What are your oppinions on or your experiences of marriages or long term relationships between partners of different cultural, ethnic or religious backgrounds? Can such relationships work? What are the difficulties, what are the good points?
2006-10-01 06:51:23 · 21 answers · asked by kali.mama 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
as in every marriage, there will be barriers. With love and understanding these barriers can be conquered. Multicultural partners can bring both cultures to the marriage and can bring their differences as well. Acceptance can become a mutual thing. Understanding becomes love and with that unity becomes a long lasting relationship. The difficult part is when the parties cannot accept each other's differences and they want to change their cultures. It is sad that what brought them together can now pull them apart. Society can also play a part as not every one accepts mixing the cultures. I still believe that with acceptance comes understanding. WE ARE all cut with THE SAME pattern just sewn with different color threads. Once we get to understand that, we will be a better world.
2006-10-01 08:56:29 · answer #1 · answered by Ness 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I find that like all marriages is the partner that have to work hard at it I was married to someone that was the same culture as me
and it was bad
now I have married someone of different culture as well different color it is wonderful we love each other and we put each other needs first we discuss, fight , I usually scream alot but we always made up and the caring is so strong
the difficulties is usually languages or sometimes where to live,
food preferances & religion and those are the thing that are hard as well as easy to fix if both party want things to work out
the good points are all of the new things you learn, the wonderful new experinces, excitment, your children will have diversity
I find it to be completly positive
For all I have gain no matter what happen in the future I would never regret married this man
2006-10-01 07:48:40 · answer #2 · answered by waiting for baby 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-02-11 13:45:50 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a relationship with a British guy and being Chinese it was rather tricky as my parents were not happy about this. it took a long time for them to accept the truth but when they understood that he was genuinely making me happy they could no longer force us apart.
the good thing I learnt was how to be caring, kind and considerate. it certainly opens your eyes in terms off accepting and exploring the wonderful cultures through anothers life. the bonus is that you get to share this with the person you love.
the difficulties are when others fail to accept that you are only human and being another skin tones does not make you any different than them and if anything it makes them realise that being different is good.
We shared four years together and he even manage to learn my languaage which was amazing because he could pronounce some words better than me.
2006-10-01 09:32:25 · answer #4 · answered by June 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think they can work as long as both parties are willing to share the others beliefs and culture,there could be difficulties as far as relatives may be concerned but if two people are in love they should give it try.
2006-10-01 06:54:45 · answer #5 · answered by candyfloss 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a black Christian woman dating a white Muslim man. Despite the differences in our ethnic and religious backgrounds, we get along great! So far, we have not encountered any difficulties--he is observing Ramadan, and I respect that.
2006-10-01 06:59:42 · answer #6 · answered by Miss J 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've never been so I can't really tell you anything there, but I think as long as the people in love are willing to work at it - then great. Every relationship has its difficulties so - why not??? If you really love each other, its worth it!!
2006-10-01 06:59:27 · answer #7 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, I am marreied to a black man and there are quite a few differences, but we have been together 8 years and things are going OK. The good points are I have found out quite a few things about black people that I never knew before.
2006-10-01 07:11:46 · answer #8 · answered by LadyL 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't mind them, I think there are actual problems people should focus on instead. The relationships can work just as well, but they sometimes suffer a lack of family support that same race spouses don't.
2006-10-01 07:03:54 · answer #9 · answered by steelypen 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The fact that u have to ask this question is one of the bad points ...
the benifits are learning about other people's customs/cultures along with many others.
they can work ... divorce is a problem for society nowadys ... not just mixed couples.
2006-10-01 07:17:58 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋