Does your family or friends have any problem with you dating outside your race? Do you always hear peoples opinions on your interracial relationship? Do you feel comfortable with your relationship? I've thinking of this decision for a couple of days. I want your honest opinion before I make my decision with this choice.
2007-05-17 23:35:00 · 19 answers · asked by gospel_punk05 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
I've answered your questions in order.
1) My friends and family do not have a problem with it. Many of them date interracially and interculturally themselves. Only very few of them -because of the stereotyping of the other races and cultures- are very curious and ask questions to find if the stereotypes are true. They usually ask the questions at the very beginning of your relationship and never ask again.
2) The only place I have really come across extreme negativity is here on Yahoo! Answers. Some people stare, but I've found according to where I am are geographically people react differently. I've gotten more stares in Virginia and Colorado than I did in California and Ohio. This is just my experience, though. People in some places think it's odd for a black woman to date outside her race.
3) I am very comfortable and you should be comfortable, too. You can't let people stop you from being happy with your mate. If this person makes your stomach flutter, your heart stop, makes you hold your breath with anticipation, is always on your mind, you should go for it regardless of what the "norm" in your community is. When you are with someone of another race, you never think of them looking different or their cultural differences. When you are together, you forget any differences. Only those on the outside looking in see a difference.
Hope this helps.
2007-05-18 01:16:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-22 04:53:34 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The honest answer is I'm really not a fan of it. Several reasons lead me to this conclusion.1) I often look at the history of humanity. There has yet to be a truly successful and racially harmonious nation (America is probably the closest). This does not bolster support for interracial marriage/relationship, 2)which the statistics say are much more likely to end in divorce then same race marriages. 3) If nature wanted interracial relations, why are the continents separated by awesome seas? 4) Notable persons like Louis Farrakhan argue, legitimately that its just a simple beauty to see a couple of the same ethnicity. 5)Enough is enough! 6) Too many white girls doing it to piss off their dads.
2007-05-17 23:50:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Where I'm from (Curacao) interracial relationships are a very common thing. When I was growing up I never even stopped to think about it as being an issue. People are people. Even cultural differences are starting to matter less as we're all being homogenized in the multicultural stew named globalization. And love, well, love transcends. I've dated people of different races. I date the person, not their color.
2007-05-18 00:35:33 · answer #4 · answered by Cass 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am Native American and married to a Scottish man. My family was not terribly happy about me marrying out side of my race, more due to the cultural differences and a fear of another white person stealing our culture. They have gotten over this now, after seeing what a great person my husband is and how respectful he is of my culture. His family had no problem, for some reason they do not see it as an interracial marriage. they have been wonderful to us both.
2007-05-18 00:28:12 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its not for me. I prefer to stick to my own race when dating, serious long term dating that is. My parents would probably prefer me to go for someone of my own culture and ethnicity even though they say they don't. Their opinion doesn't influence my decision not to interracial date though. I decided to make that by myself.
I don't mind if others do what they want though.
2007-05-17 23:47:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The problem only lies in yourself, because you're so scared of what might happen and what people may say. If you cannot make up your mind to choose her before you are certain of how everyone around you think and feel, than it's better that you don't date her at all because you're not being fair to her. Don't hate me just because I tell you all this point blank. After all, I'm chinese and my husband's caucasian. So don't tell me I don't know what I'm talking about.
2007-05-18 04:56:43 · answer #7 · answered by Hanna 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where I live, there are several couple who are married and they are white and black couples. At least I have seen 15 couples. Maybe they come to my church because we have so many differant races going to our church, so interracial marriages would not matter either. I don't mind the mix. I am white, and have several white races in me, but it is hard to tell because i am white, but I have no problem with people mixing it up.
2007-05-17 23:47:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Interracial relation is when a cow dates a rooster since both animals are from different races and species. Human beings compound just one race, doesn't mater the color, language, nationality, etc. You mean inter ethnic groups relation. Where love exists any relation can be possible, I do believe in them.
2007-05-17 23:40:43 · answer #9 · answered by Javy 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I believe in interracial relationship i believe one day everyone will be as mixed up as me. maybe the world will be a better place without racist ppl
if it wasnt for interracial relationships i wouldnt be here.
walk thur the garden b4 u pick a flower (you aint gonna be happy in life if u aint open minded) love has no colour..
BE HAPPY my friend!
2007-05-18 05:02:32 · answer #10 · answered by DMAT 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋