Being in an Interracial Relationship

Being in an interracial relationship for me personally is great because I get to explore and find out new thing that I never knew about. My boyfriend Mike and I have been together almost a year now, and everyday we learn something new about each other. There is a lot of great things about being in an interracial relationship, and then there is the not so great things. When Michael and I first started dating, I could sense within my family that certain people were jealous or they gave me looks of uncertainty. This made me feel really sad, and disappointed because, I thought of how my mom felt when she married my dad who is white. I thought of how closed minded people can be, even your own family members. Even with random people we pass by on the street, they also look at us confused or with the expression of "why are they together"? It really becomes tiresome and irritating. What I find out is, that mostly older people will have these expressions and reactions. In my head, I'm thinking this is 2015 why is there even a hint of racism and prejudice in the world, and then I remember it's not the world it's the people who live in the world, the ones who are still stuck in the past, either it's black or white, no grey area.

Through all the hate, and disapproval I do not let interfere with who I am in love with and will marry in the future. If I worried about what other think and do, I would be in the nut house. So I say love who you love, and to hell with the ones who don't like it, because at the end of the day, your happiness is all that matter, and shouldn't let anyone stop you from that.