How many of you have ever loved or married or been with someone from another culture, maybe another skin color? What are some difficulties you've experienced? How was the reaction by your family to that?
My mom doesn't think interracial marriages are a good idea, but I disagree. I agree that there are many challenges like adapting to a new culture and strengthening the relationship between both of your families and etc. I think that it would be a great challenge but nonetheless rewarding, if you really do love the person.
I sort of dated an African-American girl for a while. I got some resistance from my parents at first, and some occasional strange looks by people in public, but we didn't date long enough for me to get a real experience of how difficult it could be.
I'm still pretty young so for me to say "All my life" doesn't mean much... but I've been dating Japanese guys for all my life. We've had alot of miscommunication, but as that can go on with same-cultured people, I guess it doesn't count. There are a few problems with the family. In Puerto Rico, we don't tell the difference between Chinese, Korean or Japanese. Everyone is Chinese and Chinese are looked down upon. Sometimes, my family sees particular things they do as being rude...but it's really just a culture difference.
My family tries hard to be accepting of the guys I date though =)
Every single bf I've had has been a white mutt. I kissed someone a yr and a half ago that's half viet, and that's the closest encounter I've had with anyone remotely Asian. My mom is Chinese and my step dad is white, so my parents were fine with all of my bf's. Honestly, as fas as having a relationship workout between you and your SO, and your family, is all about your relationship with God and God's will. I know that was generic but it's true. The closer, any member is to the Lord, the more likely you guys will get along. Ideally in serious relationships, not only typically do you and your SO have to be alike in many ways, you have to also be different to balance each other out. Most successful married couples I see are alike but also different in a sense that they make up what the other person lacks.
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In Puerto Rico, we don't tell the difference between Chinese, Korean or Japanese. Everyone is Chinese and Chinese are looked down upon.
Sometimes, my family sees particular things they do as being rude...but it's really just a culture difference.
My family tries hard to be accepting of the guys I date though =)
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