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female
age
41-50,
anonymous
writes: i have been in an interracial relationship for 3 years. at first it was fun and wonderful when it was just him and i, but as we started getting serious , he wanted me to introduce him to my family and friends, who took our relationship very badly, now everywhere we go i notice people staring at us and i've become very conscious of our differences, i never noticed them before.i've always been open minded but now im starting to feel ashamed of my relationship because of everyones reactions..how do i live my own life without letting everyone elses opinions getting to me so much. also my boyfriend and i haven't had the best relationship lately, arguments etc all the time. i would like to figure out if i want to be in this relationship, i dont want to quit on him because of my family and friends and strangers who react badly to us. but how do i figure out if i (without everyone elses influences) want to be in this relationship. like if my family and friends liked him, would i want to be with him? I don't know, because, all the stress of my family make me feel like i dont want to be with him anymore.... but i dont know if its me? Reply to this Question Share |
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reader, Moo's Mum +, writes (31 May 2010):
At the end of the day your life is your responsibility and as such you are the one who makes the ultimate decisions about what suits you. Stuff what everyone else thinks, what do YOU think?
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