Dating in Mexico is slightly more traditional when compared to dating in the US, Canada, or elsewhere in the world. You might be interested in understanding what the Mexican dating scene is like if you are moving to Mexico or you spend any amount of time travelling through the country.
While different cultures and traditions exist in Latin America, you might be surprised by just how similar dating here is to your own country β both in terms of the good and the bad. This article has been written by a British Travel Writer who has been living in Mexico for the last few years. I also live here with my Mexican boyfriend who has helpfully shouted information across the living room to me for the completion of this article.
We have found a lot of garbage information online about dating in Mexico and we wanted to share a more realistic view of what it is actually like here. When it comes to dating in Mexico, local people tend to meet people in one of three ways. They may reach out to someone they have already met β through mutual friends, at school, at work, or at a party aka they slide into their DMs , they may meet someone organically and approach them at a bar or in a public place, or they might use dating apps.
People in Mexico are often a lot friendlier than in a lot of other countries and striking up a conversation with a random stranger on a bus, at a street food market, etc is not considered strange. It is very common to make friends and acquaintances this way and I have gotten to know a lot of people here just by chatting to them when I eat in their cafes, etc. I would say that Mexicans are slightly more open to socialising and chatting with strangers than people in the US and Canada, and for me as a British person, it is completely different from what I am used to.
We Brits tend to be more reserved and awkward and it is absolutely not normal to just start chatting to a random person on the street. Facebook Marketplace is arguably the most popular dating app in Mexico, although it is mostly used by locals rather than gringos. If you spend any amount of time here, you will note that people like to do everything via Facebook.
