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MATURE INTERRACIAL ROMANCE
WELCOME!
This group is about just what the title implies...Mature-Interracial-Romance. If you are single or in an interracial relationship or marriage, you are home.
Wishing you strength, peace and love,
Wanda
This group is about just what the title implies...Mature-Interracial-Romance. If you are single or in an interracial relationship or marriage, you are home.
Wishing you strength, peace and love,
Wanda
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OUR GUIDELINES
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING BEFORE JOINING:
Having crossed that invisible social barrier that many of us knew as a part of our youth, this group is for those of us who date or marry interracially. This group is about heterosexual ROMANCE AND LOVE. NO words of HATE, EPITHETS or RACIAL SLURS will be tolerated here. If you have a POLITICAL AGENDA, please join a politcal group or forum.
Wanda
Having crossed that invisible social barrier that many of us knew as a part of our youth, this group is for those of us who date or marry interracially. This group is about heterosexual ROMANCE AND LOVE. NO words of HATE, EPITHETS or RACIAL SLURS will be tolerated here. If you have a POLITICAL AGENDA, please join a politcal group or forum.
Wanda
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LONG DISTANCE RELATIONSHIPS
Four Secrets to Long-Distance Success
by Dana Vilbert
Does your relationship have what it takes to go the distance? Here are four ways to help ensure the miles don't come between your love.
The jury's still out on whether distance makes the heart grow fonder or of it's out of sight, out of mind, but one thing is clear — it's not easy to keep a long-distance relationship afloat, and it can sometimes take a little extra TLC to keep the spark alive.
1. Disagree, but Don't Argue
Listen to each other — disagree, but never argue," says Hear each other's point of view, and either reach a middle ground or just drop it."
2. Keep It Fresh
"Always act like the relationship is brand-new," By keeping it fresh it always seems like it is. Send each other cards and texts and gifts and talk several a day; the last being at bedtime so that there is an 'I love you' hanging in the air untila morning call."
3. Communicate Every Day
Talking every single day might be overkill in a normal relationship, but when you're long-distance, lack of communication can prey on insecurities. Reassure each other of your commitment with some kind of daily communication, whether it's a morning phone call or impromptu text messages and e-mails. It might feel tedious sometimes, but try not to let yourselves slack — it's important to keep each other up-to-date when you're not involved in the day-to-day of each other's lives.
4. Live Your Own Life
An ocean between two people has a tendency to add an intensity and urgency to the relationship that might not necessarily exist without the distance. Keep things in perspective, and be patient. It's important to talk about the future and keep the conversation going about your plans to eventually be in the same zip code, but don't push for a commitment before you're ready. And don't let your relationship consume you and get in the way of your daily life.
by Dana Vilbert
Does your relationship have what it takes to go the distance? Here are four ways to help ensure the miles don't come between your love.
The jury's still out on whether distance makes the heart grow fonder or of it's out of sight, out of mind, but one thing is clear — it's not easy to keep a long-distance relationship afloat, and it can sometimes take a little extra TLC to keep the spark alive.
1. Disagree, but Don't Argue
Listen to each other — disagree, but never argue," says Hear each other's point of view, and either reach a middle ground or just drop it."
2. Keep It Fresh
"Always act like the relationship is brand-new," By keeping it fresh it always seems like it is. Send each other cards and texts and gifts and talk several a day; the last being at bedtime so that there is an 'I love you' hanging in the air untila morning call."
3. Communicate Every Day
Talking every single day might be overkill in a normal relationship, but when you're long-distance, lack of communication can prey on insecurities. Reassure each other of your commitment with some kind of daily communication, whether it's a morning phone call or impromptu text messages and e-mails. It might feel tedious sometimes, but try not to let yourselves slack — it's important to keep each other up-to-date when you're not involved in the day-to-day of each other's lives.
4. Live Your Own Life
An ocean between two people has a tendency to add an intensity and urgency to the relationship that might not necessarily exist without the distance. Keep things in perspective, and be patient. It's important to talk about the future and keep the conversation going about your plans to eventually be in the same zip code, but don't push for a commitment before you're ready. And don't let your relationship consume you and get in the way of your daily life.
Color Blind
Ok so we are all modern and politically correct these days right?
So why do I keep running into people who still hold onto the idea that working, playing, shopping or even dating people of another color is fine until the subject of marriage arises??
So why do I keep running into people who still hold onto the idea that working, playing, shopping or even dating people of another color is fine until the subject of marriage arises??
Has It Happened to You Yet?
Bear with me if this topic has been raised here already.
But interracially, have you ever experienced being out with your partner and someone of the same race as them appeared to be offended by it, say maybe with a sharp tone or rude look? And if so, how did you grace through the situation?
But interracially, have you ever experienced being out with your partner and someone of the same race as them appeared to be offended by it, say maybe with a sharp tone or rude look? And if so, how did you grace through the situation?
The Bucket List
This will always be one of my top fav movies of all time.
The message is obviously about true friendship, maturing gracefully and what in your opinion is the next message in this movie?
The message is obviously about true friendship, maturing gracefully and what in your opinion is the next message in this movie?
Interracial Realtionships Increasing?
I have seen over the years, especially here in Sacramento, dramatic increases in interracial relationships and more apparently among younger people, as they are less concerned about social stigmas and more with refuting our generations apprehensions about the subject. A few years ago, MSNBC had a few things to say about it also. What are your views on this subject that remains still controversial in some areas of the country?
