Topics Crushes & attraction

Is it normal to be more attracted to your own race?

Mostly.Normal for most people

Yes, it’s common to feel more drawn to people who share your background, though attraction varies from person to person. A preference isn’t automatically racist, but it’s worth noticing whether it comes from familiarity or from assumptions and stereotypes about other groups.

Yes, that can be normal. Familiarity, culture, community, and the people you’ve been around can all shape who catches your eye, and some people feel a stronger pull toward people who share their background. Others are attracted across racial lines, or don’t notice a pattern at all.

Having a preference doesn’t automatically make you racist. But if it depends on broad assumptions about what people of a race are like, or you treat whole groups as interchangeable or lesser, that’s worth examining. You don’t have to force attraction—just try to see people as individuals.

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