Would you be okay with your daughter dating a boy from a different race?

[Anonymous]

It just did not happen when I was growing up, and where I was growing up. It seems more prevalent now. Does your child date someone from a different race? Are you okay with it, honestly. Does it make a difference what the other race is (i.e., are you okay if it's one race, but not so okay if it's another)? Has your child ever asked you point blank what your feelings are on the issue?

[Anonymous]

I don't have any daughters, but I have sons...and I would be ok with them dating another race.

Before I married my husband, I dated outside my race. My brothers have as well and one of them even married outside his race.

My kids have not asked me about my feelings on this--they are too young to date now. But I know when they were younger and had "girlfriends" (like in pre-school class) sometimes those girlfriends were of a different race.

[Anonymous]

Yes. It would be okay.

[Anonymous]

What about informing yourself whether the boy in question is principled and respects your daughter?

I can't believe people are still asking these kinds of questions.
As a Eurasian, whose parents met and learned each others' language and customs, I'm offended.
Maybe I shouldn't be because this is just an inflammatory post.

[Anonymous]

Of course- I'd be okay with it.

[Anonymous]

The sense I get is that Asian-Caucasian dating is quite common, even trendy, and presents few, if any issues, among the white folk, although some of the FOB Asian parents have some discomfort with it.

[Anonymous]

Op would you be ok with your daughter dating another woman of a different race? How about a different religion?
You have no control over any of this so just relax and hope that whoever she falls in love with loves her just as much. Thats what matters.

[Anonymous]

It's totally fine with me. We have had a conversation about it because DCs best friend is AA and the parents only want their children to date/marry an AA (and a Christian one).

[Anonymous]

As long as she is happy I wouldn't mind.

[Anonymous]

DD is only 1. But I am originally from Silver Spring where that is the norm. So yes, I'm okay with it. Is it preferable? No. But I would totally be accepting of any guy she brought home. If she dated outside of her race, she'd be following in mommy's footsteps. How do you know if pizza is your favorite if you never try egg rolls, pupusas, curry, etc.?

[Anonymous]

What scares most is when they date someone from another socio economic background. Another language and culture can also be an obstacle. We are not jewish so I am opposed to her dating a jew. The religion strongly objects to it and she will just get hurt. I also want to keep her away from the middle east muslims, culture is too far into oppressing women. Her dating a poor student working his way thru college is OK, but she will never be enough to some trust fund baby. Those are wild

[Anonymous]

Sure why not? Is this my grandmother posting?

[Anonymous]

We are a biracial couple so yes, of course I would be okay with it. I would be way more concerned with whether or not the boy is a good student, kind, respectful, comes from a nice family (if he didn't I wouldn't be opposed, just more wary), etc. Race/religion don't matter to me, though I might have a problem if he were evangelical christian or extremely conservative Muslim.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are a biracial couple so yes, of course I would be okay with it. I would be way more concerned with whether or not the boy is a good student, kind, respectful, comes from a nice family (if he didn't I wouldn't be opposed, just more wary), etc. Race/religion don't matter to me, though I might have a problem if he were evangelical christian or extremely conservative Muslim.

Ditto.

[Anonymous]

PP (8:21) again -

after reading the above posts, I forgot that I would be concerned if DD was in a serious relationship with a muslim. That would really bother me.