text: why are there less relationships between black women and white men , and asian men and black women? i asked this question earlier in the society section but think i will get a more interesting set of answers here. social pressure is an issue, but the key is social gradient.  men need something to give them an “advantage” in the relationship so we know the woman will respect us: we want to be older, richer, more educated…  black woman are often perceived as move aggressive or strong and this threatens the social gradient.  therefore i would guess that white & asian men avoid dating black woman because they are uncertain that she will respect him.