. If we are talking about genetics Indians are closer to Caucasian people. South India had strong trade ties with Rome and Greece and the Dravidians were also in West in Mediterranean with Minoans and Etruscans who are branches of the indo aryan lydians neo-hittites

    1. Beauty is beauty regardless of race. Sadly most women don’t think like I do on this subject.

    2. BTS effect. Or Korean drama effect. Less white women are brainwashed by white male dominated Hollywood bs these days. More Asian male white female pairings in American tv shows. Interestingly tv show like “Girls” are from white woman’s narrative.
      I actually saw more and more Asian men white female pairings before Kpop blew up few years back. I read 1 in 3 Asian American guys born here are married to white women. I think the internet is levelling the playing field.

  2. What about Indian men ? I find especially when you are dark and doesnt matter if you are handsome or not, you get scourned. Where i live ladies are chasing Asian men and it is ladies of all ethnic groups. I find people treat Asian people more like they are Caucasian and infact the Indians even if dark are closer to Caucasian people by dna are not treated like that. In my experience i have gotten more racism from ethnic people than Caucasian from Caucasian people who i grew up with my whole life, the worst thing i have gotten is brown sugar. Many people worry about skin color but dont care about the guy being handsome or not

  3. Agree with both Amara and Laura.
    I am a Caucasian, size 6 when I was 30 and now size 10 in my 40’s.(I’ve been scouted by Elite models, and thankfully became quite wealthy too through my own business- I have a reason to mention this…, read on).
    I dated mostly Asians (Chinese western educated) (and never managed to marry one btw) for over 3 decades:
    – the Chinese men usually have big issues with ‘blunt’ Caucasian girls (they have issues if you speak out). Even American born ones do!
    – they are physically ‘lean’, even when they’re older (most of the time)
    – be VERY careful allowing yourself falling for an Asian or dating him too long: his parents could get in the way (yes, even after he’s proposed to you AND madly in love with you!!). In my case, in my thirties i got a proposal and his parents broke us up because they had to ‘make a call to some temple in asia’ to ‘calculate the birthdates’ alignment’ (supersticious, yes!). Turns out i was a no-no.
    Marriage called off (they didn’t know I was pregnant either, but he did!). My ex-fiancee ended up applying for a buddism monastery and ever since, he’s there (mourning about us). It’s been 15 years. He was fine, mentally stable, well educated. Just his parents that got in the way! I got depressed/suffered almost 8 y from this. Btw i also had to break off a pregnancy (which he initiated, by actively making me forget the pill (srs) – he was that (!) into me!
    – the sex was great, (mostly because i get so easily turned on by their black hair and eyes etc)….. but they won’t go down on you. As in: i haven’t met one so far. Not even the one i almost married, who couldn’t stay away from me for more than 2 days…so, just fyi-even when they re madly in love, they wont do it.
    – it’s true, they WILL criticize you a LOT, almost scold you (they learn that from their parents) if you get fat. Now careful! “fat” to a chinese is not even CLOSE to “overweight” for caucasian europeans or americans.
    The asian male will pretty much expect a white girl to be -exactly- as thin as a chinese is (which is ab-so-lu-te-ly ABSURD). I only need to refer to the fact that there are 2 BMI’s out there, one for caucasians and one for asian americans, so, helloooo! it’s because caucasian’s hips are larger (even if they are extremely skinny and underfed).
    So, I’m not even referring to ‘fat’ as in lightly overweight (like, size 10 for someone who’s height is ‘average 5,7ft’ or 170cm). If you can’t maintain a size of max size 8, you’ll face lots of troubles in dating the asian guy (especially asian americans).
    Worse..as Amara pointed out here,you’ll be expected to copy paste ‘Tiger Mum’ women: suffer hunger all day long to maintain size 6 (their preferred size), and yes, you’ll be expected to make lots of money and run the household. Even if the mister isn’t that financially succesful as you are (or incapable to pay a maid to help you out)
    In my case, i built a good size real estate company, i’m racking a modest few millions, and even met an older (you’d expect more mature) asian who had the nerve to tell me i should have BOTH managed my ‘stress levels’ during the Financial Credit Crisis (while juggling 10 commercial mortgages and facing property sitting vacant) AND maintained GYM and a size 8 (or even better: size 6).
    The chinese (American)man didn’t own a penny, or hold a job (calls himself a ‘financial trader’ but lives in the basement with his Chinese parents, which YES is normal even if the boy is in his 40’s!!) but did some (unsuccessful acting) and yet expects me to look stick thin, maintain my stressful business AND go hungry to a BMI of below 18 (which is risky for a white, because if you ever need ANY surgery, did you know you have a 40% higher chance of dying if your BMI is too low for your “race” cs you ‘d have insufficient fat reserves?? look it up on jamanetwork platform for surgery doctors, they published it)

    So an asian guy cares more about parading with you, the caucasian stick thin girl, than about you maintaining a HEALTHY BMI for YOUR race and surviving a potential surgery. Apparently a white girl’s health (and happiness with a NORMAL white’s average body) is less important??? Puleeeeeez!

    So, in short, caucasian girls: be ready to face lots of stress during a relationship with asians. That’s my experience. I warned you. Don’t allow yourself to fall in love, because the kind of pain you’ll face (and we aren’t brought up to ‘factor in the parents’ disapproval!) that kind of pain… i guarantee will almost kill you. This is coming from a girl who ticked almost all the boxes for a chinese family in law (i look pretty, face is pretty, modelled, wealthy, am into properties which is second nature to asian ladies, and an accountant too)

    I have decided to settle for a european after all. He never complains about my hips, my “normal” (!!!) caucasian weight. He is wealthy, and his parents have no say whatsoever in “our relationship” which means i won’t risk a broken heart becs of the boy’s tiger mummy. It’s just not worth your time to try and educate a typical chinese about “why there are 2 BMI’s, one for whites and one for asians”, or trying to show him that even the clothing stores agree that chinese male hips (!!!) are smaller than the smallest caucasian girl’s hips. They just keep thinking that if you go to size 6, your hip bones will get like a chinese girl’s hips – which is scientifically proven wrong (large Alvanon study for size differences, published on Businesswire platform (feel free to search it):
    chinese male (age 35-45) average height is 5’8″ with Hip size 36″… while caucasian female size average heigth is 5’4′ with Hip size 42″
    (chinese girls of same height, only have a Hip size of 35″)

    So yea, if a white girl is larger hip than -any- chinese, then what do you expect? expect complaints about your size, EVEN if you suffer and go hungry.
    They won’t appreciate the fact you’ll breed them ‘larger hip’ baby boys (which should be good, because a big framed baby boy will turn into a nice big guy, right? – instead, they’ll keep nagging about your large hips.
    I warned you!

    I told the last guy i fell for, (and who broke my heart) to go stick with chinese girls. I also told him to not expect a small framed (chinese) girl breed him big boys, cs that ain’t possible. As for me, i am now pregnant of a big framed baby and my parents are happy i kept our blonde family line away from turning it over to the dominant black hair etc.

    Oh, last one, almost forgot: an Asian will not -truly- appreciate you unless you have a list of academic degrees. See they think that you can’t possibly be wealthy without. (I am a perfect example of a wealthy selfmade biz woman, who only got a professional degree (later in life) based on some exceptional work done in my past accountancy career (needless to say, I won’t ever need that degree). But in the Asian male’s mind ‘it’s sketchy’ to make millions and not have gone through university at young age. I asked ‘how many phd’s do you know became millionaires’ (obviously not that many!!) and they go quiet. The other thing is, they can’t figure out why soft skills (managerial skills) are important which is exactly why they get passed over for promotions, and get stuck in lower level technical jobs. Go figure! In the end, the Chinese guy concluded that I was more a “man” (to him – or maybe because he is more androgenous than white guys) than a ‘true’ girl: because I fight for my bread (and made it big), my frame is bigger (duuuuh! ever heard about racial differences?) and I ‘speak out’. Oh no! I should have known that shutting up is the way to go.

    So, girls, you have been warned. I also suspect that this is probably the main reason why so many asian girls seem to prefer white guys, perhaps they are fearful of a marriage to a chinese/asian who’ll criticize them and nag them during their entire rest of their lives. I can fully “understand”, where these asian american girls are coming from!!!

    Forgot one more thing: an Asian guy expects a Caucasian girl to have “no smell” (which is absurd). They have less sweat glands. I get that Chinese girls almost don’t sweat. But it’s absurd to expect white girls to be exactly the same. I’d say to the Chinese men: if you dislike a limited amount of sweat from white girls, then why date them?? white girls don’t expect an Asian to have the same (minimum) broad chest like the white men have, so…if white girls take you as you are, then why don’t you accept the white girl as she biologically is? Why not just move on and date Asians, instead of whites? Honestly.

    1. Well! Lady, you have had some BAD LUCK! I am Chinese and Japanese and my family got here in 1862. I have lived on my own since I was 23!!! My father died of Cancer when I turned 28 and my mom committed suicide from racism and had a mental breakdown in 1976 when I was 6! I joined the US Marines and got my degree by putting myself through school at 18. I did it because I was still young and thought what else was there to do? I dated plenty of White girls and Asian girls to know…it’s the luck of the draw? American Asians are pretty much like a timid breed of white guy. A Asian born Asian is more or less another culture with little or any similarity to American White or American Asian subculture. You were better off dating a Asian American since they are more or less white? I an 210lbs 5’11 have killed for my country the UNITED STATES of AMERICA! PEACE FAVOR YOUR SWORD!

    2. Sorry to hear that. Yeah, there are assholes in every race. Also the one who proposed to you, it was probably better off that it didn’t happen. If he wasn’t ready to fight for you then, he never would. So that is the flip side of the coin.

    3. I agree with some. Disagree with others. I am Asian girl of Chinese descent. I agree that Asian parents break up relationship and they look down upon other just bcos (and especially) financial, social, and education gap.

    4. Sorry, you sound like a man pretending to be a woman. Can never be sure about that on the internet

  4. Lisa. One of the most stupid comments I’ve ever read. Assumes Chinese culture is representative of all Asian ethnicities and asserts that “even the ‘American [born]’ ones” act a certain way with absolution.

    Filipino here, and personally, the idea of an articulate woman backed by self-confidence wildly turns me on. I’ve never heard of the “no smell” thing? I love when my girlfriend smells lovely, and I make sure to let her know I do. The hip thing is a problem of American society as much as it is anywhere else, and is much larger than a racial issue. Victoria Secret. Supermodels. Think about it for a second. Either way, all I care about is that the woman I marry lives a healthy lifestyle and isn’t a lazy ass because I’m not going to be a lazy ass when it comes to our relationship. And the baby we make will be the baby I care for and love.

    To the poster, glad you acknowledged your bias, and I commend you for trying here, but you’re article does the opposite of dispel myths and stereotypes.

    1. Reagan, I totally agree with you bro. She might sound like she is being “supportive” but it really ALL reads like back handed “compliments”. Sigh, and yet again, another website/female author that continues to throw AMs under the bus.

      Wouldn’t be surprised she has a club of friends praise BM, WM, Hispanics etc. to the high Heavens.

  5. This article and these comments are really ridiculous.

    Everything from stereotyping personalities to assuming Asian men have small dicks…. all false from my perspective. Like it’s comical to myself that I’ve been told multiple times by girls that I’ve got a big dick for an Asian guy. Maybe I just have a nice dick?? What a fuckin thing to say.

    Jesus Christ, Asian men have such a bad fucking rep.

    And what the hell is up with you thinking Asian men don’t like public displays of affection?? I’ve done some … beyond affectionate things with my partners in public lmao, don’t even get me started.

    My mom is a tiger yes, but I’m a grown ass man living my own life and I date whoever I want… She doesn’t even live near me.

    I hate reading these stupid things because the general public tends to believe any official article and its bogus contents.

    Don’t fucking pigeonhole any one type of individual into some ridiculous list of personal opinions.

    It’s like I’m the color blue and I’ve got hordes of people screaming in my face, no, no, you’re red because the other guys that share your ancestry are red.

    Maybe y’all just haven’t met a decent Asian guy.

    1. All I can say is thank you for taking the time to write this. I know it’s silly, but I am quite ignorant about Asian culture, especially when it comes to males. This article had me feeling hopeless since I happen to be a white female who is very much attracted to Asian men. It is nice to see that we are all just humans and that stereotypes are stupid and often wildly incorrect.

  6. Fuck knows who started the small dick rumor. I am sure there are little guys with little dicks but it’s not as if short/little guys don’t exist from other races too.

    I am asian (Chinese decent), 5’11 (180 lbs) and while I am not a horse or porn star I am above average downstairs (yes, I compared against the statistics online!) but am defeated even before I’ve started trying to date. I have unfortunately (I am straight and have no desire to see other men’s private parts) seen an acquaintance’s dick in action but it confirmed to me that racist people are spreading rumors to keep asian males lower in society. A white guy I know from my tennis club was having an affair with a woman and took a video of them together and was showing the guys at the club (yes he was a dickhead but the women love him). His dick was like a pencil and smaller than mine (he was 6 ft, 200 lbs, early 30’s) and he was always having no problem with dating even though he couldn’t string an intelligent conversation together (low IQ). The point is, the American media has done asian men no favors with black washing and white washing and negative stereo typing asians.
    I don’t mind being called ugly (I have a typical squashed type of asian nose and a square head, facially I look like I’ve been in the boxing gym too much) or not someone’s type but to be subject to false rumors being continuously spread by the media about masculine issues pisses me off…it is like women spreading gossip about another woman for having a flat chest or a bad smell in the downstairs department.

    A simple example is my old favorite tv show from the 90s – ER – I’ve lived in 12 cities (UK, US and Canada) for school and work over 15 years and have met multiple asian male doctors in each city. They are everywhere! In ER there were no asian male doctors in the history of the show and they had at least 2 black male doctors (I’ve never seen one of those in real life in over 30 years including Chicago and NYC – not that I am against blacks but am trying to make a point here).

  7. I’m a 38y girl who dated many different Chinese both in SE asia, EU and asian, and I totally agree with a major MAJOR dating issue Caucasian girls will always face with Chinese men, which is the Caucasian girl’s hip ‘size’ becoming your worst enemy on daily basis.
    Most of the time, chinese would have dated asian girls before they meet you as a caucasian. And sadly, that is your date’s reference material.

    In any event, always make sure you ask them about their dating history, and check and triple check, because the last thing you want is being hurt big time, just because your man can’t comprehend the Caucasian ‘larger’ frame (which given the wider hip size of any ‘white’, will always be the case even if you’re exceptionally slender/zero fat).

    If your guy hasn’t dated Caucasians significantly (and don’t count eastern euro girls because their hips are generally tiny, they are slavic heritage most of the time and skeleton/frame wise much smaller bones than western euro/anglo heritage), then expect he won’t be used to your hip size. Especially since your hips will always (scientifically) be wider than even his as a male (!!!!) (while he’ll be used to a chinese girl’s hips which always is way narrower/less wide compared to his own). You’re set up for disaster.

    What that means is that you’ll always hear “you should slim down” from his entire family…. who’ll be too ignorant to look up bone structure differences online (or clothing size translation charts) between caucasian and chinese race. Before you realize it, 9 out of 10 chinese (indians are different and quite accepting /realistic of totally ‘zero fat’ but naturally wider frame of caucasian hips) in a relationship with you will end up gaslighting you, ie putting the blame on you for being ‘fat’, despite your zero fat bmi.

    I also agree about the bmi, its true that there are 2 american bmi charts, the one for asians and the one for caucasians and you can find it on the Joslin Diabetes Center pages and more. It’s there for a reason too (different BMI thresholds apply before you risk diabetes, depending on your race, interestingly)

    Whatever you do, refuse to go beyond a healthy caucasian’s bmi lower threshold limits.

    Remember your health comes first. Not his wish for turning you into a ‘chinese sized’ tiny caucasian with the health risks associated like undernourished models fainting or dying!

    When you get pregnant, and afterwards, the comments from his family and chinese friends(they seem to have almost exclusively Chinese friends btw) will get worse and worse and if you could find yourself getting miserable after a bunch of years and as a result ending the marriage. I had enough of the daily verbal abuse, have too much selfrespect and with my size 8 there was no way I was going to put up with it. Funny enough, when he visits his 10y old son, he is happy our boy is ‘bigger’ built than full asian boys in his family, which would never have been the case had he mixed with a chinese or one of his ex gf’s slavic eastern euros.

    It is ironic that the very reason I heard why chinese girls claim that chinese men are ‘too harsh in marriages’ turned out the exact same reason (daily scolding) i left my husband too. I guess the only way to change these guys is for them to immerse themselves better with caucasians and have less chinese friends as their only sounding board.

  8. Hi,

    Am in Europe, but I think it’s quite a general trend in western world. It all comes down to stereotypes that has been made by the western media: weird, funny, feminine, short Asian men that cannot pronounce the letter “R”.

    I am highly educated, broke up with my long term girlfriend in my mid 30s, so I missed the marriage train. Well, at this age combined with a demanding job, you use online dating.

    My sister had more or less the same experience. Immediately after she registered she got approximately 70 men showing interest in her profile. Hah, I am lucky if I can generate 1 or 2 interested women per month!

    Have to admit I live in a country where the men on average are the tallest in the world, so my height didn’t help. I am not unattractive though (had women flirting with me from time to time on the street, also western girls interested in me at high school etc.). But I noticed the big difference in the amount of interests between the profile of my sister and that of mine.

    So, just to test my hypothesis that there is stereotyping involved, I registered on an Asian dating site without putting down where I live (to avoid women who would be interested in me because I live abroad). Immediately I get loads of interests by Asian women and on average I get daily interests.

    Anyway, I dated several western women and learned just to accept yourself who you are and don’t let any stereotyping put you down (no matter your ethnicity). Love and your relationship are probably the most important aspects in your life. If people reject you because of general stereotypes (no matter your ethnicity), then they are not worth your loving companion.

    Regards,

  9. Asians are light weights? Well guess you have never met northern Chinese, or other northern asian groups lol, no Asian flush there. I find the best way is not to generalize any race at all, like you mentioned we are all human being there are all types of people in any race.

    Some of the comments are ridiculous too, let me tell you in any functional family regardless of race it is extremely abnormal to live in your parents basement in your 40s or even late 30s, with no job and no life.

  10. Stereotypes and generalizations are just stereotypes and generalizations. The article does not help on that front at all. Of course there are Asian men that are true AND false for EVERY one of the bullet points, just like every other race. Kinda ridiculous.

    I’m open-minded enough to like a broad range of body types from slim to curvy to thick.

    I’m very affectionate and love PDAs. I like constant contact, whether it’s holdings hands, arm around, hand on leg, occasional kisses. Just not slobbery, inspect your tonsils type stuff in public. I don’t think anybody wants to see that.

    Btw Lisa, Amara, etc, I would go down on you. I’m not being rude; I’m dispelling myths.

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