Dating Khmer men

P.S. I also want to make friends with Khmer guys and am open to dating other ethnicities. I just talked about dating local men because, if the expat community here is anything like it is in China, most foreign guys only date local women. So yes, tips for dating within Khmer culture would be appreciated.

Good topic it's always about us men dating I will be looking forward to responses you get , I do know many khmer men like  western women that I know

Hello KariKling.

Difficult to answer. It also depends what you're looking for.

In general one could say that Khmer men are dominant and demanding, women are lower on the social ladder. That might cause some friction with a Western woman who is probably more on the equal rights track.

Age is not a problem for most, unless you're looking for a younger guy, they like to have younger girls than they are themselves.

I would say just try it, the more hiso Khmer men you could meet e.g. at Naga World in PP, a collection of casino, KTV, clubs and restaurants.

Good luck.

Joe
Cambodia expert
Expat.com team

Is there anywhere, other than bars or clubs, that is good for meeting people? I can't even hear people talk at most places like that.

Of course there are quieter places like museums, coffee shops, cultural events.

And there are the dating sites, no my favourites but they are there.

Good luck.

Joe

Hi,

As an Aussie woman in her 50's , my bf is in his 40's and I've been dating him for over a year now.

I met him just standing outside a store minding his own business and then saw him another day

and went for a ride around the city. He's extremely sweet and a real gentleman. Very paranoid about

my belongings but never stolen anything from me. I have been to his province and met his family.

They all have two lives, one in the city and one in the country. Because I have money then I do not

get argued with about my decisions! haha Sometimes I am annoyed he doesn't speak his own mind

but he will if it comes to subtle cultural triggers. EG Once the landlady came up to inspect a broken lock

and he was adamant about my leaving the room while he dealt with her. The only thing that is

frustrating  is he definitely believes if I have money why should he even go to work and why shouldn't I

foot ALL the bills plus his Mum's monthly allowance. Of course I cannot argue with this on his ridiculous

wage and besides he cleans all the clothes, does all the housework and drives me everywhere! And I

learn Khmer He is not romantic in public and behind closed doors he is quite prefunct but he is

terribly romantic in some of the most unexpected ways which makes up for the rest!

Good Luck!

Hi all,

I am new in Cambodia and am interested to know more about dating Khmer men. Would like to hear from anyone (foreign women) who has experience dating them.

Yes similar for a man dating a Khmer women, yes you have the money but they try hard to do everything else to even it up , big problem for men I'm 62 not looking for a 20-30 year old girl ( baby to me)  is I could date a young girl so easy , but not my thing , they offer me every week, but one over 35 will not, she feels in 10 years I will be a western USA man at 72 and I can still find a 20-30 year old , so she is sure at some point I will leave her as she even at 30-35 considers herself over the hill , so strange I could get a knockout 25 year old but a beautiful 35 year old I can't find very easy , it cultural , so after three years I've come to except this , I am so not interested in a young women , but they and my male Khmer friends will never understand I find older ha 40-60 year old women attractive, but you will never convince them , so interesting, so on one hand so easy to find a girl as a western retired , but hard very hard to find a mature Khmer or southeast Asian women they are ver sususpious of you, as a USA man , but yet , I have managed in four years to find a few older ones generally they look 25-30 that's the only reason they put themselves out there , sad because older , or should I say mature Asian women I find very attractive

@twnsguy20: Thank you for the reply. Yes, I think it's mainly a cultural thing. Sometimes I feel that I lack the confidence to put myself out in the dating scene again (at my age). On the other side, I see western women my mother's age having no problems getting dates. I would love to hear from the locals (Khmer) on this.

Note: locals (Khmers) are usually not on this site,  as this site hosts expats and wanna be expats

Cheers

Joe