Hi, after reading most of the threads here, I was wondering how much of you are Asians and dating someone from different race/ ethnicity. (Lots about White & Black issues had been discussed though.)

I am Asian (not Asian American), and my BF is Black. I don't see color as a problem between us, and I believe language difference(English is my second language) does not either. My BF says he understands me fully, and that's most important!!! :)

However, there are times when we feel different. We often find difference in common sense which emerge from cultural background. But being different from one another isn't a problem, it's more about learning new things and nurturing self. I even think I'm fortunate to have opportunities to learn new ways of thinking thru him.:D :D

How do you guys see inter-ethnic relationship? Any inputs?

I am half black/filipino and my husband is hispanic.

You are so right Love_is_Love!! :) I don't see color as a problem between us, and I believe language difference(English is my second language) does not either. My BF says he understands me fully, and that's most important!!!

Well my x is Asian and my first hubby was arab. They say variety is the spice of life :)

Thanks jahanara! What race are you?

i dont think it matters. dont you think its more fun being different from each other learning new things about and from each other? my boyfriend is white and im half irish half jamican. like you say Love Is Love.

louise x :)

I'm asian and my boyfriend is black!

I'm half white, half Asian and my man is Mexican.

I'm Arab and my Baba is Asian! I agree, variety is the spice of life! I've always been attracted to Asian men, but when I saw him....I knew. ;)

I'm Filipino-American and my man is black. I don't get much from society except when I am seen with him by older Filipinos. We get an occasional dirty look/stares and some people are rude. The younger generations Filipinos tend to be more accepting of IRR. But for real, I really don't care. I had to deal with IR issues from my own parents. Unfortunately, I am used to the ignorance. My parents have never met any of my boyfriends. I think its sad that I can't share who I truely am with my family. But I refuse to participate in such ignorant beliefs

[quote=BMG]I'm Filipino-American and my man is black. I don't get much from society except when I am seen with him by older Filipinos. We get an occasional dirty look/stares and some people are rude. The younger generations Filipinos tend to be more accepting of IRR.[quote]

I hear ya on that one. I got a lot of shi* from my mother, who is Filipino, about my husband being black. But what makes it worse, is that her friends talk a lot of shi* about his color and it got worse when he went in.
They even make comments about our children, they "prefer" my son's hair short because he could pass for a dark Filipino.

My father though, full German, was very accepting, he treated him like he was his own son, color never mattered with him.

I do have to agree that love is love, my parents were marred for 33 years, before my father passed. My mother speaks very, very, very little English, and it was heavily accented and broken at that, and my father spoke no Tagalog, it just goes to show what love is capable of.

I don't get why these Filipino's make rude comments, they're in IRR's too, they married someone white to come to America (at least the one's I know of did).

Well I tell you now - the ONLY dentists i would go to in the UK here are ASIAN cos they are SO dedicated, SO devoted and SO caring !!! (and i am SO white u can see my veins) xxxxxxx

Hi,

I was wondering the same thing about how many Asian/non-Asian couples there were on this forum. I'm Asian and my boyfriend is Mexican. My parents are completely against it which has made it incredibly difficult to be together. His parents, on the other hand, absolutely love and adore me! They are so accepting but because my parents aren't, it's made family get-togethers difficult. My parents refuse to associate with his family and with him. I could go on and on about this but i'll stop here...

Hi,

I was wondering the same thing about how many Asian/non-Asian couples there were on this forum. I'm Asian and my boyfriend is Mexican. My parents are completely against it which has made it incredibly difficult to be together. His parents, on the other hand, absolutely love and adore me! They are so accepting but because my parents aren't, it's made family get-togethers difficult. My parents refuse to associate with his family and with him. I could go on and on about this but i'll stop here...

Well, I am Filipino and my wife is Czech-American. For a little while there, neither of our parents were very open to our relationship. Surprisingly, my family seemed to grow more comfortable with our relationship. My father had passed away before we got together so it was up to my mom to be the hard ass. She really was hard on her but more in the way that any mother would be towards a daughter-in-law, regardless of race. My wife is somewhat estranged from her family and what interaction we have with them is limited and pained at best. Family "get-togethers" are limited to her family OR my family. Our families do not interact because my family does not like the way her family treats her (neither do I for that matter). Sounds crazy doesn't it. It makes me happy to say that my mother is one of my wife's biggest supporters. Thanks for listening

D13

Yes there are...my bf is Asian (originally from Taiwan)...I was wondering the same thing, Love is Love...ha ha....

finally i found someone else asian on this site. lol my friend that incarcerated is asian but my sister is Laos nd her man is Black...he really nice and has grown accustomed to eating our foods and trying to learn the language

[/B]Well I'm a Native American 100% which is a rare find today. My hubby is a white man. It's no big deal here in Ohio. However, in Arizona where my tribe is - it is a big deal. My family liked him but when we walk around together people would stare at us a little. One because I didn't grow up on the Rez. so I stand out. Long dark hair, a lighter complexion and I love wearing high heels and fashionable clothes! So needless to say the Native men were not too keen on ol' white hubby. Lol Still, the elders were very kind and seemed happy for us. We make a nice looking couple ;-)

I'm Asian, korean-american and my SO is korean too. Is there anyone out here on this forum that is Korean with a SO/husband that is incarcerated?