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What REALLY Matters to Foreign Women: Dating Overseas

What you're missing out on in the online dating bible.

By Florence WilliamsonPublished 2 years ago 5 min read
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Dating a foreign woman online is one of the most modern relationship dynamics observable in today’s society.

It’s so common that it’s become an industry standard in the world of online dating, and in fact, it’s one of the fundamental components of the digital dating dynamic that has been the basis for the entire industry’s conception in the first place.

Ever since the advent of the digital age, dating services have been connecting people from different parts of the world with someone oceans away from them.

Once the technology for this platform emerged and became available for the general public, it didn’t take long for the industry to catch on and gain quick traction. It became a new means for hopeless romantics, lovestruck suitors, and people with specific preferences in foreign partners to find love in any corner of the world with relative ease.

International dating is now a hallmark of contemporary society, and today, hundreds of thousands of people find love through international dating sites every single year.

The capacity for these services to facilitate matchmaking is incredible, and many happy couples worldwide have these apps to thank for the loving relationships that they currently enjoy.

So let’s say you’re on a mission, and that mission is to find love and happiness with a foreign woman online. You’re not alone in that mission, which you probably already know by now.

What you might not know, however, is that there’s a lot of specific things you’ll need to equip yourself with when navigating this landscape if you’re really aiming to succeed - and that would be the advantage of knowledge.

In particular, we mean knowledge that pertains to the attitudes, behavior, mindset, and preferences of the specific nationality of the woman that you’re trying to form a meaningful relationship with.

All women are different depending on the culture they’re from, meaning that there’s different ways to handle them in terms of dating.

Then again, there's lots of similarities between foreign women of varying cultures with certain aspects of their online dating habits that coincide with each other.

In general, there are certain factors of online dating that apply to almost all women in a universal manner, and that’s what we’ll be discussing in this article.

Here are the main questions that we’re seeking to shed light on:

What exactly are the priorities of foreign women online and what are the factors that satisfy their dating desires?

What is the proper etiquette for achieving success in this particular endeavor, and what truly matters to these women when engaging in an online relationship with them?

Let’s start with:

Good rapport

This is the most fundamental aspect to any relationship in general - romantic or not; online or offline. It’s a firm basis of any social interaction, particularly ones that you want to solidify into a good relationship.

To get comfortable with your foreign love interest, you’re going to have to relate to her on a deeper, more personal level that’s relevant to her culture (which we’ll expand more on in the next segment).

If you’re naturally a good talker and have a way with words, you’re probably already good at this.

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We put emphasis on maintaining a good, positive personality (hopefully being yourself will suffice) that manifests interest and curiosity in your love interest.

Try not to reveal too much about yourself outright, and instead, try to steer the light-hearted conversation in a direction where she feels more open to talking about herself or asking questions about you.

By maintaining this good rapport, you pave the path for a more cohesive and comfortable conversation atmosphere wherein both of you keep a high interest in each other, and the conversation keeps going.

A new experience

One of the main reasons why foreign women (and Western men) sign up for matchmaking services is that they’ve grown tired of their local dating options.

The bottom line is that everyone wants to try new things every once in a while, and international dating sites provide a fresh, new opportunity to experience a highly satisfying relationship with someone from another culture.

It’s the same reason why interracial and intercultural relationships work so well - due to the fact that people from certain cultures are highly attractive to others who have spent the majority of their lives associating with (or dating) people from their own culture or ethnicity.

The thrill of a new experience spices up people’s lives, and foreign women (like all people) want to enjoy this pleasure as well.

Fraudulent motives (sometimes, but not all women do so)

The issue with online dating has always been the anonymity of identity and the ease of fabricating a false personality.

Even outside the realm of dating, you can never fully tell who’s truly behind the screen pulling the strings. Identity theft, fraud, romance scams, catfishing, imposters - all of these issues plague the online world including the dating atmosphere.

Anyone who has had access to the internet in the last decade surely knows about these dangers. That’s why when dating foreign women online (particularly women from nations that are infamous for dating scams), you should always tread carefully.

Be smart, think with the right head, and analyze every aspect of the person’s online profile and behavior before falling madly in love with them.

In fact, this is a growing problem in many countries.

Aside from the usual catfish imposters that you find on quick-fling, instant gratification dating apps, romance scams tend to be a more prevalent issue in nations that have desirable women among Western preferences.

Many Western men in the US and in Europe constantly fall victim to a person online who claims to be deeply in love with them, milking every last penny they can out of desperate men who are led on by the false premise of a long term love affair that never comes to fruition.

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Imagine that you’re a detective - observant, cunning, and investigative.

Go about your usual routine when it comes to chatting up potential love partners from foreign countries, but with a keen eye for detail.

If anything seems off, like them not wanting to video-chat with you or them refusing to communicate on a different platform, then that’s a red flag right there.

In conclusion, you’re going to have to be on your A-game if you want to succeed in your foreign dating endeavors. Like all missions, they require complex understanding, skill, and determination to achieve - all of which is possible through research and practice.

We hope that these tips shed some light on the perspective of foreign women and potentially serve as a source of reference for anyone embarking on a similar mission.

Good luck and happy dating!

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About the Creator

Florence Williamson

Professional Matchmaker and Dating Consultant for A Foreign Affair

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