Studies show that in interracial relationships, “racial minorities seek to be respected and seen as competent more than Whites do, whereas Whites seek to be liked and seen as moral more than racial minorities do.” Apparently this is because of representations of whites as racist and racial minorities as “unintelligent” (not my words). This conclusion [...]
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Archive for July, 2010
Do people date interracially to prove a point?
Thursday, July 29th, 2010Bashing your husband slowly kills marriages
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010Some habits that destroy marriages have got nothing to do with infidelity, partying, staying out late or the typical bad behavior. And bad-mouthing your husband is one of them. This habit is like bacteria that are resistant to medication; it can slowly infect a marriage to its sudden death. The thing is; it usually starts [...]
Is Your Picture Perfect?
Sunday, July 25th, 2010Some marriage rules are meant to be broken
Friday, July 23rd, 2010Ever wondered what the person who coined some marriage rules was thinking or maybe not thinking at the time? “Couples should work out every disagreement calmly; couples should do stuff together” Say that again?!! If you think about it, some of these rules can literally massacre your marriage. Psychotherapist and author of Why Did I [...]
Black couple give birth to a blue-eyed blonde
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010I don’t whether to say someone got played or in the spirit of multiculturalism call this a miracle of some sort. Britain’s tabloids have gone to the moon and back with the story of a white baby girl – with blonde curls and blue eyes – who was born to a black Nigerian couple, Ben [...]
Do you feel awkward about your interracial relationship?
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010When looking at interracial dating and which ethnic group is for or against it in general, we always bring in the gender aspect to it and the interracial combination of the interracial couples – say black men are for black men white women relationships; Asian women prefer Asian women-whit e men relationships… The other day [...]
Can you forgive unconditionally?
Friday, July 16th, 2010For any relationship to survive, forgiveness is critical. One thing I have observed is how people forgive on condition that … Forgiveness is conditioned on better future behavior. As a child, saying sorry was the cure for all sins committed – that is the perception we were given anyway. But now the word sorry does [...]
Is Honesty the Best Policy?
Thursday, July 15th, 2010Do dating sites make people seem superficial?
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010I came across the video below on the New York Times blog, Economix. And when I read the paragraph:“Maybe online dating sites don’t reveal people’s despicable superficiality; they exaggerate it, because superficial characteristics are the easiest, and some case only available, qualities to search for” I had to watch it in order to understand where [...]
Exploring Asian-white interracial romance
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010More and more research is being done into Asian women marrying white men.
