Question 1: Do you ever feel cultural differences restricting the progression of the relationship?
Response: Yes, because with me being a Black man and she being a White woman, we come from two different worlds. I am not completely accustomed to her ways and vice versa. The way I live is not suitable to her family and her culture, so at times, it creates an issue that we have to find a way to fix. The differences slows the progression of our relationship, but it doesn't stop it. It is a sacrifice you make because you love them.
Question 2: Do you think it's possible to love freely in an interracial relationship?
Answer: I think it is possible, but like I said, before there are just some differences you have to work through. Any relationship will have its differences, but that shouldn't be what stops the love, the way the person treats you.
Question 3: Does race actually matter?
Answer: Race does matter, because there are some cultural differences that may take some getting used to, but you learn to overlook that because you love them. Race will always exist, but it shouldn't play such a heavy role in something that involves two people getting to know each other.
Question 4: People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them, what does that mean to you being in an interracial relationship?
Answer: It means that people can't let go of the old, because they are uncomfortable with the new. Judgment enhances a relationship, it may not seem normal, but it pushes boundaries and allows things to flow. People chose to stay where they know so things never change, but if things never change, a lot of people would never have the opportunities they have today. I don't love her because it is acceptable, I love her because of her. It is what you make it until you let other people make it what they want it to be.
