Are Indian women the least desirable group?

I am part Indian and look more Indian too. I got mixed reactions from men and also get idea from people that Indian women are never exactly the most desirable.

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jomsim · 26-30, M

It feels like the opposite to me. I've had little crushes on most of the Indian women I've worked with. All married, sadly. If not married then definitely not interested in pursuing something with a white man. It felt to me that white people were seen as unnattractive. Or perhaps just bad prospects. Or a bad cultural fit.

JBird · F

@jomsim maybe it's not that you're white. As you said, they're married. So I think that's the reason they don't show any kind of attraction

jomsim · 26-30, M

@JBird Oh, no I wouldn't expect it from married women. A couple weren't married. One seemed interested but she was almost too attractive to talk to. Her looks made me feel so shy. Also, I think any interest in me might have been a bit of a rebellion against her parent's plans to find her a nice Indian man.

nahright09 · 41-45, M

@jomsim i don't think white people being seen as unattractive is the issue at all. It's been frowned upon for so long, dating outside of the respective cultures was pretty much taboo. Things are changing as old generations and their thoughts/discrimination die off.

Colonialism also messed with our heads a lot. The idea that we were less than white people, and that we'd never be good enough is also a thing. The top selling creams in India for both men and women are essentially skin bleaching products.

jomsim · 26-30, M

@nahright09 It's an interesting point and I do know that paler skin is seen as attractive in many Asian cultures. Also that (polite) Westerners are sometimes seen as a catch. But I think the fact that she was in Britain meant that Westerners weren't exactly in short supply. Because she was so attractive, she was the catch.