You've heard the term "Down With The Swirl" many times I'm sure. As an interracially married woman, I hear it a lot. (I'm Black, my husband's white.) I am not down with the swirl despite our marriage and here's why. OMG Girls, I just found this in my drafts from FOUR. YEARS. AGO! (I didn’t edit it except to add gifs and links) I'm going to have to do a follow up to this soon! ------------------------------------- The worst pickup line I’ve ever received was from a middle aged ...
Fit Friday: Interracial Marriage Gym Drama Edition
Oy Let me tell you, first off I've become such a blogger, because I had a little scene happen at the gym, and my first thought was not: "omg that was some ignorant sh*t" it was more like: "omg I wish this happened before I did that damn interracial marriage post!" So John set up my account at this gym, right. So everything was under him. They told him that I would just need to come in with my ID and they'd link our accunts and I'd be all set. I hand the guy (that I've never ...
Interracial Marriage Q and A
Here are a few answers to questions I received after posting the last couple posts on the Interracial Marriage topic. Feel free to keep the questions coming. I'm happy to share my perspective. What made you decide to date outside of your race? Why do you only date white boys? (One person actually asked "Why don't you like black men?" LOL) Did you expect to marry John (or marry a white guy?) Do you and John have culture clashes? What made you decide to date outside of your race? I ...
Interracial Marriage: Reactions of Strangers – John’s Response
Here's what John had to say about yesterday's Interracial Marriage blog post. When they say women have better memories they are right. Guys just let stuff go. Or...maybe have bad memory=) The times Danielle remembered about our encounters with people who felt the need to go beyond staring were not in my immediate memory. After hearing them it helped jog it though. And I will even admit to egging on the black isrealite on the train. He said something which I could have let ...
Interracial Marriage: Reactions of Others
In the last interracial marriage blog post, me and John told you guys about the reactions from family and friends... Today we talk about the reactions from strangers. Some of the questions I've received in email (and in person from new-ish friends oddly enough) are: Do people think you two are not together when you go out? Do people say anything to you in public? What are people's reactions and how do you deal with it? Short answer: Yes. We get stared at sometimes. But honestly I ...