American men using TikTok share their attempts to find a wife abroad, detailing their struggle to keep up with the “impossible standards” of American women.
The men are known as ‘Passport Bros’, a viral movement referring to men who travel abroad in search of a more ‘traditional’ look.
The movement has become extremely popular, with the hashtag having been viewed more than 114.5 million times.
The rise is linked to the work-from-home culture, which emerged during the pandemic and has allowed men to move to countries where they think they might have better luck in love.
Popular destinations for Passport Bros include Latin America, Asia and Eastern Europe.
More and more American men are joining the Passport Bros movement, a community of Western men who travel abroad to find romantic partners they believe are more traditional.
Passport Bros often believes that stereotypes about women from Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America are more conservative
The movement grew in popularity around the time Covid hit and has been linked to the explosion of working from home, which allows people to be digital nomads
The decision to move abroad to find a wife often relies on stereotypes about foreign women, including that they are more likely to be submissive or prioritize their family, according to those involved in the movement.
One man, who goes by the TikTok name PassportBros.Org, talks about how he chooses to date women in Africa because “women who believe in hardcore feminism can’t be helped” because they “really don’t want a man.”
“If they did, they would submit,” he adds.
Another says that foreign women are “easier to talk to, easier to get along with” because there is “no tension between men and women abroad.”
Dr. James Braham, an education expert and researcher who analyzes the conceptual foundations of biology, told Fox News: “Many passport brothers express a sense of disconnect with the dating culture in their home country, which they believe is influenced by elements they find unattractive. such as excessive feminism, materialism and a perceived lack of commitment and loyalty in relationships.”
He explained that Southeast Asian countries are often seen as places where women are raised with a strong sense of respect and commitment to family, while Eastern European women are seen as embracing traditional gender roles.
Meanwhile, Latin America is seen as a place where ‘warmth, passion and family values’ predominate.
The movement has seen a revival since Covid-19 and the rise of digital nomads.
Members of the movement believe that American women have ‘crazy’ standards due to feminism and prefer to date what they consider traditional women
The Passport Bros trend has been spotted on dating site OKCupid, which has seen a 50 percent increase in cross-border connections.
Three years into the pandemic, more than a third of people with remote jobs now work from home, according to a new Pew Research Center.
While an estimated 32.6 million Americans will work remotely by 2025, which represents more than a fifth of the workforce, according to Upwork.
And now that the US dollar continues to rise in many overseas countries, dozens of men are choosing
A member of the movement, Austin Abeyta, known as Digital Bromad on TikTok, explains how his move to Colombia has given him a much higher quality life.
He claims that America is “the worst place in the world so far if you’re a man” because salaries don’t stretch as far as in the US, which he says affects his chances with the opposite sex.
Abeyta explains that a “gender conflict” in the US makes women “much less approachable” and that it is “so much easier to get girls abroad.”
The Passport Bros trend has been noticed on the dating site OKCupid, which has seen a 50 percent increase in cross-border connections, while 10 percent more users were in interracial relationships.
On Tinder, 16 percent of users talk to people abroad. In 2020, the year the pandemic broke out, there was a sevenfold increase in the number of people using the app’s passport feature.
The movement has been linked to a 2011 film about black men who leave the US to find love abroad after becoming frustrated with the racism they face at home, but Suzannah Weiss, a relationship coach and AASECT certified sex educator, said it “also appears that some of it is based on negative perceptions of American black women.”
A sense of adventure after months of lockdowns could also be behind many American men’s decision to move abroad.
Hundreds of messages among the Passport Bros hashtag talk about the opportunity to experience a new culture through dating in another country.
However, posts on Reddit forums from men curious about joining the movement suggest that their motivation may be based more on insecurity and the belief that foreign women are easier to approach.
A 28-year-old poster ‘broken by so much rejection’ said standards for American women are ‘insane’.
He asked, “Recently I heard about passport brothers to look for a wife across the sea. And I’ve heard stories that sound like fantasy. No one or relationship is perfect, but like I can approach women without worry?’
The origin of the movements has also been attributed to the Salt Lake Grandstand to a 2011 film by Al Greeze called “Frustrated,” which explored a growing number of black men who travel abroad for love after growing fed up with the racism they encounter at home in the US.
As one TikTok user, PassportBrotherhood, says in his video: ‘They (foreign women) are just better.
“The way you are treated abroad, especially as a black man, is treated with respect. They actually developed a love for us.”
Many Passport Bros cite a cheaper cost of living as a reason for moving abroad, as they believe greater relative wealth will increase their chances of finding a partner.
But Suzannah Weiss, a relationship coach and AASECT-certified sex educator, told Fox News that it “also seems like some of it is based on negative perceptions of American black women.”
“As women in the US become more outspoken and encouraged to ask for what they want, some men feel they would prefer women in other countries who will be more unconditionally committed to them,” she said.
She also pointed out that the movement is linked to sex tourism, where not all community members seek out relationships.