What could be some reasons some people refuse to date inside their own race?

There are some genetic defects (e.g. sickle cell anaemia) which are prevalent in particular racial group clusters. If an individual wishes to minimize the likelihood of further increasing the relevant genetic defect within his or her own family they may chose to only get emotionally attached to someone who has minimal chance of carrying the relevant defective gene. I imagine that this might be particularly true of individuals who knew that they definitely carried the defective gene themselves without actually suffering the disease or condition themselves suffering. e.g. if a woman knew that she was a carrier of the “Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy” gene, and that disease was prevalent within her own racial group, she might wish to avoid raising a children with a male from her own racial group.

Within the animal kingdom, particularly in domesticated animal husbandry, similar strategies are sometimes employed to prevent “in-breeding”.

Other reasons could include:

That they were raised within a different racial group, (perhaps as an adopted child) and only related well to the adoptive racial group rather than their own biological racial group.

Better opportunities - e.g. a refugee wishing to marry within a host nation racial group rather than within an impoverished, war-torn and embittered tribal group.

“Inverted-snobbery” - where individuals look down upon their own grouping and imagine themselves to belong in (or aspire to belong to) a perceived “superior grouping”.

Culturally ingrained gender based repression within the persons own racial grouping - e.g. groups that treat women almost as though they were animals with no personal human rights, or freedom to advance themselves.

NB The above are only personal opinions and thoughts. I have no knowledge of the extent to which any of the above observations are actually widespread in practice or just essentially hypothetical

Best wishes - Majikthise.

People just choose differently.I mean it could be they want somebody more different and interesting with different background.

Interesting theory, I like that

maybe its tastes? maybe its habit, maybe peer pressure… maybe they are racist…. who knows, cant do anything about them, and this sorta thing has existed since the stone age…. id just move on :)

it could be because they are always expected to date within their race. Maybe they just want to find love with someone diffrent then the people that they grew up with in the culture and society? :)

because guys can annoy you.

what 1 person finds attractive another might think is ugly.

what 1 person finds ugly another may find stunning.

just personal preference really

well this is the way i see it im african american myself and the only boys i date are white boys, and i feel that it’s ok to date anyone you wanna date the reason i do date white boys is bc i feel physically attracted to them and well white boys are just my taste

mm why i didnt date my own races because theyre picky n not wat im lookin for hehe

Don’t really know, I don’t like doing it. I’ve never liked my own race. I’ve always been attracted to Italians<3

Why does race even matter? we’re all people.. just find someone you really like get to know them. You might possibly fall in love, if you do then you could end up gettin married and all that stuff :)

and then durin the honeymoon you could finally realize your white and shes black and it doesnt really matter?

but for some reason i always end up falling in love with native americans :)

Lol that’s funny, I’m native amercan and I don’t date inside my race, I don’t c anything wrong with it at all

because people like veriety and one type isn’t enough you got have it all or at least some of it.

That was unnecessary. I’m white, I only date black guys, I do not have a genetic defect. Why do you have a picture of Homer Simpson’s brain as your picture? Are you Homer Simpson’s brain?

Black guys are attractive and white guys aren’t ?

Perhaps Jews have the stereotypical self hating thing. I mean I have a redhead fixation. I could also see how someone could have the same want about people other than their race.