interracial datingThe term ‘interracial dating’ has always confused me. I’ve always thought it should mean dating a person from another country than the one in which you were born. However, most take interracial dating to mean dating somebody whose skin is a different color, even though both partners were born in the same country.
In my experience, dating somebody from another country is more difficult than dating somebody of a different color. When each half of a couple comes from a different country, they sometimes have conflicting expectations and cultural beliefs, and this can make things difficult. The only difficulty with interracial dating in which each lover is a different color is the judgment of people outside the relationship. Members of your family, for example, may disapprove of interracial dating and cause problems.
I once dated a British born man whose father was from the Yemen. One of my aunts (by marriage not blood) made an unkind and prejudiced remark about him. I laughed in her face and called her a moron. Frankly, my aunt is an unkind, ignorant woman whose opinion means absolutely nothing to me. I‘ve found that people with a prejudiced point of view of interracial dating are usually not worth worrying about.