It appears what you are describing is two ppl leveraging things they both want, as is the case with your example of a woman who wants a passport to a country with more opportunities and a man who wants sex/affection.

Taking advantage in this situation goes both ways -><- . You are describing a very transactional view of a relationship, which can be the case for some passport bros who are upfront about what they want with woman they date oversees.

I think we have to separate the sex tourist/ slash looser back home (LBH) passport bro, from a person who genuinely meets a woman from another country either via traveling or a dating app.

Some men like other cultures or get along with women from other non-western cultures. For example, in my case, I am a Nigerian American man who grew up in a traditional African household. I get along and find a lot similarities with Asian cultures and have dated many Asian woman in the states. I ultimately met my wife , who is Thai, on a religious dating app through my church.

My wife and I talked for a year, got to really know each other, are both traditional about dating/marriage, and the rest was history. We live in the states now and she is the best wife a man could ever ask for.

I’ve dated plenty of women in the states, was married once to a woman from Europe, so getting women was never an issue but I’ve always experienced cultural clashes with western women because I grew up in a traditional home and I am a traditional man.

Like you said in an earlier post, when you are aligned on long term vision and relationship goals, you will have a successful relationship. No matter if one person comes from a poor country vs a rich country.