I was stationed at Charleston AFB,South Carolina in the 444 FIS some 40 years ago! I detested that 'moth eat`en town'and I still do!By all means, move to Charleston!Take all the carpet munchers and hiney thumpers with you!
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Name : therocdoc24748, City : aurora, State : CO Country : United States, I have lived in South Carolina for 31 years and find that in the larger communities (Columbia, Charleston, Greenville) interracial couples are not a big issue. Here in Columbia, I've seen many interracial couples associated with Fort Jackson. I live in Columbia but work in a small town and find that folks in the smaller communities have more issues with this than the larger ones. I think that wherever you go in this country, a more metropolitan area will be more accepting. Charleston is a great city. Good luck!
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Name : Elaine25291, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Methodist, Age : 34, City : Columbia, State : SC Country : United States, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, Birds of a feather tend to fock together. People don't tend to notice ordinary relationships. I have been married for over 25 years to a lovely brown mixed race Panamanian lady. Most folks notice but if they say anything it's just curiousity. It may just me but it seems as if the people who do take the most notice are black or transplanted yankees. If you are a decent person and don't make big issues out of small stuff you should do just fine.
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Name : Greg21574, Gender : M, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 49, City : Memphis, State : TN Country : United States, Education level : Technical School, Social class : Middle class, I am a white male with a Mesxican/Native American wife. She is often mistaken for an African American due to her dark complexion. I have been with my wife for over ten years. I have only seen people staring at us about 5 or 6 times. Of those people, I don't really care about what they think. The only thing that has made me nervous is whether they may tamper with our food in resataurants, but there's nothing you can do about it so I try not to think about it.
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Name : Brook, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Christian, Age : 29, City : Memphis, State : TN Country : United States, Occupation : Casino Dealer, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, I just want to mention Asheville, NC. We are an interracial family and moved here when our children were in middle school. It's geographically in the southeast, but it's a far cry from southern ways, for the most part. It's very eclectic, diverse, artsy and in the beautiful mountains. I have seen many other interracial families here.
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Name : Kathy, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Unitarian, Age : 50, City : Asheville, State : NC Country : United States, Occupation : social work, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, I have found that Florida (namely Melbourne area) is one of the best places for my interracial family to visit. We like it so much there that we are planning to move there soon. Here in Tennessee, it can be very difficult at times for our family. The people here can be very cruel. (Black & White) As you may already know, Memphis, as well as the south,has earned itself a reputation for racially motivated agendas, etc. during the civil rights movement... and most of those things still hold true in today's society. Hope this tidbit of info has helped you out.
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Name : Crystal Beauregard, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Buddhist, Age : 24, City : Memphis, State : TN Country : United States, Occupation : Funeral Director / Embalmer, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, What know one hear has said is that they live in Charleston, SC. i HAVE LIVED HERE MY WHOLE LIFE AND i HAVE NEVER DATED A BLACK MALE, I AM AFRO LATIN, SO TO MOST I LOOK BLACK.I have never had problems, Charleston is a wonderful city and besides most people that live here are transfers from the north so you should do what you want to do.
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Name : Ebony25536, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Hispanic/Latino (may be any race), Religion : Catholic, Age : 28, City : Charleston, State : SC Country : United States, Occupation : THERAPIST, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Upper class, My mom is in a interracial relationship, and her boyfriend lives with us. I go out with them a lot, and they never get any stares or negative comments. In Memphis, it's very common to date interracially, I see it everyday.Maybe people were staring because you guys were a cute couple in love:)
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Name : Liz22830, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 21, City : Memphis, State : TN Country : United States, Occupation : Hairstylist, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Upper middle class, I am married to a black woman in Houston, Texas, and cant say I have ever seen a negative look. People tend to look more but not in a negative way. We get a lot of 'are you together' when we are in line, shopping, restaurant
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Name : James20876, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 42, City : Houston, State : TX Country : United States, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Upper class, I grew up in the South, and yes, there will be people who stare--there will also be people who stare wherever you go. However, any sizable city in the South, especially with military bases near by (so many interracial marriages there) and/or a healthy tourist/college population are going to be fine. Yes, you'll have to adjust to some people being a bit more closeminded than you are yourself, but I wouldn't say it's a 'bad choice' to move there. I would say, without hesitation, that it would be a 'bad choice' to move to certain small towns in the South, where interracial dating and marriage is so uncommon that even liberal, supportive people are going to stare at you, and where you and your husband might be in danger of more sever harassment. As a woman who has dated women and men in the South, I understand that some people value rebelling against social norms and setting a precedent, but the relationships that can withstand such outside abuse are few and far between. Hey, at least you're a *straight* interracial couple. *smiles*
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Name : Sarah, Gender : F, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 24, City : Winchester, State : VA Country : United States, Occupation : teacher, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Lower middle class, Move to Canada, I live there and I've never met a racist in my life. In fact, people with pure racial decent is pretty rare, well, at least at my age.
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Name : Samantha29422, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Asian/White, Religion : Atheist, Age : 13, City : Montreal, State : NA Country : Canada, Occupation : Student, Education level : Less than High School Diploma, Social class : Lower middle class, I had 32 years Army, and hear you. The problems you percieve are not confined to the south. My activities include on-line IR groups that are national and international. I have dated interacially as well, and am also from the midwest USA. While BM/WF relationships are common enough to draw little notice, WM/BF are less common. People act uncomfortable when exposed to unexpected situations. Working in social services, I have also noticed a reserved response from southern black males, that might be interpreted as fearful. My subjective opinion is that these men are waiting for the white man to say or show hostility or an unwanted expression of friendship, friendship based on the white guy talking down and lowering himself to their social level.
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Name : Chaz Shepard, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Baptist, Age : 52, City : Davenport, State : IA Country : United States, Occupation : Retired Army; now social services, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Lower middle class, I'm about as deep in the South as you can get! There are a fair number of interacial couples in my small (VERY SMALL) Alabama town, mostly local people. I am proud to report that most people have no problem whatsoever with interacial couples. At my age (56) I have seen a great deal of change in the last 10 years. I'm sure some people notice more than others, and there may be more of this than in other parts of the country, I can't really say. But I think most people would be surprised at the degree of acceptance.
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Name : Mike, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Christian, Age : 56, City : Fayette, State : AL Country : United States, Occupation : Retaired Consultant, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, Hi, I just came across your question. I grew up in Columbia, SC. I moved away when I was 15 (off to school) but visit my family there at least twice a year. My wife was born in Cambodia. She and I are both pretty conscious about people's reactions to seeing us together, especially with our children (2 and 6 years old). From whites, especially those older than us, we often get generic stares or double-takes, but it doesn't happen that often. Some whites (usually women it seems, and usually middle-aged) give us 'knowing' smiles, especially if we have our children with us. Kind of patronizing, but to me it's just a result of not much interaction with people unlike themselves. Incidentally, we ALWAYS get inquisitive stares from Asians. They always try to guess what my wife is (Filipina? Thai? Indonesian?). But we've never felt threatened or unwelcome. Not quite your situation because my wife isn't black, but I think Charleston, and Wilmington too, would be a great place to live.
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Name : Patton, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Episcopalian, Age : 34, City : Fairfax, State : VA Country : United States, Occupation : IT analyst, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, While there are a number of stereotypical rednecks here in Charleston, to the vast majority of us here, interracial couples are quite common. Many people from the northeast are flocking to the south and they are quite welcome, interracial or not. The weather here in the winter is great. Take your African American hand and grab your boyfriends Italian American hand and come on down!
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Name : Shawn28110, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Christian, Age : 37, City : Charleston, State : SC Country : United States, Education level : High School Diploma, Social class : Upper middle class, 
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