Interracial Dating

[TeaLeaf]

Hey guys!
I just want to know what your opinions are on interracial dating. =)

I think it's great for two people with different cultures to come together because of the bond of LOVE. <3 hahaha...
I know my parents wouldn't mind if I took home a guy with a different ethnicity...just as long as he was a good person who would take really good care of me. I haven't gone looking for that special someone yet...but I know that his ethnicity doesn't matter. I don't have to be with a guy who's also Viet. =D

But there ARE people who are against it...
For instance, a girl fell in love and married an Asian guy...and her father said to her, "Is it hard for me to ask for WHITE grandchildren?" :-O
So yeah, please post your opinions and share any stories!!! ^_^

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[solong2010]

I think interracial dating is perfectly fine and its becoming more common with Asians nowadays, but I'm just old-fashioned myself and want to marry an Asian man.

I think its great for two cultures to come together, and their child would be very cultured (and cute! hahaha). But I tend to notice that when Asians marry Caucasians, the Asian traditions are slowly washed away. The couples will probably go through a lot of obstacles along the way, but in the end their love will be strong. I'm attracted to Asian men, and have more in common with them, but maybe a non-Asian will knock me off my feet xD

I've talked to my mom about what would happen if I were to fall in love with a Caucasian, and she said it wouldn't matter as long as the guy loves me and takes care of me, but I have this feeling that she's totally against it. I think she only said it since she knows me, and I love my Asian men xD I don't dare talk about dating with my dad, so I don't know his views. His only two sisters both married white men, and their lives didn't turn out too great (I'm not blaming them or anything) and the things he says are just O.O.

[oakie]

I gave up dating asian women long ago. mostly personal stuff that resulted in bad experiences. as far as pleasing my family, i've become a little too old to care at this point. do i avoid asian women? nah... got a lot of friends that are, though i would never date any of them. i have my biases based on personal experiences, but i wouldnt ever impose my own issues upon someone else as they should feel free to be with who they want to be.

would i ever date an asian woman again? maybe... but they have a much higher standard to have to live up to in my mind, again, based on my previous experience. but beyond that, i've hooked up with women of different colors and dont have an issue. it's all based on the level of connection you have with that person, nothing more, nothing less. if your determination for a connection is based solely on their skin, that's pretty shallow.

[chuchux6]

Maybe I'm being too politically correct but I guess intercultural dating would be more accurate. Anyways, there's actually been discussion on the topic and of adoption issues that are similar. I saw some Youtube videos of half-Asians and adoptees dealing with stuff like identity issues and discrimination. That said, I remember watching CNN and there was a study that said 3rd generation of immigrants basically no longer spoke the ancestral language (among losing the culture). Being Asian in America is an experience on its own, so I want my child, no matter whether they're mixed or not, to grow up speaking the language (even though I'm really bad at it) and with the culture.

I think that's a really good point to enforce in relationships like that, too many people choose to be 'whitewashed' and reject their heritage, sometimes they think it'll help their children assimilate better.