Any interracial couples out there? :)

We are! I'm Puerto Rican and my husband is black. There was some culture shock am sure on both ends in the beginning but now we've been together so long that everything is pretty normal to us. DH has even worked on his Spanish so much that he can understand pretty much everyone in my family EXCEPT my grandma, for some reason she always gets him. I think is the words she uses and her tone.

I have to say I wouldn't change our relationship for anything in the world! I feel very lucky that our families were so accepting of us.

Tyra: I'm sorry to hear that! D: I was talking with my FH about this sort of thing some time ago and we really have never felt people judged us or looked at us strange or anything. For whatever reason, I think most people (atleast in our area of Denver, CO) really have no issue with seeing an asian/white couple. It seems though that the interracial couples that get the most flak are black/white couples which is just so unfortunate. D: It's the 21st Century people!

Funny, I almost scrolled by this post, 'cause I still don't really think of us as "interracial" -- I mean, we are, I guess, but I don't often think of him as Chinese-American (I'm your typical Euro-American white girl). I just think of him as him. We have run into a few cultural issues here and there, mostly to do with his family, but nothing we couldn't handle.

LOL! I feel the same really. The only time I am reminded is when I say his name (Huy) to people and they look at me like <___< and say "say that again?"

DH is Latino, I'm Caucasian. :-) I didn't have too much culture shock really; well except for when I visited his home country and met his family, just language barrier; they are soo nice though I love them!..DH and I need to speak Spanish more! He's fluent in English so it's just easier to stick with that all the time.

I am black and FH is white. I was raised quasi-Catholic (by that I mean very lapse with just enough to get me through confirmation) and FH is Jewish. So we are all "inter" but no major culture shocks. I am studying Judaism and we will b raising the kids Jewish. Both of our parents are very accepting. I don't think I have ever thought of our relationship as different. Our wedding will be primarily a secular wedding but FH did want to break the glass and I liked the chuppah so we will be having that.

I am dominican/venezuelan/haitian and DH is white.

I think DH was probably a little culture shocked n=because we have so many different traditions. But since he is in the coast guard, he's traveled a lot so it had not been bad

he's very good about respecting and honoring my traditions

And like 98% of my family speaks English, so we're good!

H is Indian and I'm Caucasian. My family didn't really have an issue; I've generally dated guys of all different backgrounds so it wasn't a surprise. I would say it took a little time for his family (all back in India) to get on board out of fear that I would keep their only child in the U.S., but once they came here and we spent time together, it was all good. We're in a metropolitan area so while we get some looks from strangers, it's overall an area with lots of "mixed" couples/families.

I am Native American (believe it or not) and FH is Puerto Rican. I like to call myself the white skinned Indian. When I was born if you were a quarter or more Native American you had to register as such with your tribe. I'm a quarter Pima but also a mixed of other things like French, Irish and so on. FH spent his early years in Puerto Rico and came to Wisconsin when he was 11 or 12.

Another one here. As you can see from my pic I'm black and FH is white. I've dated just about every race/ethnicity out there. For us we've had no culture shock. He has a son that's half black, so his family didn't have any issues. I've dated so much interacially I think my parents were at a point that they'd be more surprised if I'd actually bring home a black man.

Me too! I am white and FH is black and white! We didnt really have too much shock here but then again we grew up together and have been in each others families with no problems of acceptance since 7th grade! It's so good to see so many interracial couples! He has 6 brothers and one sister and 5 out of the six brothers are married and when we are all together it's so funny to see such a variety! we love it!!!

One more here! I'm black and FH is Peruvian but raised in the US. We have been together for 6 years, but there was a little culture shock at the beginning I think. Mostly was due to the fact that I have a traditional southern family and his is peruvian, but we also got weird looks and comments sometimes when we lived in FL. Both of our families are very loving and accepting, and im excited to see how everyone mixes together at the wedding!!

FH is Chinese. He is first generation and I am Caucasian. I am lucky that my future in-laws are unbelievable accepting of me and have welcomed me with open arms, as was my family with him. FH wasn't really interested in incorporating any customs into the wedding which made me sad. I am interested in his culture, however he is so Americanized he isn't as interested. I will learn Chinese someday, though it is a very hard language. He speaks fluently and would like our children to learn the language as well, and I think that it is wonderful.

FH is the ONLY son, I guess I really am super lucky that his parents have been so wonderful to me and my family!!