Have you ever noticed the difference between looking at an attractive person and then, looking at an attractive person of a different race?  There’s no comparison, right?  It might be fun to make eye contact with a person of your own race, but when it comes to an exotic beauty flirting with you, the attraction is amazing.  It’s an almost magnetic pull that you can’t resist!

Interracial dating in the UK and surrounding areas is alive and well.  According to AYI, dating outside one’s own race is on the rise and some of the niche trends are surprising.  For instance, the most preferred ethnicity by the opposite sex are Indian men and Latina women. Furthermore, black women were nine percent more likely to date a non-black man than a black man, while white men were five percent more likely to date a non-white woman.  Black men were sixteen percent more likely to date a non-black woman than a black woman.

Of all the races, the two most likely to date within their own race were Asian and Latina women.  These figures show that interracial dating is growing overseas, particularly in the UK, and perhaps at a rate even higher than in North America.  The reason well be because of a sense of multiculturalism, which is perhaps even more celebrated in European nations.

When single people are allowed to choose whomever they want, without guilt, embarrassment or a sense of scandal coming from their society, they are more likely to follow their heart and take a calculated risk by choosing someone outside their race—outside their comfort zone.

Some have even theorised that dating people outside your own race provides genetic advantages when you have children.  This certainly explains why many people experience an attraction to certain races and can’t really explain why, except that they love their face, their smile, their body shape, accent, and so on.

What we as a progressive society should do, is encourage people of all ages to date who they want, with no explanation necessary.  There’s no need to “warn” someone you love of what could happen.  It’s only our obligation to be supportive in whatever way we can to help them create a happy marriage.

At the same time, it’s important for a couple who is dating to likewise show respect to each other and not make assumptions about race or buy into stereotypes that could be misconstrued as offensive.  Continue to be open-minded, sensitive to others, and always eager to keep peace, particularly when meeting your partner’s family.

The good news is that you have an unprecedented opportunity to date outside your race and follow your attraction.  You can use an UK interracial dating service or an app to start searching local singles who are of a different colour, race, ethnicity or culture.  You can start a chat and arrange to meet in a public place.  Who knows, maybe you’ll follow your attractions and meet someone that you really like—and all because you took a chance!

It’s very uncomfortable and almost shocking when a family member or friend shows prejudice against your interracial partner or the desire you have to marry someone of a different race. While many people may feel that shunning or shaming the bigot is the best way to handle this, you may want to find another way. Perhaps it would be be better to try to change the mind of this person rather than lose a good friend entirely. It can be done if you try to reason with the person about your interracial dating.

Remember Where the Misunderstanding Comes From

If the intolerant person tries to hide behind a religious viewpoint, then consider the following. The bible has never condemned interracial relationships. Some of the misunderstanding comes from early Hebrew accounts of Israelites who were told not to marry into “foreign nations.” However, this was in reference to a difference in religion and not race. Israelites were not even white, they were of the tribe of Israel and later the tribe of Judah, who became the Jews. They were told not to be seduced into serving other Gods by foreign women.

Now doesn’t it seem logical that if you are attracted to another Christian, it really doesn’t matter what race they are—only that you share the same morals, values and goals in life. Race is meaningless, considering that Christianity teaches that all men descended from one family. The bible even speaks favorably of gentiles, and other races, such as Ethiopians, Romans and Persians, who joined the congregation of early Christians.

What About King Solomon?

You may vaguely remember the example of Solomon who supposedly loved many foreign wives, and thus broke God’s commandment about only marrying Israelite women. First, the only reason it was listed a sin against God is because he was seduced into serving “false Gods” by his wives, who were not only of different races, but also different religions. Jewish law also teaches that Solomon violated the principle of staying fidelity to one wife by multiplying his wives to an obscene degree.

However, God never actually told him not to marry another race—He only warned him of being seduced by women who worshiped other Gods, and that is what broke Solomon’s long record of faithfulness in the end. He allowed his wives to change his religion.

Another misunderstood account is that of Ham, the son of Noah. His descendants, the Canaanites, were said to be cursed. However, modern scholars believed that the “curse”, or justification for war, was fulfilled in the Israelites’ relationship with the Canaanites. Besides, practically all views that support genetic purity come from racially segregated times as well as ideologies that justified African American slavery.

All of these antiquated views have been debunked by biblical scholars, historians and most evangelicals of the modern era. Martin Luther King, Jr. even called the biblical justification argument “blasphemy” against everything the bible stands for.

While interracial dating are a beautiful thing, the need to find another Christian who can support you spiritually is an important issue. This is why it’s advisable to use a Christian connecting service that yokes believers with other believers!

Interracial dating is on a boom across Americas and Europe. One may wonder what could be the reason for this jump in the percentage be of inter racial dating and whether attraction only could be attributed to this upward swing in such dating. It is undeniable fact that whites form a major group when compared to the blacks. Attraction towards black woman by a white man is yet to become common around the globe, as still there are people who frown at such relationships. These conservative minds refuse to see beyond the caste, creed and color. The daters are independent and mature enough to have right to choose the date they like. In this era of Internet, the world has shrunk and all you have to do is log on to best interracial dating websites and you can choose your partner to date. Millions of people have logged on to such sites and have found their date.

Love strikes a person without declaring and it is capable of gripping a person. In such a situation an individual falls into love and will not be thinking about the caste, creed, tribe or color of a person. The liking of a white man of a Black woman may be physical or intellectual but after dating and falling in love, white may have some worries about his choice of partner, as he lives in a community and would like to respect the community. There could be circumstances when family of the white may not approve the choice and one may not get support from peers and friends also. While dating a person of other race or different ethnicity you must be prepared to be tolerant with the adverse comments you may get even from bye standers. Those with their new found love often worry about the unavoidable comments, sarcastic looks they receive and at times get frustrated for having fallen in love with a person of different race. In those circumstances it is better not to get intimidated by the uncharitable activities of these people, for they get pleasure in doing such unwanted things.

There are still white men who worry about the adverse criticism and end up dating white women, as they are unable to overcome the comments. But look at the world, you can find so many black women white men dating happily, and if you talk to them you will know that they have also faced such criticism sometime or the other. But they have been able to overcome their worries as they are in wonderful relationship and just ignored the bystanders and passersby and moved on with their life. You should also not mind about others or their uncharitable opinions and ignore them and move on in life with your chosen partner. It is a beautiful experience to date a person of different race or color and opens a world blessed with interracial faith that will surely enrich your life.