I wish I could open by saying I was surprised by the readings and radio broadcasts about interracial marriage but it did not necessarily surprise me. I think it should not matter at all but my family was disowned because my grandfather, a white man, married a Native American woman. It made me sad to hear the woman discussing how her father cut her out of his life because of who she loved and married. Although my family is not racist, my father was while we were younger so when my sisters would date people of any color my dad would make comments about how he hoped they didn't marry, (although his children are brown ourselves) and it always broke my heart that people are judged on who they love solely based on how they look or what culture
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I was raised with too many ethnicities to count so none played too big of a role on my upbringing, and I was raised in a religious house hold so that probably affected my expectations the most with what I wanted and did not want in my relationships. I am only 21 so I'm not sure exactly what gender role expectations I have, I always wanted to be a housewife when I was little then about second grade I decided I wanted to be a psychologist but I still want to be with my children and not have a nanny or anyone else be home with them full time as a personal desire or maybe a selfishness. The man I have chosen in my life the past three years is a little on the lazier side, but still works 40 hours a week currently, but compared to him I work and do school full time up to 85 hours a week, and still take care of him when we're not working. With mate preferences honestly I do not know what I want and do not know what has impacted what I want because I'm still trying to figure that out. I know I want to make enough money between me and my person that were comfortable and never have to worry to pay a bill but also that I want to be able to stay home with my kids when I have them with me always especially after being a nanny, although I know it is a little selfish for me to want that. All I know is that the biggest cultural factor that
I was raised with too many ethnicities to count so none played too big of a role on my upbringing, and I was raised in a religious house hold so that probably affected my expectations the most with what I wanted and did not want in my relationships. I am only 21 so I'm not sure exactly what gender role expectations I have, I always wanted to be a housewife when I was little then about second grade I decided I wanted to be a psychologist but I still want to be with my children and not have a nanny or anyone else be home with them full time as a personal desire or maybe a selfishness. The man I have chosen in my life the past three years is a little on the lazier side, but still works 40 hours a week currently, but compared to him I work and do school full time up to 85 hours a week, and still take care of him when we're not working. With mate preferences honestly I do not know what I want and do not know what has impacted what I want because I'm still trying to figure that out. I know I want to make enough money between me and my person that were comfortable and never have to worry to pay a bill but also that I want to be able to stay home with my kids when I have them with me always especially after being a nanny, although I know it is a little selfish for me to want that. All I know is that the biggest cultural factor that