From the Master Class of Relationship Articles, by Julius L. Evans
When Black Women Date White Men
Interracial Dating and Marriages are Here to Stay, even with the Challenges Mixed Couples Face Historically and Today
They say white men are more affectionate. They say they are more attentive to their needs. These statements make some people wonder why African American women are making a transition to men of the opposite race. I’ve had the opportunity to speak with several women who are very vocal about the transition. That’s why this is important information with which we all should become familiar.
How many times have you looked at an interracial couple and wondered, “Why are they together?” Friends have said, “When I see a beautiful black woman with a white man, I wonder, why on Earth would she be with that guy?”
Every woman with whom I have spoken has similar reasons for dating white men. Many expressed that black males in one way or another play a role in their decision to ‘try’ the other races.
Deborah from South Carolina said the only reason she dated a white guy was because he was attracted to her. “One day, he told me the only reason I refused to date him was because he is white,” Deborah…
