How to Tell Your Parents You Are Dating Someone From Another Religion Or Race
Wouldn't that be really scary?
Imagine going home one day and telling your parents that you've fallen in love and are planning on getting married. Now that would be really great news for you and the family, only for one thing though...
The person you want to marry is from another religion, race or that they're an atheist?!
What actually made me think of this question is that recently in the news, I have seen a lot of news about inter-racial and inter-religious marriage
Sometimes personal experiences or outright prejudice make parents refuse their children dating, not even marrying someone who's not from their race or religion.
If you are in this situation, what do you do? Here's a few suggestions:
1. Tell them on time
Your parents need to know on time that you dating someone from another religion or race so that before you actually get married, they'll have gotten used to the fact. Simply arranging to get married and springing a surprise on your family will make them kick against your idea and spoil your plans.
2. Be ready to stick to your guns
Yes. This one is important.
Its your life and how you rum it is best known for you. If you love that someone and your family wont accept him/her, yet you want them anyway, be ready to insist. It helps if already in your home you are seen as hotheaded and insistent.
So you have to brave the consequences and follow your heart, not your head. It won't be easy though.
Those people who are not like us are considered to be the dregs of humanity that are "unclean". It is not rightly so. We are all one and anyone ought to date or marry anyone they see fit.
So go for love as long as it's true. It always wins.
To those of you who are religious and racist, would the introduction of a future son or daughter in law who's 'not as they ought to be' be worse than the worst that's ever happened in your life already? It cant possibly be.
So chill and give these two young people a chance at making good with love.
(c) 2008. Femi Omopari-Iwa is a dating expert. His advice goes straight to the heart and hits home where it should. To read his other scintillating articles, visit his blog at http://www.commonsensedating.com
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Added: July 2, 2008
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