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Hi, my name is Reka Morvay, I'm a psychologist and I'm going to talk to you today about understanding
interracial relationships. Interracial relationships may not be as unusual today as they were back
in the 50's for example. Interracial couples still may face some difficulties from their
family, from their friends, and from the social environment in general. So what are some of
these difficulties, and how can you overcome them? For example, you have to be prepared
that as an interracial couple, you will face some of these problems. Being naive and thinking
that you will never encounter any of these will leave you unprepared for dealing with
them when they do affect your relationship. How to deal with resistance for example from
your partners family, this is a very sensitive issue and you need to be able to sit down
and talk to your partner and try to anticipate whether or not this will be a problem in their
family. Dealing with criticism from the general society, or being sensitive to the other person's
culture, is also very important. We all come from different cultural backgrounds, and don't
make the mistake of assuming that you understand the other person's background just because
you have some information about their culture. Try to always be sensitive to the problems
and difficulties that your partner might be facing.