ryan said:
This might be a bit difficult, but i'm sure Chase could do a very good article on this since he's in China. But if you have experience in this it'll be great if you could do this article too.
Basically, how do you know if the woman who's interested in you/dating you is just dating you for your money/nationality/status and not because of you? And how do you prevent this or turn it around on her?
When i was in a foreign country, i was genuinely puzzled whether girls liked me because i'm a 'rich westerner' and they'll get a lot of shoes and shopping out of me, or whether it was genuine feelings for me.
That does sound like a pretty good article.
I think the "not paying for the date" article that chase wrote pretty much prevents this. If you want to pay, just take a girl on a very simple date (coffee, park, home-cooked meal, etc.), and then you'll know if she likes you for you and not because the date is extravagant or because you're rich, etc.
Also, another simple rule is that you shouldn't buy anything for a woman unless you're having sex (shoes, jewelry, etc.). And if you do, it shouldn't be when she asks, just when you want to as a gift.
As far as nationality/status, it would be obvious if she's trying to "show you off." If she's having sex with you because of your status, I really don't see any problem with that haha. But, if it's the first date and she wants you to meet her friends, then turn it down. Turn down any "group dates." Besides being bad in general, this would be a warning flag. If she won't go on a date one-on-one and won't give you sex after several dates (but wants to take pictures of you 2 and show her friends, etc.), then I'd think it's for status.
When you don't do extravagant first dates, pay for things a woman wants (when you're not having sex and not in a relationship), and won't go on group dates, this usually weeds out all of the women only wanting to use you.