Do interratial marriages work?

[nisha1010]

I was married to an egyptian but it didnt work out.  But I see a lot of chinese girls/women going out with african/american men nowadays...I wonder what happens - do they stay together till the end

[Falconer02]

I think we're at a point in our sophisticated society to rename this thread "Do marriages work?" 

[sdecaro558]

Do marriages work?  Of course they do, depending on the maturity and manner in which the couple leads their lives.  It's all about trust and honesty in a relationship.  If the relationship works based on that, I would say the marriage would work.  That being said, interracial marriages work.  They just come with their own specific set of challenges that other marriages may not have.

I don't think marriage itself is irrelevant in our society.  I think society and people have changed in such a way that it makes marriages more challenging and end in divorce far more often.

[DanielKorycki]

I don't see any reason why a marriage between two interracial people couldn't work.

[tartarsauce2008]

Everyone is individualized. I, for one, am dating an African-American (who is also of a Hispanic descent). It works out for us, but it may not work out the same way for others. It's more about the clashing of the two cultures; it IS East meets West, you know...

[footemama]

I agree with sdecaro558. There is definitely an additional set of challenges but there is no reason why an interracial marriage couldn't (and doesn't) work as well as any marriage between two people with a similar ethnic background.

With the sorry state of affairs of the divorce rate these days I highly doubt that if you pulled the statistics it would show that interracial couples have a higher than 50% divorce rate. Personally I believe that it is probably much lower than that given that you would have to be VERY sure of what you want if you are going to be dealing with judgmental people all the time and let's face it, it can be very difficult for interracial couples.

[ULuvCeCe]

I don't think race has anything to do with if the marriage is going to work or not. It's going to be about the individuals and their attitudes within the relationship. Anymore the only thing that is guaranteed to work 100% is not getting married at all!

[mh874892]

If both people are willing to compromise and work together to make the marriage work, then it should. Customs and traditions may not be able to be followed completely, but that's the case with any marriage.

[nisha1010]

i think its the way people are raised - its different in different cultures and most of the time men dont want to make any changes its women who have to change - and thats when the problems start

[healthfreedom]

Yes they do. But, when they don't, it's society around the interacial marriage that doesn't work.

[torch71]

I don't think race would be a determining factor in whether a marriage would succeed or fail. The character, beliefs of each individual more a factor in all marriages.

[brebrelewis28]

 :heart:I think it works out if you wont it to my sister and her husband have been married 16yrs shes black and his white they have 4 kids and there both loving life togther i think some people are just dumb when it comes to somethings but alot of people have learned to just ignore the dumb things in life.

[hagancouple]

it works for us im asian and my husband is white i don't think there something to do of what race you came from

[Valerie1979]

i think it depends on the couple.
i am white -- married to an African man.... i was MADLY attracted to black men when I was dating and single.... didn't seem to go out with anyone else much or if I did I didn't seem to be as interested.
we have been married now nearly 5 years -- we have challenges-- JUST as ALL marriages!!!
We go get comments from some people outside our marriage, and at first even our families, but we didn't care about any of that and we have been just fine.
we have 1 child so far and I do like that he has the diversity in his family- but we also realize that in some parts of the country he may not be as well accepted as he is here.

[Kiki1992]

I think we're at a point in our sophisticated society to rename this thread "Do marriages work?" 

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