Are inter-racial marriages more likely to be unsuccessful?

For instance, I have heard of white men walking out of inter-racia relationships because they suddenly realize they can't handle the differnce in culture/race, etc.





What do you think?|||Marriage is a matter between two individuals. I wouldn't like to generalize it race wise.


But race apart, indeed cultural differences pose added challenges that need to be overcome.


If the marriage is already fraught with problems, these differences will further weigh it down.


On the other hand, in a happy and strong marriage, the different customs can be something to cherish and celebrate, so they might contribute something positive.





To sum it up, perhaps cultural differences act like catalysts to further improve or further worsen a relation.





Sadly, I have noticed that rejection or relationship failure often takes on a racial color in case of different races, although the cause of failure is likely personal failure.|||Interracial relationships, perhaps, some can't understand or handle the differences in culture or how the people around them is reacting to the relationship.





But marriages? If you already know you're going to have to face people who are against it for their own reasons and vendettas, then you either go through with it (marriage) or you call it quits before then.|||It could definatley have an unsuccessful outcome because of the differences in cultures. People who like the same things may not be as exciting to echother because they have less to prove to eachother, but they are often more successful. And a half white and half black kid can have alot of problems. There have actually been studies and interviews done with these kids and they said that they always felt like outsiders becausethey were to black to be white and to white to be black.|||According to the stats, many many marriages are actually unsuccessful. And those are just the ones that end in divorce.





I think it could be more cultural differences that contribute to that and not racial differences. So the answer is no, I don't think they are more likely to be unsuccessful.|||It doesn't matter what anyone thinks. Either they're less likely or they're not. Period!





The statistics seem to indicate less-likely due in large part to cultural differences. But that's not going to stop intermarriage and interbreeding from occurring in ever-increasing numbers in the future. Interbreeding predates marriage by several thousands of years and will always be a necessary part of evolution of the species.





The species is more likely to evolve successfully through interbreeding than through racial isolation. That's one reason so many have strong urges and impulses to interbreed. Also one reason interbreeding between races is on the increase - divorces notwithstanding.|||I have to say I believe that may have been a case in one of my friends marriages that didn't exactly fail , but its pretty rocky ... you have to admit when you have a kid , ethnicity of that kid and its interest in its own ethnicity's will become an issue , and its possible that it will choose one over the other...but as for marriage , it depends. I personally date an Irish girl (literally from Ireland) and im american , and ethnically irish , and the issue of american and european comes up , but not very often...but I cant say how different it would be if she was from china , or africa , was asian or black ...|||i've heard that it's usually money and/or communication that break up most marriages. i honestly don't believe that inter racial marriages will be more likely to be unsuccessful vs 2 of the same race being married. There may be some extra conflict for the inter racial couple but it can be dealt with.|||In America at least the most prevalent divorce are between white males and non white females.


strange isn't it? considering they are the the supposed chosen one among men.





and to give some credit to white males, its not them that usually wants the divorce, often its the women.|||Yes, because your spouse does not have the same brain that you do. Not to mention, you have to put up with the way of life they have lived their entire life before marrying you.





Of course, a "successful" interracial marriage is bad for society; places such as Brazil have been mutilated by mass miscegenation.|||Well, if they can make it that far, I'm pretty sure their problems are the regular problems intra-ethnic couples face... infidelity, money, grown apart





@I know what I want - So, women of other ethnicity are running away?


*shrug*


What's the stat of which gender is filing for divorce the most?|||Depends on the people has nothing to do with race! At least the white men don't kill the non white women like they do their own lol!|||I do know let me marry a white guy and than I can tell then. Cause I don't see any black men taking me up on any offer ha ha ha ha .....|||Nope, there are a 100 other things that break up marriages and that isnt a common one at all!|||depends on the people involved... there are marriages that did work...|||No one cares. That's their problem.