Intercultural marriages for UAE nationals have been a debated issue for years. UAE guys marrying ladies from outside the UAE has been leading the way, but now it seems the trend is edging toward UAE ladies having to look for greener shores when it comes to a life partner.
There currently are 950,000 UAE nationals, 475,000 are male, 20% of eligible males marry
foreign women because of less dowry and easier process of getting
married. If 40% of all males are at eligible age then over 35,000 UAE
national women will not find a local
husband. The trend will move toward: UAE national women starting to
marry foreign men out of necessity but also because they work harder and
are more open minded husbands...
In a recent study amongst 200 UAE
national women: 1/3 said they would marry somebody from a different
ethnic background 1/3 said they might consider it.
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Read this post of yours. Really interesting. I am into international psychology, hence the love for culture and different traditions. Also helped me with my insights on Dubai.... thank you! :)
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