White women dating Latino guys in Seattle? (Vancouver: transplants, 2015)

[anonymous1227373737]

I'm moving to Seattle in a month because of a good job offer, plus I want to escape the Chicago winters.

I'm a 30yr old Hispanic, well-educated, good personality and with a good career. I've heard Seattle is mostly white and coming from a culturally-diverse city like Chicago I wonder if the dating scene is any different than here.

Do white women in Seattle tend to stick to white men? Or are they open to dating other races?

[beautifulseattlehomes]

I think anything that adds to the diversity here is a breath of fresh air and my single girlfriends would date a great guy no matter what race he was. I have a couple of other friends who are married to Latin men they met in Seattle. While all people are represented here, the lack of a large amount of ethnic diversity compared to other major metropolitan areas, in much of the city proper is immediately obvious when one moves here from a NY, Chicago, SF, LA. Don't let that put you off though. I am sure you will have no trouble meeting nice women who don't care what ethnicity you are and are more concerned with the content of your character and intelligence.

[mike62pp3]

Seattle is one of the most open minded and diverse cities in the country. With that being said, I think you will have no problem looking for dates. I myself am a hispanic who married a beautiful german/american woman. Be yourself, be courageous and don't be shy to treat woman right. You'll find someone.

[branh0913]

Bad news. You will probably have a hard time dating in Seattle. Good news, it won't be because you're hispanic. Seattle has a pretty brutal dating scene in general. If you want to date, you probably want to go south of Seattle proper, since that's where all of the interracial dating is actually happening. The real problem with that is that people in the South are more insular. Seattle proper you'll get probably a more cosmopolitan feel with many transplants, but there are a ton of nazi fems hanging out down there, they're clickish, and they think most guys are out to rape them or something.

You will probably find a good balance on the East side, but since they look better than women in Seattle proper, you're likely to get the entire "stuck up blonde" feel. But since so many people come and go on the East side, you're probably going to luck out there more.

With that said, the good news is that you'll find more of what you're looking for in Vancouver BC, which is just a 3 hour car ride a way. Never got to go, but from what I hear the people are friendlier, the night life is better, and the women are more hassle free.

Or you can just come down here to Cali. The women here are pretty chill and relaxed. But then again, I'm not really into white women.

[flyingsaucermom]

You could hang out in the Spanish departments of the local colleges and universities. I'm only kinda kidding...

I'm white and I had a "thing" for Latino men since college. No joke it was a HUGE influence on choosing Spanish as my major. I wasn't the only one to do that.

And in the end I married a Mexican. He's probably the least Mexican Mexican you will find though.

I think that's the key to dating white women... how much are you culturally Hispanic? My ex-fiance (who was very educated too) was VERY culturally Mexican and as much as we liked each other, there was just an impossible amount of cultural differences that we couldn't get passed. He was very family-centered, faith-centered and liked to call the shots most of the time, whereas I'm more oriented to being individualistic, humanistic and self-determined. I'm guessing that there are a lot of women like me here in Seattle... these characteristics are common in the more urban and intellectual populace...

I think you'll be fine here. Sounds like you've got a lot going for you and Seattle isn't some hillbilly podunk outpost.

[RunTheDistance476]

God there are so many white people in Seattle! The horror! THE HORROR!

[eskercurve]

No issues. Hey, if that frees up more sexy latinas for the white guys, then sure! Even if no, people don't care about interracial dating/marriage in Seattle.

[Ruth4Truth]

Originally Posted by branh0913

Bad news. You will probably have a hard time dating in Seattle. Good news, it won't be because you're hispanic. Seattle has a pretty brutal dating scene in general.

Not true for guys. If you're friendly and talk to women, dating is easy. Most men in Seattle don't approach women, so the rare ones who do can clean up.

[branh0913]

Originally Posted by eskercurve

No issues. Hey, if that frees up more sexy latinas for the white guys, then sure! Even if no, people don't care about interracial dating/marriage in Seattle.

I'm pretty sure people care about interracial dating in Seattle just like anywhere else in the country. They just may not be as vocal about it. To say no one cares is pretty grandiose, since interracial marriages outside of white males/asian females usually end in failure. People do produce mixed babies a lot on the West Coast, but no one is hurrying to the altar with their partner of a different ethnic background either. Plus I met a lot of bastard child mixed people in Seattle, but they're parents didn't rock the boat when it came time for marriage, and married their own race.

[amaiunmei]

Originally Posted by branh0913

I'm pretty sure people care about interracial dating in Seattle just like anywhere else in the country. They just may not be as vocal about it. To say no one cares is pretty grandiose, since interracial marriages outside of white males/asian females usually end in failure. People do produce mixed babies a lot on the West Coast, but no one is hurrying to the altar with their partner of a different ethnic background either. Plus I met a lot of bastard child mixed people in Seattle, but they're parents didn't rock the boat when it came time for marriage, and married their own race.

Ummm, what? I know quite a few interracial couples (no, not white guy/Asian lady), and I'd say that statistically things are pretty even. I have lost count of how many couples I see like my own relationship, and the numbers are growing each day. Also, I would say that a lot of the tension that typically stops those relationships in their tracks is largely absent up here. I see more issues involving culture rather than race.