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We are in a mixed nationality marriage. It's all about loving each other and being opened to each other's differences. I have never regretted that I didn't marry a man from my country. I enjoy my husband's traditions and he enjoyes mine. He even watches old Russian movies with me with subtitles.
I love how these new 1-2 post posters come here and start threads like this but give no indication as why they ask these questions or give us their thoughts and views on the topic. Like when people post threads that go like "What do you think of .......blah blah blah....? Discuss".
It can but it's probably one of the most difficult type of relationships to work with. Aside from the obvious for potential conflict, usually the both of you primarily have the majority of your close family in another country. Generally speaking one of you will be geographically closer to their family than the other person is to theirs.
One example was with my French GF a while back. While most of my close family lived 100 miles away from where we were living; all of her family was in France and it use to weigh pretty heavily on her, even enough to make her move back there.
I agree with the bolded. Cultural differences on how to raise a family, spend money, treat relatives etc can sometimes be too much. It takes a lot of love, understanding and compromise to be successful in these types of unions... much more than in regular unions.
The idea that problems arising from cultural differences is caused by "closed-minded" behavior is idiotic. If someone has fundamental differences in belief, custom and action, there will always be conflict. Relationships are difficult enough without having to worry about things like what language you're going to speak or what religion you're going to raise your kids as.
Of course, I'm "close-minded". I suppose that's a derogatory way of saying "pragmatic".
I love how these new 1-2 post posters come here and start threads like this but give no indication as why they ask these questions or give us their thoughts and views on the topic. Like when people post threads that go like "What do you think of .......blah blah blah....? Discuss".
Are you sure that you love it? Do you love it a lot? How much? I'm not convinced.
I've been with people of different cultural backgrounds and ethnicity, but never with someone from a different country. There's really not enough info....
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