How do you embrace their culture?

topic posted Sun, January 29, 2006 - 1:45 AM by  Dj
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What are some ways you embrace your partner's culture and they embrace yours? Have you made any sacrafices in doing this? I think making an effort and sharing cultures shows love and commitment toward one another.

My partner is Belizean, so I show a lot of my lovin' through cooking all kinds of Creole foods in addition to spending a lot of time in Belize and with his family.

My partner has shown his commitment to embracing my culture by converting to Judaism...when we lived in Belize his whole family came over for Hanukah (since I was probably the only jew in belize) and they recited hebrew blessings and ate lots of Jewish food.
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  • Re: How do you embrace their culture?

    Sun, January 29, 2006 - 8:11 AM
    Good question Dj. Spending time in Belize (Oh I’d embrace that with no problem lol). I’ve had thanksgiving with my girlfriend’s family a year ago. I was the only person of my race there but it was all good. The members of her family are all hard working people who seem to see character more than skin color. At least that’s the way they acted toward me. We actually have a lot of things in common so there wasn’t much of a “cultural divide” as there is in some interracial relationships. She likes all music including some country & western, I never was a big fan but I’ve come around to liking some C&W bands. She has no problems going to clubs were she is the only one of her race so it all evens out. Neither one of us is very religious so that’s not something we have to over come either.
  • Re: How do you embrace their culture?

    Sun, February 5, 2006 - 2:18 AM
    All you need to be is a HUMAN in the proper sense of the term with an open, uninhabited, receptive, understanding, acceptable, flexible, and compassionate mind, where your own individual desires and urges to, question, override, find faults when comparing the teaching of one culture with another, should not come to fore.
    Your deepest yearning for acceptance without question should be more predominant than hesitation and the fear for rejection. Remember to consider yourself the constant companion of the prevailing winds, but you should retain the power beneath to control it to take you to your desired destination.
    All the best of regards and wishes, May the Almighty guide you to reach your destination,
    JOE little India.
    • Re: How do you embrace their culture?

      Tue, February 14, 2006 - 6:34 AM
      I think that being in a interracial relationship itself requires that you are open and accepting not to your partner but the cultural differences that they have...each should learn from the other...that is what makes it special

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