| Beenthere |
Posted
on 15-Aug-01 01:13 PM
Inter-racial marriages require too much energy. When you are young, you have the energy of youth to convince yourself that can make it work against all odds. There is even an element of thrill and challenge in doing something that is different.
With time however, the energy fades, the magic and novelty of the relationship wears off, the physical/sexual attraction loses its lustre, and then, the relationship must depend on something deeper to sustain itself. I am not just talking about understanding and supporting one another and all that jazz. Instead, both the husband and the wife must share enough common threads that will bind and keep them together. Because as you grow older, issues such as religion, cultural identity, language, skin color, bi-cultural children, ever-changing personal values, sense of belonging, and ethnic roots will rear their complex heads and make you ask, "Did I do the right thing? Were my parents right after all?"
Personally, I don't think it's worth it.
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