17 February 2010 ~ Comments

Should You See Race When Dating?

Should You See Race When Dating?

Have you ever thought about dating someone with a different racial or cultural background? Maybe you saw her in a salsa dance lesson and thought to yourself: “Wow, now she is hot, I would like to date her”. Or maybe someone approached you in Match.com (affiliate link) and you soon found out his race was different, but you thought: “Well, what the heck, why not try it”.

But soon after you thought about it or begun dating, you started thinking about what role will your racial and cultural differences play in your relationship…

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03 June 2009 ~ Comments

Interracial and Intercultural Relationships: Can Love Overcome All Differences?

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“So, can love really overcome all our differences?” I was asked this question by my friend who has faced some challenges in her intercultural relationship.

Let’s face it. Achieving success in relationships today is harder than ever, whether you are in an intercultural relationship or not. Why? Mainly because our expectations or reasons for having intimate relationships have fundamentally changed. It used to be that men and women formed relationships mainly to survive as a family unit. All that had to be done for a relationship to work was…

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