Interracial

Things to consider when entering a relationship with a foreign man/woman:

Language barrier
Communicating alone with someone speaking your own native tongue can be difficult at times, imagine a future with one who doesn’t even know one word of your language. And even if he/she does (a little), are you sure you’re truly understanding each other and getting your messages across?

Communication is very important in relationships. Some phrases come on too strong or offensive for some foreign culture while it may be nothing here or vice versa. Different cultures and countries have different ways of expressing and using words, saying things.

Cultural differences
You’re used to closely knit families while he/she isn’t. You come from a conservative culture while he/she is liberated. In Korea, walking beside your husband isn’t the practice but walking one step behind, instead. In the Philippines, spanking children is a form of discipline, in other countries, that might not be so.

You both grew up on different values influenced by your cultures. Brought up and lived in very different ways. You’d both want to live your lives together differently.

Religious Convictions
You love going to church, religion, the Bible and faith are important part of your culture but he/she is coming from a Muslim country or one that’s atheistic. Can you handle being sprinkled with cow piss (a religious rite in India)? You might have too if you’re marrying somebody who worships them.

Living Arrangements
As women, we go where our future husband will go, where he is, there we will be, his people will be our people, so will our children. Moving to another country is not as easy and beneficial as we often think. It entails living in a different environment than you’re used to, with another breed of people of whose ways you don’t know., there may be less opportunities there for you, less friends and even no biological family.

I’m not being all negative about interracial relationships. I’ve seen many worked. I’m just posting things that we need to consider first. How far are we willing to adjust to the differences? how far is he willing to meet you half way? We need to know before we fall.