[Bella23324]

Have you ever been in a friendship or romantic relationship with someone outside of your race and ended up hiding it from certain family and friends because you were concerned about their reactions?

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Name : Bella23324, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Afro-Caribbean, Religion : Christian, Age : 31, City : Washington, State : DC, Country : United States, Occupation : Administrative Assistant, Education level : Technical School, Social class : Middle class, 

[Sallie28526]

Bella, I am over 40, was raised in a very racist, bigoted household, and have just now realized if I meet a black man who has the same interests that I do, I am going for it!

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Name : Sallie28526, City : Fairfield, State : CT, Country : United States, 

[S.S.]

Yes, Absolutely. I have hidden many a white man from my family until I met one I planned to marry. Sometimes it’s not worth the hassle if you don’t know it’s going to last, but you may have more allies than you think if you are true to yourself and everyone who cares about you is aware you are pursuing your own happiness. Yeah, some may say it’s done out of shame, but sometimes we gotta keep the waters smooth for as long as possible.

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Name : S.S., Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Catholic, Age : 32, City : Raleigh, State : NC, Country : United States, Occupation : Educator/Trainer, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

[Jennifer31060]

I’ve dated several men who were of a different race than me – I married one of them. I’ve never hidden these relationship. I believe that inter-racial relationships are fine and if anyone has a problem with it, then that’s their problem, not mine.

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Name : Jennifer31060, Gender : F, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 29, City : San Jose, State : CA, Country : United States, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

[Shu27992]

Nope.

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Name : Shu27992, Gender : F, Race : Black/African American, Age : 19, City : Rosslyn, State : VA, Country : United States, Occupation : Student, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Upper middle class, 

[Wayne24388]

No. My family generally knows I will not tolerate their approval or disapproval of who I choose to date. Those who don’t are in for a rude awakening if they happen so tell me they don’t approve of some woman I’m dating because she’s white (or just not black). I mean, “Did I ask for their approval? When I want it I’ll beat it out of you,” would probably be my response. I actually expect this to happen eventually. But the non-black women I have dated have never met my family. The relationship didn’t go that far — and not always by my choice.

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Name : Wayne24388, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Baptist, Age : 43, City : Parsippany, State : NJ, Country : United States, Occupation : marketing, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

[Tiffany]

In my expierence I have only dated 1 white guy. He was scared to introdue me to his mother and his fathr was not as open as my family. I did not want to continue to feel uncomfortable in my relationship, so I decided to terminate it. (Besides there is nothing like a black man) I cannot see myself having to hide my personality, heritage, looks, and relationships in order to gain acceptance. Our relationship did not last long, but I am glad I stood up for what I believe in. If you have to hide your true self, then you are going to be your true self to others.

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Name : Tiffany, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Biracial, Religion : Baptist, Age : 24, City : Louisville, State : KY, Country : United States, Occupation : Student, Sale Rep, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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