6. Wow, you’re dating a white man, you’re so lucky.

Lucky as in you’re going to be rich and have pretty or handsome kids (white skin, pointed nose, blond hair, and maybe blue eyes) who could be the next Pinoy celebrity. Yeah, right. If a Filipina is dating a white man or any foreigner for that matter, it doesn’t mean that life is going to be easy or problem-free. There’s nothing easy and simple about marriage, especially when it’s between two people born thousands of miles apart and raised so differently.

Also, not all Filipinas who date foreigners are out there going after their Caucasian looks or their dollars. There are gold diggers, I have to admit. (Gold diggers are everywhere in the planet, and not just in the Philippines.) But some of these Filipinas are genuinely in love with their foreigner partners, and are even self sufficient with financially sound careers and jobs of their own. When there’s real love, despite the racial difference, if the Filipina dating a white man is lucky, the same can be said for the white man, too.

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