| Have you ever been attracted to a person with a | | | | another culture. A study by sociologist Davor |
| different culture, language or nationality? Do you | | | | Jedlicka of the University of Texas at Tyler |
| love to travel and visit distant lands? Ever | | | | indicated that intercultural marriages had a success |
| dreamed what it would be like to share passion | | | | rate of over eighty percent. The success rate in |
| and romance with an exotic person on a beautiful | | | | the United States is fifty percent. The methods |
| beach in Tahiti or a ski resort in the Swiss Alps? | | | | for meeting potential mates and their behavior in |
| If this sounds like you, read on. Some find people | | | | a relationship are both factors. Most people meet |
| from other races or cultures more attractive and | | | | their eventual spouses in singles bars, the work |
| interesting than the home-grown variety. They're | | | | place, school and through friends. The odds of |
| curious about people from different cultures with | | | | making a compatible match may be hundreds, or |
| their own unique customs, languages and religions. | | | | even thousands, to one each time you meet a |
| Others are looking for the excitement and | | | | woman. There are other ways to contact |
| adventure of having intimate liaisons with an | | | | prospective life partners. Classified ads, social clubs |
| attractive, exotic person from a distant land. Still | | | | and dating services are some of the choices. |
| others look overseas for love when they haven't | | | | If you are intrigued by traveling alone overseas, |
| found the right person in their own country. While | | | | but have certain qualms, having a friend waiting |
| some think it's usually men who seek love | | | | for you in Prague or Singapore can make the |
| overseas, there is no reason a woman can't | | | | decision easier. |
| enjoy the same adventure. Maybe she's | | | | There's nothing better than having a local native |
| frustrated or wants to try something different. If | | | | as your personal tour guide, and maybe even |
| you've ever been curious about meeting a person | | | | your love interest. |
| from another culture, the Internet makes it easy. | | | | Intercultural relationships can be both exciting and |
| There are millions of singles on the Internet right | | | | challenging because they are an ongoing learning |
| now eager to meet people worldwide. | | | | experience. |
| You can have a great time finding a special | | | | They require patience and understanding. |
| international date. You'll make many new friends | | | | In many of these relationships one of the couple |
| and acquaintances during your search. Once you | | | | will likely be speaking in a second language, usually |
| decide to look to foreign countries, you've got the | | | | English. |
| whole world to choose from. There are as many | | | | Even when the non-native English speaker has |
| ways to find them as there are women. | | | | excellent command of the language, |
| Correspondence, introduction services, and travel | | | | misunderstandings will occur and must be |
| are just a few. | | | | tolerated. |
| After you arrive in a foreign country there are | | | | If you begin to get serious with an international |
| many places to meet people. You can meet them | | | | partner your friends may make comments that |
| on the street, in a bar, nightclub, bookstore, | | | | aren't true. Misinformed people think the main |
| church, restaurant, park or thousands of other | | | | reason a foreigner marries a Westerner is to |
| places. You don't even need to leave your living | | | | move to a more prosperous country like America |
| room to make contact with hundreds of people, if | | | | or Australia. |
| you're willing to put in some time and a little | | | | Once they get there, they will dump their mate |
| money. Reaching out from the confines of your | | | | and go wild. These beliefs are based on jealousy |
| home, you can still find fun and romance. By | | | | or ignorance. Intercultural marriages are more |
| adding a $10 webcam you can have face to face | | | | likely to be successful. People from most other |
| meetings any time you want with other single | | | | cultures are less likely to run out on their spouse |
| people around the world. You can do everything | | | | after a couple of arguments. They will keep trying |
| but touch each other. | | | | to make the marriage work. They tend to be |
| International introduction services and social | | | | romanticists, and believe in marriage for life. |
| networking web sites proliferate. There are | | | | If you are concerned about the sincerity of |
| millions of personal ads on the Internet. Some | | | | someone, you can always try a background |
| dating services specialize in Asian, Hispanic or | | | | check; Just search for the keywords "background |
| European matchmaking. Even though many | | | | check" and the name of the country he or she is |
| services seem to incline towards men wanting to | | | | from. |
| meet foreign women, there is every reason for a | | | | A prenuptial agreement can also help alleviate |
| woman to use the same service to find a man. | | | | possible concerns. |
| Some of the most popular web sites are places | | | | If a person is attracted to a man or woman of a |
| to meet people worldwide. | | | | certain racial and cultural background, what's |
| Social networking sites like MySpace and | | | | wrong with seeking overseas? International |
| Friendster, with millions of people registered, make | | | | marriages help bring the world community |
| it free and easy to find like-minded people. | | | | together. A marriage between two individuals of |
| Sites like Stumbleupon even match your | | | | different cultures is an exciting thing. It is an |
| bookmarks to help you find others with similar | | | | opportunity to learn and experience new ways of |
| interests. | | | | life. |
| While some dating sites, like my own, Mail Order | | | | The world's getting smaller. In time, more men |
| Brides and International Dating, lets you join and | | | | and women will seek husbands and wives |
| browse for free, they require a premium | | | | throughout the world. American women will seek |
| membership to actually contact other members. | | | | European husbands; Latin men will seek African |
| The advantage of a pay dating site is that | | | | wives and so on. Our races and cultures are more |
| members are more likely to be seeking a serious | | | | intermixed than ever, to the consternation of |
| relationship than sites like myspace.com, which is | | | | some. Ethnic hatred still flares around the world. |
| composed mostly of younger people expanding | | | | As more people from different ethnic |
| their network of friends. | | | | backgrounds learn to love, respect and appreciate |
| Research shows you are more likely to be happy | | | | each other we will all live in a safer and better |
| with your marriage if your spouse is from | | | | world. |