Anwar White contrasts how Black and white women approach dating in college. Black women often prioritize building financial security first, while some white women date earlier with family safety nets. He recommends study abroad and learning languages to gain experience and skills before serious dating.
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Can you talk about dating in college a little bit? I actually think that.
Here'S the difference between a lot of black girls and white girls. The black girls are not dating as much in college because.
They are.
College is a way for them to create safety within themselves.
Right? And most of us, many of us didn't grow up with that financial security and safety. A lot of white women and white girls already have that safety, so they don't need to develop that for themselves because their white fathers can provide that for them. So many of them are getting the ring while they're getting the degree. So.
I'm not here to say that, like, I think that you can do both. Okay. And so I always tell my, you know, when I get this question, I always say, girl, study abroad, study abroad. Have five boyfriends. Study abroad in like a Spain or an Italy or Germany or a Brazil or a Spanish speaking country. Have five boyfriends because you'll be very popular with them. Believe and.
Get fluent in a language. Put that shit on your resume and get an amazing job. And while you're doing that, you will have gotten the experience of learning how to date. Because most women of color are, you know, not dating until later on. I mean, a lot of these white girls are dating at the age of 12.
Right?
And many black women kind of don't really get started dating until 18 or even after college. 21, 22.
Okay.
So that's what I would say there. Okay. Okay, let me see what else.
