How do you feel about interracial marriages?

Question

Do you know personally anyone that has married outside there race. What problems did they face?

Answer 1

To each his own, it is known that the most white skin color, can marry the most black skin color and produce, [ I did see this in Michigan, then saw them in Georgia years later, they had several children ], this means that they are the same seed as God said after his kind. People that do not believe it it can cause trouble for all, mostly the children, it is a shame. We all began from Adam and Eve, and continued from Noah. John 3:16; 17:3.17; We are all of the world spoken of [ that God loved ], which will go back to Abel is the resurrection to except the salvation God and Christ has offered.

Answer 2

Yes. Several that a same race couple doesn't.

1. older members of the family. they are from a different time when this was not OK and tend to judge just a little. They usually come around but there is still that knee-jerk reaction and it takes time.

2. there ARE cultural differences between ethnic groups. Sometimes it can be hard to adjust to that. See the movie Fools Rush In...a bit streotypical but good example.

3. When one person talks about the "discrimination" they faced the other may not understand

4. Reverse racism. They assume that people are judging them so they judge other people. Nobody likes to be the only one like them in the room, no matter how open-minded, so finding comfortable social situations can sometimes be difficult.

Should it matter? Hell no. But alot of things shouldn't be the way they are. Interracial couples are much, much more accepted today than say 20 years ago but there are still extra challenges for them vs. a "traditional" marriage....just like if you were gay, handicapped, or anything else different.

Answer 3

I'm all for it, but either way it makes no difference to me. I'm the result of an interracial marriage as well as my fiance. Both of our parents had pretty much the same problems you could expect if they were married to someone of the same race. But both of our parents are very Americanized so the cultural differences didn't make a difference for them. I think the only problems they had race related were from negative views from certain family members. I know others who married outside of their race and the same applied to then too.

Answer 4

I personally don't have a problem with it, i don't think a persons skin should matter its whats in their soul that counts. but this isn't always the case i know several people in and out of my own family who date men out of their race to either up set their parents or because their friends are doing it. and that is so wrong. in the old days the off spring of these unions were treated very badly by other members of their family and its not the child's fault. love should always be the 1# factor of any marriage. after all at one time we were all the same race. and i believe if god was ageist it he would have made it in possible for people of different races to have children that's what he did to keep animals from doing it. and that's also what he did to the angels to stop them from marring humans.
i think the whole race thing goes back to the tower of Babel. the people were evolving way to fast and he had to put a barrier between people to slow things down. so he scrambled the languages and made them different races and sent them to different corners of the earth. the reason i believe this is look how far we have evolved in the last 100 years.

you have good and bad people in all races im sad to say that the people i know their marriages did not last but it wasn't a race issue it was because the person they married was just not the right one. and 99% of them were to young to know what love was in the first place.

Answer 5

Well my mother did with my father. I am multi racial and black woman always seemed to have a problem with the fact that my dad married outside of "his race". Who knows why!! It all seems a bit immature to me. I am light skinned and my husband is white and we get stares at times, but it could just be because we have a booger in our nose, lol, no really, it doesn't bother me if someone doesn't like the fact that I am happy or that my parents are. I am a very blunt person so if I see someone stare I usually say something (my mom hates that I'm this way) It shouldn't matter about what color the couple is but that they are happy together.

Answer 6

Though we're in the 21st century, you'll still face "problems" (mainly judgment) from other people for being in an interracial marriage. I do think there can be problems if the cultures are so dissimilar. As long as you guys have open and understanding communication, then you will be fine.

Personally, I don't care either way. You can't choose who you love, and what color their skin is shouldn't really matter.

Good luck to you :)

Answer 7

I know heaps of people that have married 'interacially'. The only problems thet have had are the same as any couple. Plus I don't think it doesn't really matter these days. The way I see it is we may have come from all the different lands on earth but now that we live in Australia (where I live) we are all Australians.

Answer 8

I know a caucasian woman who married an East Indian. His family disowned him at the beginning. They have been married about 7 yrs and have 2 beautiful little boys. His family has come around and welcomed her into the family.

I think alot of inter-racial marriages (at least here in Canada) were frowned upon years ago. Many East Indians here are now 2nd & 3rd generations. The older generation are slowly getting used to it.

I wouldn't think twice if my daughter came home with someone of a different race. We always told her to marry whomever she fell in love with. To us color really doesn't make any difference at all.

Answer 9

I will be getting married to someone outside my race. It's a huge problem family-wise. His family is very accepting about it, very happy for us, and have pretty much treated me like family. His mom even gave him an heirloom engagement ring to give to me.

But my family. They're pretty strict, and my dad has told me he'd disown me if I married a non-Indian. He hasn't disowned me yet, but he doesn't speak to me. My family constantly tells me I'm a bad person (sometimes in a light-hearted way, but it still really hurts). They don't even want to meet him! I'm still battling this emotional problem, and it makes me cry very often because I feel so torn between making my family happy and making myself happy.

I'll stop with my sob story. We're both Americans, pretty culturally american for the most part (I mean, I guess i keep some of my cultural things).

But that's my major problem.

Edit: Why do I get a thumbs down for telling my story with my problems with my marriage to a caucasian man next year? Well, I do have to accept there are racist people, but why just me then?

I do appreciate the story about the caucasian woman and indian man written about below. I hope my parents come around eventually. Sometimes I think it would be better to be disowned than to be part of a family that is angry with you. I have been with my man for almost 3 years now, and while my dad's sure we'll divorce soon after getting married, I know we're great for eachother. We currently live together, and its been the best living experience I've had in all my life! No animosity, no anger, no annoyance. Just love and cooperation!

Answer 10

im in a interracial relationship....planning on marriage...and the only problem we face with is money. but thats common with everybody.
we dont have problems with either of our races.
and if anyone ever did have a problem...whats the difference? i love him with my whole heart, u dont have to live with him, i do...so whats the big deal? ya know?