Interracial relationships, like any other relationship, are challenging. Efforts need to be made, adjustments need to be done, and constant communications must take place. Even though interracial relationships are not that uncommon anymore, dating someone outside of your race can still be daunting. Many people, especially people of color, are struggling with navigating the territory….
An interracial couple talks about stereotypes and busts some myths
Yes, it’s 2020. As a society, we have grown, evolved, and reached peaks of intellectual and technological advancement. Yet, it’s bewildering how interracial relationships can still incite disgust and hatred, just like it was fifty years ago. People are indeed becoming more accepting of mixed-race relationships. But as an interracial couple ourselves, we believe that…
How to make an interracial relationship work: what we have learned so far
Before we answer how to make an interracial relationship work, first, we have to ask why interracial relationships fail? Why do relationships fail at all? As a couple who has only been dating for about a year or so, we do not claim that we have the ultimate answer to why our relationship works. What…
The definition of our interracial relationship
What do you think when you hear the word ‘interracial relationship’? Some people may think that it’s a kink: being in a relationship with someone outside of your race is new and foreign and adventurous. Others would say, oh I don’t see race, people are people. But that’s not entirely true. Where you grew up…
Intro to our interracial relationship
Yay, first post! Before we write about anything else, we think that we should first start by introducing ourselves: who we are, what we do, and why we do this. Who we are What is Tropicalov Our initial idea is that we want to create a journal of our journey. We want to be able…
