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Dating Culture Around the World

The book “Men are from Venus” portrays the significant differences between men and women. As if that wasn’t enough, add in the many cultural differences in dating and you’d better step lightly if you want a second date.

When dating a Hispanic, you’re not dating one person—you’re dating the entire “familia”. If the family doesn’t like you, you’re out of luck. In Thailand, love and money go hand in hand… and not hers. Men go directly to the partner’s parents with cash for the bride’s hand—haggling not recommended!

In the US, comfort triumphs dressing up for dates. Americans don’t equate one’s value with what they wear, but in Europe: you are what you wear. In Japan, most dating has only one goal: getting married. In many countries, you live with your parents until marriage. Although there are obvious reasons for this like money savings and mom’s unbeatable cooking, it greatly impacts the independence of your dating life.

In China, there are match making corners in parks where parents and grandparents hold ads about their kids, holding nothing back and sharing everything about their eligible bachelor. Are they college-educated? Do they own a home? What about a car? Sometimes, the kids even show up to market themselves to potential matches.

Crossing the cultural dating hurdle can bring you a lot of love, after all there are a lot more fish in the sea that way—but only if you consider the culture. Otherwise, you’ve just increased the likelihood of heartbreak tenfold.

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