With the rise of interracial couples and marriages, is there a higher tolerance for people having relationships outside of their race? But, how people respond to interracial couples is the topic of our Couples Chat.
As of 2014, the number of Americans who were in favor of different races marrying each other increased 24 percent from 2010, according to Pew Research Center. Judging by the stats, we’ve come a long way.
The number of people marrying outside of their race continues to grow, so multiracial families like ours are becoming more common. In 2013, a record-high 12% of newlyweds married someone of a different race, not including marriages between Hispanics and non-Hispanics.
My husband and I are fortunate that we haven’t faced many problems, but there have been moments when our relationship was called into question. I remember some people taking offense to us being together. There have also been the occasional racial hate spewed on the web, which made me angry. However, we refused to let ignorance affect us.
People respond to interracial couples in so many ways. My hubby and I discuss this subject a bit further in our Couples Chat.
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