When Robyn (White) was dating a Latino man, she didn’t get a flack for it. But when she married a Black man, there was humiliation and, in one instance, physical violence. Friends abandoned her and her father disowned her. According to a Washington Post article on interracial marriage far more Black/White interracial couples believe that [...]
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Archive for November, 2008
Is “life harder” for some interracial combos?
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008Pregnancy risks in Asian-White couples
Monday, November 3rd, 2008The risk of having pregnancy complications such as gestational diabetes, low birth weight or Cesarean delivery, differs among various ethnic groups, studies have shown. Researchers at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital and the Stanford University School of Medicine, looking at interracial couples, Asian-White couples in particular, say that this interracial combo may face a higher risk [...]
Fear of Intimacy versus Commitment
Saturday, November 1st, 2008Fear of intimacy is different than fear of commitment. You can be married and not know your partner emotionally, intellectually, or spiritually. In fact, loneliness in marriage is more difficult than being lonely as a single person or widow. Marital loneliness springs from fear of intimacy in one or both partners. What causes this phobia and what can be done to prevent or stop it?
Black, white & read in America?
Saturday, November 1st, 2008Many of you may have heard of or seen the series “Black in America” hosted by Soledad O’Brien and aired this summer on CNN. It was broken down into categories like Black Women and Family, Black Men and the King assassination. The topic of interracial dating and marriage even came up. Do you think that [...]
Why men cheat…again
Saturday, November 1st, 2008Birds do it, bees do it and apparently 1 in 3 men do it. It’s not even a shocking revelation any more. But why? Is there anything that we as women can do to prevent it? Are we destined to live our lives with cheatin’ men? Not that women don’t do their fair share of [...]
Love Knows no Color or Age
Saturday, November 1st, 2008Some would say that young love is just that; immature, uncertain, under-developed emotions that stir participants into blind and reckless behavior. This could be an taken as a generalization or stereotype, neither of which reflect one’s ability for rational thought while in love. But when has love ever been rational or logical? How many times [...]
