LibraryScenariosHow to handle family resistance to interracial relationships
Scenario

How to handle family resistance to interracial relationships

I am dating someone outside my race for the first time and my family's disapproval is making me question whether love is enough to bridge cultural differences.

Juana
Online
The coach is replying

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Romantic choices across ethnic lines can create painful divisions between personal happiness and family acceptance.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Ethnic identity and heritage?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.