I haven't dated but I had a huge crush on a guy who is not my race. If he would've asked me out, I would've gladly accepted!!

My current boyfriend is black and I am white. We get alot of looks from people while walking down the street and when we first started dating alot of our friends and family wouldnt take us seriously. My parents thought he was just using me for a greencard and his parents thought he was just messing around with me. Now they realize we're deeply in love and will overcome any obstacles put in front of us.

It's funny now to think back to the beginning when my friends would say "oh come on, you know he MUST be dating a bunch of other girls behind your back!" and his friends would say "Oh dont even try to take her seriously, you know she's just using you for now until she finds a nice white dude" and now they tell us how perfect we are together and how we'll be together for ever.

I love my man and race has nothing to do with it.

I definitely wouldn't be opposed to it, but it's just never worked out that way.

i have and to me, it's more about the person rather than what their race or religion is. i have to say that i'm more open minded than others though, and i've learned that a lot of people say that they are open but they really aren't. i got lectures and comments from people that i thought would be 'cool' about things - but if they have a problem, then they have to deal with it.

I haven't but I would date outside of my race. Believing in the same God is more important for me than race.

Not yet, but I wouldn't mind dating someone outside of my own race. Race is not an issue for me when it comes to dating.

My boyfriend is white..I am chinese... it works great.

I haven't but I am not opposed to it. Although I'm married now I won't be dating anyone except my husband

Well, I'm a very mixed race (Eurasian), so I suppose anyone would be outside of my race? Lol. I dated an Indian guy for awhile, and I'm not Indian at all.

Yes, my ex was half-Filipino. It didn't make any difference to most people. We came from similar backgrounds.

I have. Where I am from race is not even an issue.

It was a short lived relationship in my youth. He was and still is hot! LOL! Race is not an issue. Serving the same Savior on the other hand is. I've crushed on practically every race. Lol. If you're sexy, you're sexy.

Yes, several times. Twice in fairly long relationships. Melo D took the words right out of my mouth; when you're sexy, you're sexy, and race is barely noticable.

i haven't but am not against it! if i fell for someone of another race then i'd have no problems with that!

I have, but then again I'm Eurasian. It didn't really bring any problems, but I know some people who have had problems with this in the past.

Always. It just happened that way. I never ended up with a man that was from my ethnicity. I have nothing against men from my race. In fact, I open to dating all men, ethnicity notwithstanding.

I haven't dated outside my race, but to me, color is not even an issue. For me - finding a guy with similar morals and ideas about God was more important. I dated all white guys and I married a guy that actually has the same ethnicity as I do - Scottish/Irish.
It was just meant to be!

Melo D: SO TRUE.

I'm in an interracial relationship now (he's white, i'm black). We've been together for four years and its never been an issue on our relationship or among our families. We get stares on occasion, usually from black men who can sometimes made stupid comments but I've learned to ignore it. As Melo D said sexy is sexy no matter what race.

Yeah, I don't think race really matters. My boyfriend is mixed Hispanic and Polish and my family really doesn't mind. I feel bad for all the girls who's families don't support interracial couples, but follow your hearts ladies.!

My boyfriend is Polish so it's sort of challenging due to cultural differences such as past conflicts about family and religion. However, between the two of us, we don't see that race is a huge factor. We look past that. I believe that we even said that our interracial relationship has contributed a lot to our relationship. We're both different, but we learn and we grow from those differences.

My fiance is half Indian, half Mexican. I'm mixed race myself (half Filipino, half white). I've been attracted to all races, but for some reason I like my men tall and dark lol.

Ive only ever dated one guy that wasnt white. (Not that im opposed to it, I just seem to be attracted to white guy) His family was from Pakistan and they were Muslim. He was probably the sweetest guy I've ever dated, but in the end it didnt work, because he mother was very against him dating a girl who was not Muslim. This was also only about a year after 9/11 and I had never experienced racism (being white) until then.

Always! I am hispanic and my first and second love were black..my current boyfriend of almost 5 years is white..so yea..all the time!

my boyfriend is white and i'm asian.

I never have, but I'm not opposed to it at all. I think cultural differences can be hard, just because of different traditions or beliefs, etc., but that comes with anyone, it's not necessarily race. Race doesn't matter to me. Like others said, if you're sexy you're sexy. Personality is what really matter.

I'm a Native American dating a White guy. Now that I think about it I don't think I've actually ever dated another Native American.... race doesn't play a factor in who I'm with.

I'm mixed as well, but I'm still Caucasian and Hispanic and Spaniard. My whole family is mixed and we're not against other religions or races. The only time we don't like a person is when they're a jerk, rude, obnoxious or refuse to change for the better. Obviously I mean changing from jerk to nice guy. We have had people date jerks who then changed for the better. I would date anyone as long as they're nice, well rounded, and considerate. They're personality has to be good.

No, I've never dated anyone from a different race, but then again I've only dated one guy. I'm not opposed to it, but I find myself only attracted to white guys.

I've never been against dating outside of your race because I think the only thing that counts is what's on the inside. My boyfriend of 2.5 years is Taiwanese and I'm white. It was hard at first because I come from a small town where people are very close-minded, but I'm so glad I chose to ignore what other people thought and did what I knew was right for me.

I am EurAfrican so very mixed like pippins_halfling. All of my boyfriends and hookups have been white and I find that's the only race I've really been attracted to. I'm definitely not opposed to dating other races if the right guy came along/attraction was there.

Yes My boyfriend is half white and half black. I'm Filipino. I do admit my parents are still getting used to the idea and it's been two years, hah. I love him thooough he's the best I actually don't like Filipino guys that much haha. Not the ones I've come across anyway.

My boyfriend is Russian and I am Indian and we get a lot of looks from people no matter where we go. I have been verbally abused by white girls at the club where my boyfriend works and I know his strictly 'Russian only' friends don't approve... It's sad to think no matter how advanced or modern we claim to be, society will never lose the general perceptions, bias and prejudice... even if it is taken underground.

I am right now.

I did date a latino and an arab - but my tastes tend to turn me towards skinny white geeky guys... not hot black stallions! And Asian men leave me cold (okay, maybe if Jet Li rang at my door...)

I'm probably going to get a lot of sh*t for this, but even though I can find some of them gorgeous (hellooooo Taye Diggs!) - I am never actually physically attracted to men of other races. I was at a park the other day where two guys from Cameroun were walking around shirtless, and they had the most amazing bodies I have ever seen. I would have loved to spend 18 hours taking pictures of them. But it doesn't turn me on... maybe I'm a sexual racist?

missmiaow, I'm Russian, and unfortunately the attitude you described is quite common among Russians. Please try to not take it personally, it's just the result of their upbringing.

As for me, I've dated a Hispanic guy, but race was never an issue in our relationship. I'd never even thought of us as a mixed-race couple until someone pointed it out.

I haven't but I'm not opposed to the idea. I find a lot of men who are not the same race as me to be attractive. The most important thing for me when it comes to a guy is someone I have something in common with, enough to spark a conversation and hold me in within the first 5 minutes - I don't care about the colour of their skin.

I live in South Africa and dating outside of your race can be seen as an empowering thing, or a bad thing or just a non-issue. It really depends what kind of social circles you move in, and where you live. It's more about your culture and your traditions than anything else.

I almost always date outside my race. Living in Vegas has exposed me to so many people with different ethnic backgrounds and I love it. I work as a hostess so i get to talk to hot guys all night and it's always personality that decides if I'm going to hit on them or not. Gwen Stefani said it best, "What if Picasso only used one color?" My love life is a beautiful, colorful painting baby!

I usually do--I'm white, but I find that it's harder to date white guys. My boyfriend is Chinese. His mother isn't too crazy about me, but she is coming around.

I never have, but I'm not against it! If the opportunity arose I would be open to it.

I have been with my Arab husband for 13 years, I am white. He is the only non-white guy I ever dated, but he is the "one". It is not about race it is about the connection and mutual respect you have for each other.

Oh it's hilarious, the looks we get from people, and like ilanac said, if someone else has a problem with it, it's their problem and not mine.

What's sad is that both sides are so racist, even after three years. "Zomg why can't you find a nice black man" or just random old white people glaring at us like we're breaking a law of nature. My accepting friends all say "well, if you ever have kids with him, they'll be so much prettier than all of these other people that are trying to act better than you because you're in an interracial relationship."

For a while I'd said that I wasn't attracted to black guys, but after a few years at college I realized that it wasn't the skin, but the area I grew up in and popular culture, where it was so cool to be uneducated and not want to do anything to better yourself, or at least to give off that impression. Of course to these people, I was "selling out to whitey" and such since I don't agree with any of those things, so I wasn't "black" enough for them anyway. Yay stereotypes. *eyeroll*

In the end, I just hadn't met the right kinds of people. Granted, I met them all after I started dating my boyfriend, so oh well.

No but it isn't because I wouldn't... I never had the option.

I've dated several guys outside my race, and it was always a terrible culture clash.

A man is a man.

It doesn't bother me...but, no, I have only dated white guys

I've never dated outside my race, but I had my eye on someone of another race all through college. We started to get closer during senior year but then he backed away so we never did anything about it If the opportunity had been there I would have totally taken it ... he was smart and talented and HOT.

However, I do have to say: When I realized what might be about to happen, I freaked out a bit. I knew it would be different than other relationships I'd been in and I didn't know if I could handle it. I might have worried that relationship to death if it had taken off. So I think your own approach to an interracial relationship is just as important as any culture clashes or outside issues.

i have.

I've made out with a guy outside my race, but aside from that, no hahaha

My husband is Mexican. I am white. Some of my family members have an issue with it, which is why I don't talk to them anymore. We get the evil looks from old white people in the mall just like all other interracial couples.

At least his family is cool with it.