(I say "Europe" because I've lived in two different countries and have met a lot of people all over the continent and have built my perspective built on what I've learned from talking to people across all of these cultures. And I also want to preface this by saying that I obviously know that not everyone is the same, but I'm giving my perspective on a large sample size after years of this lived experience.)
I'm an American woman and here's what I noticed is different dating in Europe vs the USA:
In Europe, it seems like most people don't want to date someone unless they are "in love". Which, on the surface, that sounds obvious. Why would you want to be with someone if you don't love them? However – they don't even *date* someone if they aren't in love. They don't give them the chance. They don't want to spend time with them, go on regular dates, put in a real effort to get to know the person if they aren't in love.
But in the USA, they let the feelings develop over time. They get to know someone and spend time with them, really learn about who they are as a person before making their decision if this is a person they could really have a relationship with.
So it limits a lot of opportunities for European born people I think, because it seems like they are limited to only falling in love with people they are forced to be around for a long period of time before it develops into a relationship. (work or school).
It's called "falling in love" because it happens over a period of time and doesn't happen after 3 dates over a 8 week time period.
I'm not here to say that the USA is "better" because there is still a lot of toxic people there (the whole world has toxic people) and I left the USA for a reason…but it's exhausting to continue to meet people here where I currently live on this continent (germany) and finding a connection that doesn't get to really grow into something because they don't feel the need to give our connection time because they aren't "in love" on the first date.
Anyone else notice this? Or have another perspective to add?