Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > General Forums > Relationships
 [Register]
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
Reply Start New Thread
 
Old 01-22-2012, 02:55 PM
 
826 posts, read 1,893,829 times
Reputation: 1302

Advertisements

Quote:
Originally Posted by Melanie25 View Post
LOL, I would have a very difficult time flicking my hair, holding eye contact and licking my lips. I'm a bit old fashioned and that type of behavior just seems too aggressive for my taste.

Also, i've never really been a fan of online dating. I just feel like it's unnatural to a certain extent.
I am the same way.
I have never actually done the flicking hair and eye contact thing because I never had to do that to get a guy (read black guy), growing up in Africa and considered it very forward.
However, in the U.S., it is different and I found that many white guys want some sort of signal from girls (black, white and inbetween). I have heard this from white guys, white girls, even a good friend from Africa who regularly dated white guys. She learned to flirt with them using those methods and was very successful.

I was also not a big fan of online dating, in fact one of my earliest posts on CD was trying to find places in the U.S. where the guys were more forward, however, I live in a socially dead place and many people here utilize online dating and so I decided to try it.
I went from never having been hit on by white guys to being bombarded by them. Apparently, a lot of people are emboldened online. At any rate, it destroyed any thoughts I had that I was not attractive to white guys or needed to do anything special to get them. I was still my self, just now online.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 01-22-2012, 02:59 PM
 
Location: GA Peach
30 posts, read 45,175 times
Reputation: 40
I don't use dating websites but my sister has and she has gotten a lot of responses from white men more than any other race. Just go out and mingle where different races of men are if you are attractive men will approach you.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 01-22-2012, 03:10 PM
 
35 posts, read 29,548 times
Reputation: 36
Quote:
Originally Posted by Blissfully View Post
I don't use dating websites but my sister has and she has gotten a lot of responses from white men more than any other race. Just go out and mingle where different races of men are if you are attractive men will approach you.
I just relocated to this area and I do not have any female friends or associates to venture out with. Perhaps this explains why I'm a bit hesitant. There's nothing worst than being alone in a social atmosphere...
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 01-22-2012, 03:17 PM
 
5,472 posts, read 7,605,427 times
Reputation: 5793
Quote:
Originally Posted by Melanie25 View Post
I just relocated to this area and I do not have any female friends or associates to venture out with. Perhaps this explains why I'm a bit hesitant. There's nothing worst than being alone in a social atmosphere...
WHat city are you in?
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 01-22-2012, 03:26 PM
 
Location: Massachusetts
526 posts, read 955,326 times
Reputation: 550
Althought you already expressed you do not like online dating, I find it a very good way to send the signal that you are open for an interracial relashionship. I am Latina (but I have dark skin and an accent which lead many to believe that I am from Jamaica, go figure) and when I'm out the only men who approach me are Hispanics and blacks. White men look but they never come forward... Until I signed up for online dating. I think many white men want to be 100% sure that you will not discriminate them based on their race/color before they approach you and online dating lets them know that. Online dating might not be "natural" to many people but it's becoming more and more normal nowadays.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 01-22-2012, 03:28 PM
 
35 posts, read 29,548 times
Reputation: 36
I'm in Tucson, AZ. I relocated here due to a job transfer...
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 01-22-2012, 03:33 PM
 
35 posts, read 29,548 times
Reputation: 36
Quote:
Originally Posted by DRGirl View Post
Althought you already expressed you do not like online dating, I find it a very good way to send the signal that you are open for an interracial relashionship. I am Latina (but I have dark skin and an accent which lead many to believe that I am from Jamaica, go figure) and when I'm out the only men who approach me are Hispanics and blacks. White men look but they never come forward... Until I signed up for online dating. I think many white men want to be 100% sure that you will not discriminate them based on their race/color before they approach you and online dating lets them know that. Online dating might not be "natural" to many people but it's becoming more and more normal nowadays.
That's true, it is becoming more common place. I'd just prefer to deal with people face to face. I don't want to provide detailed personal information to strangers, without even knowing who I'm communicating with.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 01-22-2012, 03:51 PM
 
5,472 posts, read 7,605,427 times
Reputation: 5793
Quote:
Originally Posted by Melanie25 View Post
I'm in Tucson, AZ. I relocated here due to a job transfer...
Never been. There is a Tucson CD forum however, where you could prolly easily find out which areas are more diverse, which IMO is what could help you out a little. Best of Luck!
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 01-22-2012, 03:53 PM
 
Location: So Cal
52,267 posts, read 52,686,640 times
Reputation: 52777
Quote:
Originally Posted by Melanie25 View Post
I'm in Tucson, AZ. I relocated here due to a job transfer...
Good thing you're opening up about the possibilities to date other men, cause I don't think that there is an abundance of black dudes in Tucson.

Sierra may chime in soon and possibliy set me straight if I'm wrong.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 01-22-2012, 04:15 PM
 
35 posts, read 29,548 times
Reputation: 36
Quote:
Originally Posted by Chowhound View Post
Good thing you're opening up about the possibilities to date other men, cause I don't think that there is an abundance of black dudes in Tucson.

Sierra may chime in soon and possibliy set me straight if I'm wrong.
Blacks account for less than 3% of the Tucson population, but on a positive note, I love my career.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


Reply
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:


Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > General Forums > Relationships

All times are GMT -6. The time now is 05:52 PM.

© 2005-2024, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top