One Love, Two Cultures: Making It Work
Cross-cultural love is easy to start but harder to maintain.
An international relationship gives both parties “an opportunity to increase self-knowledge by being forced to examine and defi ne your own values, ideas, and prejudices. Add to that the variation and vitality of blending two cultures, having an international identity, and bringing up children who are ready for the new global world.”
Discussion
I'm married to someone whose native language isn't English, and I just wanted to mention how incredibly difficult this can be. I'm pretty bright and can be very witty and articulate, and as a friend of ours once blurted out when I said something clever "it must be awful to say such clever things and your spouse never catches a word of it". Well, she felt bad about saying that, but it's very true.
Yes, someone from another country can be interesting and exciting at first, but watch what you wish for!
