AsianGal is offline AsianGal Post #1  November 5,2009, 6:48pm
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A really nice article.
Cross-cultural relationships are very rewarding and fulfilling, however challenging they are.
However, in melting pots like America and other multi-cultural countries, many of the barriers are actually self-imposed by the racial/national communities and one should remember that their disapproval or approval does not gurantee or dictate your happiness together.
Ultimately it is all about compromise, understanding and a bit of sacrifice.
 
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tbesq is offline tbesq Post #2  November 5,2009, 7:16pm
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Amen to that.
 
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jayjay is offline jayjay Post #3  November 5,2009, 7:21pm
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And maybe a lot of mistakes & trial-by-error learning. Like when I mentioned to a friend possibly having a woman from another culture meet me out somewhere. He told me that wouldn't happen. The 'old school' culture she and her family are part of consider that a woman needs to be picked up at her house. Meeting a woman out is such a common thing to do with most women I've usually dated I hadn't even considered that not being appropriate.
 
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cp30 is offline cp30 Post #4  November 5,2009, 10:49pm

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sigh. lots of compromise. But, naturally some people are more inclined to compromise more than others...no matter where they are from.
 
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liheap2010 is offline liheap2010 Post #5  January 2,2010, 6:04pm
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I have met plenty of couples who are involved in interracial and/or intercultural relationships (boyfriend/girlfriend, engaged or married). Most of them are from this church I currently attend. I felt encouraged to open myself up to any race, color, ethnicity and culture instead of limiting myself to someone of the same ethnicity. I used to grow up with the idea that if I want to meet and date a girl she has to be Hispanic and I never understood why; until a few years ago. I remember this girl I met in one of my old jobs who is black. She was attractive in my eyes and I wanted to get the chance to know her. That's when I made the mistake of telling my parents and one of my visiting relatives about this girl. They said I would have made the biggest mistake if I wanted to date this black girl because we're different. Which still leads me to the question of why not. Better yet, why the racial boundries?
 
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AsianGal wrote :
A really nice article.


Cross-cultural relationships are very rewarding and fulfilling, however challenging they are.


However, in melting pots like America and other multi-cultural countries, many of the barriers are actually self-imposed by the racial/national communities and one should remember that their disapproval or approval does not gurantee or dictate your happiness together.


Ultimately it is all about compromise, understanding and a bit of sacrifice.
I have to agree with what you say point well taken, that goes for any relationship
 
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