Do your parents get a bit uneasy if you date outside your race?

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Do your parents get a bit uneasy if you date outside your race?

Mixed race relationships is quite common these days but what do your parents think about it?
Even if they know that you are dating outside your race later after you tell them, do you feel that they had :eek:

expression when you told them for the first time?

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Reply 1

effofex

Well - it depends on the racial group surely? If the racial group which you are from has a recent history of violence with the racial group which your prospective partner is from then it could pose a few problems.

e.g. (German male & English female; Chinese male & Japanese female; Israeli male & Egyptian female; Indian male and Portuguese female; Iraqi male and Iranian female, etc, etc.).

Reply 2

slavetosociety

Original post by effofex

I meant in general.

Reply 3

d123

I really don't see them caring. My mum was essentially trying to set me up with a guy outside my race once, not that I liked him. They really wouldn't care either way I think.

Reply 4

rei dos reis

Don't care as long as they're not black.

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Reply 5

Ich Dien

Original post by effofex

German male & English female.

My mums German, shes had one Scottish and one English husband.

And we dont live in Cyrodill for christ sake. Its modern times....

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Reply 6

effofex

Original post by slavetosociety

I meant in general.

But it wouldn't really be 'in general' since each person in each racial group may have differing attitudes to people of specific other racial groups depending on historical injustices etc., rather than one 'generic' attitude.

Reply 7

Drewski

Well, I am of the human race.

If I started dating a horse or chimpanzee I might expect my parents to have words with me.

Reply 8

LaughingBro

Original post by slavetosociety

In before the loser pretending to be Asian: Mr Smurf.

Reply 9

js374

My parents are a bit narked that I am in a relationship with a muslim. Don't think they care about the race but religion is a big thing for them. After 4 1/2 years I think they have either given up caring or at least stopped trying to effect it.

Reply 10

Dharp

Indian guy, English girl. My mum had a heart attack when i told her and kept going on about how we had ruined me with the english culture, Dad was fine with it till he walked in on us .....

Reply 11

SchadenfreudeDude

My parents, and the local authorities I imagine, would be quite disapproving if I was to date outside the human race.

I will not date an Orc.

I will not date an Orc.

Reply 12

slavetosociety

Original post by SchadenfreudeDude

My parents, and the local authorities I imagine, would be quite disapproving if I was to date outside the human race.

I will not date an Orc.

I will not date an Orc.

Dating an elf wouldn't be too bad :sexface:

Reply 13

Nizzay!

Yes, my parents will feel uneasy about me dating outside my race. To be fair, I only date people in my race (South Asian), but if a fine black gyal came my way, I wouldnt say no to her either. :teehee:

Reply 14

FloatOn

India and Portugal have a recent history of violence? :confused:

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Reply 15

RahRah09

My mom doesn't like me dating white people.

Joking, we're mixed race ourselves. She just wants me to date someone who's good enough for me. Of course, according to mommy, nobody is. But she's my mom, she's bound to say that.

Reply 16

Persephone9

I'm mixed race, so I can't see it being a huge issue.

Reply 17

effofex

Original post by FloatOn

India and Portugal have a recent history of violence? :confused:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese-Indian_War

When the Indian army walked into Portuguese-owned Goa.

Reply 18

boba

my parents wouldn't care about someone of a different race they would be uneasy if it was someone really religious though so they might want to know if that was the case. say if they were asian ask if they were strict muslim or from south america strict christian.

Reply 19

username652226

I'm asian, and my boyfriend is white. My parents would go CRAZY if they knew, but that's becuase their bigots and racist. My boyfriends parents are a little aprehensive about it (we think it's becuase I'm a muslim) but they don't say anything.