Compatibility is a must in every relationship. Often times, compatibility is a key factor in making a relationship work. This, however, may pose as an obstacle a couple needs to overcome when talking about interracial relationships.

Let’s talk about this in the context of how to date a Filipina.

Filipinos have specific characteristics that you need to learn and understand in order to justify specific actions they do like sending dozens of boxes filled with all sorts of goodies back to their home country. If you don’t understand the reasons to this, then it might be a cause of unnecessary conflict. Learning about these specific characteristics can be skipped, though, if you already have these 5 Filipino characteristics needed to date a Filipina successfully:

Closeness to the Family

Most Filipino families are extended. No matter what the reason is for multiple families living under the same roof, it goes to show how close Filipino families are. You also need to have the characteristics of placing family first. It’s a characteristic that Filipinas value highly in men. They associate many things with this characteristic such as responsibility as well as the ability to provide and care for other people.

Food Lover

Filipinas love to eat. Mother’s or grandma’s cooking ranks number one, but they’re not afraid to try other things like American food, Mexican food, Japanese, Korean and so much more. When you’re with a Filipina, you’d have to be willing to eat what she wants to eat, and you’d have to love food as much as she does.

Knack for Singing

Calm down. It’s not like we’re saying that you need to sound like Josh Groban to date a Filipina successfully. You just need to “like” to sing and to like doing it when in karaoke joints and family gatherings. Don’t worry, most Filipinos can’t carry a tune too but they still try their best to sing the heck out of the song just for the heck of it.

Passion for Saving Old Things

Here’s one Filipino characteristic that you probably never heard of. Filipinos actually like saving things that are of the past. For example, old shoes, old photo albums, old clothes, old toys and so on. They collect these things with the thinking that they can be of use later on. Most of these old things are kept for many years. If you have this characteristic as well, then you’ll have no problems deciding on whether to keep old stuff or not. The problem will later on come in the form of thinking where to put everything.

Cool with Gender Roles but with Exceptions

Filipinas know their role in the household. They know how to cook, clean and do the laundry. They will gladly do it while your feet is up but don’t take it too far. Help out every once in a while because a Filipina has her limits. You also need to remember to do nice things for her sometimes to show that you appreciate the work that she’s doing.

How many do you have?

Now that you know what’s on the list, how many of your own characteristics do you spot? If you spotted all five then great. If you lacked one or two, then that’s ok but if you didn’t have any then it’s time to think of another approach.