The Significance of Western Men in the Dating Landscape

The modern dating landscape has seen countless additions to the innovative platforms that support modern dating culture as well as a myriad of varying preferences and common pairings, but there’s one specific aspect of it all that never, ever seems to change despite the growing diversity in preference — in fact, it’s only gotten more apparent as dating technology and social media platforms progressed.

That aspect, in particular, is the significance that Western men have in the modern dating circuit, their high desirability among a wide array of cultures and ethnicities, and the physical features of these men that directly dictate the predominant beauty standard of many different nations that romanticize and idolize everything about the Western world.

Historically, many of these attractions that different cultures have towards Western men can be traced back to colonialism, which goes all the way back to the time of the crusades.

At the height of global exploration and the rise of the Age of Discovery, the Portuguese (and eventually the Spanish) empires had set out on voyages all across the world in search of new lands, new spices, and new resources.

Throughout their journey, they had settled and colonized many regions of India, Africa, the Middle East, and many parts of Asia — successfully forming the first inter-continental empires.

These white-skinned colonizers brought the ways of their people to these new and foreign lands, whether welcomed or not. They brought their values, politics, preferences, and most notably of all, they brought Christianity into the mix — proceeding to maintain strict rule over these nations for hundreds of years at a time.

Nearly half a millennium later, the remnants of this cultural change have remained a defining and significant factor in the minds and attitudes of many of the previously-conquered nations of the world. Western ideas have permeated formerly-tribal cultures, and they have overwritten (if not completely erased) many core values of traditional culture in tribal nations.

This, coupled with the massive influence that the Western world has maintained on a global scale as a world power until this day, has further solidified the acceptance and desirability of contemporary Western culture in traditionally non-Western nations everywhere.

In the dating world, there’s no guarantee whether the attraction towards Westerners stems from the desire for financial security, the preference for fair complexion and light eye color, or the lack of interest in a partner from one’s own culture due to unmet needs or a penchant for a new dating experience.

It doesn’t have to be one or the other, either. Any of these factors could be at play for any given person who’s attracted to a Westerner at any given time, whether simultaneously or individually — but the fact of the matter is that it’s there. It’s an attraction that many people recognize, accept, and embrace — and it’s here to stay.

Dating apps tend to cater to a generally younger demographic whose attitudes towards casual encounters and instant gratification are more accepting and open as compared to that of the baby-boomer demographic’s values.

However, there’s a wide array of matchmaking services and international dating sites out there that cater to the generally older demographic of Western men and the (generally younger) foreign women seeking to link up with them through this platform.

The connection between Western men and foreign women has been a long-known hallmark of interracial dating — a dynamic exemplified and reinforced through platforms like these.

In order to facilitate successful relationships like these, dating sites require users to register and verify their identity, which weeds out the possibility of scammers, catfishers, and imposters. These platforms have real-life people with real-life intentions of meeting a partner oceans away from them, in hopes of fostering a love that they can’t achieve in their homeland.

Women who can’t find their love interest in their country tend to turn to these services, and many of the men on these sites specifically prefer dating foreign women who are innately attracted to them (and vice versa).

Many women in Asian and European countries prefer dating Western men, and it’s very common to see white American nationals living in their home countries strolling around in public with their local wives or girlfriends.

It’s no secret that there’s an innate attraction towards Westerners and Western culture in these countries, and it’s even highly encouraged and respected in some parts of the world. Some cultures encourage their women to marry foreigners in order to secure their futures, have “good-looking, mixed-breed children,” or to go on and live better lives in comparison to the quality of life offered in their home countries.

Southeast Asia is known by many to be a dating paradise for Westerners, as a single trip to the Philippines, Thailand, or Indonesia would reveal the nationwide openness and acceptance of this dating dynamic. Tourism in these nations has boomed exponentially in recent years, partly due to the Western-centric phenomenon that these nations proudly embrace.

In the poorest of the poor Asian nations, a Westerner’s love could mean miraculous salvation from the corrupt and desperate slums that engulf large portions of these regions.

The unfortunate reality of many of these poverty-stricken countries is that generations upon generations have lived and died in their own filth, a vicious and rarely-inescapable cycle deeply rooted in poor leadership and widespread corruption.

It’s an endless loop in a hopeless circumstance that these people inevitably continue to be born into. Newborn infants inherit the dirt and mud, and the people of these nations struggle with some of the worst living conditions known to man — a fate that one too many are doomed to.

On the brighter side, these nations produce?women with highly desirable traits in the eyes of Westerners, and for whatever reason behind it, the two demographics fulfill each other’s needs as the passion between the two burns brightly for one another. It’s this dynamic that continues to give value to the Western man, particularly within the realm of dating.

It’s this dynamic that continues to brighten the lives of countless people worldwide who find fulfillment and love through these services.