I’m sure there’s some of us out there that are either in interracial relationships, live in an area that’s predominantly white, or both.

How do you guys go about your daily lives while...(cont)

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Can't we all just get along. Hell, on the day John Singleton dies we're still beefing with each other, Black Accountants in the Hood style.
Personally, I've got no issue with one of us asking the rest of us for some advice. If we can't trust in each other, who can we go to? My guess is we've all been through or are going through similar situations of 'fitting in' in several different ways and even if we don't necessarily feel we need advice, it's nice to have someone to vent to. So yeah, keep it coming.

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And yeah, I fit the bill as well. First generation college grad. Most in the family blue collar. Only black person in my office.
... and yeah, married to someone of the Caucasian persuasion.
(even though I don't feel I should have to qualify myself, I've dated all types of women and always thought I'd marry someone that looked like my mom or my sister, but you fall for who you fall for).

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You just go about it. This notion of being confused with life because people are different is a bit baffling. Everyone is different, that’s the beauty of humans. You go about your daily life living it the best way you can. Find commonalities to build relationships where you can and use your differences to bring perspective when you can.

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Please take your interracial relationship issue to some other online group for losers. This is a group for black professionals giving back to their community and trying to empower our black youths to succeed. This isn’t a group for people that are more interested in being acceptable to other races.

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Wow AA1 you’ve lost it. People who think like you truly make me sad. You’re making extremely broad and scary assumptions about someone and their life that you have no possible way of knowing. Your closed mindedness will hold you back in whatever you do I guarantee it. I hope you gain some perspective. You can love yourself as a black person while at the same time not lashing out at others who live a different lifestyle than you...

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being a “tweener” in the sense that you’re a clear outsider with your colleagues, neighbors, etc. but back home (if you’re living out of state like me) your family is much more different than you are and lives a completely different lifestyle.

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