Interracial Marriage - viable?
@SIDIKIMPOLE (1962)
Eldoret, Kenya
March 23, 2025 2:37pm CST
In a town close to where I live, an African young man fell in love with a young Asian Woman. It happened that the woman was a daughter to the young man's boss. The young man was a gardener to the Asian family. When he discovered that he had impregnated the boss's daughter, he fled to his rural home about thirty km away. Interestingly, the young woman followed him shortly afterwards. The two lovebirds dominated our local media for months. Efforts by the Asian family to get their daughter back proved futile for a while. However several months later, the girl discovered she could not cope with rural life. When she finally returned to her parents, they flew her to Delhi in India just to keep her away from the Kenyan lover. We are not sure about the fate of their offspring but the Kenyan young man is still in depression for the love he lost! Is interracial marriage viable to you?
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@rakski (134864)
• Philippines
23 Mar
Interracial marriage is viable—it happens all over the world and has for centuries.
Love doesn’t know borders, but cultural and family expectations can sometimes make things difficult.
It sounds like the biggest issue wasn’t race itself, but class and family influence
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@aninditasen (16907)
• Raurkela, India
24 Mar
Both should be mature enough to take a decision to marry. There should also be compatibility in culture too. The girl should have realized that she couldn't adjust to village life before marrying the young African.
@JudyEv (349042)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Mar
Every case is different and some such marriages/relationships work out very well.
@sw8sincere (5553)
• Philippines
24 Mar
That’s a heartbreaking story. Love can be powerful, but cultural and family pressures can make it really tough. It’s sad that they were separated, especially with a child involved. Interracial marriage can absolutely work, but it takes understanding and support from both sides.
@Danielclark691 (1792)
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23 Mar
I don’t think it really matters and I wish anyone in this situation the best
@Beestring (15072)
• Hong Kong
24 Mar
I do not see any problem with interracial marriage. In fact, it is pretty common nowadays. The case you mentioned is more of the family and class issue.
@AmbiePam (96740)
• United States
23 Mar
It absolutely is, as it sounds like race didn’t factor into her decision to leave, but her environment did. I have a white cousin who married a black man. They have a lovely daughter, and are very happy. A man in our church is married to a lady from the Philippines, and they have been married for 30 years with two kids and six grandchildren. They are happy too.
@kaylachan (76294)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
23 Mar
In my opinion, if it's really love, culture doesn't matter. emotion has no bounds. She apparently didn't love the young man, because she left him.
@wolfgirl569 (113501)
• Marion, Ohio
23 Mar
I don't think it should matter. It sounds like they had different life wants was the problem
