Disclaimer : Please join my Patreon page I use affiliate links. I may earn a commission if you make a purchase after clicking on links. Wow, Sharon, you sure got my attention! Bi-cultural relationships are challenging, but when you work at it over the years and find that you're getting it right β especially when you're raising children together β it makes the marriage that much more rewarding.
Abrazos, Rick. Rick, : Yep, I knew the title would get people's attention. Nothing against bi-cultural relationship, I just think a lot of times people have no idea what they're getting into. A lot of good points here! I'm married to a Mexican and my father was a Guatemalan immigrant, so the cultural clash shouldn't even be that big but goodness is it ever.
After 5 years of marriage, we still find ourselves surprised by our differences sometimes! Flexibility and trying hard to understand how the other person's culture influences their behavior can be extremely helpful, but also the knowledge that you are most likely going to sacrifice a lot by marrying someone from another country.
The sacrifice might mean giving up some of your own cultural expectations of gender role or time, your idea of the perfect place to settle down and raise kids, the kind of home or vehicle you will have, etc. I think the sacrifice is worth it, as long as both people are willing to put in their share! But it can fall apart fast if either person feels they aren't up to the challenge of all that sacrifice, as in any marriage. I married a Bolivian girl 12 years ago. I went to live the dream in Bolivia that lasted about 6 months.
We split up. I left for Brazil and found love with a Brazilian. I am now single back in the USA. I am still married to the Bolivian. It has been so. Hard to divorce I just gave up. I need a divorce but it will require a lot of money and a US attorney which I have not paid for to this very day. So guys take warning.
