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Melissa: I think that part of what initially attracted us to each other and what has sustained us through all of these years is our shared fundamental core values and the similar lenses through which we see the world. Yes, marriage is tough. But the challenges we deal with as a couple most often have more to do with the differences between our genders than the differences between our races—that is a completely different ball of wax. Jordan: I feel like she has a lot of guilt and needs to apologize to me daily. I think I have the upper hand. Jokes aside, I couldn’t ask for a better mate. Alina grew up demographically more culturally enriched than I did. She was one of the only white children in her grammar school. I really think that diversity offers a certain kind of intellect. Growing up in Texas, I have a Spidey sense, a tingle where I can tell what a situation is. I know how to take white people in every one of their moods. I am married to one. I grew up with them. I am not saying that is going to guarantee 100% that I’ll be safe all of the time, but I have the tools to walk in this world a lot more safely because of that.

I do make my son go to the barber, though. I’ve been going to the barber since I was 13 or 14 years old. That’s part of the experience, as we like to say. That’s where people discuss these issues. I wish there were more outlets like that. When he gets older, maybe I’ll take him to the basketball courts and just throw him out there and see how he handles it. I think it’s necessary. My family were obviously a bit shook, I guess. Because they were like, 'Oh? You're bringing home a white girl?' At the moment, that's kind of what is expected if you bring home someone of a different race," said Tshepo. SELF: Do you ever feel that your partner can’t truly understand your point of view or how you experience this world because of race? Why or why not? A young couple walks down Cape Town's fashionable Bree Street under the heat of the January sun. They ooze the kind of confidence that is typical of the honeymoon phase of any relationship. When they hold hands you see a world of tenderness between them, and when they kiss it is almost an act of innocence. For international customers: The center is staffed and provides answers on Sundays through Thursdays between 7AM and 14PM Israel time Toll

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Alina: I do think I sometimes forget to ask how he’s doing or to always remember what it’s like to move through the world as him, which I will never fully understand. One night when New York was under curfew we hadn’t walked the dog yet, and it was after 8 p.m. Jordan was like, “No, you walk the dog.” I forget, right? Because I move through the world in a much different way. I’ve never worried much about him out in the world because he grew up in a white world and because he is very disarming for everyone. But in the last couple of weeks, really thinking about how all of that wouldn’t be enough is a little scary. But there are some that might want to rain on their parade, the ones that glare and stare at their union in almost a sense of disbelief. Because, not only are Dries Grobler and Brolin Meyer a gay couple, but they're also an interracial couple. Even in Cape Town, South Africa's most liberal city, their love pushes boundaries even today. Jordan: She is often like, “Be careful out there.” I can hear it in her voice. You can be as disarming and charming as you want, but when your time is up as a person of color, it’s up. Darrell: My family is having a hard time coming to terms with it all. They are extremely religious and traditional, so when I came out, it definitely took a toll on our relationship, and is still ongoing. Melissa: Some of our son’s classmates have told him that he is not Chinese because of the way he looks and because he does not speak or understand fluent Chinese. We use these hurtful comments and experiences as teachable moments for our children.

Lewis: If you love someone, then their race shouldn’t matter. If anything, our interracial bond makes us and our family unique. We view ourselves as husband and wife. Others should view us no differently. window, document, "script", "https://95662602.adoric-om.com/adoric.js", "Adoric_Script", "adoric","9cc40a7455aa779b8031bd738f77ccf1", "data-key");Dries Grobler meanwhile thinks that in the contemporary context, it is rather a question of privilege than just race that can put a spanner in the works for any interracial union: "I have been noticing a lot more white-privilege type of stuff around me while being with Brolin. I am certainly more aware of things where I was privileged." Opposition leader Mmusi Maimane is married to a white woman - to the dismay of some voters Image: picture-alliance/AP Photo/H. Verwey SELF: What are some of the cultural differences that you have noticed in your relationship? How do you navigate them? His girlfriend Gabi says that two years into their relationship, she is by now "used to" not only getting stares but also to the fact that there are always questions regarding their love for each other.