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My foreign experience began through a website called Mexican Cupid. It’s a niche dating website for people looking to date or marry Mexicans. Despite my dating failures in Mexico, I was determined to love a Latina. I recognize that I’m not a very social person. So, this website was a good way to bridge the gap between my introversion by finding someone who would be more patient to understand me.
I bought a paid membership and started immediately to search for my soulmate. I wasn’t sure that my soulmate would be Mexican, but I was willing to find out. Also, I was willing to accept that my Latina girlfriend may not look like a telenovela actress or professional model. It would be a bonus, but it doesn’t matter what society thinks of her attractiveness. She just needs to be attractive to me.
Attraction isn’t always necessary to love a Latina or anyone else, but it’s a top factor that affects a relationship’s longevity. I believed my expectations of meeting Mexican women online were realistic. I wasn’t only searching for women with perfect faces and bodies. They won’t always look like that in person. Due to the differences of cultures, I also accepted that there could be relationship challenges.
Most people avoid dating a foreigner because they aren’t willing to deal with the cultural challenges. Some countries have a similar culture. Some countries have a different culture. Yet, there’s a minority of people who are willing to date a foreigner with the intention of marriage. So, I chose Mexican Cupid because I’ll be living in Mexico possibly for most of my remaining life.
Discrimination is an effective way to find someone on a dating website. Although, if discrimination is generally bad, when is it okay to employ it?
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