Would you rather date a Radhika or a Rachel? And by that I mean; would you rather date a British Indian or a British Caucasian?

My ethnic minority friends and I have always believed that the honest answer for most people in Britain would be the latter. Our experiences of online dating (and real-life dating) compared to those of our white friends have always suggested there’s a definite racial bias when it comes to relationships.

We’re more likely to receive more messages from ethnic minorities than our white friends. A few of us have even had experiences where white men have discovered our ethnicity (either by directly asking, or learning our names) and suddenly disappeared.

One half-Chinese friend was explicitly told: “Sorry, I’m not interested. I only do hot white girls.”