Dating someone of a different race..

It might be difficult, but not entirely impossible. What makes something like this hard is the fundamental differences in culture. For example, Chinese burping after a meal signal gratitude to the chef for a good meal, while in other cultures, it's being rude and unrefined. If you are not well-informed about the cultures of someone of a different race, there are really going to be very real and very difficult problems when you get into a relationship. In my family, my brother-in-law lived in Australia for a good many years, but still he came home to the Philippines to marry my sister after they met over the internet. My current Filipina girlfriend also lived in Australia for several years and had a Chinese/Australian boyfriend, but it didn't last long, and she came home to the Philippines three years ago and met me. :) It's definitely easier to be able to understand a person you are in a relationship with in if you are same-race. Cultural differences and misunderstandings are minimized, which make for longer lasting relationships.

Hi smiths! Are you dating someone of another race?:) It is quite common especially from conservative families to give a few comments and uncertain remarks once they know of someone dating a foreigner or of different race. We used to hear alot of stories about how hard life is with someone who have a different culture and especially living from far away. We get the usual stuff like how will you get along when he is an american and youre from a conservative asian country. Or that you dont know much about the guy because you only met him and not the rest of his clan like how it will be if you married someone from close to home. Its also generally easy to trust people of your own "race" than someone whom you are not familiar with in terms of customs, families and culture. My family was like that at first until we get to be introduced to different people from abroad and we realized not everyone is as bad as whats on tv. My parents even accepted that i have more of liking to foreign guys than filipino men. I married a Canadian and my dad was just as happy because he is a great responsible guy. Besides, even if your family will have issues, you are the one in that relationship. And i believe its your opinion that counts more. When it comes to having a relationship with a foreign guy, there's no big difference anyway except with the color of our skin. And that shouldnt be a big deal when it comes to a relationship.

If I met someone (of a different race) that is special to me and I want to date or marry that person, I would. Yes, there will be a lot of family issues but if I didn't do it just to please my family, then I loose! There I am sitting home all alone becasue my family doesn't agree with my choice of people. NO, you must do what you feel you must do to be happy. This is your life, you must be happy and you should not let family or friends tell you wants right or wrong. Besides if they say what your doing is wrong, who's to say they are correct? That is only their opinion.