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Old 08-24-2011, 07:42 PM
 
Location: Parts Unknown, Northern California
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How is this History?
Maybe we're supposed to be talking about Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson.
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Old 08-24-2011, 08:17 PM
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I guess we can't really disapprove of history
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Old 08-24-2011, 09:20 PM
 
Location: Brisbane
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Im a white guy married to Korean Immigrant, the 6 year history of our relationship has being packed full of cultural misunderstandings, language problems, learning and ultimatly love.

Perhaps we are creating history right now?

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Old 08-25-2011, 05:12 AM
 
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How is this History?
Hmmmmmmmm.....Let's see, I'm the product of a mixed marriage, and I'm 73, which makes me almost history. Does this help?
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Old 08-25-2011, 05:15 AM
 
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At a minimum, it cuts down on the likelyhood of in-breeding. In the animal world, mixed breeds are hardier and more even tempered than pedigreed pure-breds. Just an observation...
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Old 08-25-2011, 05:19 AM
 
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Im a white guy married to Korean Immigrant, the 6 year history of our relationship has being packed full of cultural misunderstandings, language problems, learning and ultimatly love.

Perhaps we are creating history right now?
Welcome to the club (I'm white; wife's Asian). We've been enjoying all of that for over 30 years now.
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Old 08-25-2011, 05:40 AM
 
Location: Metro Washington DC
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For your sake, I would hope that part of the rest of the story is future.
Well, we have 20 years of HISTORY together with no end in sight.
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Old 08-25-2011, 08:37 AM
 
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Welcome to the club (I'm white; wife's Asian). We've been enjoying all of that for over 30 years now.
But are you of different nationalities? You could have different skin tones or ethnicity while coming from the same country.
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Old 08-25-2011, 08:50 AM
 
Location: Living on the Coast in Oxnard CA
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I am white and my wife is a loveley Latina. Her family is from Mexico. Many of our friends have mixed marriages. Here are some of the couples we spend time with

Mexican woman and African American man

Korean Woman and Mexican man

Philipine Woman and Mexican man

African American woman and White man (2 couples that we know)

Hawaiian woman and white man

Samoan Woman and white man

Samoan woman and Mexican man
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Old 08-26-2011, 07:56 AM
 
Location: Sierra Vista, AZ
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Im a white guy married to Korean Immigrant, the 6 year history of our relationship has being packed full of cultural misunderstandings, language problems, learning and ultimatly love.

Perhaps we are creating history right now?
The Army issued me a Korean wife 48 years ago and I've still got mine.
Good luck
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