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Subject:	Re: Inter-racial, Inter-religious, Inter-national relationships
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date:	Sat, 5 May 2001 14:14:54 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Bruce Schlickbernd writes: > They have extra added baggage, some of it silly, some of it serious > (inter-religious and kids, for example). Friends' disapproval will require > you to be prepared to win them over or jettison your friends or your love > interest. No trouble on that front. As far as I know all of my friends have totally no problems with it, and are being really supportive. Some of my acquintances are being a little funny about it, but then again, there's a reason why they're just acquintances and not friends. ;-) > Parental disapproval can make things tough (it's harder to > jettison them <g>). *hehehehehe*... sometimes I kinda wish I could. ;-) (Did I say that?!) Don't get me wrong, I love my parents and all, but they are being a bit hypocritical in this case. Just a *bit*. > Getting stared in public may be something you have to > get used to if it's inter-racial. <shaking head, sigh> That's just disgusting. Then again, I've gotten stared at in public for different reasons... and I don't think any of them justifies it. > Two strongly held religions (especially > if trained in traditional mutual animosity) is a tough combination. <nod> It's all very personal, since every person takes their beliefs and/or religion in different ways. > All these things can be overcome. But realistically, they are just one more > thing to trip over. An understanding and supportive family that respect > your decisions is the best thing to have in these kind of situations. Whoops.. I musta lost that somewhere in the process. I don't wanna get into details, but the first thing my mom said was "We'll just make him covert". So much for supportive, right? -Shiri

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		Re: Inter-racial, Inter-religious, Inter-national relationships
(...) Yes and no. One can carry it to rude proportions quite easily (especially those with a sour expression on their face), but honestly, people tend to look at things out of the ordinary. They aren't trying to be rude, it's just different, so they (...) (24 years ago, 7-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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		Re: Inter-racial, Inter-religious, Inter-national relationships
(...) They have extra added baggage, some of it silly, some of it serious (inter-religious and kids, for example). Friends' disapproval will require you to be prepared to win them over or jettison your friends or your love interest. Parental (...) (24 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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